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Department of Nursing and Health ProfessionsWelcomeThe Department of Nursing welcomes you to our home page. We hope this site provides you with information to make an informed decision to choose the University of the District of Columbia as your institution of higher education. The RN-to-BSN nursing program at UDC is fully accredited and offers a flexible class schedule to meet the needs of the working professional nurse. We look forward to your visit to our campus and sharing with you what nursing at UDC has to offer. Dr. Pier Broadnax, Director of Nursing About the Department of NursingAs the University of the District of Columbia transforms itself into a world-class institution; our department is undergoing its own transformation. The Department of Nursing offers the RN-to-BSN nursing degree. This program is designed for those students who are Registered Nurses and hold a license to practice nursing in the Washington, DC and metropolitan area. MissionThe University of the District of Columbia is the only urban land-grant institution of higher learning in the nation. It is Washington, DC's only public institution providing affordable postsecondary education at the baccalaureate and graduate levels. The professional nursing program is housed within the College of Arts and Science whose mission is to produce well-educated, automomous, competent, and resourceful graduates to practice nursing in the a multiethnic, global and technological society of the 21st century. AccreditationThe RN-BSN Program is approved by the DC Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. Nursing ProgramBachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions [RIMI] Project Facts about the RN - BSN Program
Elgloria A. Harrison, MS, RRT, NPS, AE-C Health ProfessionsSpeech-Language Pathology (MS) University Speech and Hearing Clinic - 202.274.6161 Institute of GerontologyFaculty and Staff of Department of Nursing and
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| Elgloria Harrison, MS, RRT, NPS, AE-C Chairperson, Associate Professor |
202.274.6336 |
Bldg. 44, Room 200-24 |
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| Maureen Little, AS Department Secretary |
202.274-6940 | Bldg. 44, Room 200-23 | mlittle@udc.edu |
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Department of Nursing for the Registered Nurse-to-Bachelors of Science (RN-BSN Program) |
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| Pier A. Broadnax, Ph.D, RN Director of Nursing |
202.274.5916 | Bldg. 44, Room 104B | pbroadnax@udc.edu |
| Elmira Asongwed, MS, RN, CNE Associate Professor |
202.274.5909 | Bldg. 44, Room 200-27 | easongwe@udc.edu |
| Ann Marie Jean-Baptiste, MSN/Ed, RN, CCRN, Assistant Professor | 202.274.5942 | Bldg. 44, Room 200-26 | ajean-baptiste@udc.edu |
| Connie Webster, Ph.D, RN, Professor Project Director, Research Infrastructure in Minority Institute (RIMI Project) Chair, University of the District of Columbia Faculty Senate |
202.274.5899 | Bldg. 44, Room 105 | cwebster@udc.edu |
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Institute of Gerontology |
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| Laurie Blackman-Thompson, MSW, LCSW Program Director Institute of Gerontology |
202.274.6659 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | lbthompson@udc.edu |
| Kevin Thorne, MSW, LCSW Project Coordinator, Senior Companion and Respite Aide |
202.274.6658 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | kthorne@udc.edu |
| Audrey Murphy-Qualls Project Assistant |
202.274.6623 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | amurphy@udc.edu |
| Pamela Williams Administrative Assistant Institute of Gerontology |
202.274.6602 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | pmwilliams@udc.edu |
| Patricia Brittingham Senior Tuition Program |
202.274.6593 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | pbrittingham@udc.edu |
| Antoinette Pena Project Assistant |
202.274.6610 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | apena@udc.edu |
| Marie Davis Project Assistant |
202.274.6651 | Bldg. 32, Room 203 | madavis@udc.edu |
| Faye Saunders Project Assistant |
Bldg. 32, Room 203 | ||
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Health Education Program with a Health Education and Public Health Track (Bachelor of Science) |
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| John Slack, Ed.D Program Director Health Education |
202.274.5324 | Bldg. 47 | jslack@udc.edu |
| Wilmer Johnson, Ph.D Professor |
202.274.6266 | Bldg. 47 | wjohnson@udc.edu |
| Bessie Stockard Associate Professor |
202.274.5076 | Bldg. 47 | bstockard@udc.edu |
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Speech-Language Pathology (Masters of Science) |
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| Wanda Colston, Ph.D, Program Director |
202.274.6851 | Bldg.41, Room 306 | wcolston@udc.edu |
| Wenyshet Demessie, MS, SLP, Office Manager |
202.274.6161 | Bldg.41, Room 306 | wdemessie@udc.edu |
| Angela Bradford, Ph.D, Associate Professor |
202.274.5546 | Bldg.41, Room 426 | abradford@udc.edu |
| Patricia Randolph, Ph.D, Professor, Audiologist |
202.274.5554 | Bldg.41, Room 426 | prandolph@udc.edu |
| Natalie Ottey, Ph.D, Associate Professor |
202.274.5235 | Bldg.41, Room 426 | |
| Elgustus Polite, Ph.D Visiting Assistant Professor |
202.274.6161 | Bldg. 41, Room 400-26 | epolite@udc.edu |
| Myesha Carter, MS, SLP Clinical Instructor |
202.274.6867 | Bldg.41, Room 306 | mcarter@udc.edu |
| Angela Miles, MS, SLP Clinical Instructor |
202.274.6162 | Bldg.41, Room 306 | amiles@udc.edu |
| Kiyah Tyler, MS, SLP Clinical Instructor |
202.274.6693 | Bldg.41, Room 306 | ktyler@udc.edu |
| University Speech and Hearing Clinic | 202.274.6161 | Bldg 41, Room 306 | |
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Department of Nursing for the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (to become a Registered Nurse) |
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| Susie Cato, MSN, MASS Director of Nursing, AASN |
202.274.5940 | Bldg. 52, Room 812 | scato@udc.edu |
| Laverne Gooding-Jones Administrative Assistant for Nursing and Allied Health |
202.274-5940 | Bldg. 52, Room 811 | lgooding@udc.edu |
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Work Force Development (to become a Licensed Practical Nurse, Certified Nursing Assistant, or a Home Health Aide) |
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| Jonas Nguh, Ph.D., RN, Director of Nursing for CNA, LPN, and Home Health Aide |
202.274.5892 | 5171 South Dakota Street NE Backus Campus |
jnguh@udc.edu |
| Nikki Adepoju, Nursing Clinical Coordinator for the CNA, LPN and Home Health Aide |
202.274.6952 | 801 N. Capital Street NE Downtown Campus |
nadepoju@udc.edu |

College Administration
Dean - National search in process (casdean@rpainc.org)
Acting Dean - April Massey, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - Lena Walton, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Dean - William Jones, MS
Office Manager - Ms. Wilma Thompson
Receptionist - Ms. Lyne Williams
Department of Biology and Chemistry - Dr. Deepak Kumar, Chair
Department of Communications - Prof. Maxine Legall, Interim Chair
Department of Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Social Work - Dr. Sylvia Hill, Chair
Department of Education - Dr. Lena Walton, Chair
Center for Urban Education
Urban Teacher Academy - Dr. Julie Sweetland, Director
Early Childhood Leadership Institute - Mr. Maurice Sykes, Director
Early Childhood Laboratory School
Department of English, World Languages, and Cultures - Dr. Chester Wright, Interim Chair
Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Dr. Vernise Steadman, Chair
Department of Nursing and Health Professions - Prof. Elgloria Harrison, Chair
Dr. Pier A. Broadnax, Nursing Program, Director & Associate Professor
Dr. Wanda Colston, Professor & Program Director, Speech & Language Pathology
Laurie Thompson, Institute of Gerontology Program Director
Department of Political Science, History, and Global Studies - Dr. Shiela Harmon-Martin, Chair
Center for Applied Research and Urban Policy
Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Human Development - Dr. Benson Cooke, Chair
Department of Visual and Performing Arts - Dr. Judith Korey, Acting Chair