The Caring for the Caregiver Team
Core team
JoAnn Sharman, RN
Community Health Nurse
sharmanj@uthscsa.edu
Sheran Rivette
Family Caregiver Specialist
Rivette@uthscsa.edu
Research team
Carole White, PhD, RN, FAAN
Founding Director
Faculty, School of Nursing
Sara Masoud, PhD
Research
masoud@uthscsa.edu
Luis Luy, BS
Research Assistant
luyl@uthscsa.edu
Daria Neidre, PhD
Research Associate & Project Manager
Collaborative team
Deborah James, MSN, RN, CCRN-K – Clinical Faculty & Virtual Dementia Tour Lead, School of Nursing
Bob Davis, Senior Administrative Assistant, Department of Lifelong Learning
Sherece McGoon, Continuing Education Coordinator, Department of Lifelong Learning
Cindy Gutierrez, Senior Administrative Assistant, Department of Lifelong Learning
Melissa Flores, LPC, NCC – Licensed Professional Counselor, Biggs Institute
Braulio Amezaga, MA – Simulation Center Manager, School of Nursing
James Cleveland, PhD – Director of Simulation Center, School of Nursing
LouAnn Click, RN, BSN – Simulation Center Manager, School of Nursing
Gretchel Gealogo Brown, PhD, RN, CMSRN – Research Faculty, School of Nursing
Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, PhD, OTR – Faculty and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy
