FACULTY PROFILES

Stephen H. Hernandez

Professor
Nursing

Office Building: Health Sciences and Nursing Building
Office Room: 322
Phone: (915) 747-6257
Email: shhernandez3@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Legion of Merit - U.S. Air Force (09/01/2025)
Armed Forces Service Medal - Department of Defense (10/01/2020-10/31/2020)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force (05/31/2020)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2017-12/31/2017)
Third Place, Karen A. Rieder and Phillis J. Verhoick Research and EBP Poster Session, 2015 TSNRP Research & EBP Dissemination Course - 2015 TSNRP Research & EBP Dissemination Course (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Air Force Commendation Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Second Place, Karen A. Rieder Research Poster Session - 118th Annual Meeting of AMSUS (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Excellence in Research Award - Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Chi Chapter (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Air Force Achievement Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal - State of Louisiana (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Army Superior Unit Award - U.S. Army Reserve (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
Army Commendation Medal with 2 OLCs - U.S. Army Reserve (01/01/2002-12/31/2002)
Performance Award - Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Nursing Service Employee of the Month - Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Service Award - Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Education

Ph D in Nursing, University of New Mexico (2012)
MSN in Adult Nursing and Administration, Northwestern State University (2001)
BSN in Nursing, Northwestern State University (1995)

Publications

Increasing Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Personnel: A Multi-Site Trial Protocol Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 46 (2025), Stephen Hernandez, Jacqueline Killian, Mark B. Parshall, Tonya White, Enesha Hicks, Victoria Hughes, Theresa Bedford, Yiliang Zhu.
Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel: A Randomized Preventive Trial Military Medicine (2023), Stephen Hernandez, Jacqueline Killian, Mark B. Parshall, Jessica Reno, Yiliang Zhu.
Examination of Military Student and Faculty Opinions and Outcomes of Two Rapid Course Conversions to the Online Environment: A Case Study at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine American Journal of Distance Education 36 4 (2022), Stephen Hernandez, Susan Dukes, Vina Howarth, Jeanne Nipper, Melanie Lazarus.
The Nursing Baccalaureate Dual Enrollment Model: Outcomes for A Community College and University Partnership Nursing Administration Quarterly 46 3 (2022), Jenny Landen, Stephen Hernandez.
A Case Report of Air Force Reserve Nurses Deployed to New York City for COVID-19 Support Military Medicine 186 Supplement 2 (2021), Stephen Hernandez.

Presentations

Increasing Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Personnel: A Multi-Site Trial (2026), Volume Ellicott City, MD, Stephen Hernandez, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Tonya White, Enesha Hicks, Victoria Hughes, Theresa Bedford, Galappaththige de Silva, Yiliang Zhu.
Preparing for Future Conflicts and War (2024), Volume Albuquerque, NM, United States, Stephen Hernandez.
Improving Resiliency and Managing Stress (2023), Volume United States, Stephen Hernandez, J. Killian, Mark B. Parshall, Jessica Reno, Victoria Hughes, Theresa Bedford, Tonya White, Enesha Hicks, Yiliang Zhu.
The Effects of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Communication between Nurses, Nursing Students and Patients (2022), Volume Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, United States, Geraldine Guerra-Sandoval, Stephen Hernandez, Patricia Watts-Kelley.
Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel: Final Results (2022), Volume Kissimmee, FL, United States, Stephen Hernandez, Jessica Reno, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Yilinag Zhu.
The Effects of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Communication Between Nurses, Nursing Students and Patients (2022), Volume Posters presented in the patio out side of UNM CON building, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Geraldine Guerra-Sandoval, Stephen Hernandez, Patricia Watts Kelley.
Improving Resiliency and Managing Stress the SMART Way (2022), Volume United States, Stephen Hernandez.
Improving Resiliency and Managing Stress the SMART Way (2022), Volume Silver Spring, MD, United States, Stephen Hernandez, Jessica Reno, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Yiliang Zhu.
Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel: Preliminary Results (2021), Volume Indianapolis, IN, United States, Stephen Hernandez, Jessica Reno, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Yiliang Zhu.
Sigma Research Grants: A Retrospective Analysis and Future Directions (2021), Volume Indianapolis, IN, United States, Freda D. Ganz, Mustafa Bodrick, Kelly Buettner-Schmidt, Stephen Hernandez, Mary Heitschmidt, Portia Jordan, Constance Visovsky.
The Nursing Baccalaureate Dual Enrollment Model: Outcomes for a Community College and University Partnership (2021), Volume Indianapolis, IN, United States, Jenny Landen, Stephen Hernandez.
Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel: Background and Methods (2021), Volume San Antonio (virtual), TX, United States, Stephen Hernandez, Jessica Reno, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Yiliang Zhu.
Increasing Veterans as Registered Nurses Working in New Mexico Primary Care Settings (2021), Volume Aurora, CO, United States, Stephen Hernandez, Heidi J. Orehek, Loren Kelly, Sarah Patel, S. Van Roper, LeeAnna Vargas, Kathleen C. Chalaron, Jessica M. Gutierrez, Susan Koronkiewicz, Cynthia K. Nuttall, Judy Liesveld.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	NURS 5310 - Nursing Theory	17618

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section
Summer 2026	NURS 5338 - Health Policy and Advocacy	33871
Spring 2026	NURS 5310 - Nursing Theory	27133
Fall 2025	NURS 5338 - Health Policy and Advocacy	17170
Fall 2025	NURS 5370 - Rsrch Appraisal & Application	17169

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2026	NURS 5310 - Nursing Theory	27133	Evaluation
Fall 2025	NURS 5338 - Health Policy and Advocacy	17170	Evaluation
Fall 2025	NURS 5370 - Rsrch Appraisal & Application	17169	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Legion of Merit - U.S. Air Force (09/01/2025)
Armed Forces Service Medal - Department of Defense (10/01/2020-10/31/2020)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force (05/31/2020)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2019-12/31/2019)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2017-12/31/2017)
Third Place, Karen A. Rieder and Phillis J. Verhoick Research and EBP Poster Session, 2015 TSNRP Research & EBP Dissemination Course - 2015 TSNRP Research & EBP Dissemination Course (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
Air Force Commendation Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Meritorious Service Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Second Place, Karen A. Rieder Research Poster Session - 118th Annual Meeting of AMSUS (01/01/2013-12/31/2013)
Excellence in Research Award - Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Chi Chapter (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
Air Force Achievement Medal - U.S. Air Force Reserve (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal - State of Louisiana (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Army Superior Unit Award - U.S. Army Reserve (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
Army Commendation Medal with 2 OLCs - U.S. Army Reserve (01/01/2002-12/31/2002)
Performance Award - Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Nursing Service Employee of the Month - Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Service Award - Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Ph D in Nursing, University of New Mexico (2012)
MSN in Adult Nursing and Administration, Northwestern State University (2001)
BSN in Nursing, Northwestern State University (1995)

Publications

Increasing Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Personnel: A Multi-Site Trial Protocol Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 46 (2025), Stephen Hernandez, Jacqueline Killian, Mark B. Parshall, Tonya White, Enesha Hicks, Victoria Hughes, Theresa Bedford, Yiliang Zhu.
Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel: A Randomized Preventive Trial Military Medicine (2023), Stephen Hernandez, Jacqueline Killian, Mark B. Parshall, Jessica Reno, Yiliang Zhu.
Examination of Military Student and Faculty Opinions and Outcomes of Two Rapid Course Conversions to the Online Environment: A Case Study at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine American Journal of Distance Education 36 4 (2022), Stephen Hernandez, Susan Dukes, Vina Howarth, Jeanne Nipper, Melanie Lazarus.
The Nursing Baccalaureate Dual Enrollment Model: Outcomes for A Community College and University Partnership Nursing Administration Quarterly 46 3 (2022), Jenny Landen, Stephen Hernandez.
A Case Report of Air Force Reserve Nurses Deployed to New York City for COVID-19 Support Military Medicine 186 Supplement 2 (2021), Stephen Hernandez.

Presentations

Increasing Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Personnel: A Multi-Site Trial (2026), Volume Ellicott City, MD, Stephen Hernandez, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Tonya White, Enesha Hicks, Victoria Hughes, Theresa Bedford, Galappaththige de Silva, Yiliang Zhu.
Preparing for Future Conflicts and War (2024), Volume Albuquerque, NM, United States, Stephen Hernandez.
Improving Resiliency and Managing Stress (2023), Volume United States, Stephen Hernandez, J. Killian, Mark B. Parshall, Jessica Reno, Victoria Hughes, Theresa Bedford, Tonya White, Enesha Hicks, Yiliang Zhu.
The Effects of Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on Communication between Nurses, Nursing Students and Patients (2022), Volume Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, United States, Geraldine Guerra-Sandoval, Stephen Hernandez, Patricia Watts-Kelley.
Improving Resiliency in U.S. Air Force Healthcare Personnel: Final Results (2022), Volume Kissimmee, FL, United States, Stephen Hernandez, Jessica Reno, Jacqueline Killian, Mark Parshall, Yilinag Zhu.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2026

Course

NURS 5310 - Nursing Theory

Section

17618

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Summer 2026

Course

NURS 5338 - Health Policy and Advocacy

Section

33871

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

NURS 5310 - Nursing Theory

Section

27133

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

NURS 5338 - Health Policy and Advocacy

Section

17170

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

NURS 5370 - Rsrch Appraisal & Application

Section

17169

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

NURS 5310 - Nursing Theory

Section

27133

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

NURS 5338 - Health Policy and Advocacy

Section

17170

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

NURS 5370 - Rsrch Appraisal & Application

Section

17169

Evaluation

Stephen H. Hernandez

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations