Deans, Program Directors, and Faculty

*Indicates Graduate Faculty Status 

Deans  

  • Allison Vorderstrasse*, Dean (Professor) BSN, Mount Saint Mary College, 1996; MSN (Adult Nurse Practitioner- Diabetes Specialty Concentration) Yale University School of Nursing 2002; DNSc (Chronic Illness Self- Management) Yale University School of Nursing, 2006; Certificate, NIH/NINR Summer Genetics Institute, 2011. Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs - Vacant
  • Michael J. Lepore*, Associate Dean for Research; Professor. BA, Philosophy & Psychology, Assumption University, Worcester, MA 1998; MA, Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2005; Graduate Certificate, Gerontology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2005; PhD, Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 2008; Postdoctoral training, Health Services Research, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2010.
  • Jessica Dillard-Wright*, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion; Associate Professor, BS in Science, Technology, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004; MA, Women's History, Sarah Lawrence College, 2006; MSN (CNL), Medical College of Georgia, 2009, MSN (Community-based Nurse-Midwifery), Frontier Nursing University, 2015; PhD in Nursing, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 2020.

Undergraduate Program Director

  • Celeste Surreira*, Undergraduate Program Director; Clinical Assistant Professor, Diploma in Nursing, Baystate Medical Center School of Nursing, Springfield, MA, 5/1985; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 5/1996; Master of Science in Nursing and Clinical Nurse Leader, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 5/2011; DNP/FNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 5/2014.

Simulation Director

  • Gina Grabowski, Simulation Director Lecturer, BS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001; MS in Nursing, Sacred Heart University, 2018.

Honors Director

  • Kimberly Dion*, Clinical Professor, AS (Nursing), Holyoke Community, 1996; BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001; MSN, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, 2006; PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, 2015; Fellow in International Academy of Addictions, Nursing, 2023.

Graduate Program Directors

  • Gabrielle Abelard*, Director Master’s program. Clinical Professor, BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst Nursing, 1997; MS in Mental Health Nursing, Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2001; Post Master's Certificate, Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 2013; DNP (Integrative Health), Regis College, Weston MA, 2014.
  • Terrie Black*, Director DNP Program; Clinical Professor, BSN, Pennsylvania State, 1988; MBA., Western New England, 1996; DNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015. Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
  • Rae Walker*, Director PhD Program, Professor BS, BS Nursing 2007, PhD in Nursing 2013, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
     

Full-Time Faculty, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

  • Ann Becker*, Clinical Associate Professor, BS in Nursing, Simmons College, 1984; DNP, Public Health Nurse Leader, 2017.
  • Terrie Black*, Clinical Professor, BSN, Pennsylvania State, 1988; MBA., Western New England, 1996; DNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015. Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
  • Jeannine Blake, Assistant Professor, BS (Biology) St. Lawrence University, 2012. BS (Nursing), University of Rhode Island, 2016, MS (Nursing), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2022. Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing Engineering & Innovation, UMass Amherst.
  • Katherine Bobianski, Lecturer; Graduate Clinical Placement Coordinator, BS (Nursing) University of Massachusetts, 2001, MS (Nursing) University of Connecticut, 1999.
  • Carrie-Ellen Briere*, Associate Professor, BS, University of Connecticut, 2009; MS, University of Connecticut, 2013, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2014.
  • Brenda Boguslawski, Clinical Instructor, BS (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015; MS (Nursing Education) Grand Canyon University, 2018.
  • Lucinda Canty*, Associate Professor, Associate of Liberal Arts, Hartford College for Women, CT 1989; BSN, Columbia University, NY, 1991; MSN Yale University, CT, PhD (Nursing), University of Connecticut, CT 2020.
  • Jeungok Choi*, Associate Professor, BSN, Seoul National University, Korea, 1983; MSN, 1987; MPH, Tufts, 1999; PhD, Boston College, 2001.
  • Joohyun Chung*, Associate Professor, BS, Korea University, Seoul Korea, 1999; PhD Nursing Informatics, University of Utah, 2013; MS Statistics in Biostatistics, University of Utah, 2013.
  • Tracey Cobb, Clinical Instructor, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Samuel Merritt College & College of California, 12/1998, Master of Science in Nursing, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, 12/2013, PhD Candidate, University of Connecticut.
  • Christopher Diaz, Clinical Assistant Professor, BS in Nursing, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, DNP (Family Nursing Practice), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023.
  • Lindsay Dubois, Clinical Instructor, ADN, Springfield Community College, 2009; Bachelor of Science Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011; MSN, American International College, 2015.
  • Lisa Duffy*, Associate Professor for EMCON/IALS, BSN Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 1996; MSN Boston College, Boston, MA, 2002; PhD Boston College, Boston MA, 2013; MPH Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2015.
  • Constance Flynn*, Clinical Associate Professor, BS 1982/MS University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, 1987; DNP University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA. 2018
  • Karen Giuliano*, Associate Professor, BS in Nursing, Boston College, 1983; MSN, University of Rhode Island, 1989; PhD Nursing, Boston College, 2005. MBA, Global Management, Babson College, 2009. Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
  • Gina Grabowski, Lecturer/ Simulation Lab Director, BS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001; MS in Nursing, Sacred Heart University, 2018.
  • Katharine Green*, Clinical Associate Professor, BSN, University of Pennsylvania, 1982; MS, University of Minnesota, 1991; PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2018.
  • MaryAnn Hogan*, Clinical Assistant Professor, BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1976; MS, Anna Maria, 1985; PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2022.
  • Favorite Iradukunda*,Assistant Professor, Diploma (Nursing and Midwifery), Ecole des Sciences Infirmières Sainte Elisabeth, Kabgayi, Rwanda 2007; BS (Nursing) University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda, 2012; MS (Nursing) University of Cape Town Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2016; PhD (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2020.
  • Linda M. Koh*, Assistant Professor, BA (English), Southwestern Adventist University, MS (Public Health) Andrews University, 2009, BS (Nursing) Pacific Union College, 2017, PhD, (Nursing) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2022. Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, Stanford University School of Medicine.
  • Raeann LeBlanc*, Clinical Professor, BA, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1989; MSN, Southern Maine, 1996; DNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012; PhD (Nursing) 2018.
  • Maud Low, Clinical Assistant Professor, BSN, Simmons, 1983; MS, Boston College, 1987, PhD (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021.
  • Lori Anne Lyne*, Lecturer, BS., University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, 1993; MSN, University of Massachusetts Worcester; DNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2018.
  • Julia McDougal Ronconi*, Clinical Instructor, BA (Biological Sciences) University of Colorado, Boulder (1992); BS (Nursing) University of Utah, Salt Lake City 1996; MS (Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing) University of Utah, Salt Lake City 2004; DNP, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2021.
  • Kara Moriarty, Lecturer, BS University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 1998; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2015
  • Yeonsik Noh*, Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the College of Nursing and the Electrical Computer Engineering Department, BS (Biomedical Engineering), Yonsei University, South Korea, 2006; MS (Biomedical Engineering) Yonsei University, South Korea, 2008; PhD (Biomedical Engineering) Yonsei University, South Korea, 2013.
  • Hyeyoung Park*, Assistant Professor, BS Seoul National University College of Nursing, 2009; MS in Nursing, Seoul National University College of Nursing, 2013; PhD, Duke University School of Nursing, 2019.
  • Sheila Pennell,* Clinical Assistant Professor, BS (Nursing), 2008, MS in Nursing, 2017, PhD, 2017, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Kristy Pereira,* Clinical Assistant Professor, BS (Nursing), College of Our Lady of the Elms, 2002; MS (Nursing), American International College, 2012; PhD, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023.
  • Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar*, Associate Professor, CGM, Certificate in General Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1992; MPH 2001; BPH, 1997; MPHC, 2007, Flinders, Australia; PhD, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
  • Kristine Ruggiero *, Clinical Associate Professor, BS (Nursing), Fairfield University, 1999, MS (Nursing) Yale University, 2004, PhD University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2014.
  • Memnun Seven*, Associate Professor, BSN, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey, 2003; MSN, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Health Science Institute, Ankara, Turkey, 2008; PhD, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey; 2012; Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Iowa, College of Nursing Iowa City, IA, USA (Genetics), 2015.
  • Celeste Surreira, Clinical Assistant Professor, Diploma in Nursing, Baystate Medical Center School of Nursing, Springfield, MA, 1985; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 5/1996; MS Nursing and CNL, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011; DNP/FNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014.
  • Leonora Thomas, Clinical Instructor, Placement Coordinator, BS, Boston College School of Nursing, 1985; MS, Boston College, 1990; Post-Master’s Program, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, 1996.
  • Lisa Wolf*, Associate Professor, BA, Anthropology/English, Amherst College, MA, 1988; MFA, Creative Writing and Literature, Emerson College, MA, 1990; Diploma – Nursing, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing, MA, 1996; MS, Nursing/Nursing Education, Molloy College, NY 2006; PhD, Nursing, Boston College, MA 2011.
  • Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue, Assistant Professor, BS (Actuarial Science) University of Minnesota, MS (Nursing) De Paul University, 2016, PhD (Nursing) Duke University, 2024.
  • Heidi Zahra, Lecturer/ Simulation Lab Tutors, BA, Smith College, 2000, BS in Nursing (Accelerated), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001, MS in Nursing, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, 2018.