College Catalog 2023-2024

Faculty

Chandler Airaghi, MSN, RN
Instructor
BSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing
St. Louis, Missouri
chandler.airaghi@bjc.org

 

Melissa Andrus, MSN, RN
Instructor
BS: Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri
BSN: Barnes Jewish College, Goldfarb School of Nursing 
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN: Webster University  
St. Louis, Missouri 
melissa.andrus@bjc.org

 
Lynn Baer, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC

Instructor

BSN: Avila College

Kansas City, Missouri

MSN: Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, Illinois

lynn.baer@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Kristen Bagwell, MSN, RN, LCCE, RNC-OB
Instructor

BSN, MSN: Lindenwood University
St. Louis, Missouri 
LCCE: Lamaze International
RNC-OB: National Certification Corporation
kristen.bagwell@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 
Julie Berendzen, MSN, RN, CLC

Instructor

AAS: St. Louis Community College

St. Louis, Missouri

BSN: Webster University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

Julie.Berendzen@barnesjewishcolle.edu

Mary Beth Beyatte, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, ACNP-BC

Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration & Assistant Professor

BSN, MSN: Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health

St. Louis, Missouri

DNP: The University Of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

mary.beyatte@bjc.org

Deborah Birk, PhD, MSN, MHA, RN, NEA-BC

Graduate Program Director 

BSN: St. Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, Illinois

MHA: Webster University

St. Louis, Missouri

PhD: University of Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

deborah.birk@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Teri Boyd, EdD, MSNc, RN, CNE

Assistant Dean Undergraduate Program, Associate Professor 

BSN, EdD: University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

MSN: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas

Teri.Boyd@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Aaron Buck, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC

Instructor

BSN, MSN: Barnes College of Nursing - University of Missouri St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri
Aaron.Buck@barnesjewishcollege.com

 

Jules Vick Crawford, DNP, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor 

ASN: Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

BSN: Maryville University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN, DNP: McKendree University

Lebanon, Illinois

Jules.Crawford@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Mary Patricia Curtis, PhD, ANP-BC, PHCNS-BC, FNP-C

Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program and Professor

BSN, PhD: Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, Illinois

mary.curtis@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Sarah Decker, APRN, FNP-C, RN

Instructor - APN

BA: Lindenwood University 

St. Charles, Missouri 

BSN, RN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN, FNP: Maryville University

St. Louis, Missouri

sarah.hensley@BarnesJewishCollege.edu

Sarah Farabi, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

BSN: Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

PhD: University of Illinois

Chicago Illinois

sarah.farabi@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Judy Frain, PhD, RN

PhD Program Director, Associate Professor

BSN: Webster University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

PhD: University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

judith.frain@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Christopher Guelbert, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNML

Associate Professor

Diploma: Lutheran Medical Center

St. Louis, Missouri

BSN: Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

MS: University of Saint Francis

Joliet, Illinois

MSN, DNP: McKendree University

Lebanon, Illinois

christopher.guelbert@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 
Kelly Hantack, MSN, RN

Instructor

BSN, ASN: Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

St. Louis, Missouri

kelly.hantack@barnesjewishcollege.edu

James Haran, MSN, CCRN, CNE

Instructor 

BSN University of Missouri  
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN -Webster University 
St. Louis, Missouri

james.haran@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Nicole Healey MSN, RN, CEN

Instructor 

BSN -Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville 
Edwardsville, Illinois

MSN- Webster University 
St. Louis, MO

nicole.healey@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA

Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program & Professor

BSN: Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, Illinois

MSN(R), PhD: Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

CRNA: Washington University Nurse Anesthesia Program

St. Louis, Missouri

bernadette.henrichs@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Kristen Hill, MSN, RN, OCN 
Instructor

BSN: Grand View University 
Des Moines, Iowa
MSN, OCN: University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

kristen.hill@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Martha Hoffman, DNP, RN, MBA

Assistant Professor

BSN, MSN: University of Missouri-St. Louis Kansas City Cooperative Program

St. Louis, Missouri

MBA: Fontbonne University

St. Louis, Missouri

DNP: Chatham University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

mary.hoffman@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Heidi Holtz, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

RN: Lincoln University

Jefferson City, Missouri 

BSN: University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

MSN: Webster University

Kansas City, Missouri

PhD: Indiana University

Indiana, Indianapolis 

heidi.holtz@bjc.org

Katherine Hufker, MS, RNC-HROB, C-EFM

Assistant Professor

BSN: Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, Illinois

MS: Texas Woman’s University

Denton, Texas

khufker@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Katie Jett, DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Director, BSN Program - Upper Division, and Associate Professor

BSN, MSN, FNP: University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

DNP: Missouri State University

Springfield, Missouri

katie.jett@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Bonnie Johnston

Assistant Professor

bonnie.johnston@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 
Sara Kimmel, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

ASN: St. Louis Community College

St. Louis, Missouri

BSN, MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

St. Louis, Missouri

sara.kimmel@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Mikhayla Land, MSN, RN, OCN

Instructor

BSN: Rockhurst University and Research College of Nursing 
Kansas City, Missouri
MSN: University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

mikhayla.land@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Jessica LaRose, MSN, RN

Instructor

BSN: University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

MSN: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL 

jessica.larose@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 
Xiumei Lin, DNP, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

BS: Beijing College of Grammar

Beijing, China

BSN: Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

St. Louis, Missouri

DNP: University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

xiumei.lin@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Angela McConachie, DNP, MSN-FNP, RN

Director, BSN Program – Accelerated and WEO Associate Professor

BSN: University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida

MSN: University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida

DNP: Rocky Mountain University

Provo, Utah

amcconachie@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Lori Meier, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM

Assistant Professor

Diploma Degree: St. John's School of Nursing 

Springfield, Illinois

BSN: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

MSN: University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

lori.meier@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Dana Merritt, MSN, RN

Instructor

BSN: University of Missouri 

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College 

St. Louis, Missouri

dana.merritt@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Terri Morris, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC

Assistant Professor

BSN: Webster University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN, DNP:  University of Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

terri.morris@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Kristen Neils, MSN, RN
Instructor
BSN: Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 
Peoria, Illinois
MSN: University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Post MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing 
St. Louis, Missouri
Kristen.neils@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 
MaryAnn Niemeyer, PhD, MSN, RN, NPD-BC

Assistant Professor

BSN: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

MSN: School of Nursing at Southern Illinois University 

Edwardsville, Illinois 

PhD: Sinclair School of Nursing at University Missouri

Columbia, Missouri 

maryann.niemeyer@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Amber Nordike, DNP, MSN-Ed., RN

Assistant Professor

BSN: Chamberlain University

St. Louis, Missouri 

MSN-Ed: Chamberlain University

St. Louis, Missouri 

DNP:  Chamberlain University

St. Louis, Missouri  

amber.nordike@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Tamara Otey, PhD, RN

Associate Professor

Diploma: Jewish Hospital School of Nursing

St. Louis, Missouri

BSN: University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

MSN: Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

PhD: Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana

tamara.otey@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Angela Painter, MSN, RN

Instructor

BSN: Maryville University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

angela.painter@bjc.org 

Amy Piontek, Ph.D, RN, CHES

Assistant Professor

BSN: Saint Louis University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: McKendree University

Lebanon, Illinois

PhD: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois

amy.piontek@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Samantha Rardin

Instructor

samantha.rardin@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Dusty Scheper, MSN, RN

Instructor

Diploma: Lutheran School of Nursing

St. Louis, Missouri

BSN: Central Methodist University

St. Louis, Missouri

MSN: Indiana Wesleyan University

Marion, IN

dusty.scheper@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Julie Spencer, DNP, RN, CDCES

Associate Professor

BSN: Central Missouri State University

Warrensburg, Missouri

MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

St. Louis, Missouri

DNP: University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

julie.spencer@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Aja Sullivan, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE

Instructor

BS: Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
BSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College
St. Louis, Missouri
MBA: Western Governors University
Missouri
MSN: Webster University
Webster Groves, Missouri
aja.sullivan@barnesjewishcollege.edu

 

Brian Torres, DNP, CRNA

Assistant Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program & Assistant Professor

BSN: University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

DNP: University of Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

brian.torres@barnesjewishcollege.edu

Kathleen Torres, MSN, RNC-MNN 

Instructor 

BSN: Aurora University 
Aurora, Illinois 
MSN: Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire 

Taylor Tusinski

Instructor

taylor.tusinski@bjc.org

Kayla Weber, MSN, RN, CNL

Instructor

BS: Indiana University 
Bloomington, Indianna    
MSN: Saint Louis University 
St. Louis, Missouri

kayla.weber@bjc.org

Lihua Yu, MSN

Instructor

BSN: D’Youville College

Buffalo, New York

MSN: Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, Illinois