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
Kristen Bagwell, MSN, RN, LCCE, RNC-OB
Assistant Professor
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
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
Christia Cunanan, MSN, BSN, RN
Instructor
BSN, Maryville University
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN: Goldfarb School of Nursing
St. Louis, Missouri
christialris.cunanan@bjc.org
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
Melissa Ehmke, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
BSN: Chamberlain College of Nursing
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN: University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
DNP: University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
me32789@bjc.org
Sarah Farabi, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
BSN: Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
PhD: University of Illinois
Chicago Illinois
sarah.farabi@barnesjewishcollege.edu
Victoria Faulkner, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
BSN, RN: Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
St. Louis, Missouri
DNP: University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Victoria.Faulkner@bjc.org
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
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
Sarah Oerther, Ph.D. M.Ed, RN, FNP-BC, ANEF
Assistant Professor
BSN: University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
MSN: Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
M.Ed: Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
PhD: St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Sarah.Oerther@bjc.org
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
Assistant Professor
BSN: Maryville University
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN: Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
angela.painter@bjc.org
Samantha Rardin, MSN, RN
Instructor
samantha.rardin@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
Brian Torres, DNP, CRNA
Assistant Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program & Associate 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
Assistant Professor
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
Assistant Professor
BSN: D’Youville College
Buffalo, New York
MSN: Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Illinois