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
Full-time Faculty
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Eunice Sandoval Alfaro
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Megan Anderson
Assistant Professor – Graduate
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Angelika Ashburn
Assistant Professor – Undergraduate
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Michelle Ballou
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Jennie Baptist
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Briana Beaver
Assistant Professor – Undergraduate
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Nancy Brashear
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Joanna Brogdon
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Rachelle Chanmany Pastor
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Vannessa Chavez
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Carrie Cobos
Instructor - Undergraduate
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Lydia Curteman
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Lena Dailey
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Salem Dehom
Professor - Graduate
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Tony Dharmaraj
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Janet Donnelly
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Rachel Dorsch
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Christina Drob
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Sabine Dunbar
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Amy Gow
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Carigan Grino
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Luchia Hansen
Instructor - Undergraduate
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Lisa Hanson
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Erin Heim
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Lisa Highton
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Valerie Hutauruk
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Vanessa Jones-Oyefeso
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Briana Kohler
Instructor - Undergraduate
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Sara Larsen
Assistant Professor – Undergraduate
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Claire Loden
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Anthony Lucero
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Iris Mamier
Associate Professor - Graduate
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Suparpun Manego
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Joshua Masih
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Kelly McHan
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Keri Medina
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Ysis Mercado
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Eric Molina
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Jan Nick
Professor - Graduate
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Terri Kim Paden
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Jessica Padilla
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Gemma Pangan
Instructor - Undergraduate
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Judith Peters
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
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Anne Berit Petersen
Associate Professor - Graduate
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Mindy Potter
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Robin Pueschel
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Rachel Reidinger
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Toby Richards
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Karen Ripley
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Lisa Roberts
Professor - Graduate
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Nancy Sarpy
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
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MaryJo Schaarschmidt
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Pamela Shaltz
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Joanna Shedd
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Whitney Steinkellner
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Selam Stephanos
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Elizabeth Johnston Taylor
Professor - Graduate
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Byron Thomsen
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Fayette Nguyen Truax
Associate Professor - Graduate
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Cecilia Ulltjaern
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Kathy Valdeverona
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Svetlana Welebir
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Jessica Willemse
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Nancy Wolfe
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Dolores Wright
Professor - Graduate and Undergraduate
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Joanna Yang
Assistant Professor - Graduate
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Amy Young
Assistant Professor - Undergraduate
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Zelne Zamora
Associate Professor - Undergraduate
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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
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
Adriana Jacuinde
Assistant Professor of Nursing, 2024
MSN, California Baptist University, 2020
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
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