School of Nursing
Meet our Faculty
The following are our tenure-track and full-time faculty members. If you need to contact a faculty member who is not listed below, please call the office at (559) 278-2041 for assistance.

Dr. Kathleen Rindahl, DNP, RN, FNP-C
Professor, Department Chair/Program Director

Dr. Kammi Sayaseng, DNP, RN, PNP-BC, IBCLC
Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator, Assistant Chair/Assistant Program Director

Dr. Harkirat Bal, DNP, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator

Dr. Lynn Jakobs, Ph.D., RN, FNP-C
Associate Professor
Mobile Health Director, NP Clinical Coordinator

Dr. Nisha Nair, DNP, RNC, CNS, CNE, IBCLC
Associate Professor, DNP Program Director

Dr. Eileen R Jimenez, Ph.D, MSN, RN, AACNS-AG, CWON
Assistant Professor, RN-BSN Coordinator

Dr. Janine Spencer, Ed.D., RN
Professor

Dr. Bryan Tune, DNP, FNP-C, CRNA
Associate Professor

Dr. Madelyn Carey, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Talar Terzian-Chekian, Ed.D, MSN, RN
Associate Professor

Dr. Tara J. Reed, DNP, RN, CNS, CNEcl
Assistant Professor

Dr. Alexis Ramirez, RN, DNP, MSN-NE
Assistant Professor

