Catalog Navigator : Advanced Nursing Practice Faculty

Maureen McCartney Anderson, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., UMDNJ; B.S.N., R.N., Georgetown; CRNA/APN-Anesthesia

Nurse anesthesia; simulation; professional advocacy

Sharon Anderson, D.N.P., La Salle; M.S.N., Pennsylvania

Neonatology; pediatrics; pediatric genetics; newborn screening; inborn errors of metabolism

Amita Avadhani, D.N.P., UMDNJ; M.S.N., Seton Hall; M.A., Annamalai University (India); B.S.N., Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (India)

Probiotics; infectious disease prevention; critical care; end-of-life care; nursing education and simulation; quality of work life

Irina Beneson, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., UMDNJ; M.A., Pedagogical Institute (Russia); R.N.; CEN

Hypertension; systematic reviews

Joyce A. Brill, Ph.D., Widener; M.S.N., Pennsylvania; B.S.N., R.N., Villanova; CPNP-AC

Acute care inpatient pediatrics; pediatric rehabilitation; pediatric traumatic brain injury

Edna Cadmus Ph.D., Adelphi; M.A., New York; B.S.N., William Paterson (New Jersey); NEA-BC, FAAN

Leadership; workforce solutions; community engagement

Barbara Caldwell, Ph.D., Seton Hall; M.S.N., Pennsylvania; M.A., New York; B.S., Rutgers

Sleep; vulnerable families; PTSD; integrated behavioral health care

Mercedes Camacho-Walsh, D.N.P., St Peter's; M.S.N., California State (Long Beach); B.S.N., Rutgers; APN, FNP-BC; Captain, U.S. Army

Outpatient antimicrobial stewardship; international nursing research, practice, and education

Mary DiGiulio, D.N.P., UMDNJ; M.S.N., Fairleigh Dickinson (Teaneck)

Primary care; practice operations; health care care economics

Kathy T. Gunkel, D.N.P. APN, ANP-c, WHNP-c, New York; M.S., B.S.N., Rutgers

Women's health; LGBT health; diabetes; depression screening

Gerti E. Heider, Ph.D., Walden; M.S.N., Seton Hall; R.N., B.S.N., College of St. Elizabeth

Gerontology; adult health; sexuality in older women; HIV in older adults; chronic diseases

Melinda L. Jenkins, Ph.D., Pennsylvania; M.S., F.N.P., B.S.N., Missouri (Columbia)

Clinical and consumer informatics; data quality; primary care; access to care; quality of care

Mary Kamienski, Ph.D., M.S., F.N.P., Rutgers; R.N., B.A. (Nursing), Kean; FAAN

Emergency care; gun violence; injury prevention; leadership; suffering

Jeffrey Kwong, D.N.P., Colorado (Denver); M.S., California (San Francisco); M.P.H., California (Los Angeles), FAAN

HIV; aging; LGBT health

Ginette Lange, Ph.D., Seton Hall; M.S., Columbia; B.S.N., R.N., Seton Hall; B.A., Montreal; FNP; CNM

Women's health; midwifery; midwifery education; simulation

Thomas Loveless, Ph.D, Wisconsin (Milwaukee); M.S.N., B.S.N., Thomas Jefferson; AAHIVS

Adult health; HIV, sexually transmitted infections; stigma in health care; health care engagement for vulnerable populations

Donna Mangione, M.S.N., Pennsylvania; B.S.N., Cornell

Nurse midwifery; women's health; breastfeeding; urogynecology

Michael McLaughlin, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., UMDNJ; B.S.N., R.N., Seton Hall; APN/CRNA

Nancy Murphy, Ph.D., City University; M.S.N., Pace; B.A., Hunter College; A.A.S., Queensborough Community College; RN

HIV; primary care; social determinants of health; participatory action research

Barbara A. Niedz, Ph.D., M.S., R.N.-B.S.N., Rutgers; CPHQ

Quality improvement; educational processes that lead to ANCC CNE accreditation; quantitative research methods applied to the DNP project; total population health for nurse practitioners; adult preventive, acute and chronic illness management

Cara Padovano, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., UMDNJ; R.N., B.S., Rutgers

Anti-aging, metabolic, and functional medicine

Thomas Pallaria, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S., Columbia; R.N., B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson; B.S., Pittsburgh; APN/CRNA

Perioperative delirium; post-operative nausea/vomiting; interdisciplinary collaboration; wellness in the anesthesia community; mentorship

Kathleen Patusky, Ph.D., Michigan (Ann Arbor); M.A., National; R.N., B.S.N., Connecticut

Mental health; relatedness, sense of belonging, reciprocity; aging; nursing theory

Melanie Percy, Ph.D., South Carolina; M.S.N., Seton Hall; B.S., Old Dominion; R.N., Touro Infirmary

Poverty; trauma and resilience in children; qualitative methods with children; child development; global health and capacity building

Sallie Porter, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology/Rutgers/UMDNJ; D.N.P., UMDNJ; Post-Master's Certificate, Seton Hall; M.S., Rutgers; B.S.N., Georgetown; CPNP, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board; RN-BC, Pediatric Nursing; American Nurses Credentialing Center

Infants and young children with health, developmental, and social challenges; determinants of health

Margaret Quinn, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., Pennsylvania; R.N., B.S.N., Seton Hall; CPNP, CNE

Pediatrics; childhood obesity; vaccination safety

Darcel Reyes, Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center; M.S., Hunter College; R.N., B.S., College of New Rochelle

HIV; aging; health literacy; substance abuse and addiction treatment; global health; vulnerable populations

Mamilda Robinson, D.N.P., M.S.N., Rutgers; R.N., B.S.N., Pennsylvania; APN; PMHNP-BC

Medication compliance in patients with mental illness; PTSD in perinatal loss; lifestyle modification in prediabetic adults with mental illness

Suzanne Salamanca, M.S.N., Rutgers; B.S.N., Thomas Edison State; APRN

Integrated behavioral health and primary care of adults; marginalized populations; mentorship; collaborative care models

Robyn Schafer, Ed.M., Boston; C.N.M., M.S.N., Yale

Midwifery; women's health; risk assessment; decision-making; evidence-based practice; patient-centered care

Mary Stachowiak, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., UMDNJ; B.S.N., Ramapo; CNL

Clinical nurse leadership (CNL); quality; project implementation

Tracy Vitale, D.N.P., Rutgers; M.S.N., Phoenix; B.S.N., The College of New Jersey; RNC-OB; C-EFM; NE-BC

Leadership; mentoring; obstetrics; DNP projects

Susan VonNessen-Scanlin, M.B.A., Pennsylvania; M.S.N., Gwynedd-Mercy; R.N., B.S.N., Villanova; CRPNP, Six-Sigma Green Belt

Suzanne Willard, Ph.D., Drexel; M.S.N., Pennsylvania; R.N., B.S.N., La Salle; FAAN

Global health; HIV; quality improvement