PhD Program Research Faculty

To learn more about an individual's experience and research, click on the faculty member's name.

Co-Directors

Ann MinnickAnn Minnick
Julia Eleanor Chenault Professor of Nursing
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Co-Director, Ph.D. in Nursing Science Program
415 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.2998
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: ann.minnick@vanderbilt.edu

Linda NormanLinda D. Norman
Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing
Senior Associate Dean for Academics
Co-Director, Ph.D. in Nursing Science Program
215 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.3804
Fax: 615.322.1708
Email: linda.norman@vanderbilt.edu

Staff

Irene M. McKirganIrene M. McKirgan
Program Manager
604 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.7410
Fax: 615.343.7505
Email: irene.mckirgan@vanderbilt.edu

Faculty in the Program

Peter BuerhausPeter I. Buerhaus
Valere Potter Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies
Institute for Medicine and Public Health
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sixth Floor, Suite 600
2525 West End Ave.
Phone: 615.936.8312
Email: peter.buerhaus@vanderbilt.edu

Mary DietrichMary Dietrich
Research Associate Professor, Statistician
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry
410 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.1620
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: mary.dietrich@vanderbilt.edu

Terrah FosterTerrah Foster
Assistant Professor
418 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.6025
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: terrah.l.foster@vanderbilt.edu

MaryJo GilmerMary Jo Gilmer
Professor
417 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.0938
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: maryjo.gilmer@vanderbilt.edu

Sharon KarpSharon Karp
Assistant Professor
411 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.5951
Fax: 615.936.3601
Email: sharon.karp@vanderbilt.edu

Jana LauderdaleJana Lauderdale
Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor
218 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.2228
Fax: 615.343.3998
Email: jana.lauderdale@vanderbilt.edu

Melanie LutenbacherMelanie Lutenbacher
Associate Professor
524 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.3314
Fax: 615.343.7505
Email: melanie.lutenbacher@vanderbilt.edu

Anne MillerAnne Miller
Assistant Professor
418 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.936.7349
Fax: 615.936.7373
Email: anne.miller@vanderbilt.edu

Lorraine MionLorraine Mion
Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing
424 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.7098
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: lorraine.c.mion@vanderbilt.edu

Shelagh MulvaneyShelagh A. Mulvaney
Assistant Professor
425 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.1198
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: shelagh.mulvaney@vanderbilt.edu

Lorraine MionSheila Ridner
Professor
525 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.0831
Fax: 615.343.7788
Email: sheila.ridner@vanderbilt.edu

Vaughn SinclairVaughn G. Sinclair
Professor
519 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.2253
Fax: 615.343.7788
Email: vaughn.sinclair@vanderbilt.edu

Ken WallstonKen Wallston
Professor of Psychology
421 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.3317
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: ken.wallston@vanderbilt.edu

Betsy WeinerBetsy Weiner
Senior Associate Dean for Informatics
Centennial Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing
260 Frist Hall
Phone: 615.322.4639
Fax: 615.936.2549
Email: betsy.weiner@vanderbilt.edu

Nancy WellsNancy Wells
Research Professor
Director VUMC Nursing Research
TT-0102 MCN
Phone: 615.322.6184
Fax: 615.322.3490
Email: nancy.wells@vanderbilt.edu