Faculty and Staff

The nursing faculty members at SPU are experts in their fields and are committed to sharing that knowledge with you. Professors are actively involved in many areas of professional nursing, including research, writing, leadership, and clinical practice.

In addition to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members teach part-time in clinical courses, specializing in community health, mental health, obstetrics, pediatrics, and medical surgical nursing. To find out if there are openings, contact us at 206-281-2606.

Open Faculty Positions


Faculty

Vicki AabergVicki Aaberg, R.N., Ph.D.

Instructor
206-281-2609
aaberv@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Nursing Education

Disabilities

Kelly Marley, R.N.,  M.S.N.

  Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program
  206-281-2964
kmarley@spu.edu

 

  Scholarship interest:

  Adult Learners  and 

  Electronic Portfolios

 

  Gaylene Altman, R.N., Ph.D.

    Professor
   206-281-3530
  altmag@spu.edu

  

 

James Mitre

James Mitre, R.N., B.C., M.N.

Instructor
206-281-3431
jimmitre@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Gender Diversity, Street Youth with Dual Diagnosis-Access to Services

Sarah Bear, R.N., M.S.N.

  Director, RN to BSN Program
  206-281-2607
  bears@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Nursing Education, Adult Learners, Educational Systems and Partnerships

Heidi MonroeHeidi Monroe, R.N., M.S.N. C.P.N.

Instructor
206-281-2726
monroh@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Nursing Education, Gender Diversity, Pediatric Bioethics

Susan CaseySusan Casey, R.N., Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Graduate Program
206-281-2649
caseys@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Graduate Student Exit Competencies

Linda PedersenLinda Pedersen, A.R.N.P., M.S.N.

Instructor
206-281-2634
pederl1@spu.edu

 

Erla Champ-GibsonErla Champ-Gibson, R.N., M.Div.

Instructor
206-281-2611
champe@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Nursing Education, Pedagogical Strategies, End-of-Life Issues & Care

Carol RedfieldCarol Redfield, B.S., M.S.N.

Instructor
206-281-2774
carolsr@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Nursing Education, Simulation, Stress in New Grads, Pedagogical Strategies-Skills acquisition,Nursing Student Attitudes of Older Adults

  Mary Coucoules,   A.R.N.P., C.R.N.A..

   Instructor
   206-281-2615
  coucou@spu.edu

 

  Scholarship interest:

  Simulation

Kathy StetzKathy Stetz, R.N., M.S.N., Ph.D.

Professor

206-281-2682

kstetz@spu.edu

 

Scholarship interest:

Multicultural Education, Community Connectedness and Supported Housing

   

Administrative Staff

  Katie Bennett

   Administrative Assistant

   Graduate Program
   206-281-2616
  kbennett@spu.edu

 

Linda MeerdinkLinda Meerdink

Administrative Assistant
Undergraduate Program

206-281-2698
lmeerdink@spu.edu

Julie Ann Harrington

Julie Ann Harrington

Budget Manager
Assistant to the Dean

206-281-2606
harrij8@spu.edu

 

Claire JohnsonClaire Johnson

Program Assistant
RN to BSN Program

206-281-2027
johnsc13@spu.edu