Latarsha S. Cheatham
DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies
Assistant Professor
Department of Graduate Studies
Latarsha Cheatham, DNP, RN-BC, APRN, FNP-BC is an assistant professor in the Department of Graduate Studies. Dr. Cheatham received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Cizik School of Nursing at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where she received the Joanne V. Hickey DNP Scholars Award in 2017. She continued her education by completing the post-master’s program in Nursing Education in 2020 at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. She has most recently practiced at Pearland Family Wellness Clinic and worked for several years at CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Previously, she served as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in various settings after earning her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2005.
Education
Cizik School of Nursing at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas
Doctor of Nursing Practice
May 2017
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Houston Texas
Post-Master’s Certificate, Nursing Education
May 2020
-Joanne V. Hickey DNP Scholars Award
Prairie View A& M University, Houston, Texas
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
December 2005
-Dean’s Award
Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
May 1998
Clinical/Research Focus
Dr. Cheatham has been a nurse practitioner for over seventeen years. She worked for several years at CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Hospital in the Texas Medical Center as a nurse practitioner and maintains a clinical practice in Pearland, Texas. Dr. Cheatham has led several large-scale inpatient quality improvement projects and quality initiatives, including:
Quality Improvement:
Cheatham LS. An interprofessional team approach to decrease falls and fall-related injuries in hospitalized elderly. 2017.
Cheatham LS, Kapoor S, Loflin P, Mankidy B. Using targeted interventions to improve cardiopulmonary resuscitation metrics. 2017
Quality Improvement Initiatives:
Nursing Peer Review
Improving Global Immunization compliance in hospitalized patients
Improving Community Acquired Pneumonia Outcomes in hospitalized patients
