Area of Excellence: Substance Use/Addiction
-
Kathryn Taylor
Kathryn Taylor’s research integrates health care quality and equity concepts to improve outcomes for people living with end-stage kidney disease. Dr. Taylor is a PhD graduate from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Previously, she was corporate vice president of quality at Fresenius Kidney Care, a large dialysis organization with over 2,500 outpatient facilities across North…
-
Katherine Humphrey
Katherine Humphrey is a clinical faculty member, clinical coordinator, simulation, and lab instructor in the Master’s (Entry into Nursing) program. Dr. Humphrey has a background in cardiology research, emergency response and business management. She is passionate about mentoring new nurses and helping students develop the competencies to support communities and their health care needs. Her…
-
S. Atdjian
Dr. Atdjian holds a joint appointment with the School of Medicine and is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is board certified in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry. Dr. Atdjian’s areas of specialty are education; prevention of the use of seclusion and restraints; implementation of trauma-informed practices; psychotherapy of co-occurring trauma-related and substance…
-
Marianne Fingerhood
Marianne Fingerhood has been a nurse practitioner in adult primary care since 1999 and began serving as clinical preceptor beginning in 2001. She began her teaching journey with pre-licensure students in 1990 and joined the faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 2012 teaching in the MSN NP program and finally as the…
-
Emma Mangano
Emma Mangano is a family psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Dr. Mangano’s areas of expertise include inpatient and emergency psychiatry, dual diagnosis, and geriatric behavioral health. Her clinical focus while working in the emergency department has been on the care of boarding patients and advocating for…
-
Cecília Tomori
Cecília Tomori is an anthropologist and public health scholar whose work investigates the structural and sociocultural drivers that shape health, illness, and health inequities. Tomori is internationally recognized for her expertise on breastfeeding, infant sleep, and maternal child health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has supported numerous organizations focused on maternal child health and advocated…
-
Tammy Slater
Tammy Slater is the track coordinator for the DNP Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She is an acute care nurse practitioner, and her clinical expertise focuses on the assessment and management of acutely and critically ill adults with cardiovascular disease and complex comorbidities. In 2017 and 2021…
-
Tamar Rodney
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a formidable opponent. Tamar Rodney believes the key to beating PTSD is acting quickly to identify the syndrome and giving the science time to catch up. Dr. Rodney is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who has worked in trauma and psychiatry. Her PhD research looked at biomarkers for PTSD in veterans with a traumatic brain injury.…
-
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…
-
Victoria Hughes
Victoria Hughes has served in various clinical, educational, and leadership positions over the past 31 years. She retired as a colonel after 27 years of service within the United States Air Force. Her mental health clinical background includes working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient programs. Dr. Hughes obtained the…