Faculty & Staff

The following lists are current as of the Fall 2025 term. If you are a prospective nursing student, please refer to the department's contact information to follow the appropriate channels of communication.

Faculty

Name	Title
Lavonne Adams, PhD, RN, CCRN	Associate Professor
Hyang (Hailey) Baek, PhD, RN	Assistant Professor
Nasreen Bahreman, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE	Assistant Professor
Katherine (Katie) Brewer, PhD, RN	Assistant Professor
Sarah Caro, PhD, MS, RN, CNE	Clinical Assistant Professor
Elizabeth (Beth) Crusse, DNP, MS, MA, RN, CNE	Clinical Associate Professor & Assistant Chairperson
Mary Sharon Curran, MS, RN, CNE, PMH-BC	Clinical Associate Professor
Megan Duffy, MSN, RN, CCRN	Clinical Assistant Professor & Clinical Placement Coordinator
Karen Frank, DNP, RNC-NIC, APRN-CNS, CNE	Clinical Associate Professor
Renada Gilliard, DNP, MS, RN, AGNP-C, CNE	Clinical Assistant Professor
Leigh Goldstein, PhD, RN	Associate Professor
Susan Hammond, DNP, RN, MBA, NE-BC	Clinical Assistant Professor
Nancy Hannafin, DNP, RN, CNE	Clinical Associate Professor
Melanie Horning, PhD, RN, CNE	Assistant Professor
Stacey Iobst, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNE	Assistant Professor
Christin Iroegbu, PhD, MSN, RN	Assistant Professor
Claudeth Jeffrey, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, CNE	Clinical Associate Professor
Susan King, PhD, MBA/HCA, RN, CNE, CNE-cl	Clinical Assistant Professor & Simulation Coordinator
Mary Lashley, PhD, RN, PHCNS-BC, CNE	Professor
Ji Won Lee, PhD, RN, CRNP	Assistant Professor
Marguerite Lucea, PhD, MPH, RN	Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Director
Hayley Mark, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, FAAN, CNE	Professor
Mona Mohammadifirouzeh, PhD, MSN, RN	Assistant Professor
Michelle Ness, PhD, RN	Assistant Professor
Kathleen Ogle, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE	Associate Professor
Nana Omole, MS, RN	Clinical Assistant Professor
Hyunjeong Park, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, CNE	Associate Professor & Chairperson
Alison Pirie, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, PCNS-BC, IBCLC	Clinical Assistant Professor
Amber Renaud, DNP, MSN, RN	Clinical Assistant Professor
Laura Sessions, PhD, RN, CNE	Associate Professor
Briana Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CHPN, CNE, RYT 200	Associate Professor
Goma Thapaliya, DNP, FNP, RN	Clinical Assistant Professor
Mark Walker, PhD, RN, CCRN	Assistant Professor

Staff

Name & Title	Contact Information
Nakida Hagans Administrative Assistant	nhagans AT_TOWSON 410-704-2069 Health Professions, Room 5101C
Deanna McKeiver Administrative Assistant	dmckeiver AT_TOWSON 410-704-3528 Health Professions, Room 5121C
Katherine Patti Administrative Assistant	kpatti AT_TOWSON 410-704-2068 Health Professions, Room 5101A
Lisa Shue, M.S. Academic Program Manager	lshue AT_TOWSON 410-704-4384 Health Professions, Room 4120G
Molly Sisson, M.Ed. Nursing Admissions & Advisement Manager	msisson AT_TOWSON 410-704-2654 Health Professions, Room 4120E
Angela Tate, M.S. Academic Advising Specialist for Pre-Nursing	atate AT_TOWSON 410-704-5780 Health Professions, Room 4120F

Faculty Emeritus

Faculty emeriti are recognized for many years of service to TU.

Name	title	TU Email
Elizabeth (Nikki) Austin	Professor Emeritus	eaustin AT_TOWSON
Christina Barrick	Professor Emeritus	n/a
Janet Cogliano	Professor Emeritus	jcogliano AT_TOWSON
Charlotte Davies	Professor Emeritus	n/a
Sharon Eifried	Professor Emeritus	seifried AT_TOWSON
Sheila Green	Professor Emeritus	n/a
Marilyn Tuls Halstead	Professor Emeritus	mhalstead AT_TOWSON
Joan Jordan	Professor Emeritus	n/a
Elizabeth Keenen	Professor Emeritus	n/a
Cynthia Kielinen	Professor Emeritus	n/a
Joanna Maxwell	Professor Emeritus	jmaxwell AT_TOWSON
Margaret McCormick	Professor Emeritus	mmccormick AT_TOWSON
Ruth Schwalm*	Professor Emeritus & Founding Chairperson	n/a