Faculty

Heather Young, R.N., Ph.D., M.S.N., F.A.A.N. 
Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing, Dean and Professor Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Deborah Ward, R.N., Ph.D., M.S., F.A.A.N.
Associate Dean and Health Sciences Clinical Associate Professor 

Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group faculty:  the proposed Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership degree programs will open to the first cohorts of doctoral and master’s degree students in fall 2010, pending programs’ approval. The UC Davis Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group prepares nurse leaders, researchers and faculty in a unique interdisciplinary and interprofessional environment. The graduate group is composed of faculty from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing as well as a variety of other fields. Current faculty include the following:

Graduate Group Chair:
Paul FitzGerald, Ph.D., Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy

Timothy W. Cutler, Pharm. D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, UC San Francisco; UC Davis Director, Sacramento Experimental Pharmacy Program

Christiana Drake, Ph.D., Chair, Biostatistics Graduate Group; Professor, Department of Statistics

Suzanne Eidson-Ton, M.D. , M.S., Assistant Clinical Professor, Departments of Family and Community Medicine and OB/GYN

Scott Fishman, M.D., Professor and Chief of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Ellen Gold, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Chair, Public Health Sciences

Donald M. Hilty, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Calvin Hirsch, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

Karnjit Johl, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Frederick J. Meyers, M.D., Executive Associate Dean, School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Medical Director, Home Health Services

Richard Michelmore, Ph.D., Director, Genome Center and Bioinformatics Program, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology; Professor, Plant Sciences; Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology

Thomas S. Nesbitt, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Technologies and Alliances; Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Debora Paterniti, Ph.D., Associate Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine and Sociology, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research

Anthony Philipps, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Patrick S. Romano, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, General Medicine and Pediatrics

Andreea Seritan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Hendry Ton, M.D., M.S.P.H., Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Marlene M. von Friederichs-Fitzwater, Ph.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology; Director, Outreach Research and Education Program, UC Davis Cancer Center

Peter Yellowlees, M.B.B.S., M.D., Director, Health Informatics; Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, Ph.D., Specialist, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Nutrition