Faculty and Staff

Dr. Gibbons has been a nurse since 1997. She received her BSN from Georgetown University, MPH from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her MSN in Education from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her PhD from George Washington University. She has specialized in the care of children and their families across the […]

Emily Gullena has worked in various nursing specialties including end-of-life care, geriatrics, medical telemetry, burn/intensive care, pediatrics, neonatal, and as a camp nurse. She teaches in both the undergraduate BSN program and the online RN-BSN program. Emily is a certified simulation educator and enjoys using hands-on learning to help students with thinking skills, communication, and […]

Dr. Kerbon (Kerby) Heath, DNP, RN, CNE, serves as a Lecturer at the College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing. He holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree with a focus on Nurse Education and Nurse Leadership from Ohio University. Dr. Heath’s research interests are centered on evaluating the impact of meditation […]

Jessica Hernandez, MSN, RN teaching specialties include Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing and Transition to Practice. Her clinical nursing specialties include Adult Cardiac, Telemetry, and Progressive Care, Hospice and Palliative Care. Areas of Research Teaching interests: teaching clinical judgement, transition to practice Education MS, 2013, East Carolina University, Nursing Education BS, 2004, East Carolina University, Nursing […]

Carolyn Horne, PhD, MSN, RN, BCB has extensive expertise in managing and caring for adults with cardiovascular disease. Throughout her career, she has consistently demonstrated a commitment to improving the lives of patients, particularly those facing the complex challenges of dysvascular disease and neuropathic pain following amputation. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Dr. Horne honed […]

Emily Palladino, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, CPEN has spent all of her nursing career working with the pediatric population. She is very passionate about working with pediatric patients and their families. She has spent most of her career working as a nurse in the pediatric emergency department at Yale and CMC Main. After earing her doctorate, […]

Dr. Tiffany Jackson DNP, NP-C, ACHPN is a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing. Dr. Jackson has been a nurse practitioner since 2012 board certified in family health, hospice, and palliative care. She received her BSN from Waynesburg University, MSN from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh), and DNP from Chatham […]

Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP has been an advanced practice nurse in emergency care for over thirty years. During this time, she has had the privilege of working in the roles of clinician, educator, mentor, author, and researcher. She is nationally certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Nurse Practitioner, […]

Dee A. Langford, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CNE, earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree with a specialty in Psychiatric Mental Health from UNC Charlotte in nursing in 2004 and is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has been a Lecturer and Course Coordinator at the School of Nursing at the University of North […]