Faculty Committee Ballot
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Faculty Council Chair-Elect
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Crystal DeVance-Wilson, PhD, MBA, PHCNS-BC I am honored to be nominated for the position of Faculty Council Chair elect. I have spent the past 20 years at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (SON) either as a student or faculty member and have had the opportunity to work across campuses, programs and departments during that time. I am an active member of the school community having served on several committees in the past including the Faculty Council and am currently on the Undergraduate Admissions and Entry Level Curriculum Committees. I am a member of several national organizations including the Association for Public Health Nurse Educators (ACHNE), American Public Health Association (APHA) and Sigma. I am also active in my community where I serve on the Shady Grove Adventist Nurse Residency Program Advisory Board and was most recently appointed a Commissioner for Health with the Montgomery County Health Department. I have recently completed my doctoral studies and am looking forward to pursuing my research interests and becoming more involved with the school community. I believe my history with the SON, my background and experiences provide me with a unique perspective which I would use to serve the faculty and for the betterment of the SON community. |
Faculty Council Secretary
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Renee Franquiz, DNP, RN Over the course of the past year I have served as the OSAH Representative on Faculty Council and have experienced firsthand the central role of Faculty Council to important decision making in the SoN. I am interested in expanding my service as Faculty Council Secretary to support the organizational work and mission of the Council. This position will also offer me the opportunity to become more deeply and broadly acquainted with colleagues, and engage in governance processes. Thank you for your consideration of my candidacy for Faculty Council Secretary. |
Faculty Council Department Representative - Family & Community Health
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Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC As a member of FCH for 8 years and former Faculty Council Secretary, I would be honored to be the intermediary between the Department and Faculty Council. |
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Veronica (Ronnie) Quattrini, DNP, FNP-BC For the past two years I have represented the Masters Curriculum Committee on Faculty Council. My term of office on the Curriculum Committee is ending and I would like to continue my involvement with the Faculty Council agenda. I would like to bring my experience on Faculty Council to represent my Department. |
Faculty Council Department Representative - Universities at Shady Grove
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Karen Clark, PhD, RN, Alumna CCRN As full time faculty with our SON I have served in administrative and faculty roles since 2005. Examples of my experiences include serving with the UMB Faculty Senate (present), Council of University System Faculty (CUSF) (executive committee member and now secretary), admissions committee for SON, CIPES ( Committee for Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education) at USG, liaison from Faculty Senate to Faculty Council, past chair of the technology sub-committee of Faculty Council ( no longer active), and more. Thank you for this opportunity to represent our Faculty members from USG and the important work as a member of the Faculty Council. |
Entry Level Curriculum Committee
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Doris Titus-Glover, PhD, MSN, RN I would like to serve on the Entry Level Curriculum Committee to work collaboratively with others to foster quality content and instruction across entry level/baccalaureate programs. I have years of clinical experience and teaching undergraduates/graduate students. In addition, I have worked extensively in health programs administration in the public and private sector where I developed, implemented and evaluated curriculum and initiatives, such as cultural diversity training for nurses and physicians. I will bring my experiences to the Entry Level Curriculum Committee and contribute to the University's commitment to quality nursing education. I am motivated to give back to nursing education and by a desire for greater involvement in our governance processes. I believe in governance as an essential structure in the School of Nursing to offer leadership and oversight to our shared pursuits of teaching, learning, and research. Thank you for your consideration of my nomination to serve on the Entry Level Curriculum Committee. |
Master's Curriculum Committee
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Michele A. Michael, PhD, CRNP |
PhD Curriculum Committee
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Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS I have been serving as a PhD committee member over the last two years and I would be delighted to continue with service. I bring to the table reliability and enthusiasm. Thank you for your support. |
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Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN |
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Shijun Zhu, DrE, MS |
Appointment, Promotions, and Tenure Committee
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Kathleen M. Buckley, PhD, RN I have been a UMSON faculty member for 10 years. As past chair of the faculty council and faculty lead on the school’s application for accreditation, I am familiar with faculty Bylaws and requirements for promotion and tenure. I believe in creating an environment that encourages and supports faculty to develop professional goals and plans for promotion. |
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Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP As a Professor at the University of Maryland, I teach in the Adult Gero Primary Care NP program, mentor PhD students, maintain a clinical practice with Sheppard Pratt in dementia symptom management, and engage in funded research focusing on improving care practices for older adults. In the past, I have served 2 terms as a member of APT. |
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Louise S. Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAHA, ANEF Having served several terms on APT, I bring a lot of experience to the work of the Committee. Helping to make faculty aware of current information related to applying for promotion, supporting them as they build their qualifications, and participating in the work of the Committee makes for a busy, but very important aspect, of ongoing development of School of Nursing Faculty Members. |
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Nicole (Jennifer) Klinedinst, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAHA |
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Nancy B. Lerner, DNP, RN, CDONA I have served on the APT committee for two years starting in the fall of 2017. I would like to continue to serve since I have learned a great deal and feel I can be more valuable to the committee process as well as being able to help new members adapt. As a DNP, I am honored to represent my peers on the committee. |
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Carol O'Neil, PhD, RN, CNE As an advocate for the development of nurse educators, I teach an education practicum course and a course in teaching and learning in online learning environments. I have served several terms on the APT Committee and can bring both experience in faculty development and an understanding of the responsibilities of the APT Committee to a new term of service. |
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Debra A. Scrandis, PhD, FNP-BC, FPMHNP-BC I have mentored faculty in preparation of promotion. I want to be on APT because I think promotion is an important part of faculty development and I would serve on this committee to the best of my abilities. |
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Shijun Zhu, DrE, MS I was recently promoted to Associate Professor and I had “fresh” memory of the whole promotion process and would share with others who are in need. Also I had experience reviewing promotion dorsal from our sister schools and am familiar with the criteria for promotion and tenure outside UMB. |
Student Affairs Committee
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Pei-Ying Chuang, PhD, MSN, RN |
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Robyn Gilden, PhD, RN I have advised undergraduate, RN-MS and master’s students and enjoy guiding them through their journey here at the school. Being a 3 time UMSON graduate myself (CPH MS, Env Health PM, and PhD), I can relate to students on a variety of levels. |
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Laura Warnock Koo, MS, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC |
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Sherrie Lessans, PhD, RN I am currently completing my first term on the Student affairs committee and I have enjoyed serving. This committee serves a vital link between faculty, administrative staff, and students and I appreciate the energy and synergy. I have been faculty since 2008 and program director of the CNL option since 2015 working closely with students. I would welcome the opportunity to serve a second term with a focus on continuing to develop student organization participation and activity across the school, campus, and region. |
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Celeste Seger, PhD, RN I have held a full-time faculty position at UMSON since January, 2014. I teach entry-level nursing in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health. Course taught include CNL and BSN fundamentals, BSN final practicum, and BSN informatics. |
BSN Judicial Board
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Ernest Opoku-Agyemang, MA, MS, RN I teach informatics courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels in online and face-to-face format and better understand issues confronting students. I'm the course director for N410, N460, and N786. I currently serve on the Entry Level Curriculum Committee, SINI Planning and Executive Committees. I volunteered as a professional advisor at the Student Success Center (SSC) for students with an interest in Informatics. |
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Anjana Solaiman, MS, RNC, IBCLC I have been serving as a faculty member since 2009 in the entry level programs. Throughout this time I have worked with a variety of students and helped them with many issues including misconduct allegations. I welcome the opportunity to work further on misconduct allegations as a member of the Judicial Board. |
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Doris Titus-Glover, PhD, MSN, RN I would like to serve on the BSN Judicial Committee to work collaboratively with others, and to foster quality instruction, contribute to faculty governance and programs of scholarship. My nursing career includes experiences in healthcare provider education and cultural diversity training which I will bring to the BSN Judicial Committee. Thank you for your consideration of my nomination. |
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Patricia Zimberg, JD, MS, RN My qualifications to serve on the BSN Judicial Board include: (1). the ability to critically analyze the facts with an open and unbiased perspective; (2). a commitment to giving students the benefit of the doubt; and (3). a belief that good can come out of the process. |
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Janet Armstead Wulf, MS, RN, CNL, CHPN |
Master's Judicial Board
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Jackie Bateman, DNP, RN, CHPN Although, I am new to the University Of Maryland, School Of Nursing, I have been in the academic setting since 2012 teaching in various nursing programs. I have an appreciation for the rigorous standards which have been set forth by the faculty at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing. I am currently teaching in the CNL program as an assistant professor. |
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Lynn Chen, PhD I have been teaching one of the graduate core courses for 4 years in UMSON. It will be my honor to serve in Master’s Judicial Board. |
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Robyn Gilden, PhD, RN I am faculty in the CPH master's degree and direct the Environmental Health Certificate. I have been on faculty since 2010 but I also graduated from the master's program here at UMSON in 2002 and have worked here ever since. In the interim, I completed my postmaster's degree and PhD so I can empathize with both the student perspective and the faculty role. |
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Ronald J. Piscotty, Jr., PhD, RN-BC I have served on committees in my past that have addressed student judicial issues. I teach and advise MSN students and understand their needs and issues. Lastly, I am student centered and therefore a strong advocate for students. |
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Celeste Seger, PhD, RN I have held a full-time faculty positon at UMSON since January, 2014. I teach entry-level nursing in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health. Course taught in the Master’s curriculum include CNL fundamentals. |
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Barbara Van de Castle, DNP, ACNS, OCN, RN-BC I am a part-time Nursing Informatics Faculty member since July 2018 and currently maintain certification in Informatics Nursing, Oncology Nursing and Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. My other part-time job is the Staff Educator at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins where I have been since 2004. Prior to that position, I taught at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing as a full time Faculty member for fourteen years. I am familiar with nursing students and their needs both as a student and as a working nurse. I would like to be a member of the Masters Judiciary Committee to help with decision making for our students. |
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Patricia Zimberg, JD, MS, RN My qualifications to serve on the Masters Judicial Board include: 1) the ability to critically analyze the facts with an open and unbiased perspective. 2) a commitment to giving students the benefit of the doubt. 3) a belief that good can come out of the process. |
DNP Judicial Board
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Erica Alessandrini, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC I recently joined UMSON in the AGPCNP program, after several years of service as a tenured Associate Professor and NP Program Director in the BS-DNP and MS-DNP programs at Salisbury University. I previously served on their Health Professions Student Behavior Committee, which acted as the judicial board for students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within the departments of Health Sciences and Nursing. |
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Elaine Y. Bundy, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C I would very much like the opportunity to serve on the DNP Judicial Board if elected. I have an understanding of the DNP curriculum through both serving in the past on the DNP Curriculum Committee and in having taught in the Family Nurse Practitioner program since 2011 and in the DNP core and project courses. I currently have twelve DNP students in the DNP project courses (Six DNP students in NDNP810 DNP Project Identification and six DNP students in NDNP813 DNP Project Evaluation and Dissemination. |
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Linda Cook, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNP I currently teach NRSG 790 and am working with a cohort of DNP students and value the opportunity to be part of their education. I would be interested in serving on the DNP Judicial Board as integrity it a vital aspect of nursing. I would be honored to serve in this capacity. |
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Ann Marie Felauer, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC/PC I have been at the School of Nursing since 2014 when I began teaching in the Pediatric Acute and Primary Care Master’s Program. With the transition to the DNP program I continued to teach in the Primary and Acute Care Specialty DNP courses. I have been the Director for the Pediatric Acute and Primary Care NP Specialties since 2016. I enjoy working closely with the students in the program as faculty and as an advisor. Thank you for considering me for this opportunity. |
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Maranda Jackson-Parkin, PhD, CRNP-BC, ACNP, CCNS, CCRN-K As faculty teaching in the DNP with specialty track I have experience with course content in addition to student and faculty concerns. I bring an open and unbiased approach and feel this could be an asset for this committee. |
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Hazel Jones-Parker, DNP, FNP-BC I have been teaching with the DNP program since 2012. I am honored to serve in a position to maintain the integrity of our program and put students. |
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Mary (Molly) Parsons, PhD, EdD, MS, FNP-BC I am currently a f/t faculty member (10 month) and I teach in the AGNP-PC DNP program. I have been with UMB for ~ 5 years now, and I was a Graduate Program Director (FNP) prior to coming to UMB. I would be happy to serve on the Judicial Board for UMB. |
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Joseph Pellegrini, PhD, CRNA, FAAN I feel that I am qualified to sit on the DNP Judicial board because I have been a member of the SON faculty for 11 years and have sat on the MS Judicial board in the past. This experience here in the SON as well on the MS Judicial board makes me qualified to review cases that appear before the board if elected. |
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Veronica (Ronnie) Quattrini, DNP, FNP-BC My teaching experience includes: DNP coursework (core & FNP track). Course coordinator for NDNP819 and NDNP840 & 841. I have changed the on line exam schedule, for this semester and future, to be proctored by me due to the cheating allegations. I do not want to dilute the integrity of UMSON and would be honored to part of the judicial board team. |
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Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC I would be honored to continue to serve on the UMSON Judicial Board. I have previous experience serving on a hospital Ethics committee and have been faculty at UMSON since 2011. |
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Brenda Windemuth, DNP, CRNP My experience in the DNP program has allowed me the opportunity to advise, counsel and mentor students. I have used the policies, procedures and guidelines of the university to ensure fair and equitable academic environment. |