The LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Nursing continues to advance nursing education, practice and scholarship through the meaningful contributions of its faculty. In recent months, faculty members published research spanning leadership development, diversity and equity in curricula, clinical outcomes, interprofessional education, technology-enabled care and mental health, while also earning recognition for excellence in teaching and compassionate care.
Faculty Publications
Our faculty continues to contribute valuable research and thought leadership to the nursing field through publications.
Mary Dioise Ramos, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship and Science
Dr. Ramos authored and co-authored multiple publications focused on leadership development, cultural mentorship, resilience, and diversity, equity and inclusion in nursing education:
- “Philippine Nurses Association of America’s Innovative Leadership Development Program: Community-Led Model for Nurse Leader Development and Chapter Governance,” Nurse Leader (2025).
- “Camp Aruga: Building Professional Identity and Resilience in Filipino American Nurses,” Nurse Leader (2025).
- “Guided by Culture, Fueled by Goals: Evaluating the Patnubay sa Pagtatagumpay Mentorship Journey,” Nurse Leader (2025).
- “Validation of the Evaluating Nursing and Curriculum for Transformation Tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curriculum Integration,” Teaching and Learning in Nursing (2025).
- “Predictors of Success Among Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students: A Retrospective Study,” Nurse Education Today (2025).
Jennifer Manning, DNS, ACNS-BC, CNE, FCNS, FAAN
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Program; Coordinator, AGCNS Program; Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing
Dr. Manning’s scholarship addressed critical care outcomes, educational predictors of success, and emerging monitoring technologies:
- “Managing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Hospital Settings and Its Association With Length of Stay,” Clinical Nurse Specialist (2025).
- “Predictors of Success Among Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students: A Retrospective Study,” Nurse Education Today (2025).
- “Does Bispectral Index Monitoring Belong in the Intensive Care Unit Setting? A Narrative Review of Evidence,” Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing (2025).
- Editor, Advances in Critical Care Nursing of Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America (2026).
Susan E. Lee, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Instructor of Clinical Nursing
- “Managing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Hospital Settings and Its Association With Length of Stay,” Clinical Nurse Specialist (2025).
Alison Davis, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN
Former Professor of Nursing; Director, Nursing Skills and Technology Center; Director, MSN Nurse Educator Program
- “Predictors of Success Among Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students: A Retrospective Study,” Nurse Education Today (2025).
Todd Tartavoulle, DNS, APRN, CNS-BC
Retired Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing – Adjunct
- “Predictors of Success Among Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students: A Retrospective Study,” Nurse Education Today (2025).
Adele Harrell, PhD, MSN, RN
Program Director for CARE BSN Program; Instructor of Clinical Nursing
- “Predictors of Success Among Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students: A Retrospective Study,” Nurse Education Today (2025).
Kathleen Brennan and M. Dustin Pigg
Academic Success Coordinators
- “Predictors of Success Among Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Students: A Retrospective Study,” Nurse Education Today (2025).
Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA
Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program; Professor of Nursing
- “The Repurposing of Lidocaine for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Lung Injury: An Integrative Review,” AANA Journal (2025).
- “Game-Based Learning in Graduate Nursing Education: A Narrative Review and Recommendations for Nurse Anesthesia Programs,” Journal of Nurse Anesthesia Education (2025).
Melissa Nunn, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, CNE, NEA-BC, CNEcl
Assistant Dean for Student Services; Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
- “Harnessing Social Support to Empower Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury to Increase Physical Activity Levels: Observations From Feasibility Studies,” Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering (2025).
- “Text Mining of Reddit Data to Explore Priorities and Experiences of Individuals With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury,” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2025).
Gloria Giarratano, PhD, APRN, CNS, FAAN
Tenet HealthSystem/Jo Ellen Smith, BSN, Endowed Chair of Nursing; Professor of Nursing
- “Planning a Perinatal Mental Health Intervention for a Post-Disaster Rural Community: Caregivers’ and Women’s Perspectives,” Journal of Community Psychology (2025).
Faculty Awards and Honors
The School of Nursing proudly recognizes faculty honored this year for excellence in teaching, leadership and compassionate care.
Outstanding Nursing Caring Award
- Danielle Rogers, MSN, RN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
DAISY Extraordinary Faculty Award
- Ellen Beyer, DNP, MBA, PHCNS-BC, APRN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
- Gregory Casey, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Joseph Eppling, DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CRRN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
- Sam Mauldin, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
- Jessica Teeter, MSN, RN, Instructor of Clinical Nursing
2025 LSU Health New Orleans Chancellor’s Excellence Award
- Marie Adorno, PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC-MNN, CNE, Director, Nurse Educator Programs
- Shelly Dolan, DNP, RN, Instructor of Nursing
