Photo Submitted Jessie Casida, Ph.D., is the new executive director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing. Jessie Casida, Ph.D., an internationally known nurse scientist, has been named the new executive director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing and the George M. and Boyce W. Billingsley Endowed Chair in Nursing at the U of A. Casida joined the nursing school, part of the College of Education and Health Professions, on Aug. 1. He exemplifies leadership in research, education, practice and policy.
