School of Health Sciences

Dr. Peggy Valentine

Dean

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Dr. Gohar Karami

Chair, Graduate Nursingand Graduate Program Coordinator

Phone: (336) 750-3278
E-mail: karamig@wssu.edu

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT)

Dr. Dorothy Bethea

Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Program Coordinator

Phone: (336) 750-3172
E-mail: bethead@wssu.edu

Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)

Dr. Theresa Conner-Kerr

Chair, Department of Physical Therapy and Graduate Program Coordinator

Phone: (336) 750-2193
E-mail: connerkerrt@wssu.edu

Master of Science in Nursing

Graduate Faculty


Lenora A. Campbell	Interim Associate Dean and Professor of Nursing
Bertha Shelton Endowed Chair for Research
B.S., Florida A&M University; M.S.N., University of Maryland; D.S.N., University of Alabama, Birmingham

Cathy Canzona	Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Gardner Webb College; M.S.N., Ph.D., University of North Carolina—Greensboro

Sharyn Conrad	Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N. University of Pittsburgh; M.S.N., F.N.P. University of South Carolina—Columbia

Bettee M. Ferree	Professor of Nursing
Diploma, Rex Hospital School of Nursing, Raleigh; B.S.N., University of North Carolina—Charlotte; M.S.N., University of North Carolina—Greensboro; Certified-F.N.P., University of South Carolina—Columbia

Gohar Karami	Chair and Professor of the Graduate Nursing Program
B.S.N., Shiraz University; M.S.N, D.N.Sc., Catholic University of America. Post Graduate Nurse Practitioner Certification, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Betty Martin-Watson	Assistant Professor of Nursing
Director of International Programs, School of Health Sciences
B.S.N., Winston-Salem State University; M.S.N Certified-Adult; Geriatric N.P., University of North Carolina—Greensboro; M.S.N., Duke University

Joanette Pete McClain	Professor of Nursing
Diploma, Los Angeles County General Hospital, School of Nursing; B.S.N., Mount St. Mary’s College; M.N., University of California at Los Angeles; M.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.Ed., University of West Florida; Ph.D., University of Miami, Coral Gables

LaShonda Penn	Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill; M.S.N., Certified Geriatric N.P., Duke University

Dionne Roberts	Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Winston-Salem State University, M.S.N., Howard University; Ph.D., Hampton University

Dennis R. Sherrod	Professor of Nursing
Forsyth Medical Center Endowed Chair of Recruitment and Retention
B.S., Barton College, formerly Atlantic Christian College; M.S.N., East Carolina University; Ed.D., North Carolina State University