Nurse Anesthesia DNP Program Faculty and Staff
Full-time Nurse Anesthesia program faculty are practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, recognized in the field.
Beth Ann Clayton, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN,
Professor, Program Director
513-584-2440
Rachel Smith-Steinert, DNP, CRNA, FAANA,
Associate Professor, Assistant Program Director
Jason Hayes, DNP, CRNA,
Didactic Coordinator
513-584-2438
Thomas Minges, DNP, CRNA, CDCA, FAANA,
Assistant Professor, DNP Coordinator
Jessica Storey, DNP, CRNA,
Didactic Instructor
Jason Childress, DNP, CRNA,
Simulation Coordinator
Jacqueline Lemox, MSN, CRNA ,
Simulation Instructor
DeWana Bailey,
Program Manager
Jeanne Rohrmeier,
Program Manager
Nurse Anesthesia Program Faculty Achievements
Beth Ann Clayton
- UC Fellow of the Graduate School (2024)
- UC College of Nursing Meridel Kirk Outstanding Teaching Award (2023)
- Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (2021)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2019)
- AANA Helen Lamb Educator of the Year Award (2018)
- AANA Researcher of the Year Award (2017)
- AANA Analgesia and Anesthesia Guidelines for the Obstetric Patient author
- AANA Spinal/Epidural Workshop faculty
- AANA Annual Congress Simulation Committee - Obstetrics
- AANA Closed Claims Research Team
- AANA COVID-19 Research Team
- Lectures nationally and internationally on obstetric and neuraxial anesthesia
Jason Hayes
- National Certification Exam (NCE) item writer, NCE Subcommittee, National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
Jacqueline Lemox
- AANA Spinal Epidural Workshop Instructor
Thomas Minges
- Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (2024)
- UC Mental Health Champion Certification (2024)
- Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (2024)
- AANA Annual Congress Simulation Committee - Obstetrics
- AANA Spinal Epidural Workshop Instructor
- Member (appointed) AANA Foundation’s Scholarship Committe
- Member (appointed) AANA Foundation’s Poster Reviewer Committee
- Associate Editor (appointed) for the Journal of Nurse Education
- Peer Reviewer for Pain Management Nursing Journal
Rachel Smith-Steinert
- UC Mental Health Champion Certification (2024)
- Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (2023)
- UC Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award (2022)
- UC College of Nursing Elizabeth Kemble Award for Nursing Excellence (2022)
- Member (appointed) of the AANA Foundation Research Committee
- Member (appointed) of the AANA Foundation Scholarship Committee
- Self-Evalutation Examination (SEE) item writer, SEE Subcommittee, NBCRNA