Nursing Grants, Publications and Fellows

Active, External Funding

Investigators Project Title Sponsor Project Period
Campbell, Grace Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation 07/01/22 - 06/30/25
Colbert, Alison Expanding SANE Services to Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus Department of Justice 10/02/20 - 10/01/23

Kalarchian, Melissa (Co-Investigator)

with Michael Gionfriddo and Jordan Covvey

Materials to Enhance Training in Experimental Rigor (METER): Systematic Review National Institutes of Health (NIH)  08/1/22 – 07/31/25

Kronk, Rebecca

(with Rita Mihailescu of the School of Science and Engineering)

Genomic Competencies for Nurses from Theory to Application: An Online Long Course National Institutes of Health (NIH) 05/15/21 - 02/28/26
Sekula, Kathleen Increasing the Number of SANEs via Digital Technologies HRSA
Initial award and competitive renewal
09/30/18 - 06/30/24
Snyder, Torrie BSN-AID: Supporting Success for Second Degree Students Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 07/01/22 - 06/30/25
Turk, Melanie Multi-Stakeholder Determinants of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Implementation and Participation National Institutes of Health (NIH) 07/01/23 - 06/30/26

 

Nursing Faculty Directory

Learn more about the Â鶹ֱ²¥ School of Nursing faculty scholarship, fellowships and awards. Our faculty are highly distinguished with expertise in a variety of areas.

Christopher Baker

Christopher Baker

Clinical Assistant Professor

Grace Campbell

Grace Campbell

Assistant Professor

Alison Colbert

Alison Colbert

Professor

Laura Crimm

Laura Crimm

Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner Program

Christine D'Antonio

Christine D'Antonio

Instructor and Clinical Immersion Director

Jessica Devido

Jessica Devido

Associate Professor

Deborah Dillon

Deborah Dillon

Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program

Sr. Rosemary Donley

Sr. Rosemary Donley

Professor, The Jacques Laval Chair for Justice for Vulnerable Populations

Manjulata Evatt

Manjulata Evatt

Clinical Associate Professor

Jodie Flynn

Jodie Flynn

SANE Faculty

Mary Ellen Smith  Glasgow

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow

Dean and Professor, School of Nursing

Ruth Irwin

Ruth Irwin

Clinical Associate Professor

Melissa Kalarchian

Melissa Kalarchian

Professor and Associate Dean for Research

Angela Karakachian

Angela Karakachian

Assistant Professor

Kimberly A. Kasper

Kimberly A. Kasper

Assistant Professor

Susan Kelly

Susan Kelly

Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Clinical Faculty & Affairs

Ralph Klotzbaugh

Ralph Klotzbaugh

Assistant Professor

Amber Kolesar

Amber Kolesar

Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Second Degree BSN Program

Frank Kosnosky, Jr.

Frank Kosnosky, Jr.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Rebecca Kronk

Rebecca Kronk

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor

Jodi Licata

Jodi Licata

Clinical Assistant Professor

Joan Such Lockhart

Joan Such Lockhart

Professor Emerita

Mary Kay Loughran

Mary Kay Loughran

Clinical Associate Professor

Denise Lucas

Denise Lucas

Clinical Associate Professor, and Chair, Advanced Practice Programs

Sr. Mary Meyers

Sr. Mary Meyers

Director of Academic Support and NCLEX RN Success

Cara Morrill-Stoklosa

Cara Morrill-Stoklosa

Clinical Assistant Professor

Michael Neft

Michael Neft

Clinical Professor/ Director of Nurse Anesthesia Studies and Scholarly Projects

Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers

Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers

Assistant Professor

Nicole Pacella

Nicole Pacella

Clinical Assistant Professor

Ergie Pepito Inocian

Ergie Pepito Inocian

Clinical Assistant Professor

Lenore K. Resick

Lenore K. Resick

Professor Emerita

Cynthia Rost

Cynthia Rost

Clinical Assistant Professor

Khlood F. Salman

Khlood F. Salman

Associate Professor

James Schreiber

James Schreiber

Professor

L. Kathleen Sekula

L. Kathleen Sekula

Professor, Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership

Elizabeth Skrovanek

Elizabeth Skrovanek

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Torrie Snyder

Torrie Snyder

Assistant Professor/Undergraduate Programs Chair

Pamela C. Spigelmyer

Pamela C. Spigelmyer

Assistant Professor

Ashley Stewart

Ashley Stewart

SANE Faculty

Karina Strange

Karina Strange

Assistant Professor

Theresa Stujenske

Theresa Stujenske

Assistant Professor

Mayra Toney

Mayra Toney

Clinical Assistant Professor

Ian Tully

Ian Tully

Assistant Professor

Melanie Turk

Melanie Turk

Associate Professor

Eric Vogelstein

Eric Vogelstein

Associate Professor, Director of Ethics for the School of Nursing

Yvonne L. Weideman

Yvonne L. Weideman

Clinical Associate Professor and Director, BME/BSN Program,

Tasha Wheeler

Tasha Wheeler

Instructor

Donna White

Donna White

Director of Graduate Clinical Faculty & Clinical Affairs; Assistant Clinical Professor

Susan Williams

Susan Williams

Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills and Simulation Education, Instructor, Simulated Participant Coordinator

Rick Zoucha

Rick Zoucha

Professor, Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program, Director of Nursing Education

Marci L. Zsamboky

Marci L. Zsamboky

Clinical Associate Professor/ Director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program

Fellows

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Dr. Kathleen Sekula

Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (FAAFS)

In February 2023, Dr. Sekula was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Her work is recognized as a significant contribution to the advancement of the role of forensic nursing regarding victims and perpetrators of violence through her leadership in evidence-based graduate programs and her continuing energy to expand forensic nursing science through her research and practice trajectory. She has received two HRSA ANE-SANE grants (2018-2021 and 2021-2025) for a total of three million dollars to support programming that will increase the number of sexual assault nurse examiners throughout the United States.

Michael Neft

Fellow of the Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (FAANA)

Dr. Neft was inducted as a Fellow in the National Academies of Practice (FNAP) in 2015, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in October, 2016, and as a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (FAANA) in its inaugural class in 2021. He is Past-President, Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and has served on the Sigma Theta Tau International, Region 11 Coordinating Committee. He is past chair of the Psychiatric, Mental Health and Substance Use Expert Panel of the American Academy of Nursing; he continues to serve on that expert panel as a member. He is also a member of the American Academy of Nursing's Acute and Critical Care Expert Panel. 

Grace Campbell

Fellow of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (FARN)

Dr. Campbell is a Fellow of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses and received that organization's President's Award in 2016 for contributions to the field of cancer rehabilitation. She also received the 2016 Junior Scholar Award in Population Sciences from the Hillman Cancer Institute are considered for this distinction. In 2022, Dr. Grace Campbell was awarded the "Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators" from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The grant funded project began in July 2022 and continues through July 2025.

Melissa Kalarchian

Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (FSBM)

In 2023, Dr. Kalarchian was inducted as a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. She is a psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine. Her research interests focus on adapting evidence-based lifestyle interventions to meet the needs of vulnerable populations such as individuals undergoing bariatric surgery, obese children, patients taking antipsychotic medications, pregnant women and smokers. She collaborates with colleagues in nursing, psychiatry, public health, statistics and surgery. Dr. Kalarchian was co-investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant on "Materials to Enhance Training in Experimental Rigor (METER): Systematic Review." The grant is funded from August 2022 through August 2025 with co-investigators Michael Gionfriddo and Jordan Covvey.

Fellows of the National League of Nursing Academy for Nurse Education (ANEF)

The National League for Nursing established the Academy of Nursing Education in 2007 to foster excellence in nursing education and to recognize nurse educators who have made sustained and significant contributions to the field. Induction into the academy is a significant achievement in a nurse educator's career.

Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor

Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)

An invitation to become a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing is a high honor and represents less than 1% of nurses. Currently more than 20% of our faculty hold this elite status. This fellowship recognizes an individual's accomplishments within the nursing profession, and it also comes with the responsibility that fellows contribute efforts to the Academy and engage with other health leaders outside the Academy to transform America's health care system.

Deborah Dillon, DNP, RN, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CHFN, FAANP, FAAN

Deborah Dillon, DNP, RN, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CHFN, FAANP, FAAN

Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program

Sr. Rosemary Donley PhD, APRN, FAAN

Sr. Rosemary Donley PhD, APRN, FAAN

Professor, The Jacques Laval Chair for Justice for Vulnerable Populations

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN

Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, and Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research and Innovation

Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor

Michael Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN

Michael Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN

Clinical Professor/ Director of Nurse Anesthesia Studies and Scholarly Projects, School of Nursing

Khlood F. Salman, DrPH, RN, FAAN

Khlood F. Salman, DrPH, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor

L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAFS, FAAN

L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAFS, FAAN

Professor, Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership

Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN

Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN

Professor, Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program, Director of Nursing Education

Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP)

The FAANP is the highest professional designation for a nurse practitioner (NP). The program annually invites colleagues who have made a significant impact on the NP profession, and it is dedicated to the global advancement of NPs and their delivery of high-quality health care.

Deborah L. Dillon, DNP, RN, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CHFN, FAANP, FAAN

Deborah L. Dillon, DNP, RN, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CHFN, FAANP, FAAN

Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program

Denise Lucas, PhD, FNP-BC, CRNP, FAANP

Denise Lucas, PhD, FNP-BC, CRNP, FAANP

Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Advanced Practice Programs

Transcultural Nursing Scholars (FTNSS)

The TCN Scholars is established to promote the advancement of a body of knowledge, initiate and disseminate research, teaching and learning, and the clinical applications of both transcultural nursing and healthcare globally. Members are recognized as individuals who have demonstrated and documented exemplary leadership by advancing transcultural nursing and health care research, education, practice and/or administration within regional, national or global contexts.

Melanie Turk, PhD, RN, FTNSS

Melanie Turk, PhD, RN, FTNSS

Associate Professor

Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN

Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN

Professor, Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program, Director of Nursing Education

Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice (FNAP)

The Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice (FNAP) is an organization of New Jersey Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) that operates within the formal structure of the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA). Its mission is to nurture, enhance and promote the role of Advanced Practice Nurses. It allows for the opportunity for regionally organized FNAP chapters throughout the state that collaborate within these guidelines to insure that APNs have the opportunity to practice professional nursing to the full magnitude of their educational preparation, knowledge, skills and experience.

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN

Dean and Professor, School of Nursing, and Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research and Innovation

Michael Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN

Michael Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN

Clinical Professor/ Director of Nurse Anesthesia Studies and Scholarly Projects, School of Nursing