Nursing Faculty and Staff
Interim Chair

Dr. Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C
Chair of the Department of Nursing
Associate Professor
Director of the MSN Program and Coordinator of the Nurse Practitioner Program

Colleen Manzetti, DNP, RN, CNE, CNLCP
Assistant Professor
Coordinator Nurse Educator Program
Full-time Faculty

Polina Amburg, Ph.D., RN, M.S.
Specialist Professor

Patricia A. Dempsey, MS RN APN-BC PNP-BC
Specialist Professor

Specialist Professor
PL BSN Academic Coordinator

Professor
Director of the DNP program
Graduate Faculty

Specialist Professor
Director of Nursing Skills and Technology

Laura T. Jannone, Ed.D., RN, NJ-CSN, FNASN
School Nursing Program Coordinator
Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty
First Year Advisor

Dr. Rose Knapp, DNP, RN, APN-C
Chair of the Department of Nursing
Associate Professor
Director of the MSN Program and Coordinator of the Nurse Practitioner Program

Cheryl A. Leiningen, DNP, RN, APN-C
Assistant Professor
Scholar, Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson's Disease Foundation

Colleen Manzetti, DNP, RN, CNE, CNLCP
Assistant Professor
Coordinator Nurse Educator Program
Specialist Professor

Sue E. Polito, RN, MSN, ANP-C, GNP-C
Specialist Professor
Service Learning Faculty Fellow
Nursing Department Advising Coordinator

Joan Raso, MSN, RN, CHSE Certified Health Simulation Educator
Specialist Professor
Nursing Faculty Specialist

Erica Sciarra, Ph.D., DNP, RN, APN-C, CNE
Specialist Professor

Patricia Sciscione, Ph.D., RN, CSN
Assistant Professor

Mary Ann Troiano, DNP, RN, APN-C
Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Specialist Professor, Coordinator of Nursing Simulation
Part-time Faculty
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Giuseppina P. Pagnotta, MS, CSN
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Staff
Secretary
Office Coordinator of Clinical Placements

Office Coordinator