About Cizik Nursing

Cizik Nursing is the annual publication of the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston that celebrates achievements in nursing education, research, and practice.

This edition and additional online content are available throughout the year at nursing.uth.edu/cizik-nursing. For additional copies, please email soncommunications@uth.tmc.edu or call 713-500-2111.

Leadership

Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD
President
Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair
UTHealth Houston

Kevin Dillon, MBA, CPA
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
UTHealth Houston

Kevin Morano, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Ad Interim
Associate Vice President of Faculty Affairs and Development

Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN
Dean
The Jane and Robert Cizik Distinguished Chair
Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing Education Leadership
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston

2020-2021 SCHOOL OF NURSING ADVISORY COUNCIL

Barbara R. Riley – Chair
Melissa Salmeron – Past Chair

Deborah G. Adams
Stanford J. Alexander
Leslie Bowlin
Robert W. Bramlette
Joe M. Bridges
Jerald L. Broussard
George R. Farris
J. Philip Ferguson
Catherine Giegerich
Gloria J. Hill
Arthur J. Hurt
Bethsheba Johnson
Kenneth J. Lewis
Judy E. Margolis
Adrian S. Melissinos
Maria C. Pappas
John R. Pitts
Christopher A. Rowland
Thomas R. Standish
Bette A. Thomas
Robert D. Thomas

Endowed Faculty Positions
As of June 2022

DISTINGUISHED CHAIRS

Diane M. Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN
The Jane and Robert Cizik Distinguished Chair
Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair in Nursing Education Leadership

Constance M. Johnson, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN
Maria C. and Christopher J. Pappas Family Distinguished Chair in Nursing
Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing

Professor Chao Hsing Yeh, PhD, RN, FAAN
The Jane and Robert Cizik Distinguished Chair

Seeking candidates
The Jane and Robert Cizik Distinguished Chair

CHAIRS

Seeking candidates
Isla Carroll Turner Chair in Gerontological Nursing

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIPS

Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nancy B. Willerson Distinguished Professor in Nursing

Maja Djukic, PhD, RN, FAAN
John P. McGovern Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing

Sandra K. Hanneman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jerold B. Katz Distinguished Professorship for Nursing Research

Daphne Hernandez, PhD, MSED, FAAHB
Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing

Elda Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-BC, FAAN, FANNP, FAEN
Dorothy T. Nicholson Distinguished Professor

Geri L. Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN
Bette P. Thomas Distinguished Professor in Innovative Health Care Delivery

Seeking candidates for
John S. Dunn, Sr. Distinguished Professor in Oncology Nursing
Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing

PROFESSORSHIPS

Jessica S. Coviello, DNP, RN, ANP-BC
Patricia L. Starck/PARTNERS Endowed Professor in Nursing

Leissa Roberts, DNP, CNM, FACNM
Judy Fred Professor in Nursing

Cathy L. Rozmus, PhD, RN, FAAN
PARTNERS Professor

Susan D. Ruppert, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, FCCM, FNAP, FAAN, FAANP
PARTNERS Endowed Professor in Nursing

Teng-Yuan “Erica” Yu, PhD, RN
Margaret A. Barnett/PARTNERS Professor in Nursing

Seeking candidates for

Joan and Stanford Alexander Professor in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Suzie Conway Endowed Professor in Nursing
Theodore J. and Mary E. Trumble Professor in Aging Research

Publication Credits

Contributing Writers

Sherri Deatherage Green
Communications Manager
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston

Merve Erten
Communications Assistant
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston

Katherine Miner
Writer, Office of Development
UTHealth Houston

Adrian Melissinos, PhD, RN
Alumna and Former Partners Chair

Editor

Leisa McCord
Senior University Editor, Public Affairs
UTHealth Houston

Design and Art Direction

UTHealth Houston Public Affairs

Andrea Rodriguez
University Graphic Designer

Jonathan Lopez
Manager, Creative Services

Photography

Dwight C. Andrews, Sherri Deatherage Green, Todd Taylor, Mark Johnson, Merve Erten, Self-Provided Photos from Students and Subjects.

Special thanks to Cizik School of Nursing retirees and long-term faculty members who were interviewed for this magazine, including Patricia L. Starck, Barbara Bailes, Nancy Bergstrom, Vaunette Fay, Deanna Grimes, Ellen Macdonald, Thomas Mackey, Janet Meininger, Sharon Ostwald, Gwen Sherwood, And Diane Wardell.

For information about educational programs, research studies, and employment opportunities, please visit nursing.uth.edu.