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Faculty and Staff in the Department of Respiratory Care

Faculty

Tom Jones
Tom Jones, Ed.D., RRT, CPFT
Chair and Program Director, Associate Professor
Email: TJones4@UAMS.edu
Anand Venkata
Anand Venkata, M.D.
Medical Director
Email: AVenkata@UAMS.edu
Tonya Cook
Tonya Cook, M.Ed., RRT
Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor
Email: TRCook@UAMS.edu
Kendra McCraney
Kendra McCraney, MBA, MHA, RRT-NPS
Assistant Professor
Email: KMcCraney@UAMS.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Erna Boone
Erna L. Boone, DrPH., RRT, CTTS, FAARC
Associate Professor Emerita
Email: BooneErnaL@UAMS.edu
Kathy Jones-Boggs Rye
Kathy Jones-Boggs Rye, Ed.D., RRT
Professor Emerita
Email: RyeKathyJ@UAMS.edu

Staff

Lynn Ellison
Lynn Ellison
Executive Assistant I
Email: EllisonLynn@UAMS.edu
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