Regional Liaison Team
Rebecca Matthews, MSN, RN
Senior Program Manager – Accelerated Online BSN Program Rural and Remote
Team Lead – Undergraduate Nursing BSN – Rural Health Development Team
- 18 years experience as registered nurse
- Specialized in caring for Pediatric Oncology patients
- Faculty at UTA since 2014
- Received Masters in Nursing from UTA
- Currently working towards EdD in Nursing Leadership
Joann R. Grimes, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Nursing BSN – Rural Health Development Team
Southeast Texas
- 11 years of experience as a registered nurse
- 3 years serving as adjunct clinical faculty for the UTA AO BSN program.
- 3 years serving in a Critical Access Hospital caring for pediatrics and adults in the medical/ surgical setting
- Spent the last 5 years caring for our military and veteran population in various settings including Ortho, Cardiac/Telemetry, and Pulmonary.
- A member of the Academy of Medical -Surgical Nurses and received her CMSRN in 2021.
- A member of Sigma Theta Tau Professional Nursing Association.
- Lived and worked in a rural community as a nurse, and now has a deep appreciation for the unique challenges that those communities face.
- Joined the UTA BSN Rural Health Liaison Team in June of 2022
Monica Kidd, MSN, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Nursing BSN – Rural Health Development Team
North Texas
- A nurse for over 30 years.
- Joined the UTA BSN Rural Health liaison team January 2023.
- Previously CEO CAH Parkview Hospital 2012-2022.
- A registered nurse since 1990 with practice in a variety of settings to include Med/Surg Nursing, Management and Education.
- Received Masters in Nursing from UT at Tyler.