Faculty and Staff
Leadership Team
Director, JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing (JGDSON) and Professor
Joseph W. Tacy, Ph.D., RN, CNE
(409) 880-8817
Associate Director JGDSON Undergraduate Nursing Studies
Director of Student Retention
Gina Hale, Ph.D., RN, CNE
(409) 880-8831
Associate Director JGDSON Graduate Nursing Studies
Ruthie Robinson, Ph.D., RN, FAEN, CEN
(409) 880-7720
Assistant Director, JGDSON Accreditation and Evaluation & Articulation Tracks
Keili Peterman, Ph.D., MBA, RN, NEA-BC
(409) 880-8863
Edna Horn Gay Learning Center Director:
Simulation Program and Support Services
(409) 880-8818
Faculty
Michelle Hext, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, FNP-C, ENP-C, PMHNP-BC
Sommer Shackelford, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
(409) 880-8142
Bethany Steely, RN, MSN, CCRN
Corie Willey, MSN, RNAdjunct Faculty
Staff
Lauren Gordon
Administrative Specialist (Part-Time)
Stacie GrangerAdministrative Coordinator
SON Director's Office
(409) 880-8817
Manjeet Kaur Saini
Administrative Coordinator
BSN Program and RN-BSN/RN-MSN Tracks
msaini1@lamar.edu
(409) 880-8831
(409) 880-8831
Jon-Michael Wallace