TVFSON Team Directory

The faculty in the nursing program were extremely supportive and treated each individual student with compassion and understanding.”

— Nursing Student, 2019

Interested in joining our faculty team? All nursing specialties are welcome!

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Lisa Rauch DNP,  PHNA-BC, RN
Interim Director of The Valley Foundation School of Nursing and Assistant Professor
408-924-1347
Lisa.Rauch@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 417
On ScholarWorks

Practice/Research Interests: Curriculum Design, Faculty and Student Engagement, Public Health

Moninderjeet "Meenu" Agroia
Lecturer
408-924-3166
moninderjeet.agroia@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Ricardo Ballin, DNP, CNML
Lecturer
415-810-9674
ricardo.ballin@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Caring Science, Nursing Leadership and Professional Role Development

Renee Billner-Garcia
Lecturer
renee.billnergarcia@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Tami Boroughf, RN, MS
Lecturer
408-924-3131
tami.boroughf@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatrics, Leadership, Quality Improvement

Alice Butzlaff, PhD, FNP, CNL, RN
Assistant Professor, Interim Assistant Director of TVFSON
408-924-1314
alice.butzlaff@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 414

RETIRED ✨ Daryl Canham, EdD, RN, BC-PHN/CHN, Cred. School Nurse
Professor
On ResearchGate
Practice/Research Interests: Community Health, Public Health, School Nursing, and Nursing Education

Maya Carlyle
Recruitment and Events Associate, Doctor of Nursing Practice
408-924-3182
maya.carlyle@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 402 or 420
Programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Eileen Carroll, RN, BSN, MSN, CNS, CCRN, CNOR, CPN, CPAN, CNAMB
Professor
408-924-3131 or 408-483-9078
eileen.carroll@sjsu.edu or eileenmcarroll@yahoo.com 
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatric Clinical Nursing Specialist

Teresa Chang
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Denise Dawkins, DNP, RN, CNL, CHSE
Assistant Professor
408-924-1327
denise.dawkins@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 404
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks

Practice/Research Interests: Geriatrics, health care simulation, culturally competent health care, and diversity in the healthcare workforce.

Carolina Delecruz
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Nancy Dudley, PhD, MSN
Professor
408-924-3154
nancy.dudley@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 403
On Orcid
On Researchgate

Practice/Research Interests: Palliative care, multimorbidity, community health, care delivery models, policy

Paula Edwards, MS, PHN, ADN, RN
Lecturer
408-924-8629
paula.edwards@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 231
Practice/Research Interests: Community Health; Senior Preceptorship

Cornelia Finkbeiner
Lecturer
cornelia.finkbeiner@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Isela Garcia
Administrative Support Coordinator II
408-924-3132
isela.garcia@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Program: All TVFSON

Yilma Gezmu
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Brian Gothberg
Student Support Analyst, Doctor of Nursing Practice
408-924-1324
brian.gothberg@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 402 or 420
Programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Jessica Gruendler
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Deepika Goyal, PhD, MS, FNP-C
Professor
408-924-3149
deepika.goyal@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 416
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks
Practice/Research Interests: Perinatal depression, minority women

Heather Hallmark
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Michelle DeCoux Hampton, RN, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
408-924-3145
michelle.hampton@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 403
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks 
On ResearchGate 

Practice/Research Interests: Psychiatric mental health nursing, mental health/racial disparities in health care, scholarly writing development in graduate nursing education

Mojgan Haririfar, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CCTC, Caritas Coach
Lecturer
408-296-3934
mojgan.haririfar@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Linda Higgins, RN, BSN, CCRN
Lecturer
408-924-3794
linda.higgins@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care

Amy Hu
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

Rani Khalsa
Lecturer

ranji.khalsa@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

Ranjeet Khalsa
Lecturer
ranjeet.khalsa@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Amanda Kight
Lecturer

amanda.kight@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Stephanie Klee
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

Debra R Law, MS, RN
Lecturer
408-307-6743
debra.law@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: African Americans and organ donation

Kim H. Le
Department Resource Analyst
408-924-1321
kim.le@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 402 or 420
Programs: All TVFSON

Aelin Lee
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

Lim-Kyo Shiela, RN, MS, NNP-BC, PHN
Lecturer
510-926-9779
shiela-lyn.lim@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Good Samaritan Hospital

Suzanne "Sue" Malloy, EdD, MS, RN
Professor, ✨Transitioning to Retirement
408-924-3142
suzanne.malloy@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 415
Practice/Research Interests: Student success, curriculum, simulation

Jason Martin
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

RETIRED✨ Chia-Ling Mao, PhD, RN-BC

Practice/Research Interests: Community mental health

Cristina Marsh
Masters Program Admin Support Coordinator
408-924-3183 (FNP and NE/WO)
408-924-3422 (Ostomy Clinic)
cristina.marsh@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Programs: Master's programs, FNP and Nurse Educator; Wound/Ostomy Education Program

Lindsey Marsh
Administrative Analyst-Program Evaluation and Student Placement Agreement Specialist
408-924-3134
lindsey.marsh@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Program: All TVFSON

Tamara McKinnon, MS, DNP, APHN, FAAN
Lecturer / Professor Emirata
831-359-6860
tamara.mckinnon@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Public Health, Global Partnership

Susan McNiesh, BA, RN, PhD
Lecturer / Professor Emirata

susan.mcniesh@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Dorothy J. Moore, DNP, FNP-C, CCRN
Assistant Professor
408-924-3178
dorothy.moore@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 413
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks 
Practice/Research Interests: Opioid Addiction, Subooxone, addiction, chronic pain and addiction, emergency nursing

RETIRED✨ Deborah Nelson, MS, PHN, CHSE, RNC-OB

Practice/Research Interests: OB and Simulation

Josephine Njie
Lecturer

josephine.njie@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Joey Noel
Lecturer
joey.noel@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

RETIRED✨ Colleen O'Leary-Kelley, RN, PhD

Practice/Research Interests: clinical simulation, nursing education
On Works.BePress

Julie Paez
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

Audrey Paulson
Lecturer

audrey.paulson@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Sarah Peyton-Guardado
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests:

Vincente Cuong Phu Pham, MS, RN, PHN, CNS
Lecturer
408-924-8620
cuong.pham@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 213
LinkedIn
Practice/Research Interests: Gerontology

Puja Prasa
Lecturer
puja.prasad@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Sarah Proctor
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Alicia Quach
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Marilyn Reiss-Carradero
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Sheri Rickman Patrick, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
408-924-3167
sheri.rickmanpatrick@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 412
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks

Practice/Research Interests: Commercial Sexual Exploitation/Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training/Forensic Nursing

Ruth K. Rosenblum, DNP, RN, PNP-BC, CNS
Associate Professor
408-439-3854
ruth.rosenblum@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks 
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatrics, pediatric neurology

Miranda Schmidt, MSN, RN, CCRN
Lecturer
510-673-9622
miranda.schmidt@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatrics, EBP, Research, Float

Laura Senn, PhD, RN, CNS
Assistant Professor
408-660-5114
laura.senn@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 414
On Twitter
Practice/Research Interests: implementing quality and patient safety improvements in Maternal and Newborn population, such as: analyzing severe maternal morbidity cases to identify preventable nurse & systems’ issues; collaborating with key stakeholders to reduce opioid use after Cesarean birth; increasing timeliness of effective interventions during a critical event.

Arlene Spilker, DNP, RN, CNE, FNP-C
Assistant Professor
408-924-3161
arlene.spilker@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 412
Practice/Research Interests: Neonatal Health Promotion

Wei-Chen Tung, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
408-924-6033
wei-chen.tung@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 403
On BePress/ScholarWorks
Practice/Research Interests: HPV/HIV prevention, women’s health, health promotion and cultural behaviors, acculturation, social media use

Janice Valadez
Lecturer

janice.valadez@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Desiree Velez
Admin Analyst/Specialist
408-924-3176
desiree.velez@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Program: All TVFSON, Human Resources

Lisa Walker-Vischer, RN, DNP, CNS, CCRN
Lecturer
408-315-5800
lisa.walker-vischer@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks

Practice/Research Interests: Pediatric/PICU Nursing, Family Centered Care, Pain Management

Joy Wang, MSN, RN
Lecturer
408-799-5281
joy.wang@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 304
Practice/Research Interests: NICU

Christine A Weng, BSN, RNC-NIC
Associate Professor
408-483-4016
christine.weng@SJSU.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatrics/Neonatal Intensive care

Robin L. Whitney, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, DNP Program Coordinator
408-924-1336
robin.whitney01@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 404
On Works.BePress/ScholarWorks 
On ResearchGate 

Practice/Research Interests: Cancer survivorship, family caregiver support, health services research

Carol L. Williams, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Lecturer
408-637-1619
carol.williams@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: Community health, geriatrics

Vivian Wong, PhD, RN, CNS, CWON, CFCN
Professor
408-924-3155
vivian.wong@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 229
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks
Wound and Ostomy Program

Practice/Research Interests: Wound and ostomy care, foot and nail care

April Wood, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
408-924-8627
april.wood@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building

Nancy Yan
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Julianna Youssef, MSN, BSN, PHN, RN
Lecturer
408-375-5539
julianna.youssef@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 227
Practice/Research Interests: OBGYN and Pediatrics, Castlebranch Cordinator

Jenna Zeller
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Nicole Zhang
Lecturer


Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: