About Our Staff

At the Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, we pride ourselves on the excellence of our program and faculty. Faculty members are experts in their field who work diligently to provide a simulation-focused approach to their teachings. They work closely with students to offer advice, individualized attention, and career planning to students.

Dean

Associate and Assistant Deans

Audrey Beauvais
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor
Karen Corcoran
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs and Assistant Professor of the Practice, Psychiatric Mental Health
Sally Gerard
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor, Nursing
Katherine Saracino
Assistant Dean | Assistant Professor of the Practice, Nursing

Full-Time Faculty

Jessica Alicea-Planas
Associate Professor, Nursing
Christine Aloi
Simulation Coordinator & DNP Advisor | Nurse Anesthesia
Pamela Barnwell-Sanders
Associate Professor of the Practice Nursing
Cynthia Bautista
Associate Professor, Nursing
Steven Belmont
Program Director of Nurse Anesthesia Program, Associate Professor of the Practice
Karen Burrows
DNP, MAHSM, RN, C-EFM, CHSE | Director, Second Degree Nursing, Assistant Professor
Danielle Conklin
Danielle Conklin
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Robin Cook
Robin Cook
Associate Professor of the Practice, Nursing
Carrie Cromwell
Assistant Director, Austin Nurse Anesthesia Program | Assistant Professor of the Practice
Christine Denhup
Associate Professor, Nursing
Kimberly N. Doughty
Undergraduate Program Director | Assistant Professor, Public Health
Tanika Eaves Simpson
Assistant Professor, Social Work
Erin Fusco
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Sally Gerard
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor, Nursing
Janina Gilo-Tomkins
Janina Gilo-Tomkins
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner | Assistant Professor of the Practice
Mackenzie Gordon
Mackenzie Gordon
Visiting Assistant Professor, Clinical Nutrition
Danielle Hall
Assistant Professor of the Practice Nursing
Janice Holmes
Janice Holmes
Instructor of the Practice &a Undergraduate Nursing Program Director
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Nursing
Bridget Hussain
Assistant Professor, Public Health
Rose Iannino-Renz
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Nursing
Lucina Kimpel
Lucina Kimpel
PhD, MSN, RN | Director, Second Degree Nursing, Associate Professor
Christopher Lacerenza
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Nursing
Jenna LoGiudice
Associate Professor, Nursing
Kristin Meyer
Kristin Meyer
Visiting Instructor, Nursing
Samantha Mraz
Samantha Mraz
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Faculty Specialist, Nursing
Megan Nava
Megan Nava
Instructor of the Practice, Clinical Coordinator
Joshua Neitlich
Instructor of the Practice, Social Work
Kim Oliver
Assistant Professor of the Practice | Director, Undergraduate Social Work
Gina Petersen
Visiting Instructor, Nursing and Lab Coordinator
Kathryn Phillips
Associate Professor, Nursing
Linda Roney
Associate Professor of Nursing
Caitlin Rowlette
Caitlin Rowlette
Instructor of the Practice, Nursing
Meghan M. Ryan
Meghan M. Ryan
Nurse Anesthesia Coordinator of Didactic Education, Nursing
Elizabeth Sack
Instructor of the Practice Clinical Nutrition
Anthony Santella
Director of the Master of Public Health | Professor of Public Health
Janice Sikorski
Visiting Instructor, Nursing
Janet Stuhrcke (Hiser)
DCN, RDN, FAND, Director of Clinical Nutrition
Lisa Sundean
Director, Masters in Healthcare Administration, Assistant Professor
Leigh Taylor
Leigh Taylor
Assistant Director, Nurse Anesthesia | Assistant Professor of the Practice
Dorothy Vittner
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Stephanie Welsh
Stephanie Welsh
Clinical Midwifery Faculty Specialist
Kristie Wilson
Instructor of the Practice in Austin, TX, Nursing
Erica Wuchiski
Erica Wuchiski
Visiting Instructor and Director of MEPN

Palliative Care Scholar-In-Residence

Donna Coletti
Scholar-in-Residence, Palliative Care

Administrative Staff

Diana Chevrette
Diana Chevrette
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs
Sarah Conder
Sarah Conder
RN Clinical Placement Coordinator
Elizabeth Denby-Callahan
Elizabeth Denby-Callahan
Simulation Instructor
Brooke Joyce
Brooke Joyce
Clinical Program Accessibility Coordinator
Vanessa Lundin
Simulation Educator
Sebastian MacKenzie
Administrative Assistant in Austin, TX, Nursing
Stephen Marella
Simulation Technologist
Elizabeth Mercado
Operations Assistant
Laura Pallone
Laura Pallone
Undergraduate Clinical Placement Coordinator
Susan Reynolds
Susan Reynolds
Director of Simulation
Theresa Riordan
Egan Operations Coordinator
Susan Stewart
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs
Laura Strang
Laura Strang
Administrative Assistant, Simulation and Health Studies
Jessica Tomcho
Jessica Tomcho
Compliance Coordinator

Support Dog

Dakota (The Best Dog on Campus)
Dakota The Dog
Emotional Support Dog

VA Nursing Faculty

Megan Collins
CW VA Faculty
Laura Conklin
MSN, RN, CHSE | Assistant Professor
Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy
PhD, APRN, FNP, Assistant Professor

Veterans Administration Special Faculty Appointments

James Cyrus
MSN, RN-BC VACHS

Karen DiDomenico
MSN, RN

Patricia D. Giannelli
DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, ACNS-BS

Faith Harrington
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Bernadette Y. Jao
DNP, MSN, RN-BC

Elizabeth Kahn '05
DNP'14, PMHNP

Susan T. Langerman
MSN, FNP-C, CDE

Karen Marzitelli
MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, CDE

Keiko Muto
MSN, RN, VACHS

Jennifer Napoleon
MSN, APRN, BC

Sandra Ntreh
APRN, RN, DEA

Jean O'Brien
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Okonta Joseph Onyerikwu
MSN'12, APRN

Barbara Peluse
MSN, RN

Jancee Pust-Marone
RN, MS, CCRN

Darcie Rosen
APRN, LCSW, DEA, RN

Rebeka Seaberg
MSN, BSN, VACHS

Lindsay Steele
MSN, RN, CCRN

Donna Tice
MSN'06, APRN-PMHNP-BC

Monte Wagner
DNP, MPH, FNP-BC

Joanna E. White
MSN RN, CNL, CCRN-CMC, RN-BC

Egan Yale Scholars Program

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Majeda Basilio
Egan Yale Scholar
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John Brennan
Egan Yale Scholar
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Jennifer Burns
Egan Yale Scholar
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Christina Marie Cannone-Epstein
Egan Yale Scholar
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David Depukat
Egan Yale Scholar
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Arelis Maldonado
Egan Yale Scholar

Nurse Anesthesia Special Faculty Appointments

Jill Berlin, MD
Yale New Haven Health

Gisela Buan, DNP, APRN, CRNA
St. Mary’s Hospital

Lisa Caramico, MD
Yale New Haven Health

Christy Dickman, MSN, CRNA
Woodland Anesthesia Associates

Robert Doody, DO, FASA
Bridgeport Hospital - Yale New Haven Health

Terrence F. Feldheim, MD M.A.
Yale New Haven Health

James H. Garofalo, MD
Yale School of Medicine

Ewelina Gibek, DNP, CRNA, APRN
Bridgeport Hospital - Yale New Haven Health

Bryan Kerner, DO
Yale School of Medicine

K. Rajesh Kumar, M.B.B.S
Yale School of Medicine

James Kurfess, MD, PBACC
Yale School of Medicine

Michael S. Kutner, MD
Yale School of Medicine

Toby McPherson-Belanger MS, CRNA, APRN
Woodland Anesthesia Associates

Rose Piccolo DNP, CRNA
Bridgeport Hospital - Yale New Haven Health

Jeans Santana MD
Yale New Haven Health

Ahmed F. Soliman MD, MBA
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Andrew Torres MD, MBA
Yale New Haven Health

Lindsey Tracy CRNA, APRN
Bridgeport Hospital - Yale New Haven Health