School of Nursing
nurs-web@radford.edu
540-831-7700 | 349 Waldron Hall
Meet our Faculty and Staff
School of Nursing Leadership
Wendy Downey
Interim Dean
Associate Professor
wrdowney@radford.edu
Waldron 349 | 540-831-7805
Christi Callahan
Interim Associate Dean
Assistant Professor
ccallahan7@radford.edu
Waldron 323, RUC 1025 | 540-831-7189
Tara Chitwood
Academic Unit Head - Undergraduate Programs
Assistant Professor
tmchitwood@radford.edu
RUC 1004 | 540-831-2041
Carey Cole
Chair - Graduate Programs
Assistant Professor
ccdaly@radford.edu
Waldron 335, RUC 1033 | 540-831-7700
Sara Brown
Chair - Fast Track Programs
Assistant Professor
sbrown275@radford.edu
RUC 1027 | 540-354-6499
Sharla Cooper
Associate Professor
Dean's Fellow - Student Success, Recruitment & Retention
scooper@radford.edu
Waldron 319 | 540-767-6188
Christina Keller
Director, Clinical Simulation Centers
AP Faculty
cdkeller@radford.edu
Cook Hall & Roanoke Higher Education Center | 540-831-2491
Deidra Pennington
Traditional BSN Program Coordinator - RUC
Assistant Professor
dpennington@radford.edu
RUC 1027 | 540-831-1513
Jessica Fenton
Traditional BSN Program Coordinator - Main Campus
Instructor
jwhittake@radford.edu
Waldron 324 | 540-831-7658
Jennifer Turner
ABSN Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor
jturner28@radford.edu
RUC 1026 | 540-831-1673
Marjorie Young
DNP Leadership Track Coordinator
Associate Professor
myoung67@radford.edu
Waldron 307 | 540-831-7818
Judy Jenks
Family Nurse Practitioner Coordinator (MSN & DNP)
Assistant Professor
jbjenks@radford.edu
Waldron 3xx | 540-237-8916
Radford Main Campus Faculty
Vanessa Hedge
Assistant Professor
vhedge@radford.edu
RHEC 307G, Waldron 350 | 540-767-6182
Helen Reed
Instructor | Academic Leadership Fellow (2021-2023)
hireed@radford.edu
Waldron 328 | 540-831-7707
Radford University Carilion Faculty
Staff
Carolyn McConnell
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
camcconnell@radford.edu
RUC 10th floor | 540-831-1323
John Spraker
Clinical Resource Coordinator - Undergraduate Programs
jtspraker@radford.edu
Waldron 301 | 540-831-7746
Danielle Buonpane
Clinical Resource Coordinator - Graduate Programs
dbuonpane@radford.edu
Waldron 349 | 540-831-7741
Tabitha Greear
Nursing Program Specialist - Fast Track Programs
thawley@radford.edu
Waldron 311 | 540-831-7671
Lisa Young
Program Manager - Clinical Simulation Centers
lfyoung@radford.edu
Cook Hall - 3rd floor | 540-831-7175
Roy Baugher
Administrative Assistant - RHEC Clinical Simulation Center
rbaugher@radford.edu
RHEC 1128 | 540-767-6156