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? Apply today - all nursing specialties are welcome!

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

Practice/Research Interests: Community/ Public Health, Nursing Education, Curriculum

Moninderjeet "Meenu" Agroia
Lecturer
408-924-3166
moninderjeet.agroia@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: 

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
Phone
renee.billnergarcia@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420

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, Assistant Director of TVFSON
408-924-1314
alice.butzlaff@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 414
Practice/Research Interests: 

Carolina Cacho
Lectuerer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Steven Calver
Lectuerer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

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

Maya Carlyle, CDMP/MA
Recruitment and Events Associate, Doctor of Nursing Practice
408-924-3182
maya.carlyle@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 402 or 420
Ms Carlyle's LinkedIn
Programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), recruitment for all programs in the School of Nursing

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

Fredrick Caudillo
Staff
Phone
fredrick.caudillo@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 
Programs: Simulation and Skills labs

Teresa Chang
Lecturer
Phone
Email
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.

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

Practice/Research Interests: Palliative Care, Multimorbidity, Parkinson's Disease and Other Related Dementias, Health Policy, and Nursing Education

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
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
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)

Michelle DeCoux Hampton, RN, MS, PhD
Lecturer
408-924-3145
michelle.hampton@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
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 420

Linda Higgins, RN, BSN, CCRN
Lecturer
408-924-3794
linda.higgins@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care

Amy Hu
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Shannon Irish, RN, MSN
Lecturer
Phone
Shannon.Irish@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: Emergency Nursing

Inderjeet Jegan
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Rani Khalsa
Lecturer
Phone
rani.khalsa@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Ranjeet Khalsa
Lecturer
Phone
ranjeet.khalsa@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Amanda Kight
Lecturer
Phone
amanda.kight@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Julianna Kim, RN, MSN
Lecturer
408-529-8718
julianna.kim@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: Nursing Leadership, Neonatalogy, Maternal child health

Stephanie Klee
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
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
Ms Le's LinkedIn
Programs: All TVFSON

Aelin Lee
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Shiela M. Lim-Kyo, MS, RN, NNP-BC, PHN
Lecturer
408-924-3130
shiela-lyn.lim@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: Advanced Neonatal Nursing

Julliet Loyola-Gampon
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

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

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; Specialty Certification programs (Wound Care, Ostomy Care, and Foot & Nail Care)

Amelia Mayer
Administrative Analyst 
408-924-3134
amelia.mayer@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 402 or 420
Programs: supports all programs in the School of Nursing

Susan McKenna
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

Tamara McKinnon, DNP, APHN, FAAN
RETIRED✨ Associate Professor Emirata
831-359-6860
tamara.mckinnon@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Global Wellsprings
Practice/Research Interests: Public Health, Global Partnership

Susan McNiesh, BA, RN, PhD
RETIRED✨ Lecturer / Professor Emirata
Phone
susan.mcniesh@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420

Dorothy J. Moore, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
408-924-3178
dorothy.moore@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 413
Dr Moore's Works.BePress
Dr Moore's ScholarWorks
Dr Moore's LinkedIn
Practice/Research Interests: Addiction, Psychiatry, Nursing Ethics

RETIRED✨ Deborah Nelson, MS, PHN, CHSE, RNC-OB
Practice/Research Interests: OB and Simulation

Josephine Njie
Lecturer
Phone
josephine.njie@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: 

Joey Noel
Lecturer
Phone
joey.noel@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420

RETIRED✨ Colleen O'Leary-Kelley, RN, PhD
Practice/Research Interests: clinical simulation, nursing education
On Works.BePress

Seung (Eli) Oh
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: 

Kinga Olson
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: 

Rupalee "Polly" Patel, DNP, RN
Lecturer
408-781-4075
rupalee.patel@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: Evidence Based Practice, Pediatrics, Public Health

Audrey Paulson
Lecturer
Phone
audrey.paulson@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
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

Beatrix Porter
School of Nursing Administrative Coordinator
408-924-3174
beatriz.porter@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 420
Programs: supports all programs in the School of Nursing, with particular emphasis on the Bachelor's programs.

Puja Prasa
Lecturer
Phone
puja.prasad@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: 

Marilyn Reiss-Carradero, MSN, RN
Lecturer
408-497-4616
Marilyn.Reiss-Carradero@sjsu.edu 
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: Rapid Response Team RN at VMC, Content expert on End of Life Care, ECG interpretation, Code Blue Dynamics

Ruth K. Rosenblum, DNP, RN, PNP-BC, CNS
Professor
408-439-4854
ruth.rosenblum@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Dr Rosenblum's Works.BePress 
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatrics, Neurology, Nursing Education, School Nursing

Sukhbinder Sangham, MSN, RN
Lecturer
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

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

Nancy Selix
Assistant Professor
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

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
Professor
408-924-3161
arlene.spilker@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 412
Practice/Research Interests: Neonatal Health Promotion

Dominique Teaford
Lecturer 
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests:

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
Phone
janice.valadez@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building
Practice/Research Interests: 

Desiree Velez
Admin Analyst/Specialist
408-924-3176
desiree.velez@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Program: Asupports all programs in the School of Nursing, focus on Human Resources

Lisa Walker-Vischer, RN, DNP, CCRN
Lecturer
408-315-5800
lisa.walker-vischer@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 420
Works.BePress/ScholarWorks
Practice/Research Interests: Pediatrics, Family Centered Care, DNP Projects

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
Practice/Research Interests: 

Julianna Youssef, DNP, MSN, BSN, RNC-MNN, PHN, RN
Lecturer
408-375-5539
julianna.youssef@sjsu.edu
Office: Health Building 207
Practice/Research Interests: OB, Skills, PEDS and simulation

Nicole Zhang, RN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Phone
Email
Office: Health Building 420
Practice/Research Interests: