PhD Program Faculty
Our PhD program faculty includes both research active faculty and faculty who are experts in a particular content area(s).
Research Faculty
To learn more about an individual's experience and research, click on the faculty member's name.
CO-DIRECTORS![]()
Ann Minnick
Julia Eleanor Chenault Professor of Nursing
Senior Associate Dean for Research
415 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.2998
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: ann.minnick@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Linda D. Norman
Professor of Nursing
Senior Associate Dean for Academics
215 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.3804
Fax: 615.322.1708
Email: linda.norman@vanderbilt.edu![]()
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STAFF![]()
Irene M. McKirgan
Administrative Manager
604 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.7410
Fax: 615.343.7505
Email: irene.mckirgan@vanderbilt.edu![]()
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FACULTY IN THE PROGRAM![]()
Peter 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 Dietrich
Research Associate Professor, Statistician
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry
410 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.1620
Email: mary.dietrich@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Mary Jo Gilmer
Professor of Nursing
417 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.0980
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: maryjo.gilmer@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Jana Lauderdale
Assistant Dean
218 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.2228
Fax: 615.343.3998
Email: jana.lauderdale@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Melanie Lutenbacher
Associate Professor of Nursing
603D Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.3314
Fax: 615.343.7505
Email: melanie.lutenbacher@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Lorraine Mion
Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing
424 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.7098
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: lorraine.c.mion@vanderbilt.edu ![]()
Shelagh A. Mulvaney
Assistant Professor of Nursing
425 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.1198
Fax: 615.343.5898
Email: shelagh.mulvaney@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Sheila Ridner
Assistant Professor of Nursing
525 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.322.0831
Fax: 615.343.3998
Email: sheila.ridner@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Vaughn G. Sinclair
Professor of Nursing
519 Frist Hall
Phone: 615.343.2253
Fax: 615.936.0228
Email: vaughn.sinclair@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Michael W. Vollman
Assistant Professor of Nursing
418 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.4370
Fax: 615.936.0228
Email: michael.vollman@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Ken Wallston
Professor of Psychology in Nursing
421 Godchaux Hall
Phone: 615.343.3317
Fax: 615.343.3998
Email: ken.wallston@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Betsy Weiner
Professor of Informatics
Senior Associate Dean for Informatics
Associate Director, International Nursing Coalition for
Mass Casualty Education
260 Frist Hall
Phone: 615.322.4639
Fax: 615.936.2549
Email: betsy.weiner@vanderbilt.edu![]()
Nancy Wells
Research Professor of Nursing
Director VUMC Nursing Research
TT-0102 MCN
Phone: 615.322.6184
Fax: 615.322.3490
Email: nancy.wells@vanderbilt.edu![]()
