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Message from the Dean  

For Aspiring Nurses
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
B.S.N. (Second Degree)
Clinical Nurse Leader  

For Registered Nurses
RN-to-B.S.N.
Bridge to M.S.N.
Certificate Programs  

For Graduate Nurses
Master of Science in Nursing
M.A. Nursing Education
Post-Master’s Certificates
Ph.D. in Nursing

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Faculty and Staff

Phyllis Shanley Hansell, Ed.D., RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor

Marion Cone Lapchack, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN
Associate Dean for Administration and External Affairs

Linda Ulak, Ed.D., RN, CS, CCRN
Associate Dean for Student Outcomes and Learning Assessments

Gail Iglesias, Ph.D., RN
Graduate Nursing Programs
Director of the Doctoral Nursing Program

Gloria Essoka, Ph.D., RN
Chair, Family Health Nursing

Phyllis Russo, Ed.D., RN
Chair, Adult Health Nursing

Barbara B Blozen, M.A., RN, BC
Instructor

Kathleen Boreale, M.S., APRN-BC
Faculty Associate

Catherine Cassidy, Ph.D., M.S.N., B.S.N., RN
Associate Professor

Linda D’Antonio, M.S.N., RN
Faculty Associate

Jane Dellert, Ph.D., APRN-BC, CPNP
Assistant Professor

Josephine De Vito, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Marie Foley, Ph.D., RN, CSN
Associate Professor

Mary Fortier, M.S.N., RN
Faculty Associate

Gloria Gelmann, Ph.D., Ed.D., R.N., APN, CPNP/A
Associate Professor

Jamesetta Halley-Boyce, Ph.D., R.N., FACHE
Associate Professor

Susan J. Hart, M.S.N., RN
Faculty Associate

Margaret Huryk, M.S.N., RN
Assistant Professor

Judith Lothian, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor

Ann Marie Mauro, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor

Donna Mesler, RN, M.S.N., PNP
Faculty Associate

Denise Nash-Luckenback, M.S., RN, CCRN
Instructor

Catherine M. Olsen, Ph.D., APRN-BC
Assistant Professor

Brenda Petersen, M.S.N., RN, CPNP
Faculty Associate

Bridget Porta, M.S., RN, APN
Instructor

Patricia Ropis, M.S.N, RN
Faculty Associate

Mary Carol A. Rossignol, D.N.Sc., RN
Associate Professor

Jeanne Ruggeiero, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor

Mary Ann Meredith Scharf, Ed.D., RN
Associate Professor

Kathleen Scura, Ed.D., RN
Associate Professor

Maria Serrano, M.S.N., RN
Instructor

Theodora Sirota, Ph.D., APRN, BC
Associate Professor

Kathy Sternas, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor

Bonnie A. Sturm, Ed.D., RN
Assistant Professor

Scherri Suozzo, M.S.N., RN, APN-C, AOCN
Instructor

Maria Torchia, M.S.N., RN
Faculty Associate

College Administration

Phyllis Shanley Hansell, Ed.D., RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor

Marion Cone Lapchack, Ph.D., M.B.A., RN
Associate Dean for Administration and External Affairs

Linda Ulak, EdD, RN, CS, CCRN
Associate Dean for Student Outcomes and Learning Assessments

Gail Iglesias, Ph.D., RN
Graduate Nursing Programs
Director of the Doctoral Nursing Program

Gloria Essoka, Ph.D., RN
Chair, Family Health Nursing

Phyllis Russo, Ed.D., RN
Chair, Adult Health Nursing

Mary Ann Scharf, Ed.D., RN
Director, Patient Care Simulation Laboratories