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Joan Arnold, Ph. D., R.N.
Joan Arnold received
a BS from Columbia University, 1969; MA, New York University, 1975;
PhD, New York University, 1995. Her clinical work is in Community
Health Nursing practice. Joan holds the rank of Professor,
The College of New Rochelle School of Nursing and serves as a consultant
to the NYS Center for Sudden Infant Death, NYC Satellite Office.
She also co-authored the following books: A Child Dies: A Portrait
of Family Grief, 2nd. ed. (1994 Book of the Year, AJN); Communitv
Health Nursing: An Alliance for Health (1998 Book of the Year,
AJN); and Health Promotion Handbook (1998). She has
published many journal articles and chapters on SIDS, child death,
family grief and loss. Joan is also the chairperson of the Research
Committee, Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs.
She is interested in community health nursing, public health issues
and education, SIDS and infant mortality, grief and loss, and hospice
care.
Penny
Bamford Ph. D., R.N.
Penny Bamford received
a BSN from The University of Virginia, 1973; MSN, Texas Women's
University, 1976; PhD, Adelphi University, 1995. Penny holds the
academic rank of Associate Professor and is the Assistant Dean.
Her clinical practice has included critical care and inpatient psychiatry.
She has also served in administrative and consultative roles in
both staff development and patient care services. Penny's interests
include Baccalaureate student success factors, mentoring, moral
development and ethical reasoning.
Linda
S. Bellmare R.N., B.S.,M.S., FNP
Linda is a clinical instructor
at the college as well as a family nurse practitioner in private
practice in pediatrics. At the college, she is involved in Maternal
Child Health courses on the Baccalaureate and Masters levels. Linda
received her B.S. from The University of Vermont, her M.S. from
The University of Colorado, and her Certificate from Albany Medical
College Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. In practice, she
assists clients (aged birth through 25) and families with wellness
and illness issues.
Kathleen
Cino, MS, RN
Kathleen serves as the
Director of the Learning Center for Nursing. Kathleen earned her
BSN from Hunter Collge, 1982; MS, Hunter College, 1989; and Post
Master's Certificate in Holistic Nursing, College of New Rochelle,
2002. Kathleen has clinical expertise in critical care and emergency
nursing. Kathleen has held certification as a CCRN and CEN. Kathleen's
interests are stress, relationship-centered care, and self-care
for the healer. Currently, Kathleen is working to integrate holistic
nursing philosophy into the services of the Learning Center.
Nancy
Cole, M.S., R.N.C.
Nancy Cole earned her
BS at Boston College and her MS at Adelphi University. A Clinical
Nurse Specialist in Cardiovascular Nursing, she is certified in
Nursing Education and Staff Development and is a trainer in the
American Association of College of Nursing's End of Life Nursing
Education Consortium (ELNEC). Nancy holds the rank of Assistant
Professor. Her experience includes service as a hospital administrator
in a major medical center and as a director of nursing education
and staff development. Nancy's clinical focus has been on palliative
care/end of life issues and continuous quality improvement.
Donna
Joan Demarest, R.N., Ed.D.
Dr. Donna Joan Demarest
has been a Nurse Educator for 25 years and is currently serving
as Dean at The College of New Rochelle School of Nursing in New
Rochelle, New York. A graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University,
Dr. Demarest has just completed five years of service to Oglala
Lakota College, located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in
Southwestern South Dakota where she was director of the Nursing
Program.
Prior to her experience
in "Indian Country," Dr. Demarest was Associate Dean at
The College of New Rochelle School of Nursing.
Margot
R. DeSevo, Ph.D., RN, C.
Margot DeSevo received
her BSN from Syracuse University in 1973. Following graduation,
she began her clinical practice at NYU Medical Center. While working
in obstetrics, she earned a Masters in Nursing Education from NYU
in 1976. She then began her professorial career at Cornell
U - NYH School of Nursing. She continued her education at
NYU, earning her Doctorate in 1991 while expanding her knowledge
in her specialty area becoming certified in Lamaze Childbirth Education,
In-Patient Obstetric Nursing, and Lactation Consultation.
Mary
Alice Donius, Ed.D., R.N.
Mary Alice Donius (a.k.a.
“Mimi”) has come to The College of New Rochelle from Sound Shore
Medical Center where she was the Director of Education and Development.
Mimi has worked in both nursing service and education for over 25
years. She received a BSN from D’Youville College in Buffalo,
New York and a MEd and an EdD from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Currently, Mimi’s research endeavors include a longitudinal study
of measuring caring in nursing students. Her teaching responsibilities
at CNR include Nursing theory, leadership and developmentand Health
Care Administration. She has developed an administrative faculty
practice role at Sound Shore Medical Center.
Anne
DuVal Frost Ph.D., R.N.
Anne Frost received her
BS in Nursing from the University of Virginia in 1964, a MA in Child/Adolescent
Psychiatric Nursing with a Minor in Education, New York University,
1971 and PhD in Nursing Research/Theory Development, New York University,
1988. Anne is the founder and president of the Nurses’ Network
of America, an organization of professional nurses in partnership
with their communities to provide innovative and entertaining health
promotion programs. Anne was selected for the 2002 New York State
Women of Distinction Award sponsored by the New York State Senate.
The award is based on professional and community contributions.
She is also a specialist in community based client education, as
well as a psychotherapist working with children, adolescents, and
adults. In addition, she presents programs on eating disorders,
effects of media violence, therapeutic story-telling and parenting
strategies. Anne is a distinguished lecturer for Sigma Theta
Tau on topics of marketing and learning.
Geraldine
Valencia-Go, Ph.D., R.N., C.S.
Geraldine Valencia-Go
earned a nursing diploma from the Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital
in Pennsylvania. She earned her BSN and MA in teaching and adult
health from NYU. The first Asian to earn a PhD in Nursing from Adelphi
University, she is a fellow of the ANA and a Kellogg post-doctoral
fellow. Her clinical experiences include OR nursing, long-term
care, and adult care. Her scholarly works focus on older women
and transcultural issues. She is an ANA certified clinical
specialist in gerontological nursing. Her teaching assignments
include foundations for nursing and research. Recently, Geraldine
was accepted for inclusion in the Who's Who Among Men and Women
in Science.
Russell
Hullstrung, MPA, RN
Russell Hullstrung received
his Masters in Public Administration and BS from Long Island University. He
received his BSN from the College of New Rochelle. Currently, Mr.
Hullstrung is the director of Enrollment Management for the School
of Nursing. In addition, he practices in a community hospital on
a medical/respiratory unit. He also belongs to an organization that
visits rural areas of the West Indies, providing both health care
and education to medically indigent communities. Prior to arriving
at CNR, he held various positions in health care administration.
Debbie
Kelly, FNP
Debbie Kelly, nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner, graduated
in 1973 from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor's degree
in biology, minor in chemistry. During college and for several
years after, she worked as a lab tech on a project attempting to
elucidate a biochemical basis for bipolar disorder. While
working at the Yale School of Medicine, she met one of the very
first nurse practitioners, and was instantly intrigued by the potential
of the role.
In 1977, she graduated from
the generic master's program at Pace University, Pleasantville,
NY as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Debbie has been employed
as an FNP in a variety of practice settings, including family practice
(which remains her passion), in the school system, in both elementary
and college settings, homeless shelters, occupational health, and
briefly in a hospital setting. She has been serving as an
adjunct instructor in the graduate nursing programs at Pace and
the College of New Rochelle since 1993, teaching basic and advanced
health assessment, and clinical decision making courses.
In September 2000, Debbie
became a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of New Rochelle.
She maintains a clinical practice in an urgent care setting
affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.
Dorothy
Larkin, Ph.D, M.A., R.N., C.S.
Dorothy Larkin received
her BSN and BA in psychology from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in 1978. She received her MA. in nursing administration
from New York University in 1986 and is a Clinical Specialist in
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Dorothy is past president and
faculty of the New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy
and Hypnosis. She is co-initiator of peer-mediation/conflict resolution
program at Daniel Webster Elementary School in New Rochelle.
Dorothy has a faculty practice intergrating holistic nursing at
Sound Shore Medical Center and also a private practice in brief
psychotherapy, pain and stress management and holistic nursing in
New Rochelle. Author of chapters and articles on hypnosis, therapeutic
suggestions, metaphors and storytelling, she is a doctoral candidate
at New York University in Nursing Science.
Mary
N. Moore, Ph.D., R.N., F.N.P.
Mary Moore is a Professor
of Nursing at The College of New Rochelle and Past Project Director
of the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Grant, awarded by the Bureau
of Health Professionals for over $500,000. Her publications,
research, and teaching interests focus on organizational issues
related to climate and reward structures, advanced clinical practice,
issues in chronic illness and community outreach. Her undergraduate
education was completed at Bates College and her master’s and
doctoral work in nursing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mary’s scholarship has been published in a variety of nursing
journals and she serves on the manuscript review panel for Nursing
Research and the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association Journal.
Her regional, national and international presentations are numerous,
the later includes invited interdiciplinary workshops and papers
in Vietnam, Russia, and Ireland.
Marie
F. Santiago, Ed.D., R.N., C.
Marie F. Santiago completed
her BSN degree from St. Paul's College of Manila, Philippines,
and started her professional nursing career as a Staff Nurse at
the Manila Doctors Hospital, and Public Health Nurse in Quezon
City. She worked in medical-surgical, gerontological, and public
health nursing settings for ten years before starting her academic
career in 1980. Marie earned her MA in Teaching, MEd in
Nursing Education and EdD in Adult Education from Teachers College,
Columbia University. Certified in gerontological nursing
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Marie teaches community
health nursing, leadership/rnanagement, and transcultural nursing
courses. She has published articles on gerontological and
community health nursing, and does consultant work in cultural
diversity training and gerontological nursing.
Lynda
Shand
Lynda Shand received
her BSN from Seton Hall University in 1973. She began her nursing
career in the Pediatric Division of United Hospitals of Neward,
NJ. A M.A. in nursing education in 1981 from New York University
allowed her to combine her interests in pediatric nursing and teaching
in many diverse settings. Lynda completed her PhD from New York
University in 1998 while working as a clinical research nurse affiliated
with the National Institute of Health in the areas of Maternal-Child
HIV/AIDS and Adult Oncology.
Dr. Shand participated in
the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) and is certified
to provide the ELNEC education modules to health care professionals.
ELNEC is a national education program to improve end-of-life care
by nurses and is funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation.
Her areas of teaching include
Adult Medical-Surgical nursing Palliative/Hospice care. Research
interests are in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Oncology, and nursing education.
Jane
C. Slagle, Ed.D., R.N.
Jane C. Slagle received
her BS and MS in Nursing from Boston University and a M.Ed. and
Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Jane has worked
in several maternal-child nursing settings and has been involved
in nursing education for over 25 years. She has taught in diploma,
associate, and baccalaureate nursing programs in Boston and New
York. Beginning in 1995, she was an adjunct instructor in the Foundations
of Nursing Practice and Parent-Child Nursing courses at the College
of New Rochelle. Currently, she is the RN-BSN Program Coordinator
and focuses on the recruitment and advisement of RNs in the baccalaureate
program. In addition, she has been associated with a private obstetrical
practice in Connecticut for the past 12 years, where she is responsible
for prenatal counseling and education.
Connie
Vance, R.N., Ed.D., F.A.A.N.
Connie Vance, former
dean and Professor of the School of Nursing, is a graduate of Lycoming
College, Washington University, and Teachers College, Columbia University.
She is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in psychiatric/mental health
nursing, has served in various managerial positions, and taught
at New York University for ten years. Her scholarly work is
in the areas of mentorship and leadership development, and she is
the author of numerous articles and chapters, and a book, The
Mentor Connection in Nursing. She is involved in
global health and nursing activities and in legislative policy issues
affecting health care and nursing.
Ken
Zwolski, Ed.D., R.N.
Ken Zwolski has a BS
in Biology from Manhattan College, MS in Biology from Fordham University,
BSN in Nursing from Columbia University, and an MA and EdD in Nursing
Education from Teacher's College, Columbia University. He
has worked in medical surgical and critical care units. For
eight years he was on the faculty of Columbia University, and prior
to coming to The College of New Rochelle, he also was on the nursing
faculty of Lehman College. His areas of expertise are medical surgical
nursing, pathophysiology, psychoneuroimmunology and HIV/AIDS. Dr.
Zwolski was recently certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. www.pathoplus.com

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