Meet Our Faculty

Shortie McKinney, Ph.D., RD, FADA

Dean of School of Health and Environment
Eugene J Rogers, Ph.D., M.S., N.R.C.C., MT(ASCP)

Professor, Chair

Clinical Chemistry, Analytical Biochemistry
Kathleen (Kay) Doyle, Ph.D., M.S., MLS (ASCP) CM

Professor, Director

Immunohematology, Pathophysiology, Analytical Biochemistry
Thomas Wilson, Ph.D., M.P.H., L.D.N.

Associate Professor, Program Coordinator

Nutritional Sciences
Alease S. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor, Program Coordinator

Clinical Immunology, Pathophysiology, Anatomy & Physiology
Lisa M. Abdallah, Ph.D, RN

Associate Chair and Associate Professor

Long Term Care, Quality Improvement Initiatives in Nursing Homes, Nurse Practitioner Practice Models in Nursing Homes.
Leland Ackerson, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Social Epidemiology; Community Health Education
Renee Barrile, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Sarah Belisle, MS, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor
Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., MSc

Assistant Professor
Dorothy Brewin, Ph.D., CNM

Assistant Professor
Maria Brunette, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Bryan Buchholz, Ph.D.

Professor, Director

Occupational Biomechanics, Bioinstrumentation
Nicole Champagne, Ed.D.

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Service Learning, Professional Preparation in Health Education
Manuel Cifuentes, M.D., Sc.D.

Associate Professor
Sean Collins, PT, ScD, CCS

Chair, Associate Professor
Tanya Coutu, MS, RN

Clinical Assistant Professor
Susan Crocker Houde, Ph.D., ANP-BC

Associate Dean
Danielle Day, M.S., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Lea Dodge, M.S., RN

Lecturer
Mindy Dopler Nelson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Nutritional Sciences, Endocrinology, Preventive Medicine
Jacqueline S. Dowling, Ph.D., R.N

Associate Professor, Director of Baccalaureate Program
Arlee Dulak, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology
Gerard J. Dybel, P.T., Sc.D., G.C.S.

Associate Professor
Michael J. Ellenbecker, Sc.D.

Professor
Heidi Collins Fantasia, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Women’s Health
Cynthia M. Ferrara, Ph.D., P.T.

Associate Professor, Director of Exercise Physiology
Michele K. Fox, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS

Associate Director of Clinical Education

Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Mahdi Garelnabi, M.Sc., MLT, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Clinical Chemistry and Instrumentation
Garry Handelman, Ph.D.

Professor

Nutritional Sciences
Kenneth Geiser, Ph.D.

Professor
Bethany Gentleman, M.S. G.N.P.-B.C.

Visiting Professor
Nancy Goodyear, Ph.D., MT (ASCP), CLS (NCA)

Assistant Professor

Clinical Microbiology, Safe Disinfection
Rebecca Gore, Ph.D.

Statistical Applications Programmer
Keith Hallbourg, PT, DPT, M.S.

Graduate Coordinator, Director of Clinical Education
Guixin (Susan) He, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Microbiology
Mary Elizabeth Hooker, Ph.D., M.S., MT(ASCP)

Associate Professor

Clinical Hematology, Hemostasis, Laboratory Management and Ethics
Polly Hoppin, Sc.D.

Research Professor, Program Director
Javier Horta, M.M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D.

Lecturer

Organic Chemistry, Physiological Chemistry, Immunology, Medicine
Linda Kahn-D'Angelo, Sc.D., PT

Professor
Robert A. Karasek, Ph.D., M.Sc., MArch

Professor
Valerie King, M.S., FNP-BC

Clinical Assistant Professor
Margaret Knight, Ph.D., APRN, BC

Assistant Professor

Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Ainat Koren, Ph.D., RN

Associate Professor

Reproductive Health, Pediatrics, & Program Evaluation
David Kriebel, Sc.D.

Professor, Department Chair, Co-Director,
Nancy Labore, Ph.D.(c), R.N.

Visiting Faculty
A. James Lee, Ph.D., M.A

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator

Health Economics, Health Care Finance & Health Care Information Systems
Charles Levenstein, Ph.D., MSOH

Professor Emeritus
Erika Lewis, Ed.D., PT, CHT

Associate Professor
Pia Markkanen, Sc.D.

Research Professor
Barbara Mawn, RN, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of the Ph.D. Program
Annette McDonough, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

Adult/Pediatrics Critical Care and Trauma
Karen Devereaux Melillo, Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAANP

Professor, Chair, Principal Investigator

Gerontological Nursing
Betty D. Morgan, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BC

Associate Professor
JoAnn Moriarty-Baron, P.T., D.P.T.

Lecturer

Physical Therapist
Sandra Mote, M.S., C.S., A.R.N.P.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Teaching Undergraduate and Graduate students to design and lead therapeutic groups. Mental health care promotion.
Rafael Moure-Eraso, Ph.D., C.I.H.

Professor Emeritus
Deirdra Murphy, P.T., D.P.T., M.H.A., M.S.

Associate Professor
Ted Namm, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor

Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Genetics
Angela Nannini, FNP, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Health policy, health equity, population health, women’s health across the life span, health-care workforce
Geoffry Phillips McEnany, Ph.D., APRN, BC

Professor
Laura Punnett, Sc.D.

Principal Investigator, Co-Director, Professor, Senior Associate
Margaret M. Quinn, Sc.D. CIH

Professor
Susan M. Reece, D.N.Sc., C.S., P.N.P.

Professor

Health promotion across the lifespan
Ruth Remington, Ph.D., APRN BC

Associate Professor
Cora Roelofs, Sc.D.

Research Faculty
Susan Sama, Sc.D.

Research Professor
Patrick A. Scollin, Ed.D., MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)

Professor Emeritus

Health Informatics
Connie J. Seymour, PT, Ph.D., OCS

Associate Professor
Juliette Shellman, Ph.D., APHN-BC

Associate Professor

Community health, service-learning, reminiscence, depression in older adults
Shellie Simons, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor
Craig Slatin, Sc.D., MPH.

Professor

Work Environment Policy, Health Education and Policy
Laurie Soroken, M.S., RN CS

Assistant Professor (Clinical Track)
Mansoureh Tajik, Ph.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor
Joel A. Tickner, Sc.D.

Associate Professor

Environmental Health, Chemicals Policy, Pollution Prevention, Risk Assessment
Celeste Tremblay, Ed.D., R.N., C.N.E.

Assistant Professor (Clinical Track)
Deborah Van Etten, MS, APRN, BC, CS

Clinical Assistant Professor

25 years in Adult and Geriatric Mental Health, Long Term Care, Primary Care, and Critical Care
David H. Wegman, M.D., M.P.H.

Emeritus Faculty
Joyce White, DSc., PT

Associate Professor
Jennifer Wilber, MS, RN, OC

Assistant Professor (Clinical Track)
Susan Woskie, Ph.D., C.I.H.

Professor
Bruce Young, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Health & Environment

Meet Our Faculty

Meet Our Faculty

Shortie McKinney, Ph.D., RD, FADA

Eugene J Rogers, Ph.D., M.S., N.R.C.C., MT(ASCP)

Kathleen (Kay) Doyle, Ph.D., M.S., MLS (ASCP) CM

Thomas Wilson, Ph.D., M.P.H., L.D.N.

Alease S. Bruce, Ph.D., M.S.

Lisa M. Abdallah, Ph.D, RN

Leland Ackerson, ScD, MPH

Renee Barrile, Ph.D.

Sarah Belisle, MS, RN

Dhimiter Bello, Sc.D., MSc

Dorothy Brewin, Ph.D., CNM

Maria Brunette, Ph.D.

Bryan Buchholz, Ph.D.

Nicole Champagne, Ed.D.

Manuel Cifuentes, M.D., Sc.D.

Sean Collins, PT, ScD, CCS

Tanya Coutu, MS, RN

Susan Crocker Houde, Ph.D., ANP-BC

Danielle Day, M.S., Ph.D.

Lea Dodge, M.S., RN

Mindy Dopler Nelson, Ph.D.

Jacqueline S. Dowling, Ph.D., R.N

Arlee Dulak, Ph.D.

Gerard J. Dybel, P.T., Sc.D., G.C.S.

Michael J. Ellenbecker, Sc.D.

Heidi Collins Fantasia, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BC

Cynthia M. Ferrara, Ph.D., P.T.

Michele K. Fox, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS

Mahdi Garelnabi, M.Sc., MLT, Ph.D.

Garry Handelman, Ph.D.

Kenneth Geiser, Ph.D.

Bethany Gentleman, M.S. G.N.P.-B.C.

Nancy Goodyear, Ph.D., MT (ASCP), CLS (NCA)

Rebecca Gore, Ph.D.

Keith Hallbourg, PT, DPT, M.S.

Guixin (Susan) He, Ph.D.

Mary Elizabeth Hooker, Ph.D., M.S., MT(ASCP)

Polly Hoppin, Sc.D.

Javier Horta, M.M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D.

Linda Kahn-D'Angelo, Sc.D., PT

Robert A. Karasek, Ph.D., M.Sc., MArch

Valerie King, M.S., FNP-BC

Margaret Knight, Ph.D., APRN, BC

Ainat Koren, Ph.D., RN

David Kriebel, Sc.D.

Nancy Labore, Ph.D.(c), R.N.

A. James Lee, Ph.D., M.A

Charles Levenstein, Ph.D., MSOH

Erika Lewis, Ed.D., PT, CHT

Pia Markkanen, Sc.D.

Barbara Mawn, RN, Ph.D.

Annette McDonough, Ph.D., RN

Karen Devereaux Melillo, Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAANP

Betty D. Morgan, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BC

JoAnn Moriarty-Baron, P.T., D.P.T.

Sandra Mote, M.S., C.S., A.R.N.P.

Rafael Moure-Eraso, Ph.D., C.I.H.

Deirdra Murphy, P.T., D.P.T., M.H.A., M.S.

Ted Namm, Ph.D., M.S.

Angela Nannini, FNP, Ph.D.

Geoffry Phillips McEnany, Ph.D., APRN, BC

Laura Punnett, Sc.D.

Margaret M. Quinn, Sc.D. CIH

Susan M. Reece, D.N.Sc., C.S., P.N.P.

Ruth Remington, Ph.D., APRN BC

Cora Roelofs, Sc.D.

Susan Sama, Sc.D.

Patrick A. Scollin, Ed.D., MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)

Connie J. Seymour, PT, Ph.D., OCS

Juliette Shellman, Ph.D., APHN-BC

Shellie Simons, Ph.D., RN

Craig Slatin, Sc.D., MPH.

Laurie Soroken, M.S., RN CS

Mansoureh Tajik, Ph.D., M.S.

Joel A. Tickner, Sc.D.

Celeste Tremblay, Ed.D., R.N., C.N.E.

Deborah Van Etten, MS, APRN, BC, CS