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

Deborah Armstrong, Full Time Lecturer, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN

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.

David Baba, Clinical Associate Professor, Community Nursing

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

Jenna Boyle, Clinical Lecturerer, Adult Nursing, MS, RN.

Maryellen Brisbois, (Interim Chairperson) 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.

Geri-Lyn Boyden, Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, MSN, RN

Joyce Cadorette, Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, CAPA, CPAN. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Specializations: clinical nursing leadership, transition to practice, reflective practice.

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.

Natalie Correia, Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, FNP, DNP-BC, RN

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.

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, (Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator), Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing, DNP, ANP-BC, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: nursing education, NP education, primary/urgent care, substance use disorders.

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.

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

Mary McCurry, (PhD Program Director) 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.

Mary Rose McDonough, Assistant Professor, Community Nursing, PhD, RN, C-EFM

Michelle Pinto, Full-Time Lecturer, Community Nursing, MSN, RN, CNEn

Christine Saba, Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, DNP, APRN-BC, ACNS-BC, Simmons University. Specializations: clinical edulcation and leadership.

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, 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, CNE University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Specializations: Adult health, cardiac critical care, physical activity promotion.

Yan Su, Assistant Professor, Adult Nursing, PhD, RN, University of Washington, Specializations: statistics, quantitative research, gerontology.

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