Faculty of Resident Instruction

Allison Vorderstrasse, Dean (Professor), DNSc (Chronic Illness Self-Management) Yale University School of Nursing, 2006; MSN (Adult Nurse Practitioner-Diabetes Specialty Concentration) Yale University School of Nursing 2002; BSN, Mount Saint Mary College, 1996; Certificate, NIH/NINR Summer Genetics Institute, 2011. Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Michael J. Lepore, Associate Dean for Research (Professor), PhD, Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 2008; Postdoctoral training, Health Services Research, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2010; MA, Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2005; Graduate Certificate, Gerontology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2005; BA, Philosophy & Psychology, Assumption University, Worcester, MA 1998.

Jessica Dillard-Wright, Associate Dean Equity & Inclusion (Associate Professor), PhD in Nursing, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 2020; MSN (Community-based Nurse-Midwifery), Frontier Nursing University, 2015; MSN (CNL), Medical College of Georgia, 2009; MA, Women's History, Sarah Lawrence College, 2006; BS in Science, Technology, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004.

Terrie Black, Director, DNP Program (Clinical Professor), DNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015; MBA, Western New England, 1996; BSN, Pennsylvania State, 1988; Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Rachel Walker, Director, PhD Program, (Professor), PhD in Nursing 2013, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; BS in Nursing 2007, Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Gabrielle Abelard, Director, Masters Programs & Certificates (Clinical Professor), BS, University of Massachusetts Amherst Nursing, 1997; MS in Mental Health Nursing, Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2001; Post Masters Certificate, Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, 2013; DNP (Integrative Health), Regis College, Weston MA, 2014.

Celeste Surreira, Director Undergraduate Program (Clinical Associate Professor), DNP/FNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014; MS Nursing and CNL, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 5/1996; Diploma in Nursing, Baystate Medical Center School of Nursing, Springfield, MA, 1985.

Ann Becker, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP, Public Health Nurse Leader, 2017; BS in Nursing, Simmons College, Boston MA, 1984.

Jeannine Blake, Assistant Professor, PhD Nursing Science, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA; MS in Nursing Science, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA; BS in Biology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY; BS Nursing, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, Kingston, RI;

Katherine Bobianski, Lecturer, MS in Nursing, University of Connecticut, 1999; BS in Nursing, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA, 1990; Associate’s Degree in Nursing, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA, 1985;

Brenda Boguslawski, Clinical Instructor, MS (Nursing Education) Grand Canyon University, 2018; BS (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2015.

Carrie-Ellen Briere, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, 2014; MS, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, 2013; BS, University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, Ct, 2009.

Lucinda Canty, Associate Professor, Director of Seedworks - Health Equity in Nursing Program; PhD (Nursing), University of Connecticut, CT 2002; BSN, Columbia University, NY, 1991; MSN Yale University, CT; Associate of Liberal Arts, Hartford College for Women, CT 1989.

Jeungok Choi, Professor, PhD, Boston College, 2001; M.P.H., Tufts, 1999; ; MSN, 1987; BSN, Seoul National University, Korea, 1983.

Joohyun Chung, Associate Professor, 1999; PhD Nursing Informatics, University of Utah, USA; MS Statistics in Biostatistics, University of Utah, USA., 2013; BS, Korea University, Seoul Korea,

Tracey Cobb, Clinical Instructor, PhD Candidate, University of Connecticut; Master of Science in Nursing, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, 12/2013; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Samuel Merritt College & College of California, 12/1998.

Christopher Diaz, Clinical Assistant Professor, DNP (Family Nursing Practice), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023; BS in Nursing, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT.

Lindsay Dubois, Clinical Instructor, MSN, American International College, 2015; Bachelor of Science Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2011; ADN, Springfield Community College, 2009.

Lisa Duffy, Associate Professor (joint appointment in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing & IALS), PhD (Nursing Research) Boston College, Boston, MA 2013; MSN (Ambulatory Pediatrics) Boston College, Boston, MA 2002; MPH (Clinical Effectiveness) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 2015; BSN (Nursing) Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 1996.

Constance Flynn, Clinical Associate Professor, DNP University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA. 2018; MS University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, 1987; BS 1982.

Karen Giuliano, Professor, PhD Nursing, Boston College, 2005; MSN, University of Rhode Island, 1989; MBA, Global Management, Babson College, 2009; BS major in Nursing, Boston College, 1983.

Gina Grabowski, Lecturer/ Simulation Lab Director, MS in Nursing, Sacred Heart University, 2018; BS in Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001.

Favorite Iradukunda, Assistant Professor, PhD (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2020; MS (Nursing) University of Cape Town Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2016; BS (Nursing) University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda, 2012; Diploma (Nursing and Midwifery), Ecole des Sciences Infirmières Sainte Elisabeth, Kabgayi, Rwanda 2007.

Linda Koh, Assistant Professor, PhD Nursing, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA, 2022; MS in Administration and International Development, Public Health, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, Florence, Italy, 2009; BA, English; Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas, 2003; BS Nursing, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, 2017; Associate of Science, Nursing, Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas, 2002.

Raeann LeBlanc, Clinical Professor, DNP University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2012; MSN, Southern Maine, 1996; BA, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1989.

Maud Low, Clinical Assistant Professor, PhD (Nursing) University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021; M.S., Boston College, 1987; BSN, Simmons, 1983.

Lori Anne Lyne, Lecturer, DNP, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2018; MSN, University of Massachusetts Medical School Graduate School of Nursing; BS., University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing, 1993.

Julia McDougal Ronconi, Clinical Associate Professor; DNP University of Massachusetts, Boston 2021; MS (Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing) University of Utah, Salt Lake City 2004; BS (Nursing) University of Utah, Salt Lake City 1996; BA (Biological Sciences) University of Colorado, Boulder (1992).

Kate Moriarty, Lecturer, MS University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 2015; BS University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 1998.

Yeon Sik Noh, Associate Professor (joint appointment in the College of Nursing and the Electrical Computer Engineering Department), PhD (Biomedical Engineering) Yonsei University, South Korea, 2013; MS (Biomedical Engineering) Yonsei University, South Korea, 2008; BS (Biomedical Engineering), Yonsei University, South Korea, 2006.

Hyeyoung Park, Assistant Professor, PhD, Duke University School of Nursing, 2019; MS in Nursing, Seoul National University College of Nursing, 2013; BS Seoul National University College of Nursing, 2009.

Sheila Pennell, Clinical Associate Professor, PhD in Nursing, 2017, University of Massachusetts Amherst; BS in Nursing, 2008, MS in Nursing, 2017.

Kristy Pereira, Clinical Assistant Professor, PhD, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023; MS (Nursing), American International College, 2012; BS (Nursing), College of Our Lady of the Elms, 2002.

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Professor, PhD, Tokyo, Japan, 2007; MPH, 2001; BPH, 1997; M.P.H.C, 2007, Flinders, Australia; C.G.M., Certificate in General Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1992.

Kristine Ruggiero, Clinical Associate Professor, PhD in Nursing & Health Policy, UMass Boston, Boston, MA, 2014; MSN, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2004; BS, Biology, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, 1999.

Memnun Seven, Associate Professor, PhD, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey; 2012; Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Iowa, College of Nursing Iowa City, IA, USA (Genetics), 2015; MSN, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Health Science Institute, Ankara, Turkey, 2008; BSN, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey, 2003.

Leonora Thomas, Senior Lecturer (Placement Coordinator), Post-Master’s Program, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, 1996; MS, Boston College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences-Nursing, 1990; BS, Boston College School of Nursing, 1985.

Lisa Wolf, Associate Professor, PhD, Nursing, Boston College, MA 2011; MS, Nursing/Nursing Education, Molloy College, NY 2006; Diploma – Nursing, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing, MA, 1996; MFA, Creative Writing and Literature, Emerson College, MA, 1990; BA, Anthropology/English, Amherst College, MA, 1988;

Tingzhong Xue, Assistant Professor, PhD in Nursing, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, 2024; MSN, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, 2016; Master’s Entry to Nursing Practice; BS, Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, 2014.

Heidi Zahra, Lecturer/ Simulation Lab Tutors, MS in Nursing, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, 2018; BS in Nursing (Accelerated), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001; BA, Smith College, 2000.