MSN Faculty

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Ann Ancona, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE

Associate Professor

aancona@kent.edu
Patricia (Patti) Baller, MSN, RN, CNM

Senior Lecturer

pballer@kent.edu
Marcy Caplin, Ph.D., RN, CNE

Associate Professor

mcaplin@kent.edu
Kimberly Cleveland, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC

Lecturer

kthoma43@kent.edu
Jo A Dowell, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, PNP, FNP-BC, CFNE

Assistant Professor

jdowell1@kent.edu
Lynn Gaddis, DNP, APRN, CNP-BC

Assistant Professor

lgaddis@kent.edu
Tracy L. Gidden, MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CNE

Senior Lecturer

tgidden@kent.edu
Dana M. Hansen Ph.D., APRN, ACHPN

Associate Professor

dhansen1@kent.edu
Kristine Jacobson MSN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, CNRN

Lecturer

kejacobs@kent.edu
Louise H. Knox, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor

lknox1@kent.edu
Eldy Lazaroff, DNP, RN, CNP-BC

Professor

elazarof@kent.edu
Karen L. Mascolo, DNP, RN

Assistant Professor

kmascolo@kent.edu
Timothy W. Meyers, Ph.D, MSN, RN

Professor, Honors Coordinator, and Accelerated BSN Director

tmeyers2@kent.edu
Andrea L. Nelson, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Lecturer

anelso63@kent.edu
Marilyn S. Nibling DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, PNP-BC

Assistant Professor

mnibling@kent.edu
Lisa M. Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC

Director of DNP Program & Assistant Professor

lechever@kent.edu
Denise Pacholski, MSN, RN, CNP

Lecturer

dpachols@kent.edu
Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor

apetrine@kent.edu
Tina Saunders MSN, RN, CNE, GCNS-BC

Senior Lecturer

tsaunder@kent.edu
Denice Sheehan, Ph.D., RN, FPCN

Associate Professor

dsheeha1@kent.edu
Yvonne M. Smith, Ph.D., APRN-CNS

Assistant Professor

ysmith@kent.edu
Pamela Stephenson, Ph.D., RN

Associate Professor

pstephe2@kent.edu
James K. Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

jtudhope@kent.edu
Wendy A. Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Professor

wlewando@kent.edu
Patricia Vermeersch, Ph.D., APRN

Professor

pvermeer@kent.edu
Ya-Fen Wang, Ph.D., RN

Associate Professor

ywang95@kent.edu
Andrea Warner Stidham, Ph.D., MSN, RN

Assistant Professor

awarner@kent.edu
Cindy Wilk, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CNE

Senior Lecturer

cwilk@kent.edu