School of Nursing

Dean

Melanie Green, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

The School of Nursing offers the following programs: traditional Associate of Science in Nursing; accelerated Associate of Science in Nursing; LPN-RN Transition Program; RN-BSN; Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia; and Master of Science in Nursing, with two tracks – education or administration. All School of Nursing programs leading to licensure are approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN), 17373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, (225) 755-7500. All programs in the School of Nursing are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 500, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000. The Master of Science degree in Nurse Anesthesia Program also is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, 222 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068, (847) 692-7050.

Faculty

Yvonne Bahlinger, M.H.S., C.R.N.A. - MSNA Program Clinical Director

Jennifer Beck, M.S., R.N., C.N.E. - Associate Professor, Associate Dean

Scelitta Bond, M.N., R.N. - Associate Professor

Lindsay Bratton, M.S.N., F.N.P.-C. - Instructor

Carolyn Buancore, M.N., R.N., C.N.E. - Assistant Professor, LPN-RN Transition Program Coordinator

Suzanne Carpenter, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.E. - Associate Professor

Karen Clark, M.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

LaTonya Dorsey, M.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Keeley Dupuy, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Diane Fox, B.S.N., R.N. - Skills Lab Coordinator, Metropolitan New Orleans Center

Jana Gautreaux, M.N., R.N., C.N.A.A. - Assistant Professor

Delyndia Green-Laughlin, M.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

Stazel Guerin, M.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

Carla Harmon, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Joanne Hebert, M.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

Edna Hull, Ph.D., R.N. - Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Metropolitan New Orleans Center

Kim Hurst, M.N., R.N., C.N.E. - Assistant Professor

Antoinette Jefferson, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Paulette Johnson, M.S.N., C.L.N.C., R.N.C. - Assistant Professor

Victoria Jolibois, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C., C.N.E. - Instructor

Tabitha Jones-Thomas, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Annette Knobloch, D.N.S., R.N., C.N.E. - Associate Professor

Phyllis LeBlanc, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E. - Associate Professor, RN-BSN Program Coordinator

Denise Martin, M.S.N., R.N. C.N.E. - Instructor

Kathleen Moisiewicz, Ph.D., R.N. - Skills Lab Coordinator, Metropolitan New Orleans Center

Shelita Montgomery, M.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

Belinda Munson, B.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

Gordon Natal, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Phyllis Pedersen, M.H.S., C.R.N.A. - MSNA Program Director

Bronwyn Perry, B.S.N., R.N. - Skills Lab Coordinator

Rhoda Reddix, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

Tanya Romanowski, M.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Harriet Sanders, M.S.N., R.N., B.C. - Assistant Professor

Serena Sanford, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Jane Savage, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E. - Professor, Metropolitan New Orleans Center Director

Valerie Schluter, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs

Melissa Stewart, M.N., R.N., C.P.E. - Instructor  

Mary Pat Thevenot, M.S., R.N. - Instructor

Francine Thomas, M.N., R.N., C.C.R.N. - Assistant Professor, Director of Undergraduate Programs

Karen Vedrenne, M.S.N., R.N. - Instructor

Bennyka Vessel, M.S.N., R.N. - Assistant Professor

Michele Walley, M.S., R.N. - Instructor

Desley Washington, M.S.N., R.N.C. - Assistant Professor