Area of Excellence: Interprofessional
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Binu Koirala
Binu Koirala’s research expertise includes cardiovascular disease, multimorbidity, palliative care, and global health. She earned the 2021 Dean’s Award- Outstanding Nurse Researcher- from the Johns Hopkins Nursing Alumni Association. Dr. Koirala has funded research projects to develop and test care coordination and symptom management interventions for patients living with multimorbidity, including those with cardiovascular diseases.…
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Catherine Ling
Catherine Ling’s scholarship is focused on improving primary care for vulnerable populations. Her more than 25 years as a family nurse practitioner have centered on providing functional access to ambulatory care in community settings. As an educator, she provides innovative and rigorous curriculum and course design and delivery for quality learning and practice outcomes. Dr.…
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Laura Lucas
Laura Lucas is an advanced practice nurse, clinical faculty member, and coordinator of the Birth Companions program that offers nursing students the opportunity to provide labor support and advocacy services to mothers from various backgrounds. She most recently worked as a clinical nurse specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital while serving as adjunct clinical faculty in…
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Rebecca J. Wright
Rebecca Wright has worked in health care since 2004. Her program of research focuses on principles of justice and equity within palliative care, and development and application of qualitative, participatory methodologies within a diverse range of settings and with vulnerable populations. She was a nurse at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London and a research assistant…
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Sarah L. Szanton
Sarah Szanton is the fifth dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Szanton holds a joint appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Under Dr. Szanton’s leadership, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is ranked No.…
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Nancy Sullivan
Prior to beginning her work at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Nancy Sullivan had a wide variety of nursing experiences that included ED/trauma/critical care of both adult and pediatric patients, nursing management, a nurse educator role working with new graduate nurses, and a clinical nurse specialist role focusing on care coordination and readmission reduction.…
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Susan Renda
Susan Renda has been a nurse for over 40 years. Her career began at the bedside with acutely ill patients and then in advanced practice as a nurse practitioner, certified diabetes educator, and nursing faculty. In all settings, she has brought a passion for education, as every moment with patients and students can be a…
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Natalie G. Regier
Natalie G. Regier is a clinical psychologist with a geriatrics specialty focused on improving the care and well-being of persons living with dementia and that of their caregivers. A primary arm of this work involves developing and evaluating nonpharmacological interventions for behaviors (neuropsychiatric symptoms) associated with dementia. Dr. Regier is currently funded through a grant…
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Vinciya Pandian
Vinciya Pandian is internationally known for her clinical expertise in improving critically ill patients’ care, safety, and quality of life. Her scientific work, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR017433), focuses on identifying signs and symptoms of laryngeal injury post-extubation in the intensive care unit. She is also funded by Agency for Healthcare…
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Shawna Mudd
Shawna Mudd is the associate dean for academic affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Mudd, a JHSON faculty member since 2011, had served as interim associate dean for educational quality and innovation, has consistently displayed strong leadership in program development, curriculum design, and accreditation matters, and has actively contributed expertise in the…