Mrs. Annette Marie Browning Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Miami; MSN, California State University, Long Beach
With an advanced degree as a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Annette performed as a clinical educator in staff development for various hospitals and served over fifteen years as an RN in the delivery of direct patient care to the critically ill. After several years of functioning as an adjunct faculty member Annette joined the ranks of the Biola faculty full time. She is the sole author of Biola Nursing Department's critical care nursing curriculum and has recently authored on the topics of Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care. She is also currently coordinating the Nursing Department's Patient Simulation Project. She has been involved in church leadership in women's ministries for twenty years, guest speaking on retreats and teaching bible studies.
Fall: Advanced Medical/Surgical Nursing: Theory and Clinical.
Spring: Critical Care Nursing: Theory and Clinical.
Dr. Anne Gewe Associate Department Chair, Associate Professor of Nursing
PhD in Cross-Cultural Education, Biola University; MSN, CSULA; BSN, Biola University; BS (biological science), Biola University, RN, LA County-USC Medical Center
Anne Gewe has a major interest in cross-cultural nursing, leadership/management
and the integration of Christian faith in nursing practice. She has led nursing
summer missions teams to the Dominican Republic.
She authored a 3 year international study report entitled "Models
of Christian Witness in Health Care" which can be downloaded from
www.healthdevelopment.org. Other articles include: "Hope: Moving
from Theory to Practice" & "Being the Best Nursing Leader
You Can Be". She co-authored "Soybeans & the Kingdom of
God" with Sharon Soper, RN a Biola graduate.
Fall Classes: Leadership/Management in Nursing. Students in this class
may select elective clinical placements. Two exciting options are in
Rwanda and Alaska.
Spring Classes: Nursing of the Client/Family II. Students experience
many aspects of cancer nursing at the world famous, City of Hope Cancer
Center.
Her doctoral dissertation is a study about how nursing
students learn to integrate their Christian faith and nursing practice
to impact the world for Jesus Christ.
Mr. Glenn Styffe Associate Professor of Nursing
BSN, Biola University; MN, University of California, Los Angeles.
His clinical background is varied, including Adult Medical/Surgical, Home Health, Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation, and Emergency Nursing. With a Master of Nursing degree in Nursing Administration, he has over 15 years of administrative experience. He began teaching in 1999, and still practices clinically full time during the semester recesses.
He authored 3 chapters on prevention of drug and alcohol abuse for the Russian public school system. This was published by the International School Project of Campus Crusade for Christ.
With his eyes and heart opened to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, he has led teams of physicians, nurses, and lay persons to 5 African countries on more than 12 occasions in the past 4 years. Sent by Saddleback Church, he is working alongside of church, government, and healthcare leaders to increase the role of nurses and church members in the fight against this devastating disease. Several Biola nursing students joined him on trips to Rwanda in the summer of 2006 and fall 2007.
Fall Classes: Adult Medical/Surgical Nursing: Theory, Clinical, and Lab. Leadership/Management Rwanda Preceptorship.
Spring Classes: Adult Medical/Surgical Nursing: Theory, Clinical, and Lab.
Nursing Pharmacology.
Ms. Rachel Van Tholen Assistant Professor of Nursing
BSN, University of Rochester, New York; MSN, University of Rochester, New York, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Her clinical background is varied, including Pediatric Medical/Surgical, Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Primary Care, Pediatric Home Health, and Nursing Education. With a Master of Science in Nursing specializing in pediatrics and a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she enjoys the pediatric population and has experience caring for children of all ages with a variety of diagnoses. She began teaching at Biola in 2003 and still practices clinically part time during the semester recesses.
Fall Classes: Physical Assessment: Theory, Clinical, and Lab; Leadership Management: Clinical; Community Health: Clinical.
Spring Classes: Pediatric Nursing: Clinical; Community Health: Theory, Clinical; Nursing Pharmacology.
Dr. Cynthia Westcott Associate Professor of Nursing
Ph.D.: Education, Claremont Graduate School, MN: UCLA
Dr. Westcott specializes in Community Health and Mental Health Nursing. She
has facilitated summer mission programs for Biola nursing students in several
South East Asian countries and in the Los Angeles inner city area.
Presentations at national and international conferences included research
related to clinical agency perceptions of new graduates, and student
learnings from providing health care to underserved populations.
Fall Classes: Mental Health Seminar
Spring Classes: Community Health Nursing
Dr. Westcott is particularly interested in encouraging students to view
their nursing practice as an opportunity for Christian service and intends
to continue offering frequent inner city and international mission experiences
Mrs. Heather D. Wilson Assistant Professor of Nursing
MSN from CSUDH (Nurse Educator, Family Nursing); BA in Communications (Broadcast Journalism) from CSUF; Nursing diploma (RN) from the Royal Alexandra Hospital School of Nursing in Edmonton, Canada.
Mrs. Wilson has a strong clinical background of over 17 years in Maternity and Newborn nursing, including Home Health and Case Management. She has also worked in Pediatrics, Medical-Surgical nursing and Emergency Room.
Using her education in broadcast journalism, she has published three training videos for healthcare professionals, and directed a documentary for the Alice Water Project in Kenya. She has also worked as a nurse consultant to architects for hospitals and medical buildings in the state of Nevada.
Dr. Cheryl Zukerberg Professor of Nursing
PhD in Education, Claremont Graduate University; MEd, Claremont Graduate University; MSN, California State University, Long Beach; BSN, California State University, Long Beach; ADN, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
Dr. Zukerberg is certified as a Gerontological Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also certified as a Public Health Nurse and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner by the State of California.
Dr. Zukerberg was awarded the Robert B. and Mary Ellen Fischer Faculty Award for Excellence at Biola University (1993), has been included in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th editions of Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and received the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the John A. Hartford Foundation's 2003 National Award for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing Education, "Infusing Geriatrics Into The Baccalaureate Curriculum."
Presentations at national and international conferences include studies on nursing students attitudes/perceptions on older adults, effect of nursing students' experiential learning activities on attitudes towards older adults, and student learnings from providing health care to underserved populations.
Dr. Zukerberg's major interests are gerontological nursing and community health nursing. Her sub-specialty is working with frail older adults in the community. Dr. Zukerberg, with Dr. Cynthia Westcott, co-coordinate a free nursing clinic for homeless individuals/low income families in the Orange County area and a free nursing clinic six times a year, in Cerro Azule, Mexico. She has facilitated summer missions nursing programs in India and inner city Los Angeles for Biola nursing students. Dr. Zukerberg is the coordinator for assessment content, gerontological nursing content, and community learning experiences in the nursing curriculum.
Fall Classes: Nursing Of The Older Adult Client /Family: Theory and Clinical
Spring Classes: Community Health Nursing: Theory and Clinical
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