Meet Dr. Hunter, a dedicated nursing educator and proud member of ODU’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025! As the RN-BSN Department Chair at Dallas College, she’s shaping the future of nursing through excellence in teaching, leadership, and curriculum development. With seven years of experience in nursing education and a portfolio as an author and peer reviewer for Elsevier Publications, Dr. Hunter’s impact goes well beyond the classroom. She’s also the Founder of Creative Minds Mentoring, LLC, where sh

How is ODU School of Nursing Preparing Future Nurses for Primary Care? The health needs of veterans often go unmet, with specialist veteran hospitals oversubscribed, and regular hospitals not equipped to deal with their specific problems. With the focus of healthcare shifting from hospital-based disease management to primary-care-based disease prevention, a new initiative at Old Dominion University School of Nursing offers a solution. Training nurses for primary care roles will help address vete