Cecelia Hammond, Nursing Faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), traces her path into nursing back to caring for her grandmother as a young adult, an experience that ultimately led her to become a family nurse practitioner, drawn to more hands-on, detailed primary care for patients.
Johnanna Hernandez, Nursing Faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), brings a clinical background spanning cardiac critical care, nephrology, and cardiology, followed by 12–15 years in primary care. She shares how her real-world experience, such as recognizing a patient’s unusual symptom as a sign of a serious underlying condition, shapes the
David Liguori, Nursing Faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), brings extensive clinical experience to the classroom, including work in surgical intensive care and emergency nursing, as well as experience as a nurse practitioner specializing in adult health and palliative care.
Since 2019, the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) has partnered with the Stoke for Life Foundation to sponsor the US Open Adaptive Surfing Championships in Oceanside, California. The event brings adaptive surfers from around the world together to compete at the highest level of the sport.
Michael Valenti, Nursing Faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), was drawn to psychiatric mental health nursing because of the growing need for mental health and integrated care services. He prepares students to diagnose, treat, and manage complex psychiatric conditions while also helping them understand the larger systems that shape patient
Janice Dunlap, Nursing Faculty at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), is passionate about getting to know her students and helping them grow into confident nurse leaders. Having balanced a doctoral degree, a full-time job, and two newborns herself, she understands the demands of being a working student and makes herself available
With 36 years of nursing experience, USAHS Nursing Faculty member Amy Herrington brings a wealth of clinical knowledge to her students. She has wanted to be a nurse since she was six years old, and today she helps prepare the next generation of nurses while supporting them throughout their graduate education.
USAHS alumni, their families, and employees came together in Austin, Texas, for the third annual Alumni Reunion and Family Weekend. The event brought graduates from across the university’s health sciences programs together to reconnect, celebrate shared experiences, and spend time with the people who helped shape their USAHS journey.
Dr. Michael Valenti is a seasoned registered nurse and professor with expertise in mental health and substance use disorders, health administration and healthcare higher education. His career is driven by a passion for improving access to high-quality integrated healthcare for vulnerable populations. Dr. Valenti’s academic journey includes earning his Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Research
Dr. Amy Herrington has 30 years experience as a registered nurse. Her passion is patient safety and improving patient outcomes utilizing evidence-based solutions. This passion drove her practice as an Emergency Department Patient Care Manager and Staff Development Specialist at a large tertiary care facility in central Kentucky, which led to improved patient satisfaction, nurse
Dr. Hernandez has many years of experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and academician. She has developed graduate nursing curricula and taught online advanced nursing courses for many years. Dr. Hernandez has extensive experience with development and implementation of Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and expanding the use of simulation in nurse practitioner education.
Dr. David Liguori joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in 2021 as a full-time Assistant Professor. His previous higher education experience includes core graduate faculty at Ramapo College of New Jersey in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs, as well as adjunct faculty at Berkeley College,