Faculty and Staff
Faculty
- Dr. Nancy Armstrong, DNP, RN
- Assistant Professor
- BSN-Murray State University, 1995
MSN-Northern Kentucky University, 2011
DNP-Eastern Kentucky University, 2015
- Mason Hall 219
- narmstrong1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.4576
- Lori Ballard, MSN, RN
- Instructor
- BSN-Murray State University, 1989
MSN-Murray State University, 2010
- Mason Hall 307D
- lballard1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6671
- Erica Brown, MSN, RN
- Instructor
- BSN-Murray State University
MSN-Western Governers University, 2019
DNP- Chamberlain, Expected graduation 2021
- Mason Hall 232
- erowe1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6661
- Dr. Dina Byers, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC
- Professor, Interim Dean
- BSN-Murray State University, 1999
MSN-Murray State University, 2004
PhD-University of Tennessee, 2008
- Mason Hall 121
- dbyers@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6223
- Dr. Summer Cross, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
- Assistant Professor
- BSN-Murray State University, 2000
MSN-Murray State University, 2007
PhD-University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014
- Mason Hall 230
- scross@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6673
- Anna Fowler, MSN, RN
- Instructor
- BSN-Murray State University, 1991
MSN-Murray State University, 2009
DNP- August 2020
- Mason Hall 312
- afowler2@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6659
- Dr. Katy Garth, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
- Professor,
Interim Graduate Coordinator - BSN-Murray State University, 1980
MSN-Vanderbilt University, 1983
PhD-University of Tennessee, 2008
- Mason Hall 221
- kgarth@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6669
- Dr. Darlena Jones, DNP, APRN, CRNA
- Director
BH/ Murray State Program of Anesthesia - BH/ Murray State Program of Anesthesia
BSN- Murray State University, 2007
MSN- Murray State University, 2009
DNP-Murray State University, 2016
- 2000 College Drive
- Madisonville, KY 42431
- djones13@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5268
- Dr. Travis R. Laffoon, DNP, APRN, CRNA
- BH/ Murray State Program of Anesthesia
- BH/ Murray State Program of Anesthesia
BSN- Murray State University, 2012
MSN- Murray State University, 2015
DNP-Murray State University, 2017
- 2000 College Drive
- Madisonville, KY 42431
- tlaffoon@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5269
- Dr. Tonia Mailow, DNP, RN
- Assistant Professor
- BSN-University of Hawaii-Hilo, 2004
MSN- University of Hawaii-Hilo, 2007
DNP-Eastern Kentucky University, 2016
- Mason Hall 307C
- tmailow@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6678
- Dr. Carol Murch, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, CNE, CHPN
- Assistant Professor,
RN-BSN Program Coordinator - BSN-Murray State University, 2005
MSN-Murray State University, 2010
DNP-Murray State University, 2015
- Mason Hall 230
- cmurch@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5648
- Dr. Jessica Naber, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor
- BSN-Murray State University, 2002
MSN-Bellarmine University, 2007
PhD-University of Tennessee, 2011
- Mason Hall 220
- jnaber@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6690
- Dr. Michael Perlow, DNS, RN
- Professor
- BSN-Eastern Kentucky University, 1976
MSN-University of Evansville, 1979
PhD-Indiana University, 1987
- Mason Hall 229
- mperlow@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6665
- Dr. Kristin Reid, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC
- Assistant Professor
- BSN- Murray State University, 2004
MSN- Murray State University, 2008
DNP-University of Kentucky 2018
- Mason Hall 307B
- kreid3@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6670
- Jennifer Rogers, MSN, FNP- BC, RN
- Instructor
- BSN-University of Evansville, 1997
MSN- University of Illinois-Chicago, 2002
DNP-Murray State University, exp. graduation 2020
- Mason Hall 321
- jrogers37@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6674
- Dr. Shane Rust, DNP, FNP-BC
- Assistant Professor
- BSN- Murray State University, 1996
MSN- Murray State University, 1999
DNP-Old Dominion University, 2012
- Mason Hall
- mrust3@murraystate.edu
- 270.243.0837
- Caroline Szczepaniak, MSN, RN
- Instructor
- BSN-Murray State University, 2011
MSN-University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018
- Mason Hall 230
- cbaumann@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6977
- Dr. Pamela Thurman, DNP, APRN, CRNA
- Assistant Director
BH/ Murray State Program of Anesthesia - BSN-Murray State University, 1985
MSN- Murray State University, 1996
DNP-Murray State University, 2016
- 2000 College Drive
- Madisonville, KY 42431
- pthurman2@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5270
- Dr. Janice Thurmond, DNP, APRN
- Assistant Professor
- BSN-Murray State University, 1989
MSN- Murray State University, 1996
DNP-Murray State University, 2017
- Mason Hall 307A
- jthurmond@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6222
- Carolyn Tinsley, MSN, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC
- Instructor
- BSN-Murray State University, 1986
MSN-Murray State University, 2001
- Mason Hall 320
- ctinsley@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6675
- Dr. Dana Todd, PhD, APRN
- Professor
Interim Director of Nursing - BSN-Murray State University, 1991
MSN-Murray State University, 1998
PhD-University of Tennessee, 2008
- Mason Hall 118
- dtodd7@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6225
Staff
- Michelle Dickerson
- Administrative Assistant
BH/MSU Program of Anesthesia
- 2000 College Drive
- Madisonville, KY 42431
- michelle.dickerson@bhsi.com
- 270.809.5271
- Joanne Farley
- Administrative Assistant II
School of Nursing
- Mason Hall 120
- jfarley@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.2193
- Charlotte Lynn
- RN-BSN part-time secretary
Madisonville Regional Campus
- 2000 College Drive
- Madisonville, KY 42431
- clynn1@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.5648
- Brian Truskey
- Administrative Assistant I
School of Nursing
- Mason Hall 119
- btruskey@murraystate.edu
- 270.809.6664