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Our Faculty

Mary Black College of Nursing Faculty

At the University of South Carolina Upstate, we take pride in our dedicated faculty members, recognized as some of the best in the region. Our faculty, experts in their fields, represent all academic areas and are committed to academic excellence.

Our faculty are focused on helping students succeed and grow in their chosen fields of study. With a combination of real-world experience and academic rigor, they provide hands-on learning opportunities, preparing students for successful careers.

Explore our faculty below and discover how their expertise and dedication make the University of South Carolina Upstate a leader in higher education across the Upstate South Carolina region.


Catherine Aho, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CLC, CNL | Nursing Instructor

Catherine Aho MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CLC, CNL | caho@uscupstate.edu
Nursing Instructor

864-503-7329

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3060
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Women’s Health Perinatal Mental Health
  • Stress/Anxiety/PTSD in Frontline Healthcare Workers Post-Pandemic

Resume (PDF)

Darlene Amendolair | Professor

Darlene Amendolair | amendold@uscupstate.edu
Professor

864-503-4246

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: UCG 111, Health Education Complex (HEC), 5049

Resume (PDF)

Stephanie Barnhill | Assistant Professor

Stephanie Barnhill | barnhism@uscupstate.edu
Assistant Professor

864-503-5914

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3065
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Sexual Health

Resume (PDF)

Sahreen Bhanji | Instructor

Sahreen Bhanji | sbhanji@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-5449

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3063
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Nursing workforce readiness
  • Nursing student clinical enhancement
  • Caregiver role strain

Resume (PDF)

Vera Bratnichenko MSN, RN | Instructor

Vera Bratnichenko MSN, RN | verab@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-5481

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 5303
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Cancer Prevention in Vulnerable Populations
  • Health Equity
  • Student Success
  • First Generation College Students

Resume (PDF)

Brandon Burnett | Instructor

Brandon Burnett | burnetbt@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-5473

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3083
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Healthcare Simulation
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Post-Traumatic Growth Index
  • Nursing Education
Ashlan Burns, MSN-Ed., RN, CNE | Nursing Instructor

Ashlan Burns, MSN-Ed., RN, CNE | arburns@uscupstate.edu
Instructor of Nursing

864-503-7321

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3061
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Pharmacology
  • Cardiac Nursing
  • Mental Health Stigmas
    • Reducing anxiety in college students
  • Trauma Informed Care

Resume (PDF)

Logan Camp-Spivey, PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE | Assistant Professor and Director of Simulation

Logan Camp-Spivey, PhD, MSN, RN, CHSE | arburns@uscupstate.edu
Assistant Professor and Director of Simulation

864-503-5460

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 1000
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Simulation in Nursing Education
Amanda Coates | Instructor

Amanda Coates | ac199@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-7320

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3062
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Student Wellbeing

Resume (PDF)

Rhonda Coffey, MSN, RN-C, CLC | Instructor of Nursing of Childbearing Families and Women’s Health

Rhonda Coffey MSN, RN-C, CLC | coffeyrm@uscupstate.edu
Instructor of Nursing of Childbearing Families and Women’s Health

864-503-5469

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3054
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Obstetrics
  • Breastfeeding
  • Labor and Delivery

Resume (PDF)

Tamara Cook | Associate Professor

Tamara Cook | coffeyrm@uscupstate.edu
Associate Professor

864-503-5410

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3073
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Pediatrics
  • Nursing Curriculum
  • Innovative Teaching
  • Primary Care
  • Family Medicine
Shirleatha Dunlap, PhD, RN, CNE | Professor and Dean of Nursing

Shirleatha Dunlap, PhD, RN, CNE | sl37@uscupstate.edu
Professor and Dean of Nursing

864-503-5444

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3047
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Nursing Workforce Development
Claudine Feig | Instructor

Claudine Feig | cfeig@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-5461

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3068
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Sexual/Reproductive Health
  • Community and Public Health

Resume (PDF)

Bridget Ford | Instructor

Bridget Ford | gayleb@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-5478

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3091
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Community Health
  • Physiological basis of Diseases
  • Academic Success in Nursing
  • Lifelong Learning
Latasha Gooden | Senior Nursing Instructor

Latasha Nicole Gooden | goodenl@uscupstate.edu
Senior Nursing Instructor

864-503-5468

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3055
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Nursing and Public Health

Resume (PDF)

Dr. Teri Harmon | Assistant Professor of Nursing

Dr. Teri Harmon, EdD, MSN, RN | terih@uscupstate.edu
Assistant Professor of Nursing

864-503-7184

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3057
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Mediating Stress for Nursing Students and Novice Nurses
  • Nurse Leadership – “Nurses Take the Lead”

Resume (PDF)

Felicia Jenkins | Associate Professor and Associate Dean

Felicia Jenkins | JENKINFM@uscupstate.edu
Associate Professor and Associate Dean

864-503-5441

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3097
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Health Disparities
  • Health Promotion
  • Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
  • Nursing Education

Resume (PDF)

Carol Krolicki | Clinical Nursing Instructor

Carol Krolicki | krolickc@uscupstate.edu
Clinical Nursing Instructor

864-503-7328

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3087
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Clinical Nursing

Resume (PDF)

Ebony Letmon | Instructor

Ebony Letmon | ebonynb@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-7322

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3084

Dr. Kristi Miller | Doctor

Dr. Kristi Miller | kmiller2@uscupstate.edu
Doctor

864-503-5443

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3085, 106 Suite A-7 Greenville
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Nursing Informatics
  • Safety Culture in Schools of Nursing

Resume (PDF)

Dr. Tracey Miller | Assistant Professor

Dr. Tracey Miller | mille768@uscupstate.edu
Assistant Professor

864-503-5453

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3059
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Undergraduate BSN Medication Competency

Resume (PDF)

Lisa Phillips | Senior Faculty

Lisa Phillips | phillilr@uscupstate.edu
Senior Faculty

864-503-5754

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3071
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Stress Management

Resume (PDF)

Emily Russell | Senior Nursing Instructor

Emily Russell | erussel2@uscupstate.edu
Senior Nursing Instructor

864-503-5482

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3069
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Student Success
  • empathy Development
  • Self Awareness Development
  • Cultural Competent Care

Resume (PDF)

Brittany Shuller | Instructor

Brittany “Shea” Shuller | pryorbs@uscupstate.edu
Instructor

864-503-5455

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3086

Lina Shu, MSN, RN-BC | Senior Instructor

Lina Shu, MSN, RN-BC | lshu@uscupstate.edu
Senior Instructor

864-503-5474

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 1001
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PAH) Deficiency
  • Newborn Screening
  • Gene Therapy
  • Nutrigenomics
  • Nursing Simulation
  • Nursing Education
  • Advanced Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Jessica Stoelting | Senior Nursing Instructor

Jessica Stoelting | jstoelti@uscupstate.edu
Senior Nursing Instructor

864-503-7345

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 5303
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Stress Management

Resume (PDF)

Tamara Tackett | Assistant Professor

Tamara Tackett DNP, APRN-BC | tackettt@uscupstate.edu
Assistant Professor

864-503-7341

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3088
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Nursing
  • Critical Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Hospice

Resume (PDF)

Sharon Smith | Director of RN-BSN Program and Senior Instructor

Sharon Smith | smithst4@uscupstate.edu
Senior Instructor

864-552-4211

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: University Center, Greenville Upstate Nursing Suite, 105
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Assessment/Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE)
Helen West | Senior Instructor

Helen West | westhm2@uscupstate.edu
Senior Instructor

864-503-5415

College: Mary Black College of Nursing (MBCON)
Building and Room Number: Health Education Complex (HEC), 3070
Research/Scholarship/Area of Interest:

  • Cognitive and Emotional Empathy

Resume (PDF)