Nursing and Health Care Faculty Profiles

Nancy has been a faculty member in the College of Health and Human Services at University of Phoenix for over five years, and is also currently the Principal at Clifton-Hawkins and Associates, a non-profit consulting firm. She has master’s degrees in both Health Education/Promotion and International Health, with an emphasis in Maternal/Child Health from Loma Linda University - School of Public Health (1995). She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), a Certified Lactation Educator and is fluent in Thai.

Nancy received the Health Educator of the Year Award presented to her by the Southern California Chapter of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). In 2006 she was honored with the Gerald Wagner Excellence in Health Education Award, presented to her by the Orange County Health Care Agency and the Orange County Coalition for Health Education.

Marilyn Klakovich, of Upland, Calif., is a Doctor of Nursing Science, a Registered Nurse and a member of the National Education Association. She earned a Master of Administrative Services in 1987 and a Master of Education in 1976. Marilyn teaches for University of Phoenix School of Nursing. In addition, Marilyn is the Program Evaluator for the Second Degree Programs and the Director of Continuing Education in the School of Nursing at Azusa Pacific University. Marilyn also teaches in Pacific’s Center for Advanced Professional Studies and is the research mentor for CHOC Children’s Research Fellowship Program.

Marilyn has presented internationally on program development, instrument development, and interpersonal communication in nursing students. She serves on the Service Advisory Council for Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) and is the president of the Iota Sigma Chapter of STTI.