Faculty Spotlights

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing is proud to announce that Susan McLennon PhD, ANP-BC, CNE, Director of the School of Nursing, has recently been appointed to two distinguished positions at the national level, reflecting her ongoing commitment to advancing nursing education, leadership, and geriatric care. Dr. McLennon has been named an Associate Editor of […]

Christopher M. Smith, PhD, MSN, RN, GCQM, Assistant Professor, has been invited to serve as one of two keynote speakers at the upcoming Nordic Gender Conference on Men’s Underrepresentation in Communal Occupations, taking place August 26–28, 2025, at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway. This international conference brings together researchers, educators, […]

UNC Charlotte nursing faculty members Leslie Beth “L.B.” Sossoman, DNP, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN-CV, CPHQ, Amy Winiger, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC, and Melinda Pierce, MSN, RN, CHSE have been selected as one of 192 grant awardees globally by Bodyswaps, a cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) platform that delivers immersive soft skills training. This summer, their awarded project will […]

Amy Winiger, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FACC, proudly represented UNC Charlotte School of Nursing at the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Conference, held March 28–30 in Chicago, Illinois. She presented the abstract Bridging the Americas to Improve Patient Education Post-Myocardial Infarction, which highlights an innovative international initiative aimed at enhancing cardiovascular care through cross-cultural collaboration. […]

When Charlene Whitaker-Brown, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CHFN is not educating future nurses in the undergraduate program or inspiring graduate nursing students towards advanced practice, she is maintaining her private practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and fulfilling her scholarly commitments. While many might take time to rest and recuperate from such demanding responsibilities, Dr. […]

UNC Charlotte’s School of Nursing faculty members Kelly Powers, PhD, RN, CNE, FNAP, Katherine Shue-McGuffin, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, and Kathleen S. Jordan, DNP, MS, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAANP, have been awarded a Sigma Theta Tau International Small Grant to support their research in interprofessional education (IPE). Their proposal, “Innovations in Training: Developing SIM-IPE […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing proudly congratulates Jyotsana Parajuli, PhD, MGS, RN, on receiving the Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) 2025 Aging/Gerontology Research Interest and Implementation Group Rising Investigator Award. This prestigious recognition honors Dr. Parajuli’s dedication to advancing aging and gerontology research. She was awarded at the SNRS 39th Annual Conference in this […]

This past weekend, the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) hosted its annual Psych Retreat, a vital gathering for nurses and healthcare professionals dedicated to psychiatric and mental health care. This event offers an invaluable platform to delve into emerging trends, best practices, treatment approaches, and policies shaping the future of mental health nursing. UNC Charlotte’s […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Nursing is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grants. This program funds faculty projects that explore and enhance teaching and learning practices using rigorous research methods. Please join us in celebrating the following faculty members and their innovative projects: Drew McGuffin, DNP, […]

Jyotsana Parajuli, PhD, MGS, RN, an Assistant Professor at the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing, has been named a recipient of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF) 2025 Emerging Leader Award. This prestigious recognition highlights Dr. Parajuli’s significant leadership and dedication to hospice and palliative care nursing early in her career. The HPNF Emerging […]