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Dean and Associate Deans

  Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, RN, FNP, CS, Dean

Appointed as Dean: April 25, 2007

Appointed to the Health Sciences Center Faculty: June, 1999

Telephone Number: (504) 568-4106

Faculty Academic Rank: Professor of Nursing

Dr. Demetrius James Porche is Professor and Dean of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana School of Nursing. He holds an appointment also in the School of Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He received his undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Nicholls State University and his Master of Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Science from Louisiana State University Medical Center. He completed Family Nurse Practitioner post-graduate coursework at Concordia University Wisconsin.

Dr. Porche is certified as a Clinical Specialist in Community Health Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner. Dr. Porche was the Associate Editor of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS for 10 years. He is currently the Chief Editor of American Journal of Men’s Health. Dr. Porche serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. He is currently the national President of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing.

Dr. Porche is the immediate past Chair of the Louisiana State Nurses Association Continuing Education Committee. He also serves at the national level on the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association and serves as Chair of the Public Health Nursing Section Development Committee. Dr. Porche also serves on the Research Committee of the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, Education Committee of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Doctoral Conference Planning Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. He is a member of the Association of Community Health Nurse Educator's Research Committee. He is a Virginia Henderson Fellow of Sigma Theta Tau International and a Fellow in Society of Luther Christman Fellows for Contributions to Nursing by Men. He serves as a national mentor in the Sigma Theta Tau International Chiron mentoring program.

Curriculum Vitae


Dr. Marsha Bennett
Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship and Science

Dr. Denise Danna
Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service and Advanced Nursing Practice

Dr. Deborah Garbee
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Programs

Ms. Catherine Lopez
Assistant Dean for Student Services

Mr. Geremie Loupe
Assistant Dean for Business Affairs


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