Department of Nursing

Kimberly Christopher, Dean of College

Karen Barnett, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies

June Horowitz, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research

Uloma Onubogu, Assistant Dean of Online Learning

Undergraduate Faculty and Fields of Interest

Shannon Avery-Desmarais, (DNP Program Director) Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-C, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: LGBTQ health, stigma, substance use disorder, adult health.

Jessica Bowen, Clinical Lecturer, Adult Nursing, MSN-Ed, RN.

Maryellen Brisbois, Associate Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, University of Massachusetts Worcester. Specializations: Breast cancer, health disparities, global health, student exchange, chronic illness, vulnerable populations, quality of life, uncertainty.

Elizabeth Chin, (Chairperson) Associate Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Massachusetts Worcester. Specializations: COPD, chronic illness self-management, symptom management, qualitative methodology, learning differences, clinical reasoning.

Melissa Desroches, Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, RN, CNE. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Nursing, Disability and Health Policy, Leadership, Nursing Education.

Ouida Dowd, (RN-BS Program Track Coordinator) Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, ONE. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: critical care, neurosurgical critical care, professional development, engagement pedagogy, clinical reasoning.

Lisa Dumont, (ABS Program Track Coordinator) Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, RN, CDP. Cappella University. Specializations: Nursing education (faculty and student), dementia care, qualitative methods.

Dorothy Dunn, Associate Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC, CDP, Florida Atlantic University. Specializations: Nursing theory, holistic nursing, caring science, Alzheimer’s/dementia care and caregivers, qualitative methods.

Melissa Duprey, (MS Program Director) Clinical Associate Professor, Community Nursing, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, Walden University. Specializations: benefits of simulation in preparing nurses, innovative/experiential technology in nursing education, incorporating HPS into nursing curriculum, preparation of future nurse educators.

Kathleen Elliott, Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing, DNP, ANP-BC, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: nursing education, NP education, primary/urgent care, substance use disorders.

Emily Gesner, Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, University of Massachusetts Boston. Specializations: Nursing informatics, nursing education, health policy, electronic health record, technology in health care.

Bonnell Glass, Lecturer, Community Nursing, MSN, RN, University of Mississippi.

Michelle Glowny, Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Specializations: Patient and Family Engagement, Qualitative Research, Cardiovascular Genetics/Genomics

Stephanie Gouldrup, Clinical Lecturer, Adult Nursing, BSN, RN

Susan Hunter Revell, Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Rhode Island. Specializations: Adult health, theory, spinal cord injury, technology in the classroom.

Marni Kellogg, Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, RN, CPN, CNE, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Specializations: pediatrics, secondary traumatic stress in nursing, engaging staff nurses in research.

Peeranuch LeSeure, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Missouri-Columbia. Specializations: Diabetes self-management and prevention.

Mary McCurry, (Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator) Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RNBC, ANP, ACNP, Boston College. Specializations: Adult Nurse Practitioner, theory and philosophy, family caregivers, technology in the classroom, stigma and opioid use disorder.

Lynx McClellan, Clinical Associate Professor, Community Nursing, DSN, MSN, RN, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Kiley Medeiros, Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, MS, RN, University of Phoenix. Specilizations: flipped classroom, technology in the classroom, online education, surgical nursing health literacy, e-health literacy, patient portals.

Teresa Reynolds, Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing, MS, RN, CNE, Medical-surgical CNS, Boston University, Specializations: Nursing education, simulation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, critical care nursing.

Usama Saleh, Clinical Associate Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Kentucky.

Monika Schuler, Associate Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE Northeastern University. Specializations: Role development, teaching, learning and evaluation in nursing education, substance use disorders.

Valerie Seney, Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, MA, LMHC, PMHNP-BC, Endicott College. Specializations: Nursing education, psychiatric nursing.

Kristen Sethares, (PhD Program Director) Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, CNE, FAHA, FHFSA, Boston College. Specializations: Adult health, chronic cardiac illness, self-care of illness, meta-cognitive learning strategies, quantitative research methods.

Mary Elizabeth Sosa, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: Adult health, cardiac critical care, physical activity promotion.

Miranda Brown Tyo, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: Nursing education, nursing leadership, new graduate nurse transition, emergency nursing, substance use disorder and caregiver burden.

Jennifer Viveiros, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, CNE, University Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: Memory, cognitive impairment, education, heart failure.