Legacy of Leadership: Recent Episodes
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Join the UAB School of Nursing as it celebrates its 70th anniversary in the year 2020. Throughout the year, we will interview alumni, faculty and more about their nursing journeys and the School's history.
UAB School of Nursing Dean Doreen C. Harper discusses the challenges and changes brought about by 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode was recorded in June 2021.
Crystal Chapman Lambert, PhD, CRNP, NP-C, FNP-BC, ACRN, joins the podcast to discuss her path to nursing and research. Her research activities focus on improving health outcomes for minority population, more specifically women living with HIV (WLWH).
Bryan Combs, PhD(c), MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC, CNL, ATC, is a UAB School of Nursing Instructor and Director of the Nurse Practitioner Pathway.. He has extensive experience in orthopedics as a certified athletic trainer and a registered nurse, and Combs’ doctoral work concentrates on occupational health and orthopedics.
Two-time UAB School of Nursing alumna and former faculty member Dr. Pam Fordham discusses her journey to nursing and her innovative work in palliative care at the UAB School of Nursing.
We sit down with UAB School of Nursing Assistant Professor and two-time alumna Tedra Smith, DNP, CRNP, CPNP-PC, CNE.
UAB School of Nursing BSN student D'Angelo Williams discusses his passion for nursing, future plans, and getting the most out of nursing school during a pandemic.
UAB School of Nursing BSN student Isabella Medina is a New York native who moved to Alabama for her undergraduate degree. While COVID-19 has presented some challenges, Medina has learned how to stay organized and become creative with study habits during remote learning. She also talks about her experience during UAB Medicine's COVID-19 surge staffing plan, which enabled UAB School of Nursing students to work as Patient Care Technicians and gain valuable clinical experience.
On Episode 10, we talk to Professor of Nursing Rita Jablonski, PhD, CRNP, FGSA, FAAN, about her path to nursing as well as her internationally-renowned program of research.
On Episode 9, MSN graduate Dr. Patricia Thompson discusses her path to nursing, her work with International Nursing Honors Society Sigma, and more.
On Episode 8, we talk with UAB School of Nursing DNP graduate and Assistant Professor of Nursing Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, CRNP, CNE, NNP-BC, CPNP-AC. Dr. Bordelon discusses how his work with a volunteer fire department led to a career in nursing, as well as his goals for the newly revitalized Birmingham Chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing.
On the seventh episode of Legacy of Leadership, we sit down with 1980 PhD graduate Phyllis Horns, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN. Dr. Horns is the former Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina, where she is currently on faculty. She was named the UAB School of Nursing Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2017.
On the sixth episode of Legacy of Leadership, we talk with three-time UAB School of Nursing graduate Timiya Nolan, PhD, APRN-CNP, ANP-BC. Dr. Nolan is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and a health disparities-focused nurse scientist developing interventions that promote self-management in the prevention and control of chronic conditions.
On the fifth episode of Legacy of Leadership, we talk with UAB School of Nursing alumna and former faculty member Marguerite Kinney Handlin, DNSc, RN, FAAN. For more than 30 years, Dr. Kinney has been instrumental in establishing initiatives that showcase better patient outcomes through the demonstration of efficacy of health care when nursing and medicine work as colleagues. Her awards and honors are numerous and include the UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and induction into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame.
On Episode 4 of Legacy of Leadership, we talk with Dr. James Harris, Professor of Community/Mental Health Nursing at the University of South Alabama (USA) College of Nursing and former Deputy Chief Nursing Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Nursing Services. He is a member of countless national task forces and work groups for advancing nursing. A Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, Dr. Harris has been recognized for his leadership by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Sigma Theta Tau International Epsilon Nu Chapter, the Alabama State Nurses Association and Who’s Who in American Nursing.
Editor's note: This episode was recorded in early 2020, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Episode 3 of Legacy of Leadership, we talk to D’Ann Somerall, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, a five-time UAB graduate with three degrees from the UAB School of Nursing. Somerall spent her nursing career as a women’s health nurse practitioner and caring for underserved populations. From 2010-2017, Somerall worked at The UAB School of Nursing’s nurse-managed clinic at The Foundry, where she provided care to under- or uninsured residents of the Birmingham community.
Somerall currently serves as the President of the Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama and Region 8 Coordinator for Sigma, an international nursing organization.
Editor's note: This episode was recorded in early 2020, before the COVID-19 outbreak. Legislation discussed in this episode has been put on hold at the time of release due to the pandemic.
On the second episode of Legacy of Leadership, we sit down with Constance Smith Hendricks, RN, FAAN, dean of Tuskegee University’s School of Nursing and Allied Health. Dr. Hendricks is a two-time graduate of the UAB School of Nursing, where she earned her BSN and MSN. She holds a PhD in clinical nursing research from Boston College, where she was the first African-American to complete its nursing program.
On the first episode of Legacy of Leadership, we sit down with UAB School of Nursing Dean Doreen C. Harper, the School's fourth dean.
Learn more about Legacy of Leadership: A podcast celebrating 70 years of the UAB School of Nursing.