The Caring for the Caregiver Team


Core team

JoAnn Sharman, RN, Community Health Nurse

JoAnn Sharman, RN

Community Health Nurse
sharmanj@uthscsa.edu

Sheran Rivette

Family Caregiver Specialist
Rivette@uthscsa.edu 


Research team

Carole White, PhD, RN, FAAN

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