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Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

(412) 396-6550
www.duq.edu/nursing

Academic Administrators and Faculty

Academic Administrators

Dean and Professor
Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, FAAN, CNE, ANEF

Professor and Associate Dean for Research
Melissa Kalarchian, PhD, FSBM

Chair, Undergraduate Program
Torrie Snyder, PhD, RN

Chair, Advanced Role and PhD Program
Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN

Chair, Advanced Practice Programs
Denise Lucas, PhD, FNP-BC, CRNP, FAANP

Assistant Dean, Clinical Skills and Simulation Education
Susan Williams, MSN, RN, CHSES

Assistant Dean, Instructional and Clinical Technology
Joe Seidel, BA

Assistant Dean, Recruitment and Enrollment Management
Scott Copley, EdD

Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Kate DeLuca, EdD, MBA

Endowed Chairs

Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations
Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Professor

Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership
L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS, FAAFS, FAAN
Professor

Full Time Faculty

Christopher Baker, DNP, FNP-BC, CRNP
Clinical Assistant Professor

Grace Campbell, PhD, MSW, BSN, RN, CNL, CRRN, FARN
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Alison Colbert, PhD, PHCNS-BC, FAAN
Professor

Laura Crimm, DNP, FNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner Program

Christine D'Antonio, MSN, RN
Instructor and Clinical Immersion Director

Jessica Devido, PhD, CPNP
Associate Professor

Deborah Dillon, DNP, RN, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CHFN, FAANP, FAAN
Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program

Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Professor

Manjulata Evatt, DNP, RN, CMSRN
Clinical Associate Professor

Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Dean and Professor

Ruth Irwin, PhD, RN, CSN
Assistant Professor

Melissa Kalarchian, PhD, FSBM
Associate Dean for Research and Professor, School of Nursing; and Department of Psychology

Angela Karakachian, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Kimberly Kasper, DHSc, MS, ARNP-BC, SANE-A, CEN
Assistant Professor

Susan Kelly, EdD, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHSE
Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Undergraduate Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Affairs

Ralph Klotzbaugh, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Amber Kolesar, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, CCRN-K
Instructor and Director, Second Degree BSN Program

Frank Kosnosky, Jr., DNP, RNC-NIC, CRNP, NNP-BC, FNP-BC, FNP-C, C-ONQS, C-ELBW, C-NNIC, CNE
Clinical Assistant Professor

Rebecca Kronk, PhD, MSN, CRNP, ANEF, FAAN, CNE
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor

Jodi Licata, DNP, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNL
Clinical Assistant Professor

Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Professor Emerita

Mary Kay Loughran, DNP, MHA, RN
Clinical Associate Professor

Denise Lucas, PhD, FNP-BC, CRNP, FAANP
Clinical Associate Professor, and Chair, Advanced Practice Programs

Sr. Mary Meyers, C.S.J., DNP, MSN, AGNP-C, BSN, MS, BA
Director of Academic Support and NCLEX RN Success

Cara Morrill-Stoklosa, DNP, MSN, Ed., RN, CMSRN
Clinical Assistant Professor

Michael Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN
Clinical Professor/ Director of Nurse Anesthesia Studies and Scholarly Projects

Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers, PhD
Assistant Professor

Nicole Pacella, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ergie Pepito Inocian, EdD, MSN, RN, CMRSN, CNOR
Clinical Assistant Professor

Lenore K. Resick, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Professor Emerita

Cynthia Tomcanin Rost, DNP, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

Khlood Salman, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor

James Schreiber, PhD
Professor

Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAFS, FAAN
Professor, Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership

Elizabeth Skrovanek, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Torrie Snyder, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor/Undergraduate Programs Chair

Pamela Spigelmyer, PhD, RN, CNS, SGAHN
Assistant Professor

Karina Strange, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Theresa Stujenske, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor

Mayra Toney, DNP, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor

Ian Tully, PhD
Assistant Professor

Melanie Turk, PhD, RN, FTNSS
Associate Professor

Eric Vogelstein, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Ethics for the School of Nursing

Yvonne Weideman, DNP, MBA, RN, AHN-BC, CWOCN, CFCN, SGAHN
Clinical Associate Professor and Director, BME/BSN Program

Tasha Wheeler, MSN, RN, CCRN
Instructor

Donna White, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Director of Graduate Clinical Faculty and Clinical Affairs

Susan Williams, MSN, RN, CHSE
Assistant Dean, Clinical Skills and Simulation Education

Rick Zoucha, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, CTN-A, FTNSS, FAAN
Professor/Chair of Advanced Role and PhD Program; Director of Nursing Education

Marci Zsamboky, DNP, APN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, CNE
Clinical Associate Professor/ Director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program

School History

  • 1935 - School of Nursing was founded as a unit in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • 1937 - Established as a separate school and approved by the State Board of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • 1937 - First in Pennsylvania to offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree for high school graduates
  • 1964 - Implemented revised nursing program for admission of both 4-year and registered nurse students leading to a BSN degree
  • 1982 - RN-BSN program, designed to meet the educational and professional needs of the registered nurse, was instituted
  • 1986 - Graduate Nursing program was opened to offer the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and ultimately three areas of specialization were offered: Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner, Forensic Nursing and Nursing Education
  • 1991 - Second Degree BSN program established for students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than nursing
  • 1994 - Graduate Nursing program expanded to include study for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing
  • 1997 - Created first online PhD in Nursing program in the country
  • 2008 - Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program instituted
  • 2008 - Designated as a Center of Excellence: Outstanding Achievement in Student Learning and Professional Development by the National League for Nursing
  • 2009 - Awarded the Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations
  • 2010 - Awarded the Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Community Outreach
  • 2011 - Redesignated as a Center of Excellence: Outstanding Achievement in Student Learning and Professional Development by the National League for Nursing
  • 2012 - School of Nursing celebrates its 75th Anniversary
  • 2014 - Revised online RN-BSN program
  • 2014 - Biomedical Engineering and Nursing program (BME/BSN) initiated
  • 2015 - Redesignated as NLN Center of Excellence: Outstanding Achievement in Student Learning and Professional Development by the National League for Nursing
  • 2017 - PhD in Nursing Ethics began
  • 2020 - Three Graduate MSN Nursing tracks were added: Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • 2020 - Post-Master's Certificate in Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management began
  • 2020 - DNP tracks expanded to include Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management (Post-Bachelor's) and Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management (Post-Master's)
  • 2020 - Redesignated as NLN Center of Excellence: Outstanding Achievement in Student Learning and Professional Development by the National League for Nursing
  • 2021 - Post-Master's Certificates began in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • 2022 - Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program began in partnership with Allegheny School of Anesthesia

To date, more than 8,000 students have graduated from Duquesne's School of Nursing.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and the post-graduate APRN certificate program at Duquesne University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

The Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program is approved and accredited by the Council on Accreditation. The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (http://coacrna.org) supports doctoral education for entry into nurse anesthesia practice and has mandated that all students in nurse anesthesia programs graduate with a doctoral degree by January 1, 2025.

Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906
Rosemont, IL  60018-5603
Telephone number: (847) 655-1160
URL: http://coacrna.org

Our programs are fully approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: (717) 783-7142

School of Nursing Mission Statement

The purpose of the School of Nursing is to prepare nurses to practice professional nursing that meets the dynamic health care needs of individuals, families, groups and communities. Faculty facilitate the education of students in the art and science of nursing to provide ethical, holistic, culturally competent and population-based, collaborative care.

School of Nursing Vision Statement

From its beginnings in 1937, Duquesne University School of Nursing has challenged its students to develop their minds, hearts and spirits. Dedicated to excellence and imbued by a sense of purpose, the faculty of nursing integrates nursing science and evidence-based practice with moral and spiritual values, preparing its students to be leaders, locally and globally. As citizens of the world, we embrace ecumenism and diversity, standing with the oppressed and vulnerable and teaching by example.

School of Nursing Philosophy

The faculty believes that nursing is a human science profession and an academic discipline that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems. We believe the client, conceptualized as an individual, family, group or community, is the focus of the professional nurse. We believe each client and member of the School of Nursing community is unique and holds values and beliefs reflective of their own culture, sense of spirituality and life experiences.

The faculty believes that there are core competencies that enable a nurse to provide "safe passage" for clients. The core competencies are the basis of the nurse's ability to provide, design, manage and coordinate caring practices. These core competencies are clinical judgment, advocacy, caring practices, systems thinking, response to diversity, facilitation of learning, clinical inquiry and collaboration.

The faculty believes that together we serve students by being strong role models through commitment to excellence as teachers, scholars, clinicians and learners. The faculty is dedicated to cultivating a sense of professional empowerment, a desire for lifelong learning, and a passion for social justice as a way of being in our school and as an integral part of our school community. An innovative curriculum, based on the changing health and socio-cultural needs of populations and the health care delivery system, is integral to the commitment of the faculty to students' learning and development.

The faculty believes that we all learn best when actively engaged in the learning process. The faculty desires to work with students as a community of learners in which all function at a high level of accountability, flexibility and integrity. In that way, a true learning environment can be created that fosters the exchange of diverse ideas and opinions and advances collaboration. In such a learning community, progress can be anticipated, and the efficient use of technology can be assessed and incorporated into the total health care environment. An appropriate balance between technology and aspects of human touch and caring is sought.

School of Nursing Value Statement of Inclusion

Duquesne University School of Nursing creates an environment that values a culture of inclusion and openness for faculty, staff, students and its community partners in pursuit of teaching/learning, scholarship, research and services, both locally and globally.

Catalog Clause

The material contained herein is subject to change from time to time as needed, and this publication cannot be considered an agreement or contract between individual students and the School. The School of Nursing reserves the right to alter or amend the terms, conditions and requirements, and to eliminate programs or courses as necessary. Once enrolled, students should regularly consult with their Success Coach for specific information regarding academic policies pertaining to their respective programs.