Curricula Vitae in Advanced Prof Nursing Practice

Name	Personal Focus	Summary
Mr. Dwayne R Alleyne Clinical Associate Professor	The effect of electronic reminder systems on provider prescription rates	Dwayne Alleyne is an Assistant Professor for the College of Nursing. He is a co-founder of Capitol Nurse Practitioner Group in Columbia, SC 2014 - present. He is a Member of the South Carolina Nurses Association. He is also a Member of AANP. He practices at Dorn VA Medical Center, Lexington Medical Center, and Prisma Health Richland, Hospitalist medicine.
Beverly Baliko Clinical Associate Professor	Consequences of trauma and violence, Intimate partner violence, Interprofessional education	Dr. Baliko's primary research interests involve the consequences of trauma and violence and mental health interventions following traumatic loss or interpersonal violence. She has conducted studies describing the experiences of family survivors of homicide, coping strategies of women survivors of life-threatening intimate partner violence (IPV), and has participated in the pilot of a retreat intervention for survivors of traumatic loss.
Jennifer Baumstark Clinical Associate Professor
Kathryn Bernheisel Clinical Assistant Professor	health innovation and entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship for community, population health, health disparities and health literacy, emerging technology in healthcare	Dr. Bernheisel has experience teaching undergraduate and graduate nursing courses including Health Promotion and Risk Reduction in Communities, Population Health, Advanced Health Assessment, Examination and Integration of Professional and Health Care Issues, Adult Medical/Surgical Pathophysiology, Community Health Nursing, Advanced Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Healthcare Data Analysis and Acute Problems in Primary Care.
Rachel S. Bush Clinical Assistant Professor		Rachel S. Bush is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing.
Dr. Mary Foster Cox Clinical Associate Professor		Dr. Cox's research expertise is in the areas of Nursing Workforce, Parenting, Parent-Child Relationships, and Adolescent Risk Behavior.
Amy J.c. Dievendorf Clinical Associate Professor	lung cancer screening	Dr. Dievendorf teaches primarily in the graduate school. Her most recent courses have included NURS 704 Pharmacology, NURS 718 Diagnostic Interpretation and Therapeutic Modalities, and NURS 793 Advanced Practice Practicum. She is an active member of the South Carolina Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association, and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in the area of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.
Shelli Gibbs Clinical Associate Professor	Obesity in the rural primary care setting, Simulation in education	Shelli B. Gibbs, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC is an Interim Co-Director Family Nurse Practitioner MSN and DNP Programs and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing
Dr. Carolyn S. Harmon Clinical Professor	Nursing, Healthcare Informatics, Healthcare Systems	Dr. Harmon is qualified to lead research studies. She has extensive experience in leadership, research, and healthcare informatics. She has been a multi-program administrator since 2016 and a PI in healthcare research since 2010. In 2023, AHRQ's Patient Safety Network featured her research team’s work. She serves as Past President of the American Nursing Informatics Association and on the Nursing Knowledge Big Data Science Initiative.
Jacqueline Haverkamp Clinical Associate Professor		Qualities derived from Jacqueline Haverkamp's experiential career as an advanced practice nurse, educator and administrator provides the skill sets required to teach doctoral level financial management and strategic planning courses as well as all didactic and clinical FNP courses.
Dr. Liam C. Hein, PhD Associate Professor	LGBTQ Health Equity, Health Policy, Social justice	Dr. Hein's work focuses on improving LGBTQ health through federal health policy. He accomplishes this through his professional service with healthcare organizations. He is co-chair of the LGBTQ Expert Panel in the American Academy of Nursing, serves on the Diversity and Inclusion committee, on the Board of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality and on the Advisory Board of the Harriet Hancock LGBT Center locally in Columbia, SC. .
Laura Lancaster Herbert Clinical Associate Professor	Discovering Metformin-Induced B12 Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care	Dr. Herbert joined the College of Nursing faculty in the fall of 2019. She has been a nurse for over 30 years and has held many different leadership positions, including Assistant Nurse Manager, Nurse Manager, and Director while working in areas such as cardiac telemetry, step-down ICU, cardiopulmonary rehab, diabetes education, nursing education, and the emergency department. She is currently a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with the AANP and ANCC and works in Internal Medicine.
Dr. Sheryl Mitchell Department Chair/Head		Sheryl Mitchell, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC received her Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2008 from the University of South Carolina and is an active member of South Carolina Nurses Association (SCNA). She is board certified as a family nurse practitioner and an acute care nurse practitioner.
Elizabeth (Beth) Nease Clinical Associate Professor
Kelly Niermeier Clinical Assistant Professor		Kelly Niermeier, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Nursing Practice, College of Nursing.
Dr. Margaret Jamerson Selph Clinical Associate Professor	process improvement and addressing barriers to access to care among vulnerable populations	Dr. Selph received her Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2014 from the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Illinois Wesleyan University in 2005. Dr. Selph teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Most recently, she has taught NURS 311, NURS 324 and NURS 718. Dr. Selph’s research interests involve process improvement and addressing barriers to access to care among vulnerable populations.
Danielle Simmons Clinical Assistant Professor		Danielle Simmons is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Nursing Practice, College of Nursing.
Dr. Abbas S Tavakoli Clinical Professor	linear model, categorical analysis, data management	Dr. Tavakoli has been involved with many research projects and manuscripts during his tenure at the College. His research interests are health related topics and he has considerable experience in data management, linear modeling, logistic regression, and experimental design.
Kimberly Angela Taylor Clinical Associate Professor		Dr. Taylor previously taught at Texas A&M University and within the Department of Defense. Her teaching experience includes: Senior Nurse Executive Leadership, Leadership Theories in Nursing Practice, Leadership in Health Policy, Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, Foundations of Nursing Practice, Nursing Leadership & Management, Conceptual Basis of Health Systems, and Coordinating Process in Nursing Administration.
Ms. Karen Worthy Clinical Professor	Nursing Education Paradigms and Conceptual Learning, Leadership Development and Effectiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity	Dr. Worthy has a 23-year history in professional nursing working in various clinical specialties, including surgical services, intensive care units, medical-surgical units, and community health. Dr. Worthy has educated future nurses for 14 years and has been with the University of South Carolina College of Nursing since 2012. Dr. Worthy is a Certified Nurse Educator and an Amy Cockcroft Fellow.