School of Nursing Faculty
Dean
Lynn Babington, PhD, RN
Dean and Professor
Finance and business, nursing administration, organizational development, health care systems,
professional role development, and increasing access and quality of culturally appropriate health care.
Full-Time Faculty
Jaclyn Conelius, PhD, APRN
Assistant Professor
Cardiology specifically heart failure and electrophysiology; end of life and advanced directives
Sally Gerard, DNP, CDE, RN
Assistant Professor
Diabetes specifically glycemic control in the critically ill; nurses knowledge of diabetes care
Sheila Grossman, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Professor
Leadership, mentoring, gerontology, symptom management in palliative care, and adult patient outcome studies
Meredith Wallace Kazer, PhD, CNL, APRN, A/GNP-BC, FAAN
Associate Dean and Graduate Program Director
Professor
Adult and gerontological health and illness, men's health, prostate cancer, sexuality and spirituality
Alison E. Kris, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Gerontology, quality of care in nursing homes, hospice care, staffing issues and symptom management
Doris Lippman, EdD, APRN-BC, FAAN
Professor
Domestic abuse and violence, nursing history, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating
disorders, mental health
Diana Mager, DNP, RN-C
Assistant Professor
Care of older adults, home care nursing with focus on medication errors, certification in home health care
Nancy Manister, DNS, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Women's health, lactation, college health, obesity, and eating behaviors
Eileen O'Shea, DNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Pediatric nursing, children with chronic illness, pediatric spiritual care
Jessica Alicea-Planas, PhD, MS/MPH, RN, CHES
Assistant Professor
Chronic disease management, care of vulnerable populations, health literacy and community/public health nursing
Carole Pomarico, MSN, MA, RN
Adult Program Director
Assistant Professor
Patient education, pediatrics, media technology, educational service collaboration
Joyce M. Shea, DNSc, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Associate Professor
Severe and prolonged mental illness, schizophrenia, changes in self-Identity, quality
of life, recovery from severe mental illness, and qualitative research methods
Kathleen Wheeler, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Professor
EMDR, trauma, advanced practice psychiatric nursing
Special Faculty Appointment
Nancy A. Moriber, PhD, CRNA, MS
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, acute pain management, program assessment and evaluation, quality assurance and risk management
Professor of the Practice
Suzanne Chaplik, PhD(c), RN
Assistant Professor
Cardiac nursing for adults
Visiting Faculty
Carol Connery, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Valerie Madaffari, DNP, APRN
Assistant Professor
Catherine Sumpio, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
VA Nursing Academy Faculty
Diane Avery, BSN, MA, RN
Assistant Professor
Sally Dalton, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Lydia Greiner, MSN, APRN
Assistant Professor
Kathleen Lovanio, MSN, APRN
Assistant Professor
Mary Murphy, MSN, APRN
Assistant Professor
Center of Excellence
VA Faculty
Rebecca Susan Brienza, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Shawn M. Cole, MD
Assistant Professor
Jill E. Edwards, APRN-BC
Assistant Professor
Anne M. Hyson, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Elena V. M. Speroff, APRN-BC
Assistant Professor
Susan A. Zapatka, APRN-BC
Assistant Professor