
HSTA-AL Faculty & Staff

Paige Turner Johnson, PhD, MSN, RN
Saxon Chair for Rural Nursing, PI, Health Sciences & Technology Academy -Alabama (HSTA-AL)
Associate Professor
205.348.2084
ptjohnso@ua.edu

T. Robin Bartlett, PhD, RN
Professor, Associate Dean for Research
205.348.8452
trbartlett@ua.edu

Keri A. Barron, PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor
205.348.9846
kabarron@ua.edu

Michele Montgomery, PhD, MPH, RN
Senior Associate Dean
Associate Professor
205.348.1045
mmontgomery1@ua.edu

Brandi Lester, MSN, RN, NP-C
Instructor
205.348.2087
bblester@ua.edu

Betty Key, Ed. D, M.S.N., B.S.N., CCRN
Assistant Professor
205.726.4769
bkey@samford.edu

Heather S. Cole, PhD, RN, CHSE, CNEn
Director of Clinical Simulation
205.348.1491
hscole@ua.edu

Chelsey Pearce, B.S., M.A.
Program Assistant
205.348.6641
pearc011@ua.edu