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Nursing Center for Excellence

Nursing Center for Excellence

Nursing Center for Excellence

Vision

The goal of the Nursing Center of Excellence is to promote student and alumni success through engagement in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and nursing research utilization and dissemination for the purpose of improving the health of the people of the south plains region.

Recent News

  • Congratulations to Angela Allen, DNP, RN for completing her doctorate of nursing practice at Arkansas State University!<o:p></o:p>
  • Congratulations to the 糖心Vlog SON first class of DNP graduates: Drs. Campbell-Rivas, Gafford, Marquez, McMurry, Marquez, Neiros, & Stinnett
Research, Brown Bags, and Scholarship

糖心Vlog Department of Nursing and Covenant Health are pleased to announce their Research Partnership.

The Iota Mu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, TNA District 18, Covenant Health, and TTUHSC SON are pleased to collaborate with 糖心Vlog to promote nursing research in the Research Brown Bag (RBB) programs. All RBB take place in the Department of Nursing, 糖心Vlog campus.

Upcoming Dates:

  • Thursday, April 9th, 2026, 3:00 pm 鈥 6:00 pm TCNE Collier Auditorium, Join us for DNP presentations of the Integrative Research Reviews at the 糖心Vlog Scholars Colloquium and Spring Research Brown Bag event.

Past Brown Bag Events:

  • "" Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, Stephan R. Smith MSN, RN, CCRN, MEDSURG-BC, JoAnn D. Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Emilia Garcia DNP, RN, RNC-NIC, Vanessa Bolyard DNP, APRN, FNP-C
  • 鈥溾 Travis Hernandez MSN, RN, CCRN
  • 鈥溾 Brittany Hatchett DNP, RN
  • "" LaNell Harrison, PhD, RN, Bev Byers, EdD, RN, LMT, LMTI, Brittany Hilton, MSN, RN.
  • "" 糖心Vlog Student & Alumni Presenters: Angela Allen, MSN, RN, Gisele Bazan, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, Kelsey Sawyer, BSN, RN, Tiffany Patterson, BSN, RNC-NIC
  • "" with Emilia Garcia, DNP, RNC-NICU
  • "" with Gisele Bazan BSN, RN, CCRN-K, Kelsey Sawyer BSN, RN, CCRN, NPD-BC, Tiffany Patterson BSN, RNC-NIC
  • 鈥溾 with Brandy Pitts, DNP, RN, Assistant Professor TTUHSC SON
  • 鈥溾 with Patti White, DNP, RN and Invited Response by Dr. Ann Hagstrom
  • 鈥溾 with Pamela Rahn, MSN, RN
  • 鈥溾: Kat Kidder, Shelly Fairly, Lorena Burnett, Mary Payne and Tiffany Whetzel.
  • 鈥溾, with Hollis Franco, PhD, RN-BC
  • 鈥溾,  with K. Ann Hagstrom, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, Invited Response: Patti White, DNP
  • 鈥溾, with Priscilla Stansell, DNP, RN-BC, TTUHSC SON, Invited Response: Rebecca Geist, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC
  • "" with Dr. Rebecca Geist, DNP, RB, PHNA-BC
  • with Darla Smith, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, Invited Response with Marshall Rogers, MSN, RN, and Dr. Tammy Nesbitt
  • with Erin Gibson PhD, RN, CCRN-K
  • with Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, Kim Stunkard, MSN, RN, and Darla Smith, MSN, RN, Invited Response by Alicia Anger, MSN, RN
  • featuring short synopses of posters and presentations by 糖心Vlog students, alumni and faculty in Calgary
  • with Terry L. Hill, DNP, MSN, RN, CEN, CNE, Assistant Professor TTUHSC School of Nursing, Invited Response with Barbara Cherry, DNSc, MBA, RN, NEA-BC
  • with Jessica Spiegelberg, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
  • with Emilia Garcia, MSN, RN, Michella DeLeon, BSN, RN, Lauren Johnston, BSN, RN, Elisabeth Carson, BSN, RN, Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, Christie Robinette, BSN, RN, and Dr. Jamie Roney
  • with Kyle Johnson, PhD, RN, CHSE, Assistant Professor/Clinical and Simulation Director, TTUHSC with an invited response by Dr. Sharon Decker
  • with Michael Chavez, BSN, RN
  • with Dr. Jamie Roney, Hope Cimino, Emilia Garcia, Trissi Guinn, Nichole Janca, Melissa Leiker, Stacey Spradling, and Viviana Vizcarra.
  • with Larry Bridgeman, MSN, RN, CCRN-K and 鈥渋nvited response鈥 by Dr. Terry Delaney.
  • with Michael Chavez, BSN, RN, EMT-I, Cherry Cook, BS, RN, Whitney Haugland, BS, RN, CEN, Annie Harrison, BSN, RN, Detra Johnson, BSN, RN, Melissa Leiker, BSN, RN
  • Rita D. Crasta, MSN, RN IV, OCN, BMTCN, Janet Pia, MSN, RN, CCRN, and Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE. Response by Amanda Veesart, PhD, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor/Program Director, TTUHSC
  • with Elaine Emery, RN MSN, CDE, Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, JoAnn Long, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Martina Mendoza, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Ann Morris, MSN, RN, VA-BC, Jamie Roney, DNP, RN-BC, CCRN-K, & Mark Wilkinson, DNP, MBS, RN and Invited Response by Brenda Kinning, MSN, RN-BC
  • Dawn R. Kineman, DNP, RN, CPN
  • Sarah Woolsey, PhD, RN
  • Mark Wilkinson, DNP, MBS, RN, 糖心Vlog Faculty, Invited Response by Marshall Rogers, MSN, RN, CSON Faculty.
  • Dr. Terry Delaney, DNP, RN,
  • Hillery Hart, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, RN-BC,
  • 糖心Vlog Alumni Panel: Sheryll Coulombe, MSN, RN; Elaine Emery, MSN, RN; Brenda Kinning, MSN, RN; Martina Mendoza, MSN, RN; Melissia Tomblin, MSN, RN; Laura Valdez, MSN, RN,
  • Jamie Roney, DNP, RN, CCRN-K,
  • Vanessa Bolyard, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Assistant Professor,
  • Randall Stennett, DNP, RN, CHSE, Simulation/Lab Coordinator -
  • Patricia Francis-Johnson, DNP, RN - 
  • Dalton Keel, DNP(c), RN, CCRN, Nurse Consultant -
  • Patricia (Patty) Freier, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS, invited response, Wilbur Jones, Plant Engineer
  • Sharon Obami, BSN and Holly Wierzba, MSN, RN, invited responses Barbara Herman, MSN, RN, CIC and Frank Puga, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center
  • Dalton Keel, DNP(c), RN, CCRN, Nurse Consultant -
  • Laura Opton, MSN, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor, TTUHSC - SON (糖心Vlog Alum) and Amy Moore, DNP, RN, FNP-C, Director, RN-BSN Program will present their research on  Invited Response: Dr. LaNell Harrison.
  • Cindy Ford, PhD, RN, CNE, Invited Response: Cathy Box, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Education.
  • Mark Wilkinson, MSN, RN, Invited Response: Patty Freier, MSN, RN-BC, RCIS.
  • Elaine Emery, MSN, RN, CDE, Covenant Health present: "Improving Glycemic Control in Adult Non-Critical Care Units." Invited response.
  • Matthew Cotton, MSN, RN, Covenant Health presents: Invited Response: Dr. Nadine Zeeni, Professor of Nutrition, Lebanese American University (virtual response).
  • J. Dalton Keel, MSN, RN, CCRN, Nurse Consultant- DSHS HIV AA Grant presents: Invited Response: Dr. Steven Bonner, Ricky Vaughn, & Dr. Alozie.
  • Maribeth Lyon, MSN, RN, Covenant Health presents:
  • Kyle Johnson, MSN, RN, Faculty, TTUHSC presents: Invited Response: Dr. Sharon Decker
  • Dr. Daniel Hatch, Invited Response: Dr. Emily Merrill
  • Jamie Roney, Erin Whitley, Kim Stunkard, Jessica Maples, & Lexie Futrell 
  • Amanda Venable, Invited Response: Lucy Porter
  • Dalton Keel, Invited Response: Dr. Steven Bonner
  • -with Paula Ponder, MSN, RN; Kathy Virone, MSN, RN, CCRN; and Terry Hill, MSN,RN, Invited Response: Dr. Carrie Lenburg
  • LaNell Harrison, Ph.D.-Invited Response: Dr. Besty Thomas
  • Lisa Dillard, MSN, RN - 
  • Lee Ann Fabry, MSN, RN, CNRN,
  • Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN, Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN
Accepted Research Posters and Podium Presentations
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