Nursing Faculty & Staff
Dean of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Patricia M. Prechter, RN, MSN, EdD
Professor of Nursing
Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Chair of the Department of Nursing
Education
EdD University of New Orleans (Curriculum and Instruction)
MSN University of Alabama in Birmingham (clinical-pediatrics and functional-clinical
specialization)
BSNUniversity of Mississippi
Professional Experiences
Clinical
Dr. Prechter has been a registered nurse for over forty years with clinical experience
in pediatrics, ambulatory care and adult medical surgical nursing.
Educational
Dr. Prechter is a professor of nursing and is the Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital
I Endowed Professor. She joined the faculty at the University in 1982 as one of four
nursing faculty who wrote the nursing curriculum. She has held several positions while
at the University but is currently Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
and Chair of the Department of Nursing.
Her master’s thesis looked at The Effects of Planned Nursing Intervention on the Anxiety Level of Siblings of Children Diagnosed with Life-threatening Diseases and her dissertation research related to the Impact of Selected Variables on the Critical Thinking Skills of Baccalaureate Nursing
Students.
Military
Dr. Prechter was commissioned as an Army Nurse Corp officer in the Louisiana Army
National Guard in 1978. She retired January 2008 as a Colonel, State Chief Nurse and
Deputy Commander of Louisiana’s Medical Command. She was the first female Colonel
in the Louisiana Army National Guard and retired as the highest-ranking female in
the Louisiana Army National Guard (LAARNG).
She has received numerous army medals to include the four Army Achievement Medals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Medal, Service in Southwest Asia Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Louisiana War Cross, four Army Commendation Medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, five bronze fleur-de-lis and fifth bronze oak leaf cluster. She was awarded the Legion of Merit Award for meritorious service as the medical commander in the Louisiana Super Dome during Hurricane Katrina, June 2006. She is a charter member of Women in the Military Association.
Her military education includes certification in Combat Lifesaver Training, Water Purification, Food Sanitation, Chemical Casualty, Maintenance, Leadership /AMEDD. She received a diploma for the Army’s Medical Department Officer Advanced Course.
Dr. Prechter’s active duty experience includes the Katrina/Rita Hurricane Task Force and Operations Desert Shield/Desert Strom.
Community
Dr. Prechter served two terms on the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (2010-2018).
She served ten years on the Board for Baptist Community Ministries (BCM). She is
a past secretary/treasurer and Chair of BCM.
She is on the Board of Directors for CommCare Corporation and serves as Chair of the
CommCare Compliance Committee; she is also on the Board of Directors for All Saints
Hospice.
Dr. Prechter was a New Orleans CityBusiness 2017 Health Care Hero. She was nominated
as one of New Orleans Citi Business 2006 Women of the Year. She has served as a Program
Evaluator for the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and she was commissioned
as a member of the Louisiana Health Care Commission.
She has been awarded the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation Endowed Professorship
I and III and the Notre Dame Class of 56 Endowed Professorship II. She has been elected
into Who's Who American Teachers several times and she was a Great One Hundred Nurse.
Publications
Dr. Prechter has written, reviewed and edited for numerous publishers to include Prentice-Hall,
Western Schools, and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. She coauthored a chapter in Nurses on the Front Line: When Disaster Strikes (1878-2010). Springer Publishing Company published the book. The title of the chapter was “A
Tale of Two Shelters: A Katrina Story, 2005.” She currently is a TEQ Blog reviewer
for the National League for Nursing.
Professional Organizations
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International
American Nurses Association
Louisiana Council of Administrators of Nursing Education, Inc.
Kappa Gamma Pi
Sigma Tau Delta
Nursing Staff
Kayley M. Kish, MEd
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Nursing and Health Sciences
Nursing Faculty
Dr. Anita Dupré Althans, RNC-OB, BSN, MSN, EdD
Associate Professor
Education
EdD University of Holy Cross
MSN University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
BSN University of Texas, Arlington
Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau
AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
Publications
She has co-authored a test bank for the 7th edition of Olds and London's Maternal-Newborn
Nursing & Women's Health Care. She has received honorariums for reviewing book proposals
as well.
Janaé Lemons Arcement, RN, MSN, CPNP
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Vanderbilt University
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Professional Experience
Ms. Arcement has been a registered nurse for over 21 years. A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,
Primary Care, since 2006. Ms. Arcement also maintains a clinical nursing practice.
Professional Organizations
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society
Lauren Broussard
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN Student, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Professional Associations
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
Professional Experience
Ms. Broussard has a extensive background. She began her nursing career as an LPN and
returned to school to become and RN. Since graduation she has worked in the areas
of Bone Marrow transplant, Hematology/Oncology, cardiology and Medical-Surgical. Her
most recent experiences have been in the OR where she specialized in Neurosurgery,
Trauma, and Cardiovascular surgery.
Amy Hebert, MSN, BSN, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN University of Phoenix
BSN Nicholls State University
Professional Experience
Ms. Hebert has been a registered nurse for over 18 years. She is a Certified Nurse
Educator and her MSN concentration is in nursing education. Her clinical experience
involves the care of pediatric populations in multiple settings including intensive
care, emergency room care, acute care, community adolescent health, and intermediate
care of the newborn. She has experience in managing the medical side of adolescent
school-based health centers, mentoring novice nursing faculty, and precepting nurses,
and staff in the clinical setting.
Professional Organizations
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International
American Nurses Association
Society of Pediatric Nurses
Bridget Hemstreet, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Education
PhD Capella University
MSN Excelsior College
BSN Excelsior College
AS Excelsior College
PN license from Luther Fletcher Technical Community College
Professional Experience
Dr. Hemstreet has over 20 years of experience working at the patient bedside. The
specialty areas of care worked focused primarily on telemetry monitored patients on
the acute care unit. The types of patients cared for within that care area include
cardiac related diseases, both chronic and acute, stroke and neurological disorders,
and monitoring of acute symptomatic health related issues. The related health issues
included most systems in the general medical surgical specialization such as gastrointestinal
disorders, renal disease, pulmonary and genitourinary. She also has experience with
post-op surgical care. The types of patients cared for include those that have had
obstetrical surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiac catheterization procedures,
pain management procedures, weight loss management procedures and cosmetic, skin flap
procedures. She also has some ICU experience and worked one on one with ventilated
patients and cardiac IV infusions. She additionally has experience in the role of
charge nurse. She has also served as a BLS instructor for AHA and has holds NIH certification
for stroke assessment, as well as ACLS and PALS certification.
Professional Organizations
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
American Nurses Association
New Orleans District Nurses Association
Julie M Humphrey, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Education
MSN Walden University
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Kaplan University: Certificate in Forensic Nursing and a Certificate in Legal Nurse
Consulting from the Vickie Milazzo Institute: Certificate, Legal Nurse consulting
Professional Experience
Ms. Humphrey has a total of 27 years of experience working at the patient bedside.
The specialty areas of care focus primarily of obstetrical patients for 15 years.
The patients consist of high and low risk maternity patients pre and post-delivery
along with well-baby newborn care. Eight years in hyperbaric oxygen medicine a care
area that includes many types of patients, all age ranges, mostly wound healing, carbon
monoxide poisoning, commercial and sport dive medicine for decompression sickness
even some on ventilators. She practiced in telemetry and medical-surgical acute care
practice caring for patients with cardiac related diseases, both chronic and acute,
stroke and neurological disorders, pre and post-operative procedures and monitoring
of acute symptomatic health related issues. The related health issues included most
systems in the general medical surgical specialization such as gastrointestinal disorders,
renal disease, pulmonary, genitourinary. The types of patients also include those
that have had gynecological surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiac catheterization
procedures, pain management procedures, skin flap procedures. She additionally has
experience in the roles of charge nurse, preceptor, clinical manager and clinical
director.
Professional Organizations
Golden Key International Honour Society
Sigma Theta Tau
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
American Nurses Association
Karen Jackson, RNC-OB, MSN
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN University of Phoenix
BSN Louisiana State University
Professional Experience
Ms. Jackson has been a Registered Nurse for seven years. She specializes in Labor
and Delivery and is certified in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing. She has nursing experience
in the fields of medical-surgical, telemetry, postpartum, and newborn patient care.
She serves as a preceptor and mentor for new employees on the labor & delivery unit
and for nursing students in their clinical rotations.
Professional Organizations
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
Courses
NURS 200 Dimensions of Professional Nursing
NURS 203 Fundamentals of Nursing
NURS 300 Maternal Child Nursing
Monica Johnson, DNP, MBA-HCM, RN, CMSRN, ONC, LCN
Associate Professor
Education
DNP Loyola University New Orleans
MSN/MBA University of Phoenix
BSN University of Phoenix
ASN Charity-Delgado School of Nursing
Professional Experience
Dr. Johnson has been a registered nurse for over 25 years working in the areas of
adult orthopedics and medical surgical nursing. Dr. Johnson has worked for both West
Jefferson Medical Center and East Jefferson General Hospital on medical surgical and
orthopedic units. She has also worked as Director of Nursing of a nursing home and
Supervisor of the Orthopedic Unit at East Jefferson General Hospital. Most recently,
Dr. Johnson was the Clinical Educator of the Acute Care Division at East Jefferson
General Hospital.
Awards and Honors
2010 Louisiana State Nurse’s Association Nightingale Award Nominee- Educator of the
Year
2011 Honoree for Great 40 Team Member East Jefferson General Hospital
2011 Selected as a Great 100 Nurse for state of Louisiana
2011 Louisiana State Nurse’s Association Nightingale Award Nominee- Mentor of the
Year
2014 Recipient Hotel Dieu Alumni Association Lois Ray Memorial Scholarship
2016 Delgado Community College Circles of Excellence for Distinguished Alumni Recipient
Professional Organizations
American Nurses Association (ANA) member
Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing-President 2011-2013, current President elect
Louisiana State Nurses Association- member
New Orleans District Nurses Association- member
Charity School of Nursing Alumni Association- member
Sigma Theta Tau- National Nursing Honor Society- member
National Association of Orthopedic Nurses- member
Patricia S. Jurado, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN Herzing University with concentration in Education
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Professional Experience
Mrs. Jurado has been a registered nurse for over 16 years. Her experience includes
med-surg for both adult and pediatrics along with several roles in community nursing.
She has held positions in a variety of roles as case manager for hospitals and insurance
companies. She has worked in the community as both home health and hospice nursing.
She has served as VP of Sigma Theta Tau for the University of Holy Cross. She has
been in an educator role for the past two and a half years.
Professional Organizations
American Case Management Association: ACMA
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
Glenn Landry, MSN, RN
Associate Professor
Education
MSN University of South Alabama, College of Nursing
BS University of Southern Mississippi
Diploma, Touro Infimary School of Nursing
Professional Experience
Mr. Landry has been a registered nurse for over 30 years with his clinical expertise
being in adult critical care and management/leadership. His graduate studies included
working with acutely ill and critically ill adults following the nursing education
track. While at South Alabama, he was awarded the Academic Excellence award. His experience
includes working as a staff nurse in ICU as well as management experience where he
was the director of ICU/ER/Telemetry/Med‐surg. He is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International
Nursing Honor Society.
Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
National League for Nursing
Dr. Delinda Martin, RNC, DNP
Associate Professor of Nursing
Professional Experience
Dr. Martin has over 35 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse, with more
than twenty-five years in nursing education. She is a Certified Patient Educator,
credentialed through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Dr. Martin's
doctoral study focused on quality improvement in health care and clinical practice
specific to health literacy and medication management.
Dr. Martin is a LANTERN-Nurse Residency Advisory Board member at University Medical
Center. She is a professional nurse abstract reviewer. She has reviewed pharmacology
textbooks for Elsevier. Dr. Martin is also a psychiatric nurse generalist for suicide
prevention. Dr. Martin is an instructor for the program, Stop the Bleed by the American
College of Surgeons.
Awards and Honors
2022 - Dr. Martin was honored to become a 100 Great Nurses of Louisiana
2020/2023 - EENT II Endowed Professorship- Selected to present in Lyon, France, Understanding
the Effects and Lethality of Non-Fatal Strangulation: What Nurses Need to Know for
Health Education
2016/2019 - Adams II Professional Endowment
2014/2015 - Academy of Holy Angels Professional Endowment
2013 - Hotel Dieu Endowed Professorship
2012 - Edna Stilwell Writing Award - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
2011 - Cynthia H. Frances Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital Endowed Professorship
II in Nursing
2010 - Cynthia H. Frances Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital Endowed Professorship
II in Nursing
2010 - Selected to present DNP project at the PACE National Convention in San Francisco
Professional Organizations
Organization of Patient Educators
American Nurses Association
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National league of Nursing
Louisianan State Nurses Association - District 5
American Psychiatric Nurses Association- Louisiana member -at -large board member
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - Xi Psi Chapter
Lions Club International
Shawna Mitchell-Johnson, MSN-RN, MBA-HCM, FCN
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN University of Phoenix
MBA-HCM University of Phoenix
BSN Dillard University
Professional Experience
Mrs. Mitchell-Johnson has been a registered nurse for over 30 years with a diversity
of experience, which includes case management, critical care, clinical research, med-surg,
behavioral health and community health nursing. She has worked extensively in management
and leadership roles, which include tenors as Director of Nursing in home health and
hospital case management. Her clinical expertise is in neurovascular critical care.
Professional Associations
Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Case Management Society of America
American Case Management Association
Brandi Naquin, RN, BSN
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN student Capella University
BSN University of Holy Cross
Professional Associations
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
Professional Experience
Ms. Naquin began her nursing career in Med-Surg nursing. From there she specialized
in Labor and Delivery , as well as post partum nursing. She also has experience as
an RN in the OB/GYN clinics. She brings with her experience strong clinical knowledge
and skills.
Sharon Smith, MSN, RNC-MNN
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN University of South Alabama
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Professional Experience
Sharon Smith has 28 years’ experience RN maternal child nursing including postpartum,
newborn, intermediate newborn, low risk antepartum, gynecological patients, and breast
cancer reconstruction post op. She completed graduate studies in Women’s Health and
is a NCC-certified Maternal Child Nursing and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.
Professional Associations
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
American Nurses Association
Kristy Walgamotte Solis, EdD, MSN, BSN, RN
Associate Professor
Education
EdD University of Holy Cross
MSN Loyola University New Orleans
BSN Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Professional Experience
Dr. Solis’s healthcare career has spanned over 20 years. She has practiced as a Registered
Nurse, a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Nurse Educator. As a Registered Nurse, she
specialized in adult health with an emphasis of Oncology Nursing. As a Family Nurse
Practitioner, she worked with a vast population. As a Nurse Educator, she specializes
in teachings related to Medical-Surgical Nursing, Adult Health Management, Health
Assessment, and Pathophysiology. The focus of her dissertation included the following
action research study: An Action Research Study of Effective Socialization of Novice Nurse Educators into
Higher Education: A Comparative Investigation.
Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Kappa Gamma Pi Honors Society
American Nurses Association
National League for Nursing
New Orleans District Nursing Association
Louisiana State Nurses Association
National Student Nurses' Association (sustaining member)
Eileen H. Stoll, RN, MSN, CCRN-K
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN University of South Alabama, College of Nursing
BSN University of South Alabama, College of Nursing
ASN Louisiana State University Medical Center, School of Nursing
Professional Experience
Ms. Stoll has been a registered nurse for over 35 years with her clinical expertise
in adult critical care. She is certified in adult critical care nursing. Her graduate
studies included working with acutely ill and critically ill adult patients following
the Clinical Nurse Specialist track in adult health. She was awarded the Leadership
Award and Academic Excellence Award while in graduate school at the University of
South Alabama. Ms. Stoll has over 25 years-experience as a nurse educator and serves
as the Informatics Coordinator for the Department of Nursing. She has over 20 years-experience
in presenting critical care topics and courses to registered nurses.
Professional Organizations
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
William Sullivan, RN, MSN
Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Education
MSN University of New York at Buffalo
BS St. Joseph’s College
Diploma St. Margaret’s School of Nursing
Professional Experience
Mr. Sullivan has spent most of his career focused on long-term care. He held positions
of Director of Nursing and Assistant Administrator. He served on the New York State
Board of Nursing for eight years and Chairman of the board for two years. He has previous
taught medical surgical nursing and is now a mental health clinical instructor.
Anne Troy PhD, FNP-BC, APRN
Associate Professor
Education
PhD Southern University A&M Baton Rouge
LSUHSC Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified
MN Louisiana State University Medical Center
BSN Rutgers University New Jersey
Professional Experience
Psychiatric Mental Health Acute care 34 years’ experience
Pediatric Forensic Nursing Children’s Hospital New Orleans 13 years
Expert Witness in Child Maltreatment Criminal and Civil Court
Assistant Professor of Nursing LSUHSC 17 years
ICU 2 years’ experience San Antonio Texas
Peace Corps Honduras
Care International Thailand
Professional Organizations
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA)
International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN)
American Psychiatric Nursing Association (APNA)
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Publications
Carter-Snell, C., Troy, A., Waters, N. (2022) Gaps in sexual assault prevention in
natural disasters. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 6(1):1079
Troy, A. (2018) The impact of adverse childhood experiences and forgiveness on nurses’
capacity for compassion satisfaction. Sigma.nursing repository
Troy, A., & Clements, P.T. (2007). Changing the lens for youth “gone wild”- the call
for primary prevention research by forensic nurses. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 3(3).
Rick, S., Beyer., Carter., Troy, A. (2009) Trauma to Triumph, Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder Parent handbook, Louisiana Public Health Institute.
Rick, S., Beyer. Carter and Troy, A. (2009) Trauma to Triumph, Post Traumatic stress
Teacher Handbook, Louisiana Public Health Institute.
Troy, A. (2008). How forensic knowledge can help prevent future violence. Pelican
News. 64 (1), 19.
Hartman, S., James, S., and Troy, A. (2008) Violence and Nursing’s response. In Lundy
and James (Eds.), Community Health Nursing: Caring for the Public’s Health. 2nd ed.
Sudbury, Mass., Jones and Bartlett
Troy, A. (2005). In their words. The American Nurse. 37(6), 7.
Troy, A. (2003). “A Mile in Their Shoes.” The Times Picayune, The Gambit Weekly, 24
(7)(Editorial: February 11). New Orleans, LA.
Troy, A. (2001). “How We Treat Our Homeless.” The Times Picayune (Editorial: March
28). New Orleans, LA: B6.
Troy, A. (1995). I Heard the Children Asking About Alcoholism. Children’s Educational
Series. New Orleans, LA: Louisiana State University Press.
Penny Winfield, MSN, RNC
Assistant Professor
Education
MSN University of Phoenix
BSN William Carey College of New Orleans
Professional Experience
Mrs. Winfield has 20 years of medical/surgical experience and 4 years of pediatric
nursing. She has also served as a clinical instructor at Dillard University School
of Nursing. She also served as a preceptor instructor for LSU Health Sciences. She
was a clinical orientation instructor nurse on the medical surgical unit at East Jefferson
General Hospital for 5 years. She was a Great 100 Nurse in 1994. Mrs. Winfield currently
holds certification in Medical Surgical Nursing through the American Nurses Credentialing
Center. She was a Basic Life Support Instructor, a Heart Saver First Aid Instructor
and an ACLS Provider with the American Heart Association.
Professional Organizations
Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society
American Medical Surgical Nurses Association
Deep South Medical Surgical Nurses Association
Questions? Contact Us!
Department of Nursing
Kayley Kish, MEd
kkish@uhcno.edu
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