Assistant Professor
University of North Alabama
Ashton received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. She then went on to receive her Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
Ashton is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as a family and emergency nurse practitioner. She is also a certified sexual assault nurse examiner. Ashton currently practices in the emergency department at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She also serves as Assistant Professor at the University of North Alabama where is she teaches in the graduate department. Ashton is a member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses and serves as an American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners practice and education committee member. Ashton enjoys spending quality time on her family farm with her husband, two children (Bo Taylor 7 and John Maddax 3), and their animals
