College of Nursing and Health Sciences

The Department of Nursing

Faculty

Name

Title / Areas of Expertise

Email

Name

Michael Abajian, M.D., M.P.H.

Title / Areas of Expertise

Lecturer

Vermont Department of Health internship/creation of Vermont State Health Plan

Email

Michael.Abajian@med.uvm.edu

Name

Margaret Aitken, D.N.P., APRN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Adult primary care

Email

Margaret.Aitken@med.uvm.edu

Name

Marcia Bosek, D.N.Sc., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Associate Professor

Ethical decision-making, qualitative methods, simulation learning

Email

Marcia.Bosek@uvm.edu

Name

Brandon Brown, M.S.N., RN, CNL

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nursing theory/philosophy, Posthumanism, nursing education, planetary health

Email

Brandon.Brown@uvm.edu

Name

Carol Buck-Rolland, Ed.D., APRN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Professor Emerita

Development of cultural competency, pediatric care

Email

Carol.Buck-Rolland@med.uvm.edu

Name

Tara Burnham, M.S., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical care

Email

Tara.Burnham@med.uvm.edu

Name

Teresa Cahill-Griffin, D.N.P., RNC-OB

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nursing administration, Obstetrics, transition to professional practice

Email

Teresa.Cahill-Griffin@uvm.edu

Name

Miller Celestin, M.S.N., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor

Nursing education, diversifying the nursing workforce

Email

Miller.Celestin@med.uvm.edu

Name

Rosemary L. Dale, Ed.D., APRN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Professor, Chair

Administration and management, congestive heart failure, hypertension

Email

Rosemary.Dale@med.uvm.edu

Name

Katie Darak, M.S.N., RN, CNL, CCRN, CPN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Pediatrics, pediatric critical care, quality improvement, simulation education

Email

Katherine.Darak@med.uvm.edu

Name

Elizabeth Ellis-Kempner, M.S.

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor

Dance/movement, maternal-child, family and urgent care nursing

Email

Elizabeth.Ellis-Kempner@uvm.edu

Name

Cynthia Frimpong, M.S.N., B.B.A., APRN, PMHNP-BC

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor, Psychiatric Mental Health

Psychiatric Mental Health Care

Email

Cynthia.Frimpong@med.uvm.edu

Name

Jason Garbarino, D.N.P., RN-BC, CNL

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Nursing Undergraduate Program

Gerontology, Clinical Nurse Leader, service-learning pedagogy

Email

Jason.Garbarino@med.uvm.edu

Name

Emily Glassman, M.S.N., RN, CCRN-K, EOLD

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Critical care, palliative care, nursing mentorship

Email

Emily.Glassman@med.uvm.edu

Name

Kathleen Goodwin, M.S.N., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics

Email

Kathleen.Goodwin@med.uvm.edu

Name

Melanie Keiffer, D.N.P., APRN, CNE

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Professor

Nurse practitioner competency, nursing education, telehealth, evidence-based practice, quality improvement outcomes, student engagement

Email

melanie.keiffer@med.uvm.edu

Name

Allan Kellehear, Ph.D., FAcSS

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Professor

Death, dying & end-of-life care, social & policy perspectives on aging, health-promoting palliative care, medical sociology, Health Humanities

Email

Allan.Kellehear@uvm.edu

Name

Jennifer Laurent, Ph.D., APRN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Professor and Vice Chair, Nursing Graduate Programs

The intersection of obesity, eating behaviors, and neurobiological mechanisms in youth

Email

jennifer.laurent@med.uvm.edu

Name

Nancy Lemieux, M.S.N., RN, CHSE

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical simulation, interprofessional education, emergency nursing

Email

Nancy.LeMieux@med.uvm.edu

Name

Laura Foran Lewis, Ph.D., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Assistant Professor

Autism, qualitative research methods

Email

Laura.Lewis@med.uvm.edu

Name

Hendrika Maltby, Ph.D., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Professor Emerita

Cultural competency, nursing education

Email

Hendrika.Maltby@med.uvm.edu

Name

Lili Martin, D.N.P., RN, PCCN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nursing education, medical-surgical nursing, stress management in nursing students, active learning

Email

lili.e.martin@med.uvm.edu

Name

Loretta G. McManus, M.S., RN, LNHA

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor

Acute care hospital settings, long-term care/complex environment, gerontology

Email

Loretta.McManus@med.uvm.edu

Name

Genell Mikkalson, M.S., CNM, APRN, RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Consultant on incivility and unkindness in the healthcare workplace, midwifery, maternal, child and women's health, socio-political issues in women's health, sex education

Email

Genell.Mikkalson@med.uvm.edu

Name

Tyler Molleur, M.S.N.

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor

Email

tyler.molleur@med.uvm.edu

Name

Kathleen Monforte, M.S.N., RN, PCCN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nursing education, medical-surgical nursing, active classrooms

Email

kathleen.monforte@med.uvm.edu

Name

Rebecca Nagle, D.N.P., PNP, RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Integrative nursing, culinary medicine, Shinrin-Yoku, Pediatrics

Email

Rebecca.Nagle@med.uvm.edu

Name

Sarah Narkewicz, M.S., RN, CDE

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Community health improvement, diabetes education, pediatric nursing, quality improvement, care coordination.

Email

Sarah.Narkewicz@med.uvm.edu

Name

Mary Val Palumbo, D.N.P., APRN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education

Interprofessional education, nursing workforce, Alzheimer's disease

Email

Mary.Palumbo@med.uvm.edu

Name

Jean Evelyn Pelski, Ph.D., APRN, NNP-BC

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Associate Professor

Neonatal/pediatric nursing, nurse practitioner education, evidence-based practice, quality improvement

Email

jpelskiphd@gmail.com

Name

Kerry S. Prendergast, M.S., CNL

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Gerontology, wound care

Email

Kerry.Prendergast@uvm.edu

Name

Sarah Pinard Rogers, M.S., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Maternal/newborn care, surgical/pediatric intensive care nursing

Email

Sarah.PinardRogers@med.uvm.edu

Name

Janelle Sarnevitz, M.S.N., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Medical-surgical nursing, gerontology, nursing education

Email

janelle.sarnevitz@med.uvm.edu

Name

Abilene A. Smith, M.S., M.H.A., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nurse case management, utilization review, acute care rehabilitation, stroke management

Email

Abilene.Smith@med.uvm.edu

Name

Elise Tarbi, D.N.P.

Title / Areas of Expertise

Assistant Professor

Palliative care, communication, qualitative research

Email

elise.tarbi@med.uvm.edu

Name

Mario Trabulsy, M.D.

Title / Areas of Expertise

Lecturer

Curriculum design, mentoring, simulation

Email

Mario.Trabulsy@med.uvm.edu

Name

Holly Whitcomb, D.N.P., FNP

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Family medicine/primary care

Email

Holly.T.Whitcomb@uvm.edu

Name

Stuart L. Whitney, Ed.D., RN, CNL

Title / Areas of Expertise

Professor Emeritus

Clinical practice, curricular/nursing education, educational leadership and policy

Email

Stuart.Whitney@med.uvm.edu