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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 |
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 |
| Lena Akelian, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Vicki Andreoni, DNP, APN, CPNP, PMHS | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4529 | 708.216.9304 |
| Susan Buechele, DNP, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC | Clinical Assistant Professor; Assistant Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4502 | 708.216.4097 |
| Emily Chin, PhD, RNC, CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Four-Year BSN Program |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1017 | 773.508.8571 |
| Jorgia Connor, PhD, RN | Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of the BSN Program |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 901 | 773.508.2897 |
| Margaret C. Delaney, Ed.D, APRN, PNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2525 | 708.216.3543 |
| Laura Gonzalez, PhD, RNC | Instructor; Director of Undergraduate Part Time Faculty - Hybrid ABSN Track |
Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Lindsey Garfield, PhD, RN, WHNP | Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1007 | 773.508.2887 |
| Jeanine Gibbons, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM | 773.508.3249 |
| Gail Greiner-Weinstein, DNP, MSN, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 806 | 773.508.3249 |
| Thao Griffith, PhD, RN | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 347 | 708.216.5708 |
| Lise Hauser, DNP, APN, CNM | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2524 | 708.216.3845 |
| Mary Heinz, DNP, RN, CCM | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 810 | 773.508.3648 |
| Demetris D. Hogan, DNP, MBA, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 810 | 773.508.6041 |
| Matthew Manning, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1006 | 773.508.3317 |
| Leah McClellan, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Maureen McCarthy-Kowols, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 903 | 847.254.2119 |
| 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 |
| Kate Myczek, DNP, APRN-FPA, FNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2527 | 708.216.3567 |
| Alexandra Nowak, PhD, JD, RN | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 346 | 708.216.3677 |
| Amy O'Malley, MSN, RN | Instructor; Director of Proviso School Based Health Center |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4541 | 708.216.4998 |
| Cynthia Paidipati, PhD, APRN, PMH-NP/CNS-BC | Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 903 | 773.508.2899 |
| Jill Pfieffer, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| 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 |
| Monique Ridosh, PhD, RN | Associate Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 345 | 708.216.0336 |
| Ginger Schroers, PhD, RNC-MNN, CNE | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 348 | 708.216.9303 |
| Shalini Shrikanth, PhD, RN, AE-C, CNE, CNEcl | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Darlie Simerson, DNP, MS, APN, FNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4531 | 708.216.5746 |
| Lisa Skemp, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN | Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1016 | 773.508.2885 |
| Phyllis (Ann) Solari-Twadell, PhD, RN, MPA, FAAN | Associate Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 917 | 773.508.2909 |
| 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 |
| Leesa Strickland, MSN, RNC-NIC | Instructor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4536 | 708.216.9687 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Patricia Bachmeier, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 902 | 773.508.3257 |
| Vicki Bacidore, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CEN, TNS | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track; Acute Care/Emergency Nurse Practitioner |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2531 | 708.216.0778 |
| Kathleen Bobay, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN | Professor | ||
| Matthew Bruder, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 802 | 773.508.3535 |
| Lisa Burkhart, PhD, RN, ANEF | Associate Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 912 | 773.508.2923 |
| Mary Donnelly, DBe, HCEC-C, JD, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4537 | 708.216.2412 |
| William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN | Instructor; Director of Nursing and Healthcare Administration MSN Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4507 | 708.216.9274 |
| Joanne Dunderdale, DNP, MSN, RN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-3544 | 708.216.0373 |
| Milena Fatta-Kenar, MSN, RN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM | 773.508.3249 |
| 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 |
| Tracey Hosack-Bartnick, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Amy Kiefer, MSN, RN | Instructor; Director of ABSN Tracks |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4543 | 708.216.2226 |
| Audrey Klopp, PhD, RN, NHA | Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of DNP Post-Master's Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2526 | 708.216.3831 |
| Mary Eileen Kloster, PhD, RN, CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4524 | 708.216.5766 |
| Colleen Kordish, PhD, RN CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 907 | |
| Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE | Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of Innovative Educational Strategies and Simulation |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2534 | 708.216.8097 |
| Leodoro Labrague, RN, DM, PhD, CNE | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 907 | 773.508.3408 |
| Angela Mahaffey, PhD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 911 | 773.508.2902 |
| Kevin Mazor, PhD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM 815 | 773.508.3509 |
| Janet McCarthy, RN, MSN, MBA | Instructor; Director of On-Campus ABSN Track |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4525 | 708.216.0337 |
| Kimberly Oosterhouse, PhD, RN | Assistant Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2522 | 708.216.4148 |
| Jenny O'Rourke, PhD, APRN | Associate Professor | Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-2523 | 708.216.5706 |
| 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 |
| John Pucker, MSN, RN, JD | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM 1006 | 773.508.2886 |
| Nancy Raschke-Deichstetter, MS, RN, CEN | Instructor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 806 | 773.508.6033 |
| Kimberly Reschke, DNP, APRN, NP-C | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 907 | 773.508.2919 |
| Daria C. Ruffolo, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN | Clinical Assistant Professor; Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
Health Sciences Campus, Room 125-4542 | 708.216.3813 |
| Karen Saban, PhD, RN, CNRN, FAHA, FAAN | Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Innovation |
Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 349 | 708.216.1244 |
| Lee Schmidt, PhD, RN | Associate Professor; Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Assistant Dean for PhD in Nursing Program |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1002 | 773.508.3466 |
| 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 |
| Dian Squire, PhD | Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 1003 | 773.508.3263 |
| Dina Tell, PhD | Clinical Associate Professor | Health Sciences Campus, CTRE Room 336 | 708.216.3753 |
| Annie Thomas, PhD | Clinical Associate Professor;
Director of RN-BSN Track |
Lake Shore Campus, BVM Room 901 | 773.508.2919 |
| Lei Toquero, MSN, RN | Instructor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Yeyin Yi, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC | Clinical Assistant Professor | Downers Grove Learning Center | |
| Eric Zack, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN, BMTCN | Clinical Assistant Professor | Lake Shore Campus, BVM 902 | 773.508.8956 |
