School Leadership
The Duke University School of Nursing is led by Dean Michael V. Relf, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN. Dean Relf is the Mary T. Champagne Distinguished Professor of Nursing at the Duke University School of Nursing and Associate Chief Nurse Executive for Academic Partnerships and Innovation at Duke University Health System.
He works with a leadership team of vice deans, department chairs, center and institute directors, and associate and assistant deans.
Michael V. Relf, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
- Dean - Duke University School of Nursing
- Associate Chief Nurse Executive for Academic Partnerships and Innovation - Duke University Health System
- Mary T. Champagne Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Office: 4142 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-9444
Email: [email protected]
Anne L. Derouin, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FAANP, ANEF
- Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
- Specialty Director, Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health
- Professor
Office: 2019 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 668-5375
Email: [email protected]
Sharron L. Docherty, PhD, PNP, FAAN
- Vice Dean for Research
- Associate Professor
Office: 4273 Interprofessional Education Building
Phone: (919) 668-3836
Email: [email protected]
Barbara S. Turner, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development
- Interim Chair, Clinical Health Systems & Analytics Division
- Elizabeth P. Hanes Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Office: 3116 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-9251
Email: [email protected]
Eleanor L. Stevenson, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Interim Vice Dean for Global and Community Health Affairs (VD, GCHA)
- Professor
Office: 4287 Interprofessional Education Building
Phone: (919) 660-3003
Email: [email protected]
Angie Keith, MBA
- Vice Dean, Finance and Administration
Office: 3020A Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-9323
Email: [email protected]
Ernest Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
Office: 4110B Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 668-5103
Email: [email protected]
Terry McDonnell, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC
- Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs
- Senior Vice President & Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System
Office: 40 Duke Medicine Circle - Suite 1117
Phone: (919) 681-2345
Email: [email protected]
Donald (Chip) E. Bailey Jr., PhD, RN, FAAN
- Chair, Healthcare in Adult Populations Division
- Associate Professor
Office: 2059 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 681-3003
Email: [email protected]
Debra H. Brandon, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
- Chair, Health of Women, Children & Families Division
- Professor
Office: 3077A Interprofessional Education Building
Phone: (919) 681-3813
Email: [email protected]
Mary Lou Affronti, DNP, MHSc, RN, ANP, FAAN
- Assistant Dean, Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Professor
Office: 3055 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-9365
Email: [email protected]
Stephanie Gedzyk-Nieman, DNP, MSN, RNC-MNN
- Assistant Dean, Pre-Licensure Programs
- Assistant Professor
Office: 2116 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-9364
Email: [email protected]
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
- Assistant Dean, PhD Program
- Professor
Office: 4238 Interprofessional Education Building
Phone: (919) 613-2634
Email: [email protected]
Benjamin Smallheer, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN, CNE, FAANP
- Assistant Dean, Master of Science in Nursing Program
- Provost Faculty Fellow
- Associate Professor
Office: 2025 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 613-9787
Email: [email protected]
Jessica Szydlowski, DNP, CRNA, MSN, ACNP
- Assistant Dean, Nurse Anesthesia Program
- Assistant Professor
Office: 3027A Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 613-9767
Email: [email protected]
Sara Aghajanian, MPH
- Associate Dean, Marketing and Communications
Office: 4133 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-3219
Email: [email protected]
Kate Gray
- Associate Dean, Development and Alumni Affairs
Office: 4151 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 681-9641
Email: [email protected]
Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS
- Associate Dean, Interprofessional Education and Care
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Office: 4242 Interprofessional Education Building
Phone: (919) 660-7561
Email: [email protected]
Jacquelyn M McMillian-Bohler, PhD, CNM, CNE
- Associate Dean, Academic Innovation and Evaluation
- Director of Educational Excellence
- Associate Professor
- Duke Ivy+ Provost Leadership Fellow
Office: 2043 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 684-9541
Email: [email protected]
Devon Noonan, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, CARN, FAAN
- Associate Dean, Community Engaged Science
- Director of Rural Health Equity, Center for Nursing Research
- Associate Professor
Office: 3069 Pearson Building
Phone: (919) 613-9130
Email: [email protected]