Shelia Talbott, DNP, FNP-C

Dr. Shelia Talbott, DNP, FNP-C, serves as Vice President and Dean of Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences and Chief Nursing Officer at Mary Baldwin University. In this role, she provides strategic leadership for academic programs across the health sciences and advances initiatives focused on educational excellence, interprofessional collaboration, workforce development, and student success.

Dr. Talbott brings more than three decades of experience spanning clinical practice, healthcare leadership, and higher education.  Her professional experience includes family practice, women’s health, urgent care, telehealth, healthcare operations, and graduate nursing education.

Prior to her appointment as Vice President and Dean, Dr. Talbott held progressive leadership roles within the School of Nursing, including serving as Program Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program and later as Associate Dean. She has led the development and implementation of graduate nursing programs, curriculum innovation, accreditation initiatives, and expansion of clinical and academic partnerships.

Her professional interests include advanced practice nursing education, interprofessional practice, academic leadership, healthcare innovation, and preparing future health professionals to meet the evolving needs of patients and communities.

Dr. Talbott earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Old Dominion University and is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.