Dana Mangum
Associate Professor
JWU Faculty Since 2023
Dr. Dana Mangum is an associate professor for the nursing program at Johnson & Wales University at Charlotte. She previously worked as nursing faculty at Queens University of Charlotte, and Carolinas College of Health Sciences. Nursing is a second-degree career for Mangum. She worked as a bedside nurse at Mercy Hospital and Atrium Health, specializing in cardiac step-down and then later in labor and delivery. She has taught in both undergraduate and graduate programs. She has been an active member of a variety of nursing organizations. Mangum is a native Charlottean, married with three grown children, one amazing daughter-in-law and two West Highland White Terrier fur babies. She enjoys traveling, shopping, gardening and spending time at the beach.
Education
- D.P.N., Nursing Program, Gardner-Webb University
- M.S.N., Nursing Education, East Carolina University
- B.S.N., Nursing, Queens College
Teaching Interests
Dana is passionate about student success and strategies to help nursing students. Her focus is on empowering and mentoring both nursing students, graduate nurses and nursing faculty. She has presented a variety of research and related works on a local, regional and national level.
Scholarly Interests
Student success initiatives
Faculty orientation and mentoring
Curriculum design