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Executive Council

University of Mississippi School of Nursing Executive Council
Portrait of Julie SanfordJulie Sanford, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Professor of Nursing
Dean, School of Nursing
Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Academic Affairs, UMMC
Email: jrsanford@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 984-6220
Fax:
(601) 815-5958
Joe Tacy.jpgJoseph Tacy, PhD, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Email: jtacy@umc.edu
Phone:
(601) 815-4123
Fax:
 (601) 815-9309
Ann-Norwood.jpgAnne Norwood, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Practice and Partnerships
Email: anorwood@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 984-6236
Fax: (601) 984-6206
Tina Martin 2023Tina Martin, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Administration
Email: tmartin@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 815-4011
Fax: (601) 984-6206
Portrait of Lei ZhangLei Zhang, PhD, MBA
Professor of Nursing
Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Email:  lzhang2@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 815-9780
Fax: (601) 984-6206 
Kristina-Cherry.pngKristina Cherry, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, School of Nursing
Chief Nursing Executive, UMMC
Audwin Fletcher 2022Audwin Fletcher, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
Director of Adult-Gerontology Acute Care and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner tracks
Email: afletcher@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 984-6210
Fax: (601) 984-6206
Sharon McElwain 2021 300x400Sharon McElwain, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor of Nursing
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Email: smcelwain@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 815-9478
Fax: (601) 984-6206
Michelle Palokas 2023Michelle Palokas, DNP, RN-CPN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Evaluation
Deputy Director of Mississippi Centre of Evidence-Based Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence and US Cochrane Affiliate
Email: mpalokas@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 815-4161
Fax: (601) 984-6206
Marilyn Harrington 2021Marilyn Harrington, PhD, RN, AGNP-C
Associate Professor of Nursing
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Email: mharrington@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 815-4138
Fax: (601) 984-6206
Leigh-Holley.jpgLeigh Holley, DNP, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Assistant Dean for Oxford Instructional Site
South Oxford Center
Email: lholley1@umc.edu
Phone:
(662) 915-2057
Fax:
(662) 915-2056
Lisa Vaughan 2023Lisa Vaughan
Director of Budget and Finance
Business Operations
Email: lvaughan@umc.edu
Phone:
(601) 984-6271
Fax:
(601) 815-4119
Wanda Barone 2023Wanda Barone
Executive Assistant
Office of the Dean
Email: wbarone@umc.edu
Phone:
(601) 984-6220
Fax:
(601) 984-6264