Nursing

School of Nursing

The role of nurses has evolved, and today's nurses care for patients in community settings as well as in hospitals, attend to the needs of the growing number of older Americans, and work within the managed care system. UMass Lowell is a leader in shaping nursing education to meet the needs of the health care community of today, through excellence in the discovery, application, integration and dissemination of knowledge.

Meet Our Faculty

Lisa M. Abdallah, Ph.D, RNAssociate Chair and Associate Professor, NursingLong Term Care, Quality Improvement Initiatives in Nursing Homes, Nurse Practitioner Practice Models in Nursing Homes.

Karen Devereaux Melillo, Ph.D., APRN, BC, FAANPDirector & Chair, Professor, Principal Investigator, School of Nursing, Bring Diversity to NursingGerontological Nursing

Tanya Coutu, MS, RNClinical Assistant Professor, Nursing

Anya Peters, Ph.D., RN, CNEAssistant Professor, NursingCardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Nursing

Ainat Koren, Ph.D., RNAssociate Professor, Nursing, Center for Health Promotion & Research Reproductive Health, Pediatrics, & Program Evaluation

Diana McAuliffe, MN, RNVisiting Faculty Lecturer, Nursing

Amy McCarron, DNP, FNP-BCLecturer, NursingFamily preventative care and health promotion, management of chronic disease

Margaret Laccetti, Ph.D., RN, AOCN, ACHPNAssistant Professor, School of NursingOncology; palliative care; pain management; new graduate nurse residency program development; leadership development for nurse managers and directors.

Yuan Zhang, Ph.D., R.N.Assistant Professor, NursingOccupational health, shift work and sleep health, health-care workforce.

Ramraj Gautam, Ph.DLecturer, Nursing

Jennifer Wilber, MS, RNClinical Assistant Professor, Coordinator, RN-BS degree completion option, Nursing

Betty D. Morgan, Ph.D., PMHCNS-BCAssociate Professor Emeritus, Nursing, Center for Health Promotion & Research

Sandra Mote, M.S., C.S., A.R.N.P.Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing Teaching Undergraduate and Graduate students to design and lead therapeutic groups. Mental health care promotion.

Kathy Patch, MSN, ARNP, PMHCNS-BCVisiting Professor, School of NursingMaintains private practice within group of PCP's; Medical Director for therapeutic boarding school for adolescents

Laurie Soroken, M.S., RN CSAssistant Professor (Clinical Track), Nursing

Angela Nannini, FNP, Ph.D.Associate Professor, NursingHealth policy, health equity, population health, women’s health across the life span, health-care workforce

Lea Dodge, M.S., RNLecturer, Nursing

Susan M. Reece, D.N.Sc., C.S., P.N.P.Professor Emeritus, NursingHealth promotion across the lifespan

Celeste Tremblay, Ed.D., R.N., C.N.E.Assistant Professor (Clinical Track), Nursing Clinical expertise is in the areas of nursing administration, critical care, medical/surgical and maternity nursing.

May Futrell, Ph.D., FAAN, FGSAProfessor Emeritus, NursingInternationally renowned scholar and educator and a pioneer in the development of the gerontological nurse practitioner program.

Shellie Simons, Ph.D., RNAssociate Professor, Nursing

Margaret Knight, Ph.D., APRN, BCAssociate Professor, NursingPsychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

Annette McDonough, Ph.D., RNAssistant Professor, NursingAdult/Pediatrics Critical Care and Trauma

Jacqueline S. Dowling, Ph.D., R.NAssociate Professor, Director of Baccalaureate Program, Nursing

Barbara Mawn, RN, Ph.D.Professor, Director of the Ph.D. Program, Nursing

Heidi Collins Fantasia, Ph.D., RN, WHNP-BCAssistant Professor, NursingWomen’s Health

Valerie King, DNP FNP-BCClinical Assistant Professor, Nursing

Geoffry Phillips McEnany, Ph.D., APRN, BCProfessor, Nursing

Lori Keough, PhD, M.Ed, FNP-BC Assistant Professor , School of Nursing Advanced practice nursing, care of children and families, adolescent medicine, health disparities, nursing education, curriculum development and evaluation