Faculty and Staff

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    Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN
    Consultant/Researcher

    E-mail: kbender@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200

    Connie Bish, PhD, MPH
    Associate Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: cbish@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200

    Keith Brown, MSN, RN, CFNP
    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: rkbrown@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 815-4824

    Lisa Byrd, PhD, CNOR, CFNP
    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: lbyrd@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200

    Debrynda Davey, EdD, RN, CDVC, Dip
    Consultant/Researcher

    E-mail: ddavey@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6237

    Ginger Ferguson, MN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
    Instructor in Nursing

    E-mail: gferguson@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200

    Jenni Gallagher, MSN, RN, CFNP
    Instructor in Nursing

    E-mail: jgallagher@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200

    Victoria Gholar, MSN
    Instructor in Nursing

    E-mail: vgholar@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 815-9270

    Kristi Henderson, DNP, RN, CFNP
    Associate Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: khenderson@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 815-4177

    Calvin Hewitt, MBA
    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: chewitt@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6278

    Kerry Kokaisel, DNP, MN, PMHNP
    Instructor in Nursing

    E-mail: kkokaisel@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 815-1695

    Deborah Konkle-Parker, PhD, FNP
    Associate Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: dkparker@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-5553

    Chris Powe, PhD, ACNP-BC
    Assistant Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: cpowe@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 815-1314

    Savina Schoenhofer, PhD, MN, MEd, RN
    Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: sschoenhofer@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200

    Jean Walker, PhD, RN
    Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: jwalker@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6248

    Lei Zhang, PhD, MSc, MBA
    Associate Professor of Nursing

    E-mail: lzhang2@umc.edu
    Phone: (601) 984-6200