Faculty Emeriti

Elizabeth Bossert, PhD
Emerita Dean
1978 - 2022 Years of Service

Peggy Burns, PhD
Emerita Associate Professor
1986 - 2012 Years of Service

Ellen D'Errico, PhD
Emerita Professor
1998 - 2023 Years of Service

Patricia Foster, PhD
Emerita Professor of Nursing
1968 - 1991 Years of Service

Katty Joy French, PhD
Emerita Associate Professor
1966-1973
1980-1982
1989-2010 Years of Service

Dee Hart, PhD
Emerita Associate Dean
1967 - 2015 Years of Service

Marilyn Herrmann, PhD
Emerita Dean
1980 - 2017 Years of Service

Patricia Jones, PhD
Distinguished Emerita Professor
1983 - 2017 Years of Service

Christine Neish, PhD
Emerita Professor of Nursing
2006 - 2015 Years of Service

Patty Pothier, PhD
Emerita Professor of Nursing
1976 - 2016 Years of Service

Edelweiss Ramal, PhD
Emerita Professor of Nursing
2004 - 2018 Years of Service

Lois H. Van Cleve, PhD
Emerita Professor of Nursing
1964-1966
1976-2006 Years of Service

Ruth Weber, PhD
Emerita Associate Professor of Nursing
1981 - 2000 Years of Service

Betty Winslow, PhD
Emerita Professor of Nursing
1987 - 2016 Years of Service

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Full-time Faculty

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Eunice Sandoval Alfaro
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
eusandoval@llu.edu

Megan Anderson
Assistant Professor – Graduate
meanderson@llu.edu

Angelika Ashburn
Assistant Professor – Undergraduate
AAshburn@llu.edu

Michelle Ballou
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
mballou@llu.edu

Jennie Baptist
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
jbaptist@llu.edu

Briana Beaver
Instructor – Undergraduate
bbeaver@llu.edu

Ashley Black
Instructor – Undergraduate
ashblack@llu.edu

Nancy Brashear
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
nbrashear@llu.edu

Joanna Brogdon
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
jbrogdon@llu.edu

Sydney Burke
Del Web Library - Research
sburke@llu.edu 

Vannessa Chavez
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
vachavez@llu.edu

Lydia Curteman
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
lcurteman@llu.edu

Lena Dailey
Assistant Professor - Graduate
ldailey@llu.edu

Salem Dehom
Associate Professor - Graduate
sdehom@llu.edu

Tony Dharmaraj
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
tdharmar@llu.edu

Janet Donnelly
Assistant Professor - Graduate
jddonnelly@llu.edu

Rachel Dorsch
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
rtohm@llu.edu

Sabine Dunbar
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
ssdunbar@llu.edu

Amy Gow
Assistant Professor - Graduate
agow@llu.edu

Carigan Grino
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
ccgrino@llu.edu

Luchia Hansen
Instructor - Undergraduate
llhansen@llu.edu

Lisa Hanson
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
LMHanson@llu.edu

Erin Heim
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
EHeim@llu.edu

Lisa Highton
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
lhighton@llu.edu

Valerie Hutauruk
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
vnhutauruk@llu.edu

Vanessa Jones-Oyefeso
Assistant Professor - Graduate
VJonesoyefeso@llu.edu

Briana Kohler
Instructor - Undergraduate
bkohler@llu.edu

Sara Larsen
Assistant Professor – Undergraduate
SAAllen@llu.edu

Claire Loden
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
cloden@llu.edu

Anthony Lucero
Assistant Professor - Graduate
arlucero@llu.edu

Iris Mamier
Associate Professor - Graduate
IMamier@llu.edu

Suparpun Manego
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
smanego@llu.edu

Nia Martin
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
nmartin@llu.edu

Joshua Masih
Assistant Professor - Graduate
jjmasih@llu.edu

Kelly McHan
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
klmchan@llu.edu

Lana Kanacki McLouth
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
lkanacki@llu.edu

Keri Medina
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
kmedina@llu.edu

Ysis Mercado
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
ymercado@llu.edu

Eric Molina
Assistant Professor - Graduate
EFMolina@llu.edu

Jan Nick
Professor - Graduate
jnick@llu.edu

Terri Kim Paden
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
tkimpaden@llu.edu

Jessica Padilla
Assistant Professor - Graduate
jlpadilla@llu.edu

Gemma Pangan
Instructor - Undergraduate
gpangan@llu.edu

Judith Peters
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
jpeters@llu.edu

Anne Berit Petersen
Associate Professor - Graduate
abpetersen@llu.edu

Mindy Potter
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
mjpotter@llu.edu

Robin Pueschel
Assistant Professor - Graduate
RDPueschel@llu.edu

Rachel Reidinger
Assistant Professor - Graduate
rreidinger@llu.edu

Toby Richards
Assistant Professor - Graduate
trichards@llu.edu

Karen Ripley
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
kripley@llu.edu

Lisa Roberts
Professor - Graduate
lroberts@llu.edu

Nancy Sarpy
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
nsarpy@llu.edu

MaryJo Schaarschmidt
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
mjschaarschmidt@llu.edu

Pamela Shaltz
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
pshaltz@llu.edu

Joanna Shedd
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
jshedd@llu.edu

Whitney Steinkellner
Instructor - Undergraduate
wwoodard@llu.edu

Selam Stephanos
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
sstephanos@llu.edu

Elizabeth Johnston Taylor
Professor - Graduate
ejtaylor@llu.edu

Fayette Nguyen Truax
Associate Professor - Graduate
FTruax@llu.edu

Cecilia Ulltjaern
Assistant Professor - Graduate
culltjaern@llu.edu

Kathy Valdeverona
Assistant Professor - Graduate
kvaldeve@llu.edu

Svetlana Welebir
Assistant Professor - Graduate
swelebir@llu.edu

Jessica Willemse
Assistant Professor - Graduate
JWillemse@llu.edu

Nancy Wolfe
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
nmwolfe@llu.edu

Dolores Wright
Professor - Graduate and Undergraduate
DWright@llu.edu

Joanna Yang
Assistant Professor - Graduate
JYang@llu.edu

Amy Young
Instructor - Undergraduate
alyoung@llu.edu

Zelne Zamora
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
ZZamora@llu.edu

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Faculty with secondary appointments

Danilyn Angeles
Professor, School of Nursing, Graduate
PhD, Loma Linda University, 2000

Carl Collier
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2010
DO, College of Osteopathic, 1980

Inab Dorotta
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2010
MBCHB, Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine

John Lenart
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2011
MD, LLU School of Medicine, 1996

Robert Martin
Professor of Nursing, 2012
MD, LLU School of Medicine, 1976

Thomas Sweeney
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019
DNP, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2011

John Zhang
Professor of Nursing, 2010
MD, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, China, 1983

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Voluntary Appointments

Judy Carmela Ang
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
MSN, Loma Linda University, 2023 

Karla A. Aryan
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
DNAP, Middle Tenn School of Anesthesiology, 2014 

Norie L. Bencito Acaac
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
MSN, University of Phoenix, 2008 

Shayne Bigelow-Price
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2003
MSN, University of Phoenix, 1998

Jennifer Brown
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
DNAP, Middle Tenn School of Anesthesiology, 2014

Kurt Cao
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2020
DNAP, Texas Wesleyan University, 2021

Sarah Capalla
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
MN, Norwich University, 2015

Ja-Yee Ann Chu
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2017

Invest Cocjin
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2018

Betty Ferrell
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
PhD, Texas Women's University, 1984

Karen Forhane
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
DNP, Univ. of Southern Alabama, 2016

Shana Fujimoto
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2019

Jamie Hankins
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
MSN, Grand Canyon University, 2014

Michelle Harris
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
MS, Loma Linda University, 2010

Kimberly Hillyer
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2015
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2017

Marie Hodgkins
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
MBA, University of LaVerne, 1991
Administrative Director, Nursing Resources, Loma Linda University Medical Center

Margaretha Kasim
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2023

Susan L. Krider
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
MS, Loma Linda University GS, 1983

Maria Letts
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
DNP, Calif. State University Long Beach, 2016
 

Susan Markovich
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
MS, Loma Linda University, 2016

Mary Melwak
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1993

Bonnie Meyer
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, 2021
MS, Loma Linda University, 1972

Jennifer Mundall
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2012
BS, Loma Linda University, 2004

Jean Louise Newbold, 2006
Assistant Clinical Professor, 2006
MS, Loma Linda University, 1985
PNP, Loma Linda University,1974

Jennifer Newcombe
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2017
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2016

Sherry Nolfe
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2021

Allison Ong
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2019
DNP, Duke University, 2017

Truphosa Otianga
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2021
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2016

Ricardo Padilla
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
PhD, University of San Diego, 2019

Denise Petersen
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2018
MSN, Grand Valley State University, 1999

Sofia Puerto
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, 1990
PhD, Columbia Pacific University, 1991

Patricia A. Radovich
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
PhD, Azusa Pacific University, 2013

M. Denise Robinson
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2023
DNP, Case Western Reserve University, 2018

Jethrone Role
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
DNP, Univ. of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2020

N. Michael Scofield
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, 2017
MBA, Univ. of California Los Angeles, 1973

Helen Staples-Evans, 1999
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 1999
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2014

Janelle Warren
Associate Professor of Nursing, 2021
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2017

Joe Wilkinson
Instructor of Nursing, 2010
BS, Loma Linda University, 1983

Gwen Wysocki
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
DNP, Loma Linda University, 2017

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Adjunct Faculty

Anita Adorador
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2022
DNP, Case Western Reserve, 2008

Michelle Buckman
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2020
PhD, Univ of San Diego, 2013

Janet Kroetz
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2018
MN, Univ of the Pacific, 1993

Sabah Langston
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2012
 

Alysse Larsen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2014
MSN, Grand Canyon University, 2017

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