Teaching the stewards of the common good
Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing Faculty
Faculty in The School of Nursing
Our faculty embody the vision of the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing. They work hard to prepare highly skilled professional nurses who are culturally responsive, practice clinical excellence with ingenuity, and proactively improve whole-person healing to advance health equity and social justice.
With expertise spanning public health, acute care, population health, psychiatric and mental health, home care, hospice, pediatrics, perinatal, addiction, simulation education and more, the St. Thomas nursing faculty offer our students a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to help them find their niche in the field.
Meet the Executive Director
Dr. Annette Hines
Dr. Annette Hines has been a practicing nurse and/or nurse educator since graduating from Duke University School of Nursing in 1984. Dr. Hines joined St. Thomas in 2023 after serving as a faculty member with Queens University of Charlotte since 2000. During her time at Queens, she earned a PhD from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, earned tenure and was promoted from instructor to professor. Her research interests include health promotion in families with a child with chronic illness, asthma as a health disparity, and teaching strategies in classroom and clinical settings.
Thought Leadership
Heather Anderson: A Leader in Health Care and Education
Heather Anderson, the School of Nursing's assistant director of nursing simulation education, brings a forward-thinking mentality to her role helping students use high-fidelity simulation to become better nurses.