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Post-Master of Science Specialties

For more information on our Post-Master of Science Specialties, see the list below, contact the department or, follow the links back to the main school site.

Advanced Practice Pediatric Nursing

Program Director:
Michele Michael, PhD, CRNP, Assistant Professor
E-mail: pedsadvpractice@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty:
Blanche Brown, MSN, RN, PNP, Clinical Instructor
Beth Helm, MSN, PNP, Clinical Instructor
Paige Johnson, MSN, ANP, PNP, Clinical Instructor
Dawn Mueller, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
Mary Reus, MS, RN, CPNP, Clinical Instructor
Rosemarie Satyshur, DNSc, RN, Assistant Professor
Maria Vaidya, RNC, MSN, CRNP, Clinical Instructor
Bridget VanGraafeiland, MS, CRNP, Clinical Instructor

Blended Clinical Nurse Specialties

1. Acute/Tertiary Care Nurse Practitioner Program

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2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program

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Community / Public Health Nursing

Program Directors:
Karen Kauffman, PhD, RN, Associate Professor and Grad Specialty Director
Barbara Sattler, PhD, RN, Research Associate Professor, Environmental Health
E-mail: commpublichealth@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty:
Susan Antol, MS, RN, Assistant Professor and Director of School-Based Wellness Project
Marjorie Buchanan, MS, MPH, RN, Clinical Instructor
Gina Castelnovo, MSN, MPH, RN, Clinical Instructor
Andrea Fisch, MPH, MS, RN, CRNP, Clinical Instructor
Katherine Fornili, MPH, RN, Clinical Instructor
Sola Gudmunds, MSc, RN, Clinical Instructor
Jeff Johnson, PhD, Professor
Bettina Lee, MS, RN, Clinical Instructor
Jane Lipscomb, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor
Kate McPhaul, PhD, MPH, RN, Assistant Professor and Undergrad Specialty Coordinator
Carol O'Neil, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
Claudia Smith, PhD, MPH, RN, Assistant Professor
Rachel Smith, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
Deb Scrandis, MS, RN, Assistant Professor
Alison Trinkoff, ScD, RN, FAAN, Professor
Susan Wozenski, JD, MPH, Vice Chair and Assistant Professor

1. Community / Public Health Nursing

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2. Community / Public Health Nursing with Emphasis in Environmental Health

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Family Nurse Practitioner

Program Directors:
Todd Ambrosia, PhD, MSN, CRNP, Assistant Professor and Primary Care Director
John Distler, MS, CRNP, Clinical Instructor and FNP Specialty Director
E-mail: familypc@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty:
Elizabeth Duckham, MS, FNP-C, OCN, CCRC, Clinical Instructor
Eileen Fishbein, DNSc, RN, Assistant Professor
Norma Rawlings, MS, CRNP, Assistant Professor
Jill Koeppen, MS, RN, Clinical Instructor
Deb Scrandis, PhD, CRNP, BC, Assistant Professor
Karla Sellers, MS, CRNP, Clinical Instructor

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Nurse-Midwifery

Program Director:
Carol Snapp, DNSc, CNM, Clinical Instructor and Specialty Director
E-mail: NurseMidwifery@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty:
Lily Fountain, MS, RN, Clinical Instructor
Cara Krulewitch, PhD, CNM, Assistant Professor
Catherine Salam, MS, CNM, Clinical Instructor
Sally Tom, MPA, EDM, CNM, FACNM, Assistant Professor

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Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist / Nurse Practitioner

Program Director:
Karan Kverno, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor and Grad Specialty Director
E-mail: psychnursing@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty:
Kristin Bussell, MS, APRN, CS-P, Clinical Instructor
Jan Carroll, APRN, BC, CS-P, Clinical Instructor
Charon Burda-Cohee, MS, RN, Clinical Instructor
Mary Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chair and Associate Professor
Pat Harris, MS, RN, CS-P, Clinical Instructor
Gail Lemaire, PhD, RN, CS-P, Assistant Professor
Lynn Oswald, PhD, Assistant Professor
Fatima Ramos-Marcuse, PhD, APRN, Assistant Professor
Sally Raphel, MS, APRN, CS-P, FAAN, Clinical Instructor
Liza Losada Schor, MS, RN, APRN, Clinical Instructor
Doris Scott, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor

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Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Program Director:
Jeanne Geiger-Brown, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor and Grad Specialty Director
E-mail: PsychNursing@son.umaryland.edu

Faculty:
Kristin Bussell, MS, APRN, CS-P, Clinical Instructor
Jan Carroll, APRN, BC, CS-P, Clinical Instructor
Charon Burda-Cohee, MS, RN, Clinical Instructor
Mary Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chair and Associate Professor
Pat Harris, MS, RN, CS-P, Clinical Instructor
Karan Kverno, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor
Gail Lemaire, PhD, APRN, BC, CNL, Assistant Professor
Lynn Oswald, PhD, Assistant Professor
Fatima Ramos-Marcuse, PhD, APRN, Assistant Professor
Sally Raphel, MS, APRN, CS-P, FAAN, Clinical Instructor
Liza Losada Schor, MS, RN, APRN, Clinical Instructor
Doris Scott, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor

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