School of Nursing

Global Health Mentors

Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm, PhD, RN, MSci, Associate Professor

Director of International Programs

Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm, PhD, RN, MSci, Associate Professor

Specialties and Interests:

  • Biobehavioral science
  • Community health outreach in Asian communities
  • Facilitating global collaborations in nursing education

Read about Dr. Bluhm’s global health engagement in the Service section.


Diane Cavazos, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Global Health Mentor

Diane Cavazos, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Specialties and Interests:

  • Migrant issues in the Hispanic community
  • Domestic violence
  • Human trafficking

Read about Dr. Cavazos’s global health engagement in the Service section


Paula Christianson-Silva, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Global Health Mentor

Paula Christianson-Silva, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Specialties and Interests:

  • Homeless and low-income health care
  • Refugee health
  • Health policy advocacy

Read about Dr. Christianson's global health engagement in the Service section.


Brandi Farrell, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PC, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Global Health Mentor

Brandi Farrell, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PC, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Specialties and Interests:

  • Child health, maltreatment and trauma
  • Human trafficking
  • Refugee health

Read more about Dr. Farrell’s global health engagement in the Services section.


Kathryn Parke DNP, APRN, CPNP, Associate Professor/Clinical

Global Health Mentor

Kathryn Parke DNP, APRN, CPNP, Associate Professor/Clinical

Specialties and Interests:

  • Annual Guatemalan Endeavor
  • Guatemalan culture
  • Interprofessional medical outreach

Read more about Dr. Parke’s global health engagement in the Services section.


Jolly Punchamannil, DNP, CMSRN, NE-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Global Health Mentor

Jolly Punchamannil, DNP, CMSRN, NE-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical

Specialties and Interests:

  • Midwifery
  • Health disparities in low- and middle-income countries
  • Cultural influence in health practices

Read more about Dr. Punchamannil’s global health engagement in the Services section.


Norma Martinez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor

Global Health Mentor

Norma Martinez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor

Specialties and Interests:

  • Health policy and advocacy programs
  • Latino health
  • A founding commissioner of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)

Read more about Dr. Martinez-Roger’s global health engagement in the Services section.


Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor/Clinical

Global Health Mentor

Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor/Clinical

Specialties and Interests:

  • Refugee health
  • Family health
  • Preventive health care

Read more about Dr. Worabo’s global health engagement in the Services section