Office: Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center Phone: 270-384-7442 E-mail:buttone@lindsey.edu
Dr. Emiley Wyatt Button joined Lindsey Wilson College in 2017. She received an A.D.N. in nursing from Northern Kentucky University in 1998 and a B.S.N. from Northern Kentucky University in 1999. In 2003, she received a M.S.N. from Western Kentucky University and has been a Family Nurse Practitioner accredited by AACN since 2003. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Western Kentucky University in May 2017.
Dr. Button previously taught at Lindsey Wilson College from 2008-2015. During that time she taught First Year Experience, Intro to Professional Nursing, Health Assessment, Adult Health I Nursing, Maternal/Newborn Nursing, and Nursing Synthesis. She was also the co-chair of the Admissions, Progression and Graduation committee for the Nursing Division.
Dr. Button is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning.
Dr. Button's research interests are melanoma and skin cancer education.
Ms. Button lives in Glasgow, Kentucky with her two children. She enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Dr. Angie Johnson, DNP, RN
Office: Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center Phone: 270-384-7352 E-mail:johnsona@lindsey.edu
Education
Doctorate of Nursing Practice: University of Southern Indiana Masters of Nursing, Nurse Educator: McKendree University Bachelor of Science in Nursing: McKendree College Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing: Southeastern Illinois College Practical Nursing Certificate Southeastern Illinois College
Angie Johnson joined Lindsey Wilson College in 2015. She received a Practical Nursing Certificate from Southeastern Illinois College in 1998 and an Associate Degree in Nursing from Southeastern Illinois College in 1999.
She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from McKendree College in 2006 and a Master of Science in Nursing with an emphasis on Nurse Educator in 2008 from McKendree University. She then obtained a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree with an emphasis on Advanced Practice from University of Southern Indiana in 2012.
Angie Johnson's teaching interests include Pharmacology, Geriatrics, Nursing Leadership, Community Health Nursing, and Clinical Instruction.
Dr. Johnson is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society since 2010, and McKendree University Nursing Honor Society since 2006.
Dr. Johnson's research interests are discharge teaching and caregiver role strain/support. She is a nurse liaison to the Amish Community in Southern Illinois.
Dr. Johnson lives in Creal Springs, Illinois with her husband and five children. She enjoys spending time with family and serving within her church.
Susan Vickous, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
Office: Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center - 123 Phone: 270-384-7441 E-mail:vicouss@lindsey.edu
Teaching Experience: Medical Surgical Nursing, Health Assessment, Fundamentals of Nursing, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology.
Susan Vickous has been an instructor of nursing with Lindsey Wilson College since August 2016. Ms. Vickous began her career in nursing in Bowling Green, Kentucky, practicing at the Medical Center of Bowling Green in the Pediatrics unit for two years before a lengthy association with Greenview Hospital in the same town. While at Greenview Hospital, she practiced medical-surgical nursing, community health initiatives, outpatient surgical nursing, emergency nursing, and was the charge nurse for the endoscopy/outpatient procedures unit for five years. She also practiced emergency and medical-surgical nursing in Lexington KY, Monticello KY, Campbellsville KY, and Stanford KY. She began her career as a nurse educator after more than 25 years of hospital practice in 2006, teaching in the Kentucky Community College System for four years. She began teaching nursing at the Baccalaureate level at Berea College in 2011. While at Berea College, she was instrumental in the implementation of academic electronic health record use (electronic charting) in nursing courses, and the establishment of a Kentucky Nurse Aide education program. She was part of the faculty team that launched the Berea College Honor Society of Nursing, which later joined a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
The daughter of a nurse, Ms. Vickous grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. She knew from an early age that nursing was the career for which she had a true passion. Becoming a nurse educator, and promoting the learning and success of students has proved to be the next stage of that passion. Nursing graduates with a strong foundation in professional and academic areas are poised to impact the world's health at many levels. Ms. Vickous gets great joy from her interactions with students at all levels, sharing her passion for and experience in the profession of nursing.
Roslin Smith
Office: Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center - 124 Phone: 270-384-7308 E-mail:smithr2@lindsey.edu
Ms. Roslin Smith, MSN, RN joined Lindsey Wilson College in 2024. She received a BSN from Lindsey Wilson College in 2017 and a MSN from Western Governors University in 2020. Her teaching interests include Adult Health, Maternity/Newborn, Women's Health, and she enjoys clinical instruction as well.
Ms. Smith has been a member of Sigma Theta Tau since 2019. She continues to practice as an emergency room nurse on an as needed basis. Her research interests include rheumatology and infertility.
Ms. Smith resides in Columbia, Kentucky with her three children. In her free time, she enjoys attending concerts, reading, and being active in her church.
Lindsay Wheat
Office: Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing & Counseling Center - 122 Phone: 270-384-7487 E-mail:wheatl@lindsey.edu
Mrs. Lindsay Wheat joined Lindsey Wilson College in 2024. She is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Western Kentucky University in 2007. She obtained her Masters in Nursing Education from Western Kentucky University in 2014, and her post master certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Western Kentucky University in 2017.
Mrs. Wheat previously taught at Western Kentucky University from 2014-2022. As well as Liberty University from 2022-2024.
Mrs. Wheat has over 17 years of nursing experience, including community health, women's health, pediatric nursing, and doctoral and baccalaureate level nursing education. She has over 7 years of clinical experience as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
