Meet the Faculty of the Leach College of Nursing

Carol J. Wilson, PhD, MSN, CNP, BSN, RN
Dean of the College of Nursing
Director, NEPR Grant
cwilson@stfrancis.edu

Sharon Abbatte, EdD, MS, BSN, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing
sabbatte@stfrancis.edu

Debra Bacharz, PhD, MSN, RN
Associate Professor, Nursing
dbacharz@stfrancis.edu

Cheryl Brubaker, MSN, cFNP
Instructor, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Albuquerque, NM.
cbrubaker@stfrancis.edu

Judy Carino, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNP, APRN/BC
Clinical Instructor
jcarino@stfrancis.edu

Marianne Curia, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
mcuria@stfrancis.edu

Catherine Ferrario, PhD, APN, FNP
Associate Dean of the College of Nursing
cferrario@stfrancis.edu

Amy Galetti, BSN, RN
Nursing Lab Coordinator, Nursing
agaletti@stfrancis.edu

Catherine Guiney, MSN, RN
Instructor, Nursing
cguiney@stfrancis.edu

Lori Jones CPNP, MS, RN
Instructor, Nursing
ljones@stfrancis.edu

Margaret Lewandowski, DNP, MS, APN, CNP
Assistant Professor, Nursing
plewandowski@stfrancis.edu

Marie Lindsey, PhD, APN, FNP
Co-Project Director
USF Health and Wellness Center
mlindsey@stfrancis.edu

Connie Litwiller, MS, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
clitwiller@stfrancis.edu

Patricia Loflin, CFNP
Interim Director, MSN/FNP Program
Albuquerque, NM.
ploflin@stfrancis.edu

Annette Mattea, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
amattea@stfrancis.edu

Deena Nardi, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Professor, Nursing
Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice
dnardi@stfrancis.edu

Mario Paulino, MSN, RN
Instructor, Nursing
mpaulino@stfrancis.edu

Debra Peterson, PhD, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Nursing
dpeterson@stfrancis.edu

Lola Prince PhD, APN, FNP/BC
Associate Professor
lprince@stfrancis.edu

Terri Reyes, MSN, RN-BC, APN-CNS
Assistant Professor, Nursing
treyes@stfrancis.edu

Barbara Scott, RN, MSN, CNOR
Instructor, Nursing
bscott@stfrancis.edu

Doris VanByssum, PSY.D., MS, RN
Assistant Professor, Nursing
dvanbyssum@stfrancis.edu

Kate Weigel, MS, GCNS-BC, APN
Instructor, Nursing
kweigel@stfrancis.edu