Nursing Faculty and Staff
Faculty in the Simmons School of Nursing are all practicing nurses, assuring that you will learn the most up-to-date science and techniques in patient care. They are also dedicated professors who pride themselves on being personal mentors.
Our Faculty
Meet the Dean
Heather Shlosser
Dean, School of Nursing
Nursing Faculty
Karen Agostini
Associate Professor of Practice
Laura Behm
Associate Professor of Practice and Director of PMHNP Clinical Education
Helen Bellenoit
Associate Professor of Practice
Kimberly Boothby-Downing
Professor of Practice
Kaylee Burke
Associate Professor of Practice
Charlene Canada
Associate Professor of Practice
Tanya Cohn
Associate Professor
Dove Conover
Associate Professor and Clinical Simulation Educator
Sonya Cox
Associate Professor of Practice and Director of Advanced Practice - PMHNP
Christina Coyle
Associate Teaching Professor
Tina Delouchry
Professor of Practice, Director of FNP Clinical Education, & Interim Director of Advanced Practice - FNP Programs
Jamie Dreher
Assistant Professor of Practice and Assistant Director of Pre-Licensure Nursing Clinical
Hope Gallo
Assistant Professor of Practice
Christie Griffin
Associate Professor of Practice
Carmen Harrison
Professor of Practice
Pamela Holtz
Professor of Practice
Michelle Isacson
Associate Professor of Practice
Beth James
Associate Professor of Practice
Katherine Ladetto
Assistant Professor
Caroline Laverty
Associate Professor of Practice
Caitlin Levesque
Professor of Practice
Eileen McGee
Associate Professor of Practice and Cohort Coordinator (DNP Exec & MSN Leadership)
Isabelle Milne
Assistant Professor of Practice and Prelicensure Nursing Program Director
Ashley Parks
Tenure-track Instructor
Delmy Piano
Assistant Professor of Practice and Assistant Director of the Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program
Samara Pottier-Taccetta
Associate Professor of Practice
Allison Reid
Assistant Professor of Practice and Simulation Center Faculty
Patricia Rissmiller
Associate Professor
Laura Rossi
Associate Professor
Naila Russell
Associate Professor of Practice, Chair of Graduate Nursing Programs, and Alumni Endowed Chair
Meredith Troutman-Jordan
Associate Teaching Professor
Sarah Volkman
Professor
Part-time Faculty
LaDonna Christian
Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program
School of Nursing Staff
Mark Cameron
Simulation Center Technician
Isabelle DeTour
Clinical and Simulation Administrative Coordinator, Nursing
Larissa Douglas
Academic Staffing Specialist, Graduate Nursing
Linda Economu
Operations Specialist
Chelsea Harper
Assistant Director of Operations, Nursing
Megan Hill
Assistant Director of Academic Advising and Data Analytics
Chaluza Kapaale
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Meg Kelly
Operations and Program Coordinator, Nursing
Hind Khodr
Clinical Placement Operations Manager, Undergraduate & Pre-Licensure Direct Entry Nursing programs
Isabelle Langley
Administrative Operations Coordinator
Logan McDonough
Lead Academic Nursing Advisor & Liaison
Rosella Micalizzi
Clinical Placement Reviewer
Julia Perkins
Clinical Placement Reviewer
Marisa Peters
Program Coordinator
Kaleena Seeley
Director of Operations
Erin Sioui
Academic Advisor, Graduate Nursing
Samuel Stevens
Academic Advisor, Pre-Licensure Nursing