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Associate And Assistant Deans
Audrey M. Beauvais
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor
Nursing
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Katherine Saracino
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Professor of the Practice
Nursing
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Karen Corcoran
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor of the Practice
Joyce M. Shea
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor
Nursing
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Full-Time Faculty
Pamela Barnwell-Sanders
Associate Professor of the Practice Nursing
Cynthia Bautista
Associate Professor
Nursing
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Steven Belmont
Assistant Professor
Nurse Anesthesia
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Karen Burrows
Professor of the Practice
Nursing
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Jaclyn Conelius
Christine Denhup
Associate Professor
Nursing
Kimberly N. Doughty
Undergraduate Program Director
Visiting Assistant Professor
Public Health
Anthony Santella
Dr. Anthony J. Santella will join Fairfield University as Professor of Public Health and Director of the Master of Public Health program in July 2022. He specializes in infectious disease prevention and control and has interests in HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, viral hepatitis, dental public health, global health and Covid-19. His research helps improve the health and well-being of vulnerable communities including people who are living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS, gender and sexual minorities, justice-involved persons, youth, and people experiencing homelessness. Dr. Santella earned a BS in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Connecticut, a MPH in Health Policy and Management from Emory University, a DrPH in Health Systems Management from Tulane University, and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Pedagogy and Leadership from Hofstra University. He is also a Master Certified Health Education Specialist.
Christa Esposito
Assistant Professor
Nursing
Erin Fusco
Sally Gerard
Associate Professor
Nursing
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Mackenzie Gordon
Visiting Assistant Professor
Clinical Nutrition
Danielle Hall
Visiting Assistant Professor
Nursing
Janet Stuhrcke (Hiser)
MOE, RDN, FAND
Director of Clinical Nutrition
Janice Holmes
Visiting Faculty
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Rose Iannino-Renz
Professor of the Practice
Nursing
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Lucina Kimpel
PhD, MSN, RN
Director, Second Degree Nursing Program
Central Texas Campus
Alison Kris
Associate Professor
Nursing
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Jenna LoGiudice
Associate Professor
Nursing
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Diana Mager
Joshua Neitlich
Visiting Instructor
Social Work
Kim Oliver
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Director, Undergraduate Social Work
Eileen O'Shea
Professor
Nursing
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Gina Petersen
Visiting Instructor
Nursing and Lab Coordinator
Kathryn Phillips
Associate Professor
Nursing
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Jessica Alicea-Planas
Associate Professor
Nursing
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Carole Pomarico
Assistant Professor
Nursing
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Linda Roney
Associate Professor of Nursing & Undergraduate Nursing Program Director
Nursing
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Jennifer Schindler-Ruwisch
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Tanika Eaves Simpson
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Kelly Sullivan
Visiting Assistant Professor
Nursing
Lisa Sundean
Director, Masters in Healthcare Administration
Assistant Professor
Leigh Taylor
Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Education Coordinator
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Dorothy Vittner
Assistant Professor
Nursing
Stephanie Welsh
Kathleen Wheeler
Professor
Nursing
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Erica Wuchiski
Special Faculty Appointment
Christine Aloi ’12, DNP’19
Simulation Coordinator & DNP advisor for the Nurse Anesthesia Program
Nancy Moriber
Assistant Professor
Nurse Anesthesia
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Rose Piccolo
Adjunct
Nurse Anesthesia
Palliative Care Scholar-In-Residence
Nurse Scholar-In-Residence
Moreen Donahue
Moreen O. Donahue is the Beatrice Hofstadter White Endowed Chair for Nursing Education and Research, System Senior Vice President & System Chief Nursing Officer at Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN), which includes Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, Western Connecticut Home Care (formerly The Danbury Visiting Nurse Association) and Western Connecticut Medical Group. Prior to joining WCHN, Dr. Donahue was Sr. Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Greenwich Hospital and has held executive leadership positions in home care and hospice.
She also was the Project Coordinator for a federal grant, “Transitioning Advanced Practice Nurses to the Practice Doctorate: The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program”.
Dr. Donahue’s areas of research include patient safety, patient satisfaction, nurse empowerment and transitioning advance practice nurses to doctoral education. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing. She is the recipient of the Dean’s Legacy Award, Case Western Reserve University and the Visionary Leader Award, Greenwich Hospital.
Dr. Donahue was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2011, and was selected for the 2015 Fellowship in Innovative Health Leadership offered by Arizona State University and the American Organization of Nurse Executives in partnership with the Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation.
Dr. Donahue completed her BSN degree at Boston College. Following this, she earned an MS degree in education from the State University of New York and her MSN in nursing and DNP degrees from Case Western Reserve University. She is also Board certified as a nurse executive at the advanced level and has achieved national certification as a Home Care and Hospice executive.
Dr. Donahue has made significant contributions to nursing and health care delivery. Specific areas of focus include patient safety, preventing workplace violence and advancing quality care through development of innovative partnerships across a variety of settings. She has provided leadership for several grants: a project focused on empowering nursing assistants to use SBAR communication funded by the Donaghue Medical Research Foundation, a Geriatric Family Centered Care initiative funded by the Division of Nursing, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and grants from the State of Connecticut focused on providing educational opportunities for nurses. She is also responsible for helping to develop a hospital-based cohort model for DNP degrees from Case Western Reserve University (funded by HRSA). Dr. Donahue is widely published in nursing and health care literature and has presented her research nationally and internationally.
Selected awards and honors
- 2012 VHA Travel Scholarship Recipient
- 2011 American Academy of Nursing Fellowship
- 2005 Dean’s Legacy Award, Case Western Reserve University
- 2004 Visionary Leader Award, Greenwich Hospital
- 2001 Quality Award, Greenwich Hospital
Administrative Staff
Bonnie Candee
Assistant to the Associate Dean
Diana Chevrette
Administrative Assistant
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Sara Conder
Elizabeth Denby-Callahan
Simulation Instructor
Steven Marella
Donna Ormsbee
Operations Assistant
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Laura Pallone
Undergraduate Clinical Placement Coordinator
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Susan Reynolds
Director of Simulation
Laura Strang
Administrative Assistant
Simulation and Health Studies
Jessica Tomcho
Operations Coordinator
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Support Dog
Dakota
Emotional Support Dog
When nursing students stop by to meet Dakota during her office hours, they’re likely to get more tail wags and puppy kisses than discussions on which nursing courses to take. Click here to read Dakota's story.
VA Nursing Faculty
Megan Collins
Laura Conklin
MSN, RN, CHSE
Assistant Professor
Mary Murphy
PhD, APRN, FNP
Assistant Professor
Veterans Administration Special Faculty Appointments
James Cyrus
Karen DiDomenico
Patricia D. Giannelli
Faith Harrington
Bernadette Y. Jao
DNP, MSN, RN-BC
Susan T. Langerman
Karen Marzitelli
Keiko Muto
Jancee Pust-Marcone
RN, MS, CCRN
Carol Radovich
Rebeka Seaberg
Lindsay Steele
MSN, RN, CCRN
Joanna E. White