Dr. Justin DiLibero
- Interim Dean for the School of Nursing
Welcome to the Zvart Onanian School of Nursing at Rhode Island College.
What We Do
From the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice, the Rhode Island College Zvart Onanian School of Nursing educates and prepares graduates for the challenges of today’s complex health care settings.
Contact Information
- local_phone401-456-8013
- placeFogarty Life Science
Dean's Office
Interim Dean: Dr. Justin DiLibero
Associate Dean: Dr. Bethany Petronio-Defanti
Undergraduate Nursing Contact: McKenzie Saunders
Graduate Nursing Contact: Ellen Morais
Our Undergraduate Degree Programs
Our Graduate Degree Programs
- Nursing DNP
- Nursing BSN to DNP, with Nurse Anesthesia Specialization
- Nursing MSN – includes three concentration options: Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Population/Public Health Nursing
Our Certificates of Graduate Study
Zvart Onanian School of Nursing Faculty
Michelle Bargteil
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Lynn P. Blanchette
- Professor
Dr. Sheri A. Boucher
- Associate Professor
Dr. Mary Byrd
- Professor
Lisa A. Connelly
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Joanne F. Costello
- Professor
Dr. Casey E. Cunha
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Erin Dacey
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Linda M. Dame
- Professor
Ms. Jocelyne de Gouvenain
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Susan M. DiBlasi
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Jennifer Fearon-Lynch
- Associate Professor
Dr. Sharon Galloway
- Professor
Dr. Annette L. Griffin
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Esperanza E. Gutierrez
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Cheryl Lynn Hersperger
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Deborah Kutenplon
- Associate Professor
Vincent Lanzieri
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Jena Lerch
- Assistant Professor
Linda Mendonca
- Associate Professor
Lindsey R. Moran
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Bethany L. Patenaude
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Bethany Petronio-DeFanti
- Associate Professor
Dr. Penni Sadlon
- Associate Professor
Ms. Manon Sarasin
- Assistant Professor
Susan Scollins
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Debra L. Servello
- Professor
Dr. Nicole C. Smith
- Associate Professor
Karen Wholey
- Assistant Professor
Our Additional Valued Educators
Adjunct Faculty
- Ashley Arnold, MSN, RNP
- David Balbi, MS, CEM, MEP
- James Beaulieu, Pharm.D.
- Kathleen Bergeron, MS, RN, CNS, CEN
- Robert Brunault, PharmD
- Kristen Burton Williams, MSN, CNS
- Nancy Bushy, MSN, CNS
- Shelia Capasso, RN, MSN
- Katie Cherenzia MSN, APRN, CNS
- Bradley Collins, MD
- Ruth Dapaah-Afriyie, PharmD, DCACP
- Suzanne Duni, Esq, BSN, RN
- Katherine Duprey, PharmD
- Rachel Fortin, PharmD, BCPS
- David Gardner MSN, AGACNP
- Joseph Garland M.D.
- Dawn Lewis, MBA, PhD, RN
- JC, Liauw, PharmD
- Karen Luther, MPH, RN
- Melissa Maher MSN, RN
- Patricia McAuley, MSN, RN, CIC
- Laura McAuliffe, PharmD
- Debbie Mendelson, MSN, CNS
- Daniel Migliozzi, PharmD, BCPS
- Regina Monteiro MSN, APRN, NP
- Shannon Oberhue, MLIS, BSN, RN
- Nickie Piermont, RN, MS
- Lauren Pilsbury, MSN, RNP
- Martha Rounds, MS, RN-BC
- Carla Salvadore, MSN, RNP
- Karen Schaefer, MSN, CNS
- Anne Sliney, BS, RN, ACRN
- Laura Varnum, PharmD
- Marion Winkler, PhD, RD, CNS
- Alison Zeurn, PharmD
- Cara Zimmerman M.D., MBA
- Samuel R. Zwetchkenbaum, DDS, MPH
Cooperating Instructors
- Lauren Fontaine, BSN, RN
- Julie Harris, BSN, RN
- Jean Horocho RN, BSN
- Ashley Leveille, BSN, RN
- Darlene Olavarria, BSN, RN
- John O’Reilly BS
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