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Faculty Directory
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) faculty members are experienced, recognized leaders in their fields who integrate research and practical experiences. MNSON faculty are clinicaly-experienced and passionate about teaching - prioritizing personal connection and interaction with their students. Faculty members challenge students intellectually and guide them with compassion, creating a community of learning, research and practice that values service, ethics, and providing top-notch health care.
Dean
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Finnegan, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN | Dean and Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4509; Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1001 | 708.216.5448 lornaf@luc.edu |
Family and Community Health Nursing Department
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Byrn, PhD, RN | Associate Professor; Department Chair, Family and Community Health Nursing |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 906 | 773.508.8973 mbyrn@luc.edu |
| Lena Akelian, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | lakelian@luc.edu |
| Vicki Andreoni, DNP, APN, CPNP, PMHS | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4529 | 708.216.9304 vandreoni@luc.edu |
| Amy Becklenberg, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP | Clinical Associate Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4537 | 708.216.2412 abecklenberg@luc.edu |
| Jason E Brauninger, S.J., DNP, Th.M., FNP-ENP-C | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1006 | 773.508.2886 jbrauninger@luc.edu |
| Susan Buechele, DNP, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4502 | 708.216.4097 subuechele@luc.edu |
| Emily Chin, PhD, RNC, CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Four-Year BSN Program |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1017 | 773.508.8571 echin2@luc.edu |
| Jorgia Connor, PhD, RN | Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of the BSN Program |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 901 | 773.508.2897 jconnor3@luc.edu |
| Margaret C. Delaney, Ed.D, APRN, PNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2525 | 708.216.3543 mdelan2@luc.edu |
| Laura Gonzalez, PhD, RNC | Instructor; Director of Undergraduate Part Time Faculty - Hybrid ABSN Track |
Downers Grove Learning Center | lgonzalez25@luc.edu |
| Lindsey Garfield, PhD, RN, WHNP | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 344 | 773.216.9589 lgarfield@luc.edu |
| Meghan Garland, PhD, CNM, FACNM | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 336 | 708.216.9551 mgarland4@luc.edu |
| Jeanine Gibbons, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM | 773.508.3249 jgibbons2@luc.edu |
| Gail Greiner-Weinstein, DNP, MSN, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 806 | 773.508.3249 ggreinerweinstein@luc.edu |
| Thao Griffith, PhD, RN | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 347 | 708.216.5708 tgriffith1@luc.edu |
| Lise Hauser, DNP, APN, CNM | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2524 | 708.216.3845 lhauser2@luc.edu |
| Mary Heinz, DNP, RN, CCM | Clinical Assistant Professor Director of Loyola Community Nursing Center |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 810 | 773.508.3648 mheinz@luc.edu |
| Demetris D. Hogan, DNP, MBA, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 810 | 773.508.6041 dhogan3@luc.edu |
| Matthew Manning, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1006 | 773.508.3317 mmanning3@luc.edu |
| Leah McClellan, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | lmcclellan2@luc.edu |
| Maureen McCarthy-Kowols, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 903 | 847.254.2119 mmccarthykowols@luc.edu |
| Mary McNamara, DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-BC, FAANP | Clinical Associate Professor; Associate Dean of Innovative Partnerships and Faculty Practice |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4506 | 708.216.6621 mmcnamara6@luc.edu |
| Maura Miller, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, OCN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 903 | 773.508.3258 mmiller84@luc.edu |
| Kate Myczek, DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor Co-Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2527 | 708.216.3567 kmyczek@luc.edu |
| Chandra Norder-Brandli, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C, APRN | Clinical Assistant Professor Director of Family Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Specialty Tracks |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4531 | 773.216.9102 cnorderbrandli@luc.edu |
| Alexandra Nowak, PhD, JD, RN | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 346 | 708.216.3677 anowak8@luc.edu |
| Cynthia Paidipati, PhD, APRN, PMH-NP/CNS-BC | Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 903 | 773.508.2899 cpaidipati@luc.edu |
| Jill Pfieffer, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | jpfieffer@luc.edu |
| Barbara Preib Lannon, PhD, PMHNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 916 | 773.508.2896 bpreiblannon@luc.edu |
| Monique Ridosh, PhD, RN | Associate Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 345 | 708.216.0336 mridosh@luc.edu |
| Ginger Schroers, PhD, RNC-MNN, CNE | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 348 | 708.216.9303 gschroers@luc.edu |
| Shalini Shrikanth, PhD, RN, AE-C, CNE, CNEcl | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | sshrikanth@luc.edu |
| Darlie Simerson, DNP, MS, APN, FNP-BC | Clinical Associate Professor; Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4527 | 708.216.5746 dsimerson@luc.edu |
| Lisa Skemp, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN | Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1016 | 773.508.2885 lskemp@luc.edu |
| Phyllis Ann Solari-Twadell, PhD, RN, MPA, FAAN | Associate Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 917 | 773.508.2909 psolari@luc.edu |
| Patricia Stapleton, DNP, MS, APRN/CPNP-PC | Clinical Assistant Professor; Associate Chair, Family & Community Health Nursing Department |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM 914 | 773.508.7940 pstapleton@luc.edu |
| Leesa Strickland, MSN, RNC-NIC | Instructor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4536 | 708.216.9687 lstrickland1@luc.edu |
| Sandi Tenfelde, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC | Associate Professor; Director of Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2528 | 708.216.9213 stenfelde@luc.edu |
| Lisa M. Wesolowski, PhD, RN | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 359 | 708.216.3667 lwesolowski@luc.edu |
Health Systems and Adult Health Nursing Department
| Name | Title | Office | Phone and Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Conway-Phillips, PhD, RN | Associate Professor; Department Chair, Health Systems and Adult Health Nursing |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 908 | 773.508.2881 rconway1@luc.edu |
| Patricia Bachmeier, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 902 | 773.508.3257 pbachmeier@luc.edu |
| Vicki Bacidore, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CEN, TNS | Clinical Assistant Professor; Acute Care/Emergency Nurse Practitioner; Associate Chair, Health Systems and Adult Health Nursing Department; Director of Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2531 | 708.216.0778 vbacido@luc.edu |
| Katherine Breen, PhD, RN, CVRN-BC | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 358 | 708.216.8531 kbreen4@luc.edu |
| Matthew Bruder, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 802 | 773.508.3535 mbruder@luc.edu |
| Lisa Burkhart, PhD, RN, ANEF | Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 912 | 773.508.2923 eburkha@luc.edu |
| Christopher Donnelly, D.C. | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1011 | 773.508.3254 cdonnelly4@luc.edu |
| William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN | Instructor; Director of Nursing and Healthcare Administration MSN Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4507 | 708.216.9274 wduffy@luc.edu |
| Joanne Dunderdale, DNP, MSN, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-3544 | 708.216.0373 jdunderdale@luc.edu |
| Milena Fatta-Kenar, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM | 773.508.3249 mfatta1@luc.edu |
| Patricia Friend, PhD, APRN-CNS, AOCNS, AGN-BC | Associate Professor; Director of Clinical Nurse Specialist Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4535 | 708.216.9553 pfriend@luc.edu |
| Tracey Hosack-Bartnick, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Downers Grove Learning Center | thosackbartnick@luc.edu |
| Amy Kiefer, MSN, RN | Instructor; Director of ABSN Tracks |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4543 | 708.216.2226 akiefer@luc.edu |
| Audrey Klopp, PhD, RN, NHA | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of DNP Post-Master's Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2526 | 708.216.3831 aklopp1@luc.edu |
| Mary Eileen Kloster, PhD, RN, CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4524 | 708.216.5766 mkloster@luc.edu |
| Colleen Kordish, PhD, RN CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 907 | ckordish@luc.edu |
| Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE | Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of Innovative Educational Strategies and Simulation |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2534 | 708.216.8097 ckostovich1@luc.edu |
| Leodoro Labrague, RN, DM, PhD, CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 907 | 773.508.3408 llabrague@luc.edu |
| Angela Mahaffey, PhD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 911 | 773.508.2902 amahaf1@luc.edu |
| Kevin Mazor, PhD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM 815 | 773.508.3509 kmazor@luc.edu |
| Janet McCarthy, RN, MSN, MBA | Instructor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4525 | 708.216.0337 jmccarthy@luc.edu |
| Kimberly J. Oosterhouse, PhD, RN, CNE | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2522 | 708.216.4148 koosterhouse2@luc.edu |
| Amanda Peacock, DNP, RN, AGPCNP-C | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4533 | 708.216.6989 apeacock3@luc.edu |
| Nancy Raschke-Deichstetter, MS, RN, CEN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 806 | 773.508.6033 nraschke@luc.edu |
| Kimberly Reschke, DNP, APRN, NP-C | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 907 | 773.508.2919 kreschke@luc.edu |
| Daria C. Ruffolo, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN | Clinical Assistant Professor; Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4542 | 708.216.3813 druffol@luc.edu |
| Karen Saban, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAHA, FAAN | Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Innovation |
Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 349 | 708.216.1244 ksaban@luc.edu |
| Lee Schmidt, PhD, RN | Associate Professor; Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Assistant Dean for PhD in Nursing Program; Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1002 | 773.508.3466 lschm3@luc.edu |
| Colleen Shayan, MSN, RN | Instructor; Director of Undergraduate Part Time Faculty - Four Year BSN & On-Campus ABSN Tracks |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4503 | 708.216.0307 clarmo1@luc.edu |
| Dian Squire, PhD | Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1003 | 773.508.3263 dsquire@luc.edu |
| Dina Tell, PhD | Clinical Associate Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1011 | 773.508.2907 dtell@luc.edu |
| Annie Thomas, PhD | Clinical Associate Professor;
Director of Global Partnerships |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 901 | 773.508.2919 athomas4@luc.edu |
| Lei Toquero, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | ltoquero@luc.edu |
| Yeyin Yi, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Downers Grove Learning Center | yyi@luc.edu |
| Eric Zack, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN, BMTCN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM 902 | 773.508.8956 ezack1@luc.edu |
