Faculty

All the faculty of the Department of Nursing have graduate preparation in nursing. Seven full-time faculty members have doctoral preparation; 80 percent of' full-time faculty teaching graduate courses have doctorates. Faculty have a wide variety of clinical and educational backgrounds to support their teaching expertise; four faculty have national certification as nurse practitioners in adult, family, acute care, and gerontology.

Kathleen A.C. Buono
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., State University of New York at New Paltz
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Madeline R. Cafiero
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Pace University Leinhard School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Joan E. Dacher
Ph.D., University at Albany - School of Social Welfare
M.S., Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
B.S., State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Associate Professor of Nursing

Mary Michelle Hayward
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Russell Sage Colleges
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Mary L. Johnson
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Russell Sage College
Diploma, Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing

Kathleen Kelly
Ph.D., University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs
M.P.H., University at Albany, School of Public Health
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Russell Sage College

Glenda Kelman
Ph.D., New York University
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Russell Sage College
Post Master's Certificate of ACNP College of New Rochelle
Associate Professor of Nursing

Nancy Michela
D.A., University at Albany
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Russell Sage College
B.S., University at Albany
Associate Professor of Nursing

Caroline Mosca
M.S., Walden University
B.S., Russell Sage College
B.A., State University at Albany
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Wendy Nelson
M.S.N., University of Cincinnati
B.S., Alfred University
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Darlene Parker
M.S., SUNY Institute of Technology
B.S., SUNY Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Arlene Pericak
M.S., University of Lowell
B.S., University of Massachusetts
Diploma, Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Linda Ceriale Peterson
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts
M.A., New York University
B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
Professor of Nursing

Barbara B. Pieper
Ph.D., Adelphi University
M.N., University of Kansas Medical Center
B.S., University at Albany
Associate Professor of Nursing

Rose Rivero-Kempf
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S.N., State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Tonya Zwirz
M.S., Sage Graduate School
B.S., Russell Sage College
Assistant Professor of Nursing