School of Nursing

Faculty

Director

• Nancy Fishwick

Faculty

• Catherine Berardelli
• Elizabeth H. Bicknell
• Mary Regan Brakey
• Nilda Cravens
• Deborah Eremita
• Nancy Fishwick
• Judy J. Kuhns-Hastings
• Dale Lowe
• Regina Murphy
• Patricia Poirier
• Belal Saadeh
• Mary Shea
• Ann Sossong
• Emily Tolman
• Katherine Trepanier
• Susan Wheaton

Classified Staff

• Kathy Barker
• Cynthia Therrien
• Pauline Wood

Catherine Berardelli, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Director,
RN Studies Coordinator
catherine.berardelli@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2588

Teaching Area:

• Concepts in Nursing
• Senior Seminar
• Leadership & Management

Areas of Interest:

• Primary Care
• Women’s Health
• Leadership & Management

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Elizabeth Bicknell, M.S.,R.N.,C.N.A.A.B.C.
Associate Professor of Nursing
bicknell@maine.edu
(207) 581-2598

Teaching Area:

• Community Health Nursing
• Leadership & Management

Areas of Interest:

• Community Health Nursing
• Gerontological Nursing
• Rural Health
• Public Health
• Vulnerable Populations
• Environmental Health

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Mary Regan Brakey, Ph.D.,R.N.
Associate Professor of Nursing
brakey@maine.edu
(207) 581- 2595

Teaching Area:

• Medical-Surgical Nursing

Areas of Interest:

• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Oncology
• Neurology
• Nursing Research

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Nilda Cravens, R.N., M.S.N
Lecturer of Nursing
nilda.cravens@umit.maine.edu
(207)  581-2593

Teaching Area:

• Community Health
• Social Influence in Health and Healthcare

Areas of Interest:

• Public Health
• Transcultural Nursing
• Health Promotion
• Epidemology
• Home Health

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Deborah Eremita, R.N., M.S.N.
Lecturer in Nursing
Clinical Simulation Educator
deborah.eremita@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2603

Teaching Area:

• Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical

Areas of Interest:

• Oncology
• Simulation

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Nancy Fishwick, Ph.D.,R.N., F.N.P.
Director,
Associate Professor of Nursing
fishwick@maine.edu
(207) 581-2607

Teaching Area:

• Primary Care of Adults
• APRN Professional Issues

Areas of Interest:

• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Rural Primary Health Care
• Family Violence
• Violence Against Women

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Judy Kuhns-Hastings, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., B.C., F.N.P.
Associate Professor of Nursing
judyk@maine.edu
(207) 581-2589

Teaching Area:

• Undergraduate and Graduate Health Assessment
• Primary Health Care for Children/Adolescents

Areas of Interest:

• Primary Care
• Middle Aged Women transition to Caregiving
• Sexuality & Spirituality
• Health Promotion

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Dale Lowe, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C., F.N.P.
Lecturer in Nursing
dale.lowe@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2672

Teaching Area:

• Medical-Surgical
• Mental Health
• Nursing Health Assessment
• Fundamentals of Nursing

Areas of Interest:

• Health Promotion
• Pediatrics
• Gerontological Nursing
• Men’s Health

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Regina Murphy, M.S.N. A.P.R.N., C.S.
Lecturer in Nursing
regina.murphy@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2553

Teaching Area:

• Pathophysiology
• Med/Surg Lab
• Med/Surg Clinical
• Health Assessment

Areas of Interest:

• Med/Surg. Critical Care
• Trauma

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Patricia Poirier, Ph.D., R.N., A.O.C.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
patricia.poirier@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-3009

Teaching Area:

• Med/Surg. Fundamentals
• Senior Seminar

Areas of Interest:

• Oncology
• Fatigue & Policy

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Belal Saadeh, Ph.D.,RN
Assistant Professor of  Nursing
belal.saadeh@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2605

Teaching Area:

• Medical- Surgical Nursing

Areas of Interest:

• Health Policy

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Mary Shea, Ph.D, FNP, PNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Graduate Program Coordinator
mary.shea@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581- 2611

Teaching Area:

• Undergraduate Pediatric
• Professional Issues Advanced Practice Nursing

Areas of Interest:

• Health Disparities
• Pediatric Health Promotion
• Lead Poisoning

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Ann Sossong, Ph.D.,M.Ed., M.S.N., R.N., C.N.A.-B.C.
Associate Professor of Nursing,
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
ann.sossong@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-3427

Teaching Area:

• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Ethics
• Health Policy Leadership
• Cardiovascular Nursing

Areas of Interest:

• Medical-Surgical
• Health Policy Leadership & Ethics
• Professional Work Force
• Cardiovascular Nursing
• Research
• Evidence Based Practice

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Emily Tolman, MSN, RN
Lecturer in Nursing
emily.tolman@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2597

Teaching area:

• Maternal Child Nursing

Areas of Interest:

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Katherine Trepanier, RN, MSN, CCNS
Lecturer in Nursing
katherine.trepanier@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2599

Teaching area:

• Medical Surgical

Areas of Interest:

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Susan Wheaton, MSN., RN
Lecturer in Nursing
Learning Resource Director
Susan.a.wheaton@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2594

Teaching Area:

• Undergraduate Nursing Pharmacology
• Medical-Surgical Nursing/Clinical
• Cardiovascular Nursing/Clinical
• Nursing Learning Resource Center Director

Areas of Interest:

• Nursing Pharmacology
• Nursing On-Line Education
• Cardiovascular Nursing
• Story Telling – Maintaining the Art of Nursing Story Telling with online Education

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Kathy Barker
Administrative Support Specialist – CL1
kathy.barker@umit.maine.edu
(207) 581-2592

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Cynthia Therrien
Administrative Support Specialist – CL2
cindyt@maine.edu
(207) 581-2505

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Pauline Wood
Administravie Support Specialist -CL2
pwood@maine.edu
(207) 581-2584

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Image Description: Catherine Berardelli.,Ph.D.,RN

Image Description: Elizabeth Bicknell, MS.,RN.,CNAABC

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Image Description: Nilda Cravens, RN.,MSN

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Image Description: Nancy Fishwick, Ph.D.,RN.,FNP

Image Description: Judy Kuhns-Hasting, Ph.D.,APRN.,BC.,FNP

Image Description: Dale Lowe, MSN.,APRN.,BC.,FNP

Image Description: Regina Murphy, MSN.,APRN.,CS

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Image Description: Susan Wheaton, MSN.,RN