DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

Faculty and Staff

The faculty and staff in the Department of Nursing are involved in numerous and varied projects.

     Each faculty member's page describes their research interests and philosophy. To locate individual

            faculty and staff pages, click on their names. An e-mail link is provided for each faculty or staff member.

   Visitors or students should feel free to contact any of the faculty or staff with questions or concerns.

Faculty Member Office Phone E-Mail

Kathryn Grams, PhD, RN 

Professor & Chair, Department of Nursing

#275-A 678-839-5624 kgrams@westga.edu

Susan Ashford, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP

Assistant Professor

#277 678-839-5643 sashford@westga.edu

Bonnie Bar, MS, RN 

Associate Professor

#287 678-839-5635 bbar@westga.edu

Jeanette Bernhardt, PhD, RN 

Professor Emerita

#282 678-839-5533 jcb@westga.edu

 

Jody Bryan, RN, BSN, MPH

Assistant Professor 

#266 678-839-5641 jbryan@westga.edu

Nan Chadwick, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor 

#289 678-839-5633 nchadwic@westga.edu

 

Jana "Shelly" Crager, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

#285 678-839-5625 jcrager@westga.edu

Debbie Davis, MSN, RN

Instructor

#264 678-839-6552 debbied@westga.edu

 

Gina Duggar, MSN, RN, ANP

Instructor

#264 678-839-6552 gduggar@westga.edu

Cynthia Epps, PhD, RN, 

Professor &

Undergraduate Program Coordinator

 

#273 678-839-5627 cepps@westga.edu

Mary Erickson, MN, RN, 

Associate Professor/ Advisor

#200 678-839-5629 marye@westga.edu
Amy Goodwin, MSN, RN, APRN-BC
Assistant Profes
sor
#283 678-839-5632 amgood@westga.edu

Pamela Horvath, RN, MSN

Assistant Professor

# 268 678-839-5628 phorvath@westga.edu

Betty Ishoy, RN, MSN

Assistant Professor

# 282 678-839-5421 bishoy@westga.edu

Margaret Kosowski, PhD, RN

Professor

#271 678-839-5626 mkosowsk@westga.edu

Tammy McClenny, RN, MSN

Nursing Resource Center Coordinator

#184 678-839-5422 tmcclenn@westga.edu

Colleen Needham, MSN, RN, FNP-C 

Assistant Professor

#269 678-839-5636 cneedham@westga.edu
Lyn Reilly, EdD, RN
Associate Professor
#295 678-839-5639 lreilly@westga.edu

Paulette Rollant, PhD, RN
Visiting Assistant Professor

 

#264 678-839-6552 rollant@bellsouth.net

Martha Sanders, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

#285 678-839-5634 msanders@westga.edu

Bobbie Siler, PhD, RN, CNE

Professor

#293 678-839-5638 rsiler@westga.edu

Melanie Sims, MSN, RN

Instructor

#264 678-839-6552 msims@westga.edu

Laurie Jowers Ware, PhD, RN    

Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator

#281 678-839-5631 lware@westga.edu

Susan Welch, RN, MSN

Assistant Professor

#285 678-839-5634 swelch@westga.edu

 

Julie Williard, MN, RN, NP-C,

Assistant Professor

# 279 678-839-6379 jwilliar@westga.edu

Mary B. Williams, MS, RN

Assistant Professor

#266A 678-839-5630 mbell@westga.edu

Carol Wilson, PhD, RN   

Professor

#291 678-839-5637 cwilson@westga.edu

Diane Wise, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

#282 678-839-5533 dwise@westga.edu

 

Staff Members

Jo Hite

Office Manager

#275 678-839-6552 jhite@westga.edu

Karen Duke

Staff Assistant - Carrollton

#264 678-839-6552 kduke@westga.edu

Laura Edmonds

Staff Assistant - Newnan

#264

678-839-6552

or

in Newnan

770-254-7381

ledmonds@westga.edu

Katherine "Kat" Hawks

Graduate Research Assistant

#264 678-839-6552  
 

Faculty Handbook