Welcome New Faculty
Get to know the College of Nursing's newest faculty members.
Jennifer Dungan, PhD, MSN, BSN
Associate Professor Jennifer Dungan, PhD, MSN, BSN, is a triple Gator Nurse whose primary area of scientific expertise is in the use of genetic epidemiology approaches to the study of complex cardiovascular diseases and outcomes. She was most recently at Duke University School of Nursing, where she led the integration of genomics content across the nursing curricula and taught advanced graduate genomics for interprofessional learners. Dungan’s teaching philosophy emphasizes understanding and application of contemporary aspects of genetics to foster “genetics-informed” providers who are able to respond nimbly to rapid advances in genetics and precision health. She also teaches courses in research and advanced pathophysiology. Dungan is an active leader with the International Society of Nurses in Genetics and currently serves as secretary on the board of directors.
Michaela Hogan, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor Michaela Hogan, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, is a DNP-prepared psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and double Gator Nurse. She maintains her clinical practice in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Florida. She provides psychiatric clinical supervision to graduate and undergraduate students and teaches in the DNP program. Courses include individual psychotherapy and individual psychotherapy supervision.
Shavondra Huggins, DNP, CNS, WHNP-BC, FNP-C, APRN
Clinical Assistant Professor Shavondra Huggins, DNP, CNS, WHNP-BC, FNP-C, APRN, primarily teaches in the undergraduate program. Huggins is board certified as a Women’s Health Care Practitioner from the National Certification Corporation and as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has clinical experience in neurosurgery, family practice and OB-GYN. Huggins received her BSN from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, MSN from University of South Alabama and her DNP last year from the University of North Florida.
Brooke Russo, MSN, RN
Clinical Lecturer Brooke Russo, MSN, RN, recently relocated to Florida from Virginia, where she taught for the Longwood University nursing program. At the College of Nursing, she primarily teaches undergraduate clinical courses. Her current research activities focus on nursing education, including the effects of student peer-mentoring on student retention and promotion approaches of faculty teaching in pre-licensure, baccalaureate programs. Russo earned her MSN from Walden University.
Michael Maymi, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Clinical Assistant Professor Michael Maymi, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, teaches in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Maymi has been focused on pediatric critical care and cardiac critical care for the past 21 years. He has worked as a staff nurse, assistant nurse manage and APRN in critical care. He started his career in health care as a Navy Hospital Corpsman prior to becoming a nurse. He received his BSN from Florida State University, MSN from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and DNP from the University of Florida.
Ellen Terry, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor Ellen Terry, PhD, most recently served as a research assistant professor in the College of Dentistry and UF Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence. Her research experiences involve using psychophysiological assessment techniques to investigate the influence of emotion on pain and nociceptive processing in various clinical and healthy pain-free populations, as well as investigating how psychosocial variables alter pain processing. Terry previously served in the U.S. Army and received a Purple Heart in 2004. She is a member of many professional associations, including the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Pain Society and was the co-chair for the American Pain Society’s Geriatric Pain Shared Interest Group. She received a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington and a master’s and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Tulsa.
Kara Jones-Schubart, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor Kara Jones-Schubart, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, RN, comes from Texas A&M University, where she helped to establish the Family Nurse Practitioner program. At TAMU, Jones-Schubart was recognized with a Daisy Award as an extraordinary nursing faculty. Her area of expertise includes teaching in advanced practice, simulation in advanced practice education and oral health curriculum in advanced practice education. Jones-Schubart received her BSN and MSN from the University of South Carolina and DNP from George Washington University.
