Meet Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Dr. Deedra Harrington
Dr. Deedra Harrington holds the Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Vega/BORSF Professorship in Nursing. She joined the UL Lafayette College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions as a faculty member in 2005.
Harrington has been named a 2019-2020 Outstanding Doctoral Mentor by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development.
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