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Faculty
The Misericordia University nursing faculty work to provide students with the best education possible. The majority of the nursing faculty teach on both the undergraduate and graduate level. Many of our faculty maintain an active practice in areas such as Mental Health Nursing, Women's Health, and Gerontology. Our faculty have also written textbooks, served on area community Board of Directors, presented annually at national conferences, and have worked in Guyana and South America to provide health care to the underserved.
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, Pamela Dwyer, DNP, CRNP, NP-C. 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.
Oradell Banker, MSN, CRNP
Phone: 570-674-8104
Email:
![Rita Carey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335883/misericordia/zuvu0c4f90yw8r2b2rsa/rita_carey_nursing_faculty.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-3043
Email:
Marie Cippel
Assistant Professor
Clinical Coordinator- Pittsburgh
Email:
![Audrey Cunfer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335875/misericordia/avaxnto8hfsy14suu8q3/audrey_cunfer_nursing_faculty.jpg","width":120}])
Nursing Lab Manager - Dallas
Phone: 570-674-1480
Email:
![Jacklyn DelPrete, MSN, CNRP]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582212739/misericordia/td2e9gxngke0jznzgczr/J_DelPrete_headshot.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Family Nurse Practitioner Track Program Director
Phone: 570-674-8197
Email:
![Pamela Welsh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335882/misericordia/qgz8xmwedlugd2bw6for/nursing_welsh_pamela.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Chair, Graduate Nursing Program
MSN Program Director
Phone: 570-674-6177
Email:
![Kathleen Gelso]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335878/misericordia/hpirk4l1yespk7il4zud/nursing_gelso_kathleen.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-6373
Email:
![Brenda Hage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335879/misericordia/smuezeyhkqzld1x7n9je/nursing_hage_brenda.jpg","width":120}])
Professor of Nursing
Phone: 570-674-6760
Email:
![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, MSN Ed, RN-BC
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-3326
Email:
![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:
Catherine Luksic, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-6714
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:
![Patricia Maloney]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335883/misericordia/b5pxhhw8yob8fusvf8uc/patricia_maloney_nursing_faculty.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-3329
Email:
![Vanessa Mayorowsk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335880/misericordia/sztmvipcoag2m76wdpuh/nursing_mayorowsk_vanessa.jpg","width":120}])
Assistant Professor
Kaplan Coordinator
Phone: 570-674-6721
Email:
Barbara Nopwasky
Nursing Lab Manager- Pittsburgh
Email:
Lisa Shustack, EdD, MSEd, RN
Assistant Professor
Director, Undergraduate Nursing Program
Phone: 570-674-6443
Email:
Patricia Simyan, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-674-1230
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:
Melissa Weidner, MSN, CRNP, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor
Adult/Gero Primary Care NP Track Program Director
Phone: 570-674-1439
Email:
![Annette Weiss]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571335882/misericordia/shswxkpoho46or3mejwi/nursing_weiss_annette.jpg","width":120}])
Associate Professor
Assistant Dean of Nursing
Chief Nurse Administrator
Phone: 570-674-6358
Email:
Rebecca S. Zukowski, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Director, ABSN Program (Pittsburgh)
Phone: 412-503-7723
Email: rzukowski@misericordia.edu
Nursing Department 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