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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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
A/B/C
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:
D/E/F
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
G/H/I
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:
J/K/L
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
M/N/O
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
P/Q/R
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
S/T/U
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
V/W/X/Y/Z
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: