Faculty and Staff

DEAN'S OFFICE

Bojana Beric, Assistant Professor, MD, University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; PhD, New York University. Specialty area is health education in schools and colleges, with particular interest in teaching/learning methods in health education, professional preparation of public health workforce, and health literacy.
bberic@monmouth.edu

Tresa Kaur Dusaj, Assistant Professor, BS, Johns Hopkins University; MS, New York University; PhD(c), Rutgers University. Specialty areas and interests include adolescent obesity, nursing education, nursing informatics, pediatrics, and simulation/gaming.
tdusaj@monmouth.edu

Kathryn Fleming, Specialist Professor, MSN, UMDNJ. Special interest areas include quality assurance, risk management, nursing administration, and informatics.
keflemin@monmouth.edu

Cira Fraser, Associate Professor, RN to MSN Direct and BSN Coordinator, PhD, Adelphi University. Specialty interest areas include nursing research, chronic illness, and Multiple Sclerosis.
cfraser@monmouth.edu

Chris Hirschler, Assistant Professor of Health Studies, Study Abroad Faculty Director, United Nations DPI-NGO representative for The Institute for Global Understanding, and Master Certified Health Education Specialist. PhD, Cleveland State University. Specialty areas include health promotion, qualitative research, nutrition, human sexuality, and health in developing countries.
chirschl@monmouth.edu

Andrea Hope, Assistant Professor, BS, Montclair State University; MS, The American University; EdD, Teachers' College, Columbia University. Special interests include childhood obesity, women's health and developing health promotion and wellness programming.
aforsman@monmouth.edu

Laura Jannone, Associate Professor, Director of the MSN Program, and Coordinator of the School Nurse Program. EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University. Certified School Nurse. Special interests include school nursing, substance abuse awareness, and health promotion.
ljannone@monmouth.edu

Mariama Hubbard, Assistant Professor, DNP, UMDNJ. Family Nurse Practitioner. Special interest areas include nursing research, wound care, emergency medicine, and family health.
mhubbard@monmouth.edu

Barbara Johnston, Professor, Hess Chair in Nursing Education. BS, MS, Hunter College; PhD, Hofstra University.  Special interests include geriatrics, medication safety and outcomes, and technology in nursing education.
bjohnsto@monmouth.edu

Laura A. Kelly, Associate Professor, PhD, Rutgers University School of Nursing. Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse. Special interests include psychiatric nursing, public health, and lesbian health care issues.
lkelly@monmouth.edu

Rose Knapp, Assistant Professor, DNP, University of Miami. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Specialty interest areas include acute care issues, emergency nursing, women's heart disease, pharmacology and primary care issues.
rknapp@monmouth.edu

James F. Konopack, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Health Studies Program, PhD, University of Illinois. Specialty areas include physical activity, aging and health promotion.
jkonopac@monmouth.edu

Janet Mahoney, Professor, Dean, PhD, New York University. Specialty areas and interests are nursing research, nursing administration, and gerontology nursing.
jmahoney@monmouth.edu

Marta Dochniak Neumann, Lecturer, PhD, AHFS - Certified as an Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist by the American Council on Exercise. Specialty areas include physical education, physical fitness, and wellness.
mneumann@monmouth.edu

Sue Polito, Specialist Professor, MSN, Monmouth University, Adult Nurse Practitioner. Interests include management of adult chronic illnesses, gerontology, palliative care and end of life issues.
spolito@monmouth.edu

Patricia Sciscione, Specialist Professor, MSN, Kean University. Certified School Nurse. Specialty areas and interests include school nursing and emergency nursing.
psciscio@monmouth.edu

Julie Schaaff, Lecturer, M-S, University of Delaware. Special interest areas include yoga, pilates, and physical education courses.
jschaaff@monmouth.edu

Sharon W. Stark, Associate Professor, Associate Dean. PhD, Widener University. Adult Nurse Practitioner. Specialty areas and interests are adult nursing, health education, gerontological health issues, health promotion, and forensic nursing.
swtark@monmouth.edu

Mary Ann Troiano, Assistant Professor, DNP, Waynesburg University.  Family Nurse Practitioner. Specialty areas include women's health, family nursing, and health promotion.
mtroiano@monmouth.edu