Faculty Areas of Expertise

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As a part of one of the top public research universities in the nation, the UConn School of Nursing prioritizes discovery and new knowledge. Our faculty are experts in the health care field, each with their own area of focus.

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List of People
PhotoNameTitle
Dean Dickson headshot, wearing green shirtVictoria Vaughan DicksonPhD, RN, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN
Dean and Professor
A portrait of clinical professor Ivy Alexander.Ivy AlexanderPh.D., APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Clinical Professor
Director of Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner track
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Valarie Artigas.Valarie ArtigasDNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program
Sarah BalloughMSN, RN
Coordinator of Clinical Placements & Clinical Instructor
A portrait of distinguished professor Cheryl Beck.Cheryl BeckDNSc, CNM, FAAN
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Joint Appointment in School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Sandra BelliniDNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CNE
Clinical Professor
Kristin Berghoff headshotKristin BerghoffDNP, RN, CNL, CNE
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Nurse Educator Track
A portrait of assistant professor Katherine Bernier Carney.Katherine Bernier CarneyPh.D., RN
Assistant Professor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Kristin Bott.Kristin BottDNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Lauren BouléMSN, RN, NPD-BC
Coordinator of Clinical Placements & Clinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Denise Bourassa.Denise BourassaDNP, RN, CNL, CNE
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Nursing Leader Program
Kristie Bowdy headshotKristie BowdyMSN, RN, Clinical Instructor
D'Ana Brooks HeadshotD'Ana BrooksDNP, RN, CNL, Clinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant professor Eileen Carter.Eileen CarterPh.D., RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor
Sharon Casavant headshotSharon CasavantPh.D., RN
Assistant Professor
Kendra ChmuraClinical Instructor
Dean Chyun headshotDeborah ChyunPh.D., RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor

Former Dean

Caitlyn Clyburn headshotCaitlin ClyburnMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of associate clinical professor Michelle Cole.Michelle ColeDNP, MSN, RN, CPN
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Global Initiatives
A portrait of assistant professor Eileen Condon.Eileen CondonPh.D., APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
A portrait of clinical instructor Dolores Coyle-Feliciano.Dolores Coyle-FelicianoMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Headshot of Christine DiLeoneChristine DiLeonePh.D., RN, CNE
Assistant Clinical Professor
Program Coordinator, Dementia Care Certificate
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Carrie Eaton.Carrie EatonPh.D., RNC-OB, C-EFM, CHSE
Associate Clinical Professor
Portrait of Laura EissLaura EissMSN, RN, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC
Clinical Instructor
Joy Elwell headshotJoy ElwellDNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, FAANP
Clinical Professor
Director, DNP Program
Dual Appointment with UConn’s School of Medicine
blank avatar iconSherene FagonClinical Instructor
icon of avatarKathleen FahertyMSN, RN, Clinical Instructor
Christine Glasz headshotChristine GlaszMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Jamie Gooch.Jamie GoochDNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
A portrait of faculty member Maurade Gormley.Maurade GormleyPh.D., C-PNP
Assistant Professor
A portrait of Tiffany GwartneyTiffany GwartneyDNP, APRN, NNP-BC
Associate Clinical Professor
blank avatar iconSherri HopkinsClinical Instructor
A portrait of clinical professor Annette Jakubisin-Konicki.Annette Jakubisin-KonickiPh.D., APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
A portrait of associate professor Michelle Judge.Michelle JudgePh.D., RD, CD-N
Associate Professor
A portrait of visiting professor Tiffany Kelley.Tiffany KelleyPhD, MBA, RN, NI-BC, FNAP
Associate Professor in Residence
Director, Healthcare Innovation Online Graduate Certificate Program
Co-Director, Nursing and Engineering Innovation Center
Affiliate Faculty, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI)
Steven Kinsey headshotSteven KinseyPh.D.
Professor
Director, Center for Advancement in Managing Pain
Kimberly KobelskiMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of clinical instructor Leslie LaPointeLeslie LapointeMSN, APRN, CPNP, CHSE
Clinical Instructor
blank avatar iconCathi LippmanMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
Lori Anne LowryMSN, RN-CVBC, CNL
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant professor Ruth Lucas.Ruth LucasPh.D., RNC, CLS, FAAN
Associate Professor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Valorie MacKenna.Valorie MacKennaPh.D., RN, CNE, CHSE
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director of Simulation-Based Education
A portrait of associate clinical professor Millicent Malcolm.Millicent MalcolmDNP, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, APRN, FAANP
Associate Clinical Professor
A portrait of clinical professor Annette Maruca.Annette MarucaPh.D., RN-BC, CNE, CCHP
Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Elizabeth Mayerson.Elizabeth MayersonDNP, FNP-BC, CNE
Assistant Clinical Professor

Assistant Director of Prelicensure Programs

Portrait of Christina McElroyChristina McElroyMSN, RN, CHPN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Brenda McNeil.Brenda McNeilDNP, FNP-BC, APRN
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Program
A portrait of clinical instructor Amanda Moreau.Amanda MoreauMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor - Simulation
A portrait of clinical instructor Denise Morris.Denise MorrisMSN, CMSRN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of associate professor Kelley Newlin LewKelley Newlin LewDNSc, RN, CDE, FAAN
Associate Professor
A portrait of associate clinical professor Barbara O'Neill.Barbara O'NeillPh.D., RN
Adjunct Professor
Urban Service Track Coordinator
Public Health Nursing Track Coordinator
Jessica PalozieDNP, APRN, ACNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor
blank avatar iconPatricia PapacodaClinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Amisha Parekh de Campos.Amisha Parekh de CamposPh.D., MPH, RN, CHPN
Assistant Clinical Professor
MaryAnn Perez-Brescia headshotMaryAnn Perez-BresciaPh.D., RN
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
A portrait of faculty member Mallory Perry-Eaddy.Mallory Perry-EaddyPh.D., RN, CCRN
Assistant Professor
A portrait of assistant professor Louise Reagan.Louise ReaganPhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Associate Professor & Director, PhD Program
Nancy Redeker headshotNancy RedekerPh.D., RN, FAHA, FAAN
Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Melissa Rembish.Melissa RembishMSN, RN-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor, CEIN/BS Program
A portrait of assistant professor Christina Ross.Christina RossPh.D., RN
Assistant Professor
A portrait of clinical instructor Dawn Sarage.Dawn SarageMSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN, CHSE
Clinical Instructor
Yashika SharmaYashik SharmaPhD, RN
Assistant Professor
A portrait of clinical professor Jean Coffey.Jean Sheerin CoffeyPh.D., APRN, CPNP, FAAN
Director of Prelicensure Programs, Clinical Professor

Joint Appointment in School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

A portrait of associate professor Juliette Shellman.Juliette ShellmanPh.D., RN
Associate Professor
Director, International Center for Life Story Innovations and Practice
Director, Online Graduate Certificate in Life Story Practice and Research
Director, Long-Term Healthcare Management Certificate Program
A portrait of professor Natalie Shook.Natalie ShookPh.D.
Professor
Director, Biobehavioral Research Lab
Kayla Silva headshotKayla SilvaMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor, Coordinator of Clinical Placements
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Marianne Snyder.Marianne SnyderPh.D., RN
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Clinical Partnerships
blank avatar iconRebecca SolskyClinical Instructor
Kaila Toce on March 4, 2025. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)Kaila ToceMSN, RN, CPN
Clinical Instructor
Hsinfen Tu headshotHsinfen TuMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of associate professor Thomas Van Hoof.Thomas Van HoofMD, EdD, FACMQ
Associate Professor
Director of Teaching and Learning
Joint Appointment in the School of Medicine
A portrait of clinical instructor Susan Virkler.Susan VirklerEdD, RN, CNE
Clinical Instructor
Senior Coordinator of Clinical Placements
A portrait of associate professor Stephen Walsh.Stephen WalshScD, MTS, SCM
Associate Professor
Dual Appointment, School of Medicine, Dept. of Community Medicine and Health Care
Portrait of Beth WeldonBeth WeldonMSN, RN
Clinical Instructor
A portrait of assistant clinical professor Carol Ann Wetmore.Carol Ann WetmoreMSN, RN
Assistant Clinical Professor, CEIN/BS Program
Mary WhalenDNP, NNP-BC, APRN
Associate Clinical Professor
A portrait of assistant professor Wanli Xu.Wanli XuPh.D., RN
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, Biobehavioral Research Lab
A portrait of assistant professor Gee Su Yang.Gee Su YangPh.D., RN
Assistant Professor