Faculty
Our talented and competent faculty bring various life experiences and educational backgrounds to the classroom and beyond.
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Program Director
Dr. Silvinia Gonzalez Cuizon is a nurse leader, educator, and researcher whose scholarship centers on health equity, patient experience, and communication with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Her PhD research explored the care experiences of Spanish-speaking patients with chronic illness, contributing to a deeper understanding of structural barriers and culturally responsive care.
She serves as Program Director and faculty in the RN-MSN Clinical Nurse Leader program at the...
- University of San Diego, PhD in Nursing Executive Leadership, 2021
- University of San Diego, MS in Nursing Executive Leadership, 2018
- Antillian Adventist University, BS in Nursing, 2013
- Andrews...
- Healthcare equity and systems-level change
- Health policy implementation and regulatory alignment
- Organizational change management
Dr. Horton-Deutsch is currently the Director of the University of San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Partnership. She has led in academic and practice settings for 35 years as an advanced practice psychiatric/mental health nurse, teacher/practitioner, consultant, program director, caring science endowed chair, coach, and academic/practice partnership director. Through her academic and practice career, she has contributed to evidence-informed knowledge development to ensure safety and quality...
- Rush University, PhD in Nursing, 1992
- Rush University, MSN in Psych Nursing, 1988
- University of Evansville, BSN in Nursing, 1986
- Reflective practice
- Caring science
- Leadership
- Holistic health
Dr. Ann Lawani received her PhD in nursing from the University of San Diego. Her unique professional background includes small business accounting, clinical nursing practice and leadership. She is a practicing registered nurse; her clinical experience entails adult cardio-pulmonary, stroke, Cystic Fibrosis and orthopedic patient populations across multiple health care settings, including acute care and hospice facilities. A scholar and life-long learner, Dr. Lawani’s area of research includes...
- PhD in Nursing, University of San Diego
- Graduate Certificate, Leadership and Administration in Hospice and Palliative Care, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Master of Science in Nursing-Clinical...
- Palliative Care and Healthcare Utilization
- Hospice and End-of-Life Transitions
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Kaddoura PhD, CAGS, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CNE, has over 25 years of experience in nursing education and clinical practice. He currently teaches graduate Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Medical Surgical courses in the Master and Doctorate programs.
Prior to joining USF, Dr. Kaddoura taught both graduate and undergraduate courses at Duke University and MCPHS University (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences). His expertise in using technology and designing innovative...
- University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Post Doctoral Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate, 2019
- University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, Post-Master's Adult and...
- Academic education
- Primary care nurse partitioning
- Family psychiatric mental health nurse partitioning
- Academic and clinical leadership
- Nursing Management supervision
Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Robin Buccheri is a Professor Emerita and Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco (USF) in San Francisco. In 2010, she was admitted as a fellow to the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Buccheri has published over twenty-five articles in scholarly journals and is on the Editorial Board for Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. She has received the School of Nursing & Health Professions Teaching Award, the University of San Francisco Research Award, and twice...
- PhD, University of California, San Francisco
- MHNP, California State University, Long Beach
- MSN, California State University, Long Beach
- ADN, El Camino College
- BSN, California State University...