Emeriti Faculty

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Andre, Jo-Anne

MSN, RN

Lecturer, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Distance Education; Hospice and Home Care (VNA); HMO and Case Management; Contracting with HMOs; Case Management and Home Health Care.

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Blix, Arlene

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: She attended graduate school and earned a doctorate in public health where she specialized in health promotion and education. She devoted over 30 years to academia as a professor in the Cal State University system where she taught nursing and public health, helping students achieve their academic goals. She currently dedicates most of her time to helping individuals and families cope with tragedy as a grief counselor and author.

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Doyer, Barbara

MS, BSN, RN

Lecturer, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care, Post Anesthesia and Operating Room Nursing; Simulation Integration into Nursing Curriculum; Developmental Disabilities: children through adult.

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Garon, Maryanne

DNSc, RN

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Nursing Administration; Healthy Work Environments; Transformational Leadership; Empowerment/Resistance; Diversity in nursing leadership; Ambulatory Care Nursing; Nursing Theory; Feminist

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Haddad, Barbara

MSN, RN, CM

Lecturer, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Psychosocial aspects of care giving, Education, Gerontology - Aging

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Herberg, Paula

PhD, MSN, RN

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Herberg joined CSUF in 2000 and served as Chair of the Nursing program for five years, where she helped Nursing from a program that required majors to have completed an associate degree at community college prior to admission to a full, four-year bachelor of science degree with more than 700 majors. Prior to joining CSUF she spent 15 years as a nursing educator in Pakistan, Switzerland, Africa, Afghanistan, Nepal and Thailand. She was a consultant for numerous international programs, including the World Health Organization.

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Hervey, Judith

MSN, RN

Lecturer, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Triaging Newborns, Increasing Breastfeeding rates in Orange County; Managing care for the uninsured, underinsured pregnant women in Orange County; Have expertise in working with Medical/Surgical Oncology patients; Sleep deprivation with Nurses practicing in the acute care setting.

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Latham, Christine

DNSc, RN

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist; Diabetes Care; Nursing Research; Nursing Workforce Diversity; Mentoring; Social Determinants of Health in Local Communities; Health Promotion; Patient/Provider Interaction; Hispanic Health Protection Model Research with People Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus, Workforce Environment Research.

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Mielke, Ruth

PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Nurse-midwifery practice; Impact of midwifery in improving maternity outcomes; Interprofessional precepting; Simulation for advanced practice students; Weight gain during pregnancy; Hispanic women's health issues; Diabetes during pregnancy; Genetics/genomics; Writing systematic reviews.

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Orr, Marsha

MSN, RN

Lecturer, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Nutrition in Nursing, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Nursing Distance Education, Home Care Patient in Managed Care.

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Otten, Rebecca

EdD, RN

Associate Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Curriculum Design and Evaluation; Organizational Leadership; Faculty Role Transition; RN Staff-Student Relationship; Teaching/Learning Strategies.

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Ringl, Karen

MSN, RN

Lecturer, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Nursing and Hospital Administration Leadership and Change; Mentoring; Improving the Workplace; Creating Positive Work Environments; Innovative On Line Teaching Strategies.

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Robertson, Sue

PhD, RN

Associate Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: End of Life/ Hospice/Palliative Care; Online Learning; Pedagogy; Complementary/Alternative Therapies; Spirituality; Defining health through the lifespan; Knowledge development and dissemination; Nurse self-care, Holistic Nursing Practice.

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Robinson, Vera M.

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Former U.S. Army nurse from 1945 to 1950, served at Cal State Fullerton for 11 years, including six years as department chair. Prior to joining CSUF, she helped set up one of the first community mental health centers in the nation in Denver. Her areas of research included humor and health care, a subject she discussed numerous times at professional organizations and nursing programs, as well as in her book, “Humor in the Health Professions.”

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Rutledge, Dana

PhD, RN

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Living with fibromyalgia; Evidence-based practice; Symptom management; End-of-life, palliative care; Writing for publication; Falls prevention; Literature synthesis work; Integrating changes into practice settings; Self management of persons with fibromyalgia.

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Snell, BJ

PhD, RN, CNMW, WHCP

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Evidence-based practice in women’s health care, Alternative care for women, Midwifery management and standard of care, Breastfeeding, Health Policy, Legal Review; Evidence that supports Midwifery management; breast milk/lactation.

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Traber, Wilma

Professor and Founding Chair of the Department, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Wilma pursued her education in nursing, eventually receiving her M.S. from UCLA in 1964 and her Ed.D. from USC in 1975. Wilma's nursing career culminated at CSU Fullerton where she was Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Nursing from 1974 to 1981. In 1980 the CSU Fullerton Nursing Faculty established the Wilma J. Traber Humanism Award to honor Wilma's outstanding contributions in the fields of Nursing and Education. Wilma volunteered for many organizations, including the Orange County Marine Institute and the San Juan Capistrano Mission.

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Vaughn, Stephanie

PhD, RN, CRRN, FAHA

Professor, Emeritus

Practice/Research Interests: Student perceptions of presence in online education, stroke prevention behaviors among Latinas, the management of adult post-stroke incontinence, the use of telenovela in stroke prevention among Latinos, the perceptions of Latinx stroke caregiver needs, and mapping of rehabilitation nurse competencies

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