Mercy Hall Chapel
![Misericordia Faculty and Student Publish Article in Penn State Law Review Online]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674659303/misericordia/lbkcla7a3ubv8peiqixv/WinnekerChronisterPost.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674659303/misericordia/lbkcla7a3ubv8peiqixv/WinnekerChronisterPost.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674659303/misericordia/lbkcla7a3ubv8peiqixv/WinnekerChronisterPost.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674659303/misericordia/lbkcla7a3ubv8peiqixv/WinnekerChronisterPost.jpg","width":1200}])
![Kate Price, PhD Headshot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673915784/misericordia/civptuzm91jjgcdetgfz/KatePriceHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673915784/misericordia/civptuzm91jjgcdetgfz/KatePriceHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673915784/misericordia/civptuzm91jjgcdetgfz/KatePriceHeadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673915784/misericordia/civptuzm91jjgcdetgfz/KatePriceHeadshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673915784/misericordia/civptuzm91jjgcdetgfz/KatePriceHeadshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1673915784/misericordia/civptuzm91jjgcdetgfz/KatePriceHeadshot.jpg","width":2200}])
![Student teachers receive classroom assignments for the spring semester]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673637542/misericordia/ccztytgxlcr5fewmz9fw/StudentTeacherSpring2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673637542/misericordia/ccztytgxlcr5fewmz9fw/StudentTeacherSpring2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673637542/misericordia/ccztytgxlcr5fewmz9fw/StudentTeacherSpring2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673637542/misericordia/ccztytgxlcr5fewmz9fw/StudentTeacherSpring2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673637542/misericordia/ccztytgxlcr5fewmz9fw/StudentTeacherSpring2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1673637542/misericordia/ccztytgxlcr5fewmz9fw/StudentTeacherSpring2023.jpg","width":2200}])
![Men of Mercy Group Photo 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671233853/misericordia/xh4p02yfupus5dy0dfeb/MenofMercyNursing_social.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671233853/misericordia/xh4p02yfupus5dy0dfeb/MenofMercyNursing_social.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671233853/misericordia/xh4p02yfupus5dy0dfeb/MenofMercyNursing_social.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1671233853/misericordia/xh4p02yfupus5dy0dfeb/MenofMercyNursing_social.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1671233853/misericordia/xh4p02yfupus5dy0dfeb/MenofMercyNursing_social.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1671233853/misericordia/xh4p02yfupus5dy0dfeb/MenofMercyNursing_social.jpg","width":2200}])
![Winter Commencement 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671393781/misericordia/auasyxfvfyxi7adse7dv/thumbnail_IMG_1948.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671393781/misericordia/auasyxfvfyxi7adse7dv/thumbnail_IMG_1948.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671393781/misericordia/auasyxfvfyxi7adse7dv/thumbnail_IMG_1948.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1671393781/misericordia/auasyxfvfyxi7adse7dv/thumbnail_IMG_1948.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671393781/misericordia/auasyxfvfyxi7adse7dv/thumbnail_IMG_1948.jpg","width":1280}])
![Misericordia honors years of service of employees]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670630279/misericordia/jjesr5axsbx7iteqjczs/ServiceAwards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670630279/misericordia/jjesr5axsbx7iteqjczs/ServiceAwards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670630279/misericordia/jjesr5axsbx7iteqjczs/ServiceAwards.jpg","width":600}])
Faculty
The Misericordia University nursing faculty work to provide students with the best education possible. Many of our faculty maintain an active practice in areas such as Mental Health Nursing, Women's Health, and Gerontology.
The Nursing Departments at Misericordia University are an integral part of the College of Health Sciences and Education. The Assistant Dean/Chief Nurse Administrator, Annette Weiss, PhD, RN, CNE, works in conjunction with the Undergraduate Chair, Darlene Donnelly, PhD, RNC and the Graduate Chair, Melissa Weidner, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC. The nursing faculty supports the mission of the university and the principles of academic excellence, service leadership, and professional preparation which are components of the Trinity of Learning. The faculty is committed to providing quality education to its students, based on the values of mercy, service, justice, and hospitality. The beliefs serve as the foundation of the nursing curriculum.
Undergraduate Nursing Faculty
![Dr. Sarah Brown]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634932798/misericordia/hcjzf1nxxpthndqzyurg/sarah_brown.jpg","width":200}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-3329
Email: sbrown@misericordia.edu
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-3043
Email: bflaherty@misericordia.edu
![Michelle Hawkins]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335877/misericordia/jriabizy6mxgluzfrvkx/michelle_hawkins_nursing_faculty.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Director, Part Time Evening Nursing Program
Phone: 570-674-6344
Email:
![Richard Hennigan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674054665/misericordia/iztpllhjsa2s0bo7e5cu/richard_hennigan_2023.jpg","width":109}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-3326
Email:
Melanie Kohli, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-1230
Email: mkohli@misericordia.edu
![Darlene Kuchinski-Donnelly]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335879/misericordia/ngaza8gqepxemyiuvvob/nursing_kuchinski_donnelly_darlene.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Chair, Undergraduate Nursing
Phone: 570-674-1866
Email:
![Cathy Luksic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1648498725/misericordia/us2wuwroyzxuajwwxpwn/cathy_luksik.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1648498725/misericordia/us2wuwroyzxuajwwxpwn/cathy_luksik.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1648498725/misericordia/us2wuwroyzxuajwwxpwn/cathy_luksik.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1648498725/misericordia/us2wuwroyzxuajwwxpwn/cathy_luksik.jpg","width":1182}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-6714
Email:
![Vanessa Mayorowsk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335880/misericordia/sztmvipcoag2m76wdpuh/nursing_mayorowsk_vanessa.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Director, Undergraduate Nursing Program
Kaplan Coordinator
Phone: 570-674-6721
Email:
![Lisa Shustack]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673881880/misericordia/rxdthffay7qfx5u2axhb/lisa_shustack_web_1.psd","width":225}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-6443
Email:
![Cathy Speace]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335881/misericordia/myjy9qxqvy54wf7evs0u/nursing_speace_cathy.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Director, RN to BSN Program
Phone: 570-674-6442
Email:
![Annette Weiss]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644590363/misericordia/to97bclqjweeqee3zsno/annette_weiss_web_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1644590363/misericordia/to97bclqjweeqee3zsno/annette_weiss_web_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1644590363/misericordia/to97bclqjweeqee3zsno/annette_weiss_web_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1644590363/misericordia/to97bclqjweeqee3zsno/annette_weiss_web_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644590363/misericordia/to97bclqjweeqee3zsno/annette_weiss_web_1.jpg","width":1240}])
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean of Nursing
Chief Nurse Administrator
Phone: 570-674-6358
Email:
Pittsburgh Nursing Faculty
![Xinzhi (Richard) Chen M.D., PhD, MSN]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644594758/misericordia/etiwd24ernqak55kdzdz/xinzhi_chen.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1644594758/misericordia/etiwd24ernqak55kdzdz/xinzhi_chen.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1644594758/misericordia/etiwd24ernqak55kdzdz/xinzhi_chen.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644594758/misericordia/etiwd24ernqak55kdzdz/xinzhi_chen.jpg","width":998}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 412-448-2341
Email: xchen@misericoria.edu
![Lona Watson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673882170/misericordia/ra44aksnzikiyrd6ndzl/lona_watson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673882170/misericordia/ra44aksnzikiyrd6ndzl/lona_watson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673882170/misericordia/ra44aksnzikiyrd6ndzl/lona_watson.jpg","width":600}])
Assistant Professor
ABSN Program
Phone: 412-448-2623
Email: lwatson@misericordia.edu
Graduate Nursing Faculty
![Jacklyn DelPrete, MSN, CNRP]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646088875/misericordia/o6472chsvvsouthwpqzf/jacky_delprete_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646088875/misericordia/o6472chsvvsouthwpqzf/jacky_delprete_web.jpg","width":444}])
Assistant Professor
Family Nurse Practitioner Track Program Director
Phone: 570-674-8197
Email:
![Laura Lunger, MSN, CRNP]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582211982/misericordia/ggwvzvlddjxeyi4cl8zz/Lunger_headshot2018.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-6436
Email:
![Melissa Weidner, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644422841/misericordia/melkmzllqkdoeyn59lvh/melissa_weidner_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644422841/misericordia/melkmzllqkdoeyn59lvh/melissa_weidner_web.jpg","width":433}])
Melissa Weidner, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor
Graduate Nursing Department Chair
Adult/Gero Primary Care NP Track Program Director
Phone: 570-674-1439
Email:
Nursing Department Staff
![Oradell Banker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649445784/misericordia/x3qov9aafb6dbtigcn6n/oradell_banker_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649445784/misericordia/x3qov9aafb6dbtigcn6n/oradell_banker_web.jpg","width":440}])
Oradell Banker, MSN, CRNP
Graduate Program Clinical Placement Coordinator
Phone: 570-674-8104
Email:
![Audrey Cunfer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646146787/misericordia/irwr1qpnq2ti0vwvasld/audrey_cunfer_crop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1646146787/misericordia/irwr1qpnq2ti0vwvasld/audrey_cunfer_crop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1646146787/misericordia/irwr1qpnq2ti0vwvasld/audrey_cunfer_crop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1646146787/misericordia/irwr1qpnq2ti0vwvasld/audrey_cunfer_crop.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646146787/misericordia/irwr1qpnq2ti0vwvasld/audrey_cunfer_crop.jpg","width":1240}])
Nursing Lab Manager - Dallas
Phone: 570-674-1480
Email:
Chelsea Difilippo
Clinical Coordinator - Pittsburgh
Email: cdifilippo@misericordia.edu
![David J. Mallarkey BSN, RN, MSN candidate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635363618/misericordia/qydvdalduhjecsinonlu/david_mallarkey_nursing.jpg","width":117}])
Nursing Laboratory Manager and Simulation Coordinator - Pittsburgh campus
Phone: 412-533-5355
Email: dmallarkey@misericordia.edu
Nursing Department Administrative Staff
Marilyn Kornoski
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 570-674-6474
Email:
Melissa Marcum
Clinical Data Manager
Phone: 570-674-8044
Email:
Sandra O'Donnell
Clinical Specialist
Email: sodonnell@misericordia.edu