Hampton University Nursing Faculty
Faculty and Staff Directory
Dr. Barbara has joined Hampton University School of Nursing as the Chairperson/Assistant Professor Undergraduate Nursing. She has over 37 years of experience in Nursing, Nursing Education and Staff Development and is certified in Nursing Professional Development. Her clinical specialty is Critical Care and Trauma nursing. Dr. Blackwell worked in a Level I trauma unit for almost 30 years in New York City. For the last 7 years Dr. Blackwell was the Director of a small school of nursing in Northern New Jersey, where they achieved advances in the areas of integrating technology into all aspects of student’s education, introducing electronic testing, and incorporating the use of iPads as a clinical and didactic tool. Students were introduced to active learning and she advanced the agenda of the incorporation of simulation into didactic and clinical learning. Dr. Blackwell has published on simulation and recently reviewed the latest edition of Urden’s Critical Care Nursing textbook. She is an active member of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning and has been an abstract and research reviewer for them since 2015. Dr. Blackwell has presented webinars on technology in nursing education and the use of data as a tool to guide student performance. She is a strong advocate of technology, data usage, and active learning principles as tools to enhance student learning.
Dr. Willie Gilchrist Stanfield
Director of Nursing Non-Traditional Programs
Assistant Professor
Dr. Willie Gilchrist Stanfield is the Director of Nursing Non-Traditional Programs and an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing. She has over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse and 14 years in higher education; she has played a pivotal role in shaping nursing education, serving as both faculty and clinical coordinator for undergraduate nursing students. She has diverse nursing practice and leadership experience and has held key leadership positions in higher education, behavioral/psychiatric mental health, and geriatrics. Her clinical experience spans 17 years in behavioral/psychiatric mental health. She is certified by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) USA to teach Mental Health First Aid (Adult and Youth) from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Dr. Gilchrist Stanfield earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Hampton University. Her expertise and scholarly focus include health disparities, social determinants of health, and spirituality related to health promotion with vulnerable populations.
She has received numerous professional awards, including the Nurse Educators of Tomorrow Award and the Distinguished Service Award. She is a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association, Central Carolina Black Nurses Council, Pi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority Inc., American Nursing Association, North Carolina Nursing Association, and National League of Nursing.
Dr. AnnMarie Kopitzke
Associate Professor
annmarie.koptizke@hamptonu.edu
757.727.5678
Dr. AnnMarie Kopitzke an Associate Professor at Hampton University, in the School of Nursing – Health Sciences, and collaborative research focuses on chronic diseases and aging health issues. Dr. Kopitzke has a broad background in health services research, with specific emphasis on the access to care and treatment options, given financial constraints. She has worked on diverse grants that include: childhood immunizations, cultural competency, nurse practitioners and the elderly, medication management; domestic abuse (heterosexual/same sex partners), teen obesity, and neighborhood satisfaction. In addition, collaboration with other researchers produced several peer-reviewed publications and presentations. Dr. Kopitzke has familiarity with all phases of research: 1) designing research studies; 2) conducting; 3) supervising and 4) research support (survey administration, data collection & entry; database management; as well as statistical analysis using SPSS/SAS).Dr. Kopitzke has taught Health Services Research to emerging undergraduate scholars with classes of 60+ students per semester). Dr. Kopitzke’s work with Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSEVA), allowed her to assist older adults with managing their chronic illnesses (such as diabetes mellitus) with increased access to their prescribed medications. During 2018-2020, my academic career was disrupted due to organizational changes at my former university and burnout (non-tenured track with heavy course loads and no administrative support). However, upon returning to higher education (in a tenure track), her focus is on aging populations and diabetic related research. My diverse background in business, public administration and health services research make me uniquely qualified to approach diabetes mellitus research from a holistic position of disease management. In summary, Dr. Kopitzke has the research experience, administrative and leadership skills, as well the expertise working with aging populations (with chronic illnesses) necessary to successfully carry out the proposed research project.
Dr. Jacqueline V. Kane Parham
Clinical Coordinator jacqueline.parham@hamptonu.edu 757.727.2546
Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) V. Kane Parham earned a B.S.N. from Sojourner-Douglass College, a B.S. from Columbus State University, a M.A. (Education {curriculum and development}) from Delaware State University, and a Ph.D. from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Parham is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Dr. Parham has a Daughter named Alynn Parham earned a M.A. Ed. (curriculum and development) from William & Mary and a B.A. from Virginia State University. Dr. Parham takes great joy in being an advocate for children through legislation.
Dr. Jacqueline Sharpe
Assistant Professor jacqueline.sharpe@hamptonu.edu757.727.5673
Dr. Jacqueline Sharpe is an Assistant Professor of Nursing who is from Suffolk, Virginia. She has practiced in her profession as a registered nurse for 46 years. Near 30 years of that time was spent as a Navy Nurse Corps Officer, culminating to the final rank of Captain (06). She moved progressively through her career from being a staff nurse to Director of Nursing; Head of all Education and Training at Portsmouth Naval Hospital; and Head of all Navy Medicine training and education for the Mid-Atlantic Region. She was Head of the Managed Care Division when the Navy moved to that change of health care delivery. Professional experiences outside the United States include living in the Caribbean area for about 4 years. She was selected by Old Dominion University (ODU) to stand up the undergraduate public health concentration and assisted with the start-up of the graduate program in public health as well. Dr. Sharpe was the sole writer for the 25-year-old Health Sciences Degree Program when it received its first and second Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) national certification. She is a member of 3 national honor societies and 9 other professional organizations, including the College of Healthcare Executives. She received the Excellence in Teaching Award twice while at the College of Health Sciences at ODU; each award was based on a three-year period. She is the recipient of numerous professional awards as well, such as the Alumni Achiever’s Award for outstanding accomplishments from her undergrad school, Winston Salem State University. Her master’s degree in Nursing is from the University of Maryland and her PhD is from Old Dominion University. Her interest in the health care field are multiple and includes administration, management, public health, and health disparities. Dr. Sharpe is also a certified health education specialist (CHES) and is very capable of development of community health promotion programs. Her research priority is working with vulnerable populations for improving health outcomes
Dr. Angela Reynolds Sledge EdD, MSN, RN-MNN
Assistant Professor angela.sledge@hamptonu.edu757.727.5673
Dr. Sledge is an alumna of the Hampton University School of Nursing earning her baccalaureate degree. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL, where she specialized in nursing education and Maternal and Child Health. She earned a Doctorate in Education from Edgewood College in Madison, WI. Throughout her 25-year career, Dr. Sledge has specialized in nursing education, obstetrics, and pediatric nursing and she is currently actively involved in clinical practice. She has enjoyed engaging in active learning pedagogies that have shaped her students into competent, caring nursing professionals and lifelong learners for over 15 years.
Her research priority is focused on the application of critical theories and sustainability in the recruitment and retention of Black students in healthcare-related programs.