Mary Lopez, PhD, RN

Dean

mlopez@westernu.edu

Manal Alatrash, PhD, RN, MSN

Associate Professor

malatrash@westernu.edu

Pat Callard, DNP, RN, CNL

Associate Professor Emeritus

pcallard@westernu.edu

Joey Dang, MSN, RN, FNP-C

Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of the MSNE Program

kadang@westernu.edu

Juanita Dubon, DNP, FNP-C

Assistant Professor

jdubon@westernu.edu

Donna Emanuele, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, FAANP

Associate Professor, Director of the DNP Program

demanuele@westernu.edu

Karen Hanford, EdD, MSN, FNP

Professor, Founding Dean Emerita

khanford@westernu.edu

Rodney (Rod) Hicks, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN

Professor, Assistant Dean of Administration and Research

rhicks@westernu.edu

Amanda Imai, MSN, RN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

aimai@westernu.edu

Diana Lithgow, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

Professor

dlithgow@westernu.edu

Marci Luxenburg-Horowitz, DNP, RN, CNL

Assistant Professor, Director of the Health Systems Leadership MSN Program

mhorowitz@westernu.edu

Patti McClusky-Andre, DNP, FNP-C, ACNP-C

Assistant Professor

pandre@westernu.edu

Chris Magladry, DNP, FNP-BC

Interim FNP Director

cmagladry@westernu.edu

Debbie Martinez, PhD, PNP, RN

Assistant Professor

martinezd@westernu.edu

Neil Patel, PhD

Assistant Professor

patelnm@westernu.edu

Walter Penniman II, BSN, MPH, DNP(c)

Assistant Professor

wpenniman@westernu.edu

Lisa Ponsford, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

lponsford@westernu.edu

Gwendelyn S. Orozco, MSN-E, RNC-OB

Assistant Professor

gorozco@westernu.edu

Patricia Shakhshir, PhD, CNS, RN-BC

Director of MSN-E Program and Associate Professor

pshakhshir@westernu.edu

Dawn Stone, PhD(c), MN, RN, ANP-BC, COHN-S

Director of MSN Program, Ambulatory Care Track and Associate Professor

dstone@westernu.edu

Wendi Swanson, DNP, RN, FNP-C

Assistant Professor

wswanson@westernu.edu

Ruth Trudgeon, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

rtrudgeon@westernu.edu

Ivy C. Tuason, PhD, RN, FNP-BC

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Global Health and Innovation

ituason@westernu.edu

Michelle Weaver, MSN, ECN, RN

Assistant Professor

michelleweaver@westernu.edu

Amber Alvarado

Administrative Assistant III

aalvarado@westernu.edu

Eva Badouin, MS

Director of Student Services

ebadouin@westernu.edu

Jennifer Castro

Manager of Clinical Affiliations, FNP Program Administrator

jlcastro@westernu.edu

Matthew Durkin, MA

Director of Assessment

mdurkin@westernu.edu

Alexandria Escobedo, MBA

Administrative Associate I

aescobedo@westernu.edu

Marsha Guillaume, MPH

Community Coordinator

mguillaume@westernu.edu

Ryan Khoo

Instructional Designer

rkhoo@westernu.edu

Mitzi McKay, MFA

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

mmckay@westernu.edu

Raymond Raus

Director of Operations

rraus@westernu.edu

Lila Thi

Operations Associate

lthi@westernu.edu

Gabriel Valencia-Martinez, MBA

Manager of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Educational Technology

gmartinez@westernu.edu