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

Professor Emerita

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 Assistant Professor

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, Holly and Bob Miller Professor of Nursing Leadership, Department Chair

Administration and management, congestive heart failure, hypertension

Email

Rosemary.Dale@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, D.N.P., M.S.N., APRN, PMHNP-BC

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health

Psychiatric Mental Health Care

Email

Cynthia.Frimpong@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

Kate Goodwin, M.S.N., APRN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Associate Professor

Pediatric nursing, pediatric primary care, health care for LGBTQ+ youth

Email

Kathleen.Goodwin@med.uvm.edu

Name

Emma Hennessey

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Instructor

Critical care nursing, cardiac nursing

Email

emma.hennessey@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, Holly D. and Robert E. Miller Green and Gold Professor of Nursing Research, Vice Chair of Nursing Graduate Programs

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

Email

jennifer.laurent@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

Sarah Manacek, D.E.T., M.S.N., RN

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Simulation Education

Nursing education, educational technology, simulation

Email

sarah.manacek@med.uvm.edu

Name

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

Title / Areas of Expertise

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nursing student wellbeing, stress management in nursing students, nursing education, medical-surgical nursing

Email

lili.e.martin@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, Holly D. and Robert E. Miller Green and Gold Professor of Nursing Workforce Research, 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

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, Ph.D., M.B.E., APRN

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