Holly Stokley is a Senior Nursing Instructor at The University of Alabama. She received her MSN in Nursing Education from The University of North Alabama in 2017 and her BSN from The University of Alabama in 2011. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing Research from the UA/UAH Nursing Science Program. Her research interests include technology, simulation, and nursing competencies. Mrs. Stokley began her nursing career in 2011 and has worked in multiple areas, including pulmonary med/surg, cardiac intensive care, trauma/surgical intensive care, and medical intensive care. Her primary area of care was Cardiac Intensive Care, where she developed a love of the heart. Mrs. Stokley earned her master’s degree in nursing education while working full-time as a bed coordinator at a local hospital. She began her career as an instructor in 2017. Mrs. Stokley course leads Informatics and teaches in Adult Health and Health Assessment. She is a member of The Society for Simulation in Healthcare, SIGMA, The Graduate Student Nursing Society, and The Southern Nurses Research Society.

Dr. Sarah Robinson is an Assistant Clinical Instructor whose educational focus is on Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing Preparation for Licensure and Operating Room nursing. As a clinical nurse, she worked as a circulating nurse in the operating room for eight years prior to becoming an Instructor of Nursing at the University of Alabama. She received her doctorate from the University of Alabama in Instructional Leadership: Nurse Education in 2021. Her doctoral research focused on clinical instruction of ethics in nursing. Data was gathered from clinical instructors to determine how or if they taught their nursing students the ethical standards of the nursing profession. Through her classroom and clinical teaching, she continues to ensure there is a focus on the professional ethics of nursing along with the scientific curriculum. Dr. Robinson also has a degree in Art History from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Katelyn Repke is joining CCN as a full-time clinical instructor. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with her BSN in 2013 and her MSN in 2018. At UAB, she was a member of the Advanced Nursing Education Program, which focused on providing exceptional healthcare to rural/underserved areas. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and has a passion for primary care and patient education. She has experience in medical-surgical nursing, perioperative nursing, inpatient diabetes management, and adjunct clinical education. Her areas of interest are rural/underserved health and education.