Curricula Vitae in UPS Nursing

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Catherine Joy Aho Instructor		Catherine Joy Aho is an Instructor in the Department of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Dr. Darlene M. Amendolair Associate Professor	3-D virtual world that supports nursing education, 3-D platform simulations exercises	As a nurse educator I am continuously looking for means to teach nursing. MUVE provides a platform for students to engage in self-directed experiential learning with interactive activities that develop cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills in undergraduate students in readiness for clinical practice. Effective learning comes from immersing oneself in environments that are engaging and allows the student to construct new knowledge and skills.
Stephanie Mcgill Barnhill Assistant Professor		Dr. Stephanie Barnhill is an Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health Nursing at Upstate University of South Carolina.
Mrs. Malik Bhanji Instructor
Amanda Lea Blanton Instructor		Amanda Blanton is an Instructor of Foundations of Nursing.
Vera Bratnichenko Instructor		Miss Bratnichenko started her career as a nurse in 2006 as an LPN and ultimately graduated with a MSN from Walden University in 2013. Her nursing experience includes bedside med-surg (surgical, oncology, trauma), home health and professional development in an acute care setting. She currently teaches in the undergraduate nursing program and coordinates the nursing practicum course in the first semester. She also coordinates the INSPIRE program that facilitates nursing student retention.
Mr. Brandon Thomas Burnett Instructor
Ashlan Roberts Burns Instructor		Ashlan Roberts Burns is an Instructor in the Department of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Logan Camp-Spivey Assistant Professor	Nursing	Logan Camp-Spivey graduated with a BSN from Clemson University and an MSN from Gardner-Webb University. Her nursing experience includes critical-care nursing and school nursing. Her primary responsibility is teaching current and future nursing students in the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Her research interests center on prevention strategies and treatment options for childhood obesity.
Amanda Coates Instructor		Amanda Coates is an Instructor of Foundations of Nursing at USC Upstate.
Rhonda Martin Coffey Instructor		Rhonda Martin Coffey is an Instructor in the Department of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Tamara Cook Associate Professor	Nursing	Tamara is an instructor in the University of South Carolina Upstate’s Mary Black School of Nursing; her primary responsibilities include teaching child-health nursing. She graduated from Gardner-Webb University, earning bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in nursing. She also received her post-master’s certification in advanced practice from the University of South Carolina Columbia. Tamara specializes in pediatric nursing and holds a board certification for pediatric nursing.
Ryan Crawford Assistant Professor	Nursing	Ryan graduated from the University of South Carolina Upstate in 2006, earned a MSN from Benedictine University, a post-master’s certificate from Gardner-Webb University, and is current working on a Ph.D. from Mercer University. Her primary research interest involves increasing diversity in the nursing workforce and student success in undergraduate nursing programs. Ryan began working at Mary Black School of Nursing in 2012, teaching in the undergraduate nursing program.
Heather Michelle Dewitz Assistant Professor		Heather Michelle Dewitz is an Instructor in the Department of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Dr. Shirleatha T Dunlap Dean		Shirleatha T Dunlap is the Dean of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Claudine Feig Instructor		Claudine Feig is an Instructor of Community and Public Health Nursing Practicum, Evidence-Based Practice, and Leadership in Nursing Practice at USC Upstate.
Bridget Ford Instructor		Bridget Ford is an Instructor of Health Alterations II and Community and Public Health Nursing Practicum at USC Upstate.
Mrs. Chavonne Nicole Good Assistant Professor		Mrs. Chavonne Nicole Good is an Instructor in the Department of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Latasha Gooden Senior Instructor	Nursing	Latasha began teaching at the University of South Carolina Upstate in 2014 and is a full-time faculty clinical nursing instructor. She teaches Health Alterations I and II to nursing students, and also teaches the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course to senior nursing students. Latasha served in the Army Reserves for five years, during which time she graduated cum laude from USC Upstate with a BSN in 2006. She began her nursing career at the Spartanburg Medical Center as a staff registered nurse.
Kimberly King Green Instructor		Kimberly King Green is an Instructor in the Department of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Teri Harmon Assistant Professor		Dr. Teri Harmon is an Assistant Professor of Health Alterations I & II and Digital and Information Literacy for Nurses at USC Upstate.
Felicia Jenkins Associate Professor	Nursing	Dr. Felicia Jenkins is an assistant professor in the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She received her associate of science degree in technical nursing and Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from USC Upstate. She received her Master of Science degree with a focus in nursing education from Gardner-Webb University and certificate of graduate study in public health from USC Columbia.
Monique Jones Assistant Professor	Nursing	Monique graduated with an associate’s degree from the University of South Carolina Upstate and earned a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing from Gardner-Webb University. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors Society, a Jonas V Nurse Leader Scholar, and was awarded the Daisy Faculty Award. Her primary responsibilities at USC Upstate include clinical coordinator and clinical instructor for Community and Public Health Practicum.
Carol Krolicki Instructor		Carol Krolicki is an Instructor of Foundations of Nursing and Health Alterations I at USC Upstate.
Ebony Letmon Instructor		Ebony Letmon is an Instructor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing at USC Upstate.
Dr. Kristi Miller Assistant Professor		Experienced Nurse Educator and Independent Business Owner with a demonstrated history of working in healthcare education. Skilled in Curriculum Development, Scientific and Technical Writing, Public Speaking, Patient Safety, Research, and Nursing. Creative and independent professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in nursing education from East Tennessee State University.
Tracey Miller Assistant Professor	Nursing, prevention of medication calculation errors among BSN students	Dr. Tracey Miller is a full-time nursing instructor at USC Upstate since 2012 and a family nurse practitioner. Her medical career began as a registered respiratory therapist in 1999 and a registered nurse in 2005. She obtained a master’s degree in Nursing Leadership & Management from Walden University in 2012, received a post-master’s degree as a nurse practitioner in 2015, and a Doctor of Nursing practice degree in nurse executive leadership fromthe University of South Carolina-Columbia in 2020
Lisa Phillips Senior Instructor	Nursing	Lisa graduated with her associate’s in nursing from Greenville Technical College in 1994 and spent several years working in outpatient dialysis, medical-surgical care, and home health. In 2005, she enrolled in University of Phoenix and earned her BSN and MSN degrees in 2008. Lisa joined the University of South Carolina Upstate in 2008 as adjunct faculty and became full time in 2009. She is the clinical coordinator and senior instructor and she co-teaches Child Health and Senior Practicum.
Emily Jean Russell Instructor		Emily Jean Russell is an Instructor in the Department of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Lina Shu Instructor		Lina Shu is an Instructor in the Department of School of Nursing, University of SC Upstate.
Brittany (Shea) Shuller Instructor		Shea Shuller is an Instructor of Health Alterations II Practicum at USC Upstate.
Mrs. Jennifer Turner Smith Senior Instructor		Jennifer teaches the critical-care class, critical-care clinicals, and Senior Practicum at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She received her associate’s degree from Greenville Technical College, her bachelor’s degree from Gardner-Webb University and her master’s degree in nursing administration from Gardner-Webb University. Jennifer has more than 19 years of experience in critical-care nursing and is a board-certified cardiovascular nurse.
Mrs. Sharon Talley Smith Senior Instructor	Nursing, developing health-care center to serve community health in the multi-user Second Life virtual world, conducting research on the effectiveness of virtual simulation as an effective modality of teaching	Sharon is a senior instructor in the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She graduated from Clemson University with both a BSN and a Master of Science in family health nursing with a focus on maternal infant in the Clinical Nurse Specialist track. She has more than 38 years work experience with a combined 28 years of experience in obstetric, pediatric, and women’s-health nursing.
Jessica Ruth Stoelting Senior Instructor		Jessica is an instructor at the University Center Greenville campus of the University of South Carolina Upstate. She graduated with Bachelor of Science in biotechnology from Penn State University and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 10 years before attending nursing school in Upstate New York. She graduated with a master’s degree in nursing education from Grand Canyon University. She has taught nursing in various settings since 2014.
Helen West Senior Instructor	Nursing	Helen received a diploma in nursing from the Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing, and her Bachelor of Science and MSN from the University of South Carolina. She had years of experience in a variety of roles in health care before joining the nursing faculty at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Her teaching responsibilities include coordination of psychiatric mental health nursing with students and collaborating with community agencies to secure clinical experiences for students