Linda Cole, DNP, ARRN, CCNS, CNE, FCNS is the director of the DNP program and an associate professor in the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. Prior to joining UTHealth, she worked for a large tertiary health system in the Texas Medical Center, holding several roles ranging from staff nurse in critical care to system level director. Latarsha Cheatham, DNP, APRN, ECDCS, GERO-BC, FNP-BC is the assistant dean of graduate studies and an assistant professor in the Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. She previously practiced as a family nurse practitioner in outpatient and acute care settings and managed a convenient care clinic.

