Dr. Stiner is the Chair of the Department of Graduate Nursing at Alcorn State University in Natchez, Mississippi.  She has been responsible for starting a new FNP program, including development and design, implementation, and accreditation.  She participated as a partner in the Robert Wood Johnson Partnership for Training project, providing distance education for NPs, PAs, and CNMs from 1995-2000.  As Chair of the Department of Graduate Nursing, she also oversees a primarily web-based Nurse Educator option.

Dr. Stiner has an extensive background in strategic planning, quality management, finance and productivity in service and education.  She has experience as a service consultant in the following areas: productivity measurement; quality management design; strategic planning; financial accountability, and; accreditation preparation for acute care hospitals, rehabilitation units, clinics, and home health agencies.  Her educational consulting has included: productivity measurement and work load distribution; quality management design; strategic planning; financial accountability; accreditation preparation; curriculum design, and; program evaluation.