2012-2013 Catalogue
Faculty for Nursing Department
Michael John Abajian
Lecturer of Nursing
Appointed in 2013
BA 1998 University of Vermont
MPH 2004 St. George's University
MD 2009 St. George's University
Tara J. Abele
Clinical Educator I of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BS 1997 University of Vermont
MS 2001 University of Vermont
Sarah Elise Abrams
Associate Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2002
BA 1974 California State University
MS 1987 Yale University
PHD 1992 University of California
Carolina Baldwin
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2010
AA 2001 Clinton Community College
MSN 2011 Walden University
Jean E. Beatson
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1998
RN 1974 Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing
BA 1994 Trinity College
MS 1996 University of Vermont
EDD 2004 University of Vermont
Kirsten Berggren
Lecturer I of Nursing
Appointed in 2006
BA 1989 Harvard University
PhD 2001 University of Vermont
Jane T. Birnn
Adjunct Lecturer and Clinical Educator of Nursing
Appointed in 2008
BSN 1969 University of Maryland College Park
MED 1978 Salisbury University
MS 1996 University of Vermont
Debra Jane Bixby
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2005
BSN 1995 Saint Joseph College
MSN 1998 Saint Joseph College
Amy Susan Borgman
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BA 1973 SUNY Albany
BS 1984 George Washington University
Marcia Sue Bosek
Associate Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2007
BSN 1978 Goshen College
MSN 1982 Indiana University
DNSC 1989 Rush Medical College
Marlene M. Bristol
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2005
BSN 1992 Sacred Heart University
MS 1998 University of Vermont
Patricia Brown
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2010
BS 1995 SUNY
MS 2005 University of Vermont
Carol L. Buck-Rolland
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
Director of Nursing
Appointed in 1992
BSN 1976 University of Southern Maine
MSN 1981 Virginia Commonwealth University
EDD 2010 University of Vermont
Linda A. Burger
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BSN 1982 University of Binghamton
MS 1999 University of Vermont
Emily Byrne
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2011
MSN 2002 Thomas Jefferson University
Jeanine M. Carr
Associate Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1994
AD 1983 Castleton State College
BS 1987 Clemson University
MS 1989 Clemson University
PHD 1994 University of South Carolina Aiken
Ellen Burke Ceppetelli
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2000
BSN 1968 University of Massachusetts Amherst
MS 1982 Boston College
Martha Elizabeth Churchill
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Appointed in 1992
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
BSN 1986 Georgetown University
MSN 1989 University of Pennsylvania
Jean S. Coffey
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1994
ADN 1977 University of Vermont
BSN 1992 Norwich University
MSW 1996 University of Vermont
PNP 1999 Northeastern University
Judith Ann Cohen
Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1981
BS 1975 University of Vermont
MS 1981 University of Michigan Ann Arbor
PHD 1994 Wayne State University
Alice Angel Collins
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2002
AAS 1983 Forsyth Technical Community College
BA 1987 University of North Carolina
AD 1992 Norwich University
MS 1998 University of Vermont
David George Curry
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1993
BA 1970 Boston University
BSN 1977 Boston University
MSN 1981 Simmons College
Rosemary Louise Dale
Chairperson of Nursing
Clinical Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1976
AAS 1967 CUNY Bronx Community College
BA 1970 College of Mount Saint Vincent
MS 1974 Ball State University
EDD 1976 Ball State University
Elizabeth Jones Davis
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1988
BA 1958 University of New Hampshire
BS 1961 Columbia University
MPH 1980 Harvard University
Susan V. Dennis
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2005
BSN 1977 University of Connecticut
MS 2005 University of Vermont
Rachel A. Raabe Destito
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BS 1992 Cornell University
BSN 2004 University of Vermont
MSN 2007 University of Vermont
Lisa Dimondstein
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
RN 1977 Vermont College
NP 1987 University of Pennsylvania
Patricia F. Donehower
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2003
BSN 1970 University of Pennsylvania
MS 1981 University of Delaware
Karen L. Graves Farrell
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
HDIP 1969 Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing
BSN 1993 Regis College
MS 1996 Northeastern University
Susan A. Farrell
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2005
BSN 1979 University of Pittsburgh
MSN 1986 University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth E. Friesen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2008
BSN 2000 University of Vermont
MSN 2004 SUNY Stony Brook
Nicole S. DuBois Gagnon
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BS 2005 University of Southern Maine
MSN 2009 University of Vermont
Mary Giannoni
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2010
BSN 1972 University of Vermont
MSN 1976 Catholic University of America
Suzanne K. Goetschius
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1992
BSN 1980 University of Delaware
MSN 1985 University of Massachusetts Lowell
Rachel anne Guy
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BA 1976 SUNY Buffalo
MS 1983 Pace University
Kathleen N Hall
Clinical Educator of Nursing
Appointed in 2011
BA 1988 University of Maryland
BSN 1993 University of Alabama
MS 2001 University of Arizona
PHD 2010 University of Arizona
Brenda Pauline Hamel-Bissell
Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1981
BS 1970 University of Vermont
MS 1974 Boston University
EDD 1981 Boston University
Madelyn Jack Hamilton
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BS 1979 St Lawrence University
MA 1980 Johnson State College
MS 1999 University of Vermont
Meghan Hess
Clinical Educator I of Nursing
Appointed in 2010
BS 1985 Green Mountain College
unknown 1990 University of Vermont
Linda A Hunter
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2002
AS 1982 Three Rivers Community College
BSN 1992 University of Rhode Island
MSN 1995 University of Rhode Island
Anne Marie Ireland
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1993
BN 1984 University New Brunswick
MSCN 1990 University of Toronto
Karol Jane Josselyn
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1998
RN 1961 Chestnut Hill College
MA 1994 Antioch University New England
Toni H. Kaeding
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1997
BS 1975 University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MS 1983 Saint Michaels College
MS 1997 Dartmouth College
Christina Algiere Kasprisin
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing Emerita
Appointed in 1993
BS 1972 SUNY Stony Brook
MS 1974 Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway
MS 1980 University of Illinois Chicago
EDD 2003 University of Vermont
Lisa H. Kelley
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BS 1980 University of Vermont
MS 2002 University of Vermont
Randy L. Kelley
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2011
BS 1992 SUNY
MSN 2011 Walden University
Amanda G. Kennedy
Associate Professor of Medicine - General Internal
Research Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2003
General Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
PHAR 2000 Northeastern University
Frank B. Lamson
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BSN 1993 Norwich University
MSN 1994 Simmons College
Ann S. Laramee
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2005
BSN 1982 Oakland University
MS 1994 University of Vermont
Jennifer S. Laurent
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2001
BS 1991 University of Connecticut
Ellen Leff
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1997
BA 1970 Wellesley College
BSN 1978 University of Vermont
MS 1988 Saint Michaels College
Nancy P LeMieux
Clinical Educator of Nursing
Appointed in 2011
BSED 1998 St. Joseph's College
MSN 2010 Mansfield University
Jerry M. Linseisen
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2008
BSN 1995 University of New Mexico
MSN 2001 University of Utah
Maryann Elizabeth Lisak
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2005
BSN 1979 Boston University
MSN 1987 Yale University
Benjamin Littenberg
Professor of Medicine - General Internal
Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
General Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
BA 1979 Case Western Reserve University
MD 1983 Case Western Reserve University
Jane Andrews Luria
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2000
BS 1978 University of New Hampshire
MS 1984 Simmons College
Dorothy Malone-Rising
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1995
BSN 1976 Boston College
Hendrika J. Maltby
Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2000
BA 1975 University of Windsor
BSCN 1976 University of Windsor
MSCN 1986 University of Western Ontario
PHD 1997 Curtin University of Technology
Madeline B. Mann
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2008
MS 1978 Tufts University
MSN 1986 Yale University
Christina S. Melvin
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1992
BS 1974 University of Vermont
MS 1979 Boston College
Gabrielle Mikula
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
AS 1985 University of Vermont
BS 1987 University of Vermont
MSW 1996 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rebecca Mawer Montgomery
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2006
BA 1993 University of Vermont
MSN 1999 Yale University
Robin Lee Myers
Clinical Educator of Nursing
Appointed in 2012
BA 1987 University of Vermont
ADN 1993 University of Vermont
MS ANP 2001 Sage Graduate College
DNPFN 2011 University of Massachusetts
Deborah Lynn Norton
Clinical Educator of Nursing
Appointed in 1992
BS 1990 Russell Sage College
MS 1991 Russell Sage College
EDD 1998 University of Vermont
Amy M. O'Meara
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2011
BA 1994 California State University
MS 2006 Boston College
David Aldrich Osgood
Adjunct Lecturer of Nursing
Appointed in 1973
BA 1966 University of Vermont
MPH 1971 Yale University
EDD 1991 University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mary Val Palumbo
Associate Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2004
BA 1976 East Stroudsburg University
MSN 1985 MGH Institute of Health Professions
DNP 2004 Rush Medical College
Carl J. Possidente
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
RPH 1975 University of Connecticut
PHMD 1998 Albany College of Pharmacology
Betty A. Rambur
Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2000
BS 1978 University of Mary
MS 1988 Rush Medical College
DNSC 1991 Rush Medical College
Mary Lee Ritter
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Appointed in 1994
RN 1968 Saint Francis Medical Center School of Nursing
BSN 1979 Northeastern University
Elizabeth F. Robinson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2004
BS 1999 University of Vermont
MS 2004 SUNY Stony Brook
Diane R Sande
Lecturer of Nursing Emerita
Appointed in 1988
BS 1972 Boston College
MS 1980 Russell Sage College
Kathleen R. Scacciaferro
Lecturer II of Nursing
Appointed in 2001
BA 1975 Hartwick College
BSN 1982 University of Vermont
MSA 1994 Saint Michaels College
Suzanne S. Scharf
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2009
BS 1976 University of Vermont
BSN 1986 University of Vermont
Barbara E. Segal
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
RN 1971 University of Pennsylvania
BS 1978 Boston University
MS 1982 Boston University
Hollie G. Shaner-McRae
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1998
AAS 1976 Gloucester County College
BA 1983 University of Vermont
MSA 1995 Saint Michaels College
DNP 2008 Rush Medical College
Judith S. Shaw
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Research Associate Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 2000
RN 1977 Children's Hospital
BLS 1986 Yale University
MPH 1997 Boston University
Nancy A. Sowan
Associate Professor of Nursing Emerita
Appointed in 1996
BS 1971 Montana State University Bozeman
MS 1972 University of California San Francisco
PHD 1996 University of Colorado Boulder
Anne T. Standish
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
BA 1977 University of Vermont
MS 1982 Pace University
Linda R. Thomson
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
BSN 1972 Hartwick College
PNP 1975 Northeastern University
MSN 1977 University of Massachusetts Amherst
PHD 2001 American Pacific University
Joan Estella Webber-Jones
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1991
BS 1963 Moravian College
EDM 1968 Boston University
Dori E. Weigand
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Appointed in 2011
BSN 1979 University of Colorado
MSN 2000 Case Western Reserve University
Stuart Luhn Whitney
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
Coordinator of Nursing
Appointed in 1987
BS 1981 Saint Joseph's College of Maine
MS 1987 University of Arizona
EDD 2004 University of Vermont
Darla E. Witmer
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nursing
Appointed in 1999
BSN 1979 Northeastern University
MSN 1981 Simmons College
