Introduction of Faculty and Staff
SON Administration
Mary Tedesco-Schneck, Ph.D., RN, CPNP
Interim Director
Associate Professor of Nursing
Teaching Area: Pediatrics, Nursing Education, Health Assessment
Areas of Interest: Adverse Childhood Experiences & Resilience, Pediatric Dermatology, Feminist Pedagogy
Kathryn Robinson, Ph.D., MHA/ED., RN
Associate Director
Associate Professor of Nursing
Teaching Areas: Evidence-based Practice for Healthcare, Genetics/Genomics, Nursing Workforce, Social Determinants of Health
Areas of Interest: Genetics/Genomics in Nursing
Full-Time Faculty
Kelley Strout, Ph.D., RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Teaching Area: Community and Population Health, Evidence-Based Practice, Aging
Areas of Interest: Wellness, Health Promotion, Aging, Cognition
Sarah Hanscome, MSN, RN
Lecturer of Nursing
Teaching Area: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Simulation; Areas of Interest: Simulation, Acute Adult Care
Amanda Henderson, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC, CCE
Lecturer in Nursing/Director of Learning Resource and Simulation Education Center
Teaching Areas: Maternal Newborn Nursing, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Simulation
Valerie Herbert, DNP, RN, CNE
Associate Professor of Nursing, Graduate Program Coordinator
Teaching Area: Senior Clinical Reflection Seminar, Senior Clinical Practicum, Simulation and Nursing Informatics; Areas of Interest: Healthcare Informatics, Nursing Education, Leadership and Adult-Critical Care
Colleen Marzilli, Ph.D., DNP, MBA, APRN, Med/Surg-BC, CCM, PHNA-BC, CNE, NEA-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP
Professor of Nursing
Teaching Area: Pharmacology; Areas of Interest: Cultural competency, Public health nursing
Meryl McCarthy, MSN, APRN, CPNP
Lecturer in Nursing
Teaching Area: Pediatrics, Medical-Surgical Nursing Area of Interest: Pediatrics, Health Promotion, Wellness
Kara O’Donnell, MSN, RN
Lecturer in Nursing
Teaching Area: Community Health
Area of Interest: Community Health Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Forensics Nursing
Annie Smith, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE
Lecturer of Nursing
Teaching Area: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Areas of Interest: Acute Adult Psychiatric Care, Forensic Nursing
Susan A. Tardiff, MSN, RN
Lecturer in Nursing
Teaching Area: Pharmacology, Medical-Surgical Nursing
Area of Interest: Pharmacotherapeutics, Cardiac Care, On-line Education, First-Year Retention
Amanda Savage, DNP, MEd, BSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Teaching Area: Simulation, Adult Health II
Area of Interest: Simulation-based education
Katherine Weatherford Darling, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Teaching Area: Evidence-Based Practice for Healthcare
Area of Interest: Sociology, Feminist science studies, Public health and bioethics
Part-Time Faculty
Jordan Porter, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Lecturer in Nursing
Teaching Area: FNP Program, Pathophysiology
Area of Interest: Substance Use Disorder
Eva Quirion, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Lecturer in Nursing
Teaching Area: FNP Program
Area of Interest: Substance Use Disorder
Sean Sibley, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, PhD (c)
Lecturer in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator
Teaching Areas: Family Medicine, Health Assessment, Nursing Education; Areas of Interest: Geriatrics and Simulation in Nurse Practitioner Education
Professional
Amy Barnes, BSN, RN
Learning Resource Center Manager
Kaitlin Robinson, MSN, RN
Clinical Coordinator
Dyan Walsh, MSW
School of Nursing Project Manager
Classified Staff
Cindy Therrien
Administrative Specialist CL2
Emeritus Faculty
Elizabeth H. Bicknell, MSN, RN, NEA-B.C.
Associate Professor of Nursing
Teaching Area: Community Health Nursing, Leadership and Management; Areas of Interest: Community/ Public Health, Gerontologic Nursing, Rural Health Environmental Health, Leadership/Management
Ann Sossong, PhD, RN, CAS, NE-BC
Undergraduate Program Coordinator Professor of Nursing
Teaching Area: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Ethics, Health Policy Leadership, Cardiovascular Nursing, Nursing Research, and Nursing Education; Areas of Interest: Medical-Surgical, Ethics, Health Policy Leadership, Oncology and Cardiovascular Nursing, Nursing Research, and Nursing Education