Current Ph.D. students

Nicole Hiebert
Contact: nchiebert@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: Neurological disorders such as traumatic brain injuries and Alzheimer’s disease, early implementation of primary palliative care models in gerontological patients with neurological conditions. Secondary interests include family dynamics and caregiver burnout among patients with these conditions. Tertiary interests include rural health care.
Previous clinical experience: Neurology registered nurse at a large academic medical center, adjunct nursing clinical instructor for undergraduate nursing students

Tia Joseph
Contact: tkadiu@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: Effective and innovative ways to assist family caregivers of dementia patients, thereby improving their health and quality of life.
Previous clinical experience: Bedside nurse and assistant nurse manager, nursing education

Kerri Maya
Contact: klmaya@ucdavis.edu 

Areas of special interest in health care: Role of unmitigated psychological distress in the development of delirium, mitigation of psychological distress of patients and families during health care encounters, psychosocial interventions for individuals with persistent symptoms after acute cognitive impairment (delirium) during illness, psychosocial interventions to reduce caregiver distress for family caregivers of individuals with post-intensive care syndrome
Previous clinical experience: Program manager of continuing interprofessional development, Sutter Health, clinical nurse educator, co-chair of the education committee for the American Delirium Society

Claire Nguyen
Contact: clanguyen@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: Addiction medicine, complex care management, underserved populations, social determinants of health and structural competency, health equity
Previous clinical experience: Physician assistant for community health clinic

Marissa Romero
Contact: madporter@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: Postpartum depression
Previous clinical experience: Supervising registered nurse

Calene Roseman
Contact: croseman@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: Exploring the use of telehealth in chronic disease management and adherence in medication and behavior changes.
Previous clinical experience: Nurse manager  at an academic medical center with more than 20 years of nursing experience in adult oncology and bone marrow transplant, ambulatory clinic oncology case manager, emergency nursing, quality and safety

Marla Shauer
Contact: mjshauer@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: Women's health, vulnerable populations, HIV, trauma, obstetrics
Previous clinical experience: Nursing education, teaching theory and clinical skills in maternal and newborn nursing; midwife, providing women's health care to vulnerable populations of women in the greater Sacramento area

Sandra Calderon
Contact: sgcalderon@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Education: University of Nevada, Reno
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Undergraduate major: Nursing
Graduate degree and institution: Master of Science in Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership, Family Nurse Practitioner, UC Davis
Languages: Spanish
Current clinical work: registered nurse, emergency medicine, medical-surgical, psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, telemetry, urgent care

Cherrie Anne Demayo
Contact: crdemayo@ucdavis.edu

Areas of special interest in health care: health disparities, health policy research, women's health
Previous clinical experience: Cardiovascular research nurse at an academic health system

Jacke Humphrey-Straub

Contact: jhump@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Redding, California
Education: CSU Chico
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate major: Social Work
Graduate degree and institution: Master of Arts, Social Work, CSU Chico
Languages:
Current clinical work: free community health clinic, pediatrics, underserved population, transgender health care

Ashley Johnson
Contact: asjjohnson@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
Education: University of Florida
Undergraduate major: Nursing, Sociology
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Graduate degree and institution:
Languages:
Current clinical work: registered nurse, research assistant or associate, emergency medicine, intensive care unit, urban setting

Ingrid Parry
Contact: iparry@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Sacramento, California
Education: University of Colorado
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Undergraduate major: Kinesiology
Graduate degree and institution: Master of Science, Physical Therapy, Duke University
Languages: Spanish
Current clinical work: pediatrics, physical therapist, researcher

Valerie Steinmetz
Contact: vsteinmetz@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Francisco, California
Education: UC Berkeley
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate major: Cellular & Molecular Biology, Psychology, Public Health
Graduate degree and institution:
Languages:
Current clinical work:

Shontaya Carrico
Contact: scarrico@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Belleville, Michigan
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of Michigan
Undergraduate major: Nursing
Areas of special interest in health care: health disparities, health education or promotion,health policy, research; improve nursing diversity by exploring career access, job retention and reduce burnout; improving health care quality by addressing systemic racism and unconscious bias in health care systems
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, cardiology, geriatric, medical mission, medical-surgical, orthopedics, psychiatry, behavioral health, mental health, telemetry, underserved population, quality, patient safety, intermediate care

Kurt David
Contact: Kadavid@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: El Sobrante, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: CSU San Jose
Undergraduate major: Nursing
Areas of special interest in health care: health disparities, oncology
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse

Patricia Fernandez-Villa
Contact: p.fernandez@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Hayward, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: William Jessup University
Undergraduate major: Developmental Psychology
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, health education or promotion, improving access to care, research, underserved communities
Languages: English
Clinical experience: research assistant or associate, underserved population

Yuuko Johnson
Contact: ymjohnson@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Sacramento, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts
Education: CSU Bakersfield
Undergraduate major: Nursing, Psychology
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, improving access to care, pediatrics, public health, research, underserved communities, women's health, family health, early intervention, special education, school nursing
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, free community health clinic, orthopedics, surgery, underserved population, home health, school and community settings

Aron King
Contact: aaking@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: San Diego, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: University of Texas, Arlington
Undergraduate major: Nursing
Areas of special interest in health care: community health, health disparities, health education or promotion, population health, underserved communities, men's health
Languages: English
Clinical experience: registered nurse, intensive care unit, medical-surgical, telemetry

Swapna Peter
Contact: sbpeter@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Roseville, California
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Education: 
Undergraduate major: Nursing
Areas of special interest in health care: critical care, emergency medicine, health disparities, health education or promotion, health policy, population health, underserved communities
Languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada
Clinical experience: registered nurse, emergency medicine, intensive care unit; administrative nurse at an academic medical center with more than 25 years of nursing experience in adult and pediatric  emergency nursing, and cardiac surgical intensive care

Nitsa Sebat
Contact: eesebat@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: 
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Education: 
Undergraduate major:  Chapman University
Areas of special interest in health care: dermatology, health disparities, health education or promotion
Languages: 
Clinical experience: dermatology, rural setting, physician assistant

Kate Turpin
Contact: kcturpin@ucdavis.edu

Hometown: Morgan Hill, California
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Education: Fresno Pacific University
Undergraduate major: Business Administration
Areas of special interest in health care: health education or promotion, public health, nursing education, technology
Languages: English
Clinical experience: