Sunshine Barron
DNP, MSN, BSN, RN
Sunshine M. Barron is an assistant professor who specializes in critical care nursing. She obtained her BSN from Duquesne University, MSN from Waynesburg University and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Chatham University. Research interest is in the use of simulation activities to enhance critical thinking in the clinical setting. Dr. Barron continues her professional nursing practice in the PACU at UPMC Passavant.

Phone: 412-578-6105
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Mary Louise Bost
RN, BSN, MPH, DrPH
Mary Louise Bost is a professor who specializes in community health. She completed her BSN at Duquesne University and her doctoral work in public health at the University of Pittsburgh. She is particularly interested in illness prevention and community level strategies.

Phone: 412-578-6104
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Vivian Boyer
RN, CNM, BSN, MSN, MBA, DNP
Vivian Boyer is a professor who specializes in maternal/child and women’s health. She has a strong interest and background in alternative and complementary medicine and incorporates this into her clinical and didactic teaching. She is a practicing certified nurse midwife. She received her nurse midwife education from Frontier School of Midwifery, the first community based midwifery education program established in the U.S. Her MSN from the University of Pittsburgh focused on Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialization with an emphasis on patient and family teaching in the perinatal period. She also received her MBA from Seton Hill University and her DNP from Chatham University.

Phone: 412-578-6276
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Carol L. Caliendo
RN, BSN, MSN, ND, CNM, CRNP
Carol L. Caliendo is a professor whose clinical specialties are maternal/newborn and women’s health care. She obtained her MSN at the University of Illinois, and completed her doctorate in nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Her primary research interest is the health effect of body art, particularly intimate body piercing. Dr. Caliendo has published numerous nursing research articles on that subject.

Phone:412-578-6111
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Patricia Davies
DNP, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Pat Davies is an assistant professor in the NCEL and DNP programs and is certified as an Adult Health Clinical Specialist by the ANCC. Her specialties include quality and patient safety management and evaluation, curriculum development, implementation and evaluation, geriatric healthcare issues, and high acuity medical-surgical problems. She completed her BSN at Slippery Rock University, MSN at the University of Pittsburgh and DNP from Waynesburg University.

Phone: 412-578-6112
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Anne Marie Emanuel
RN, MSN, MNEd
Anne Marie Emanuel is an assistant professor and director of Carlow’s RN to BSN program. She specializes in nursing management and completed her MSN at the Medical College of Georgia and her M.A. at George Washington University.

Phone: 412-578-6113
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Cindy Fickley
BSN, MSN
Cindy Fickley is an assistant professor, and is the Director of the undergraduate nursing program. She completed her BSN at Pennsylvania State University and her MSN at Duquesne University. Her specialty area is pediatric nursing.

Phone: 412-578-6379
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Mildred Jones
RN, BSN, MSN, PhD
Mildred Jones is an associate professor with a specialty in critical care nursing. She completed her BSN at Carlow University, her MSN at the University of Pittsburgh as a Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist, and her PhD at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include cardiovascular disease and health care issues of minorities.

Phone: 412-578-6097
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Janice Nash
RN, MSN
Janice Nash is an Assistant Professor of Nursing. She obtained her BSN at York College of Pennsylvania and her MSN at the University of Pittsburgh. Her area of practice includes medical-surgical and cardiology.

Phone: 412-578-6098
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Diana Paladino
MSN
Diana Paladino is an assistant professor and her area of specialization is medical-surgical nursing. She obtained her BSN from LaRoche College and her MSN from Duquesne University.

Phone: 412-578-6110
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Peggy Slota
DNP, RN, FAAN
Peggy Slota is an Assistant Professor and Director of the graduate nursing leadership and DNP programs. Her practice and clinical specialties are administration, management, pediatric and neonatal critical care, and education. She earned her BSN and MN from the University of Pittsburgh and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Chatham University.

Phone: 412-578-6102
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Danielle Spirnak
MSN, BSN, RN
Danielle is Director of Nursing Simulation and Skills Lab and instructor of nursing. She received her BSN from Carlow University, MSN from Waynesburg University and is a currently enrolled at Chatham University's Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program and will graduate in August of 2010.  Her areas of practice include medical-surgical, geriatrics and cardiology. She continues her professional nursing practice working casual pool at Jefferson Regional Medical Center on a Progressive Cardiac Care Unit.

Phone: 412-578-6106
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Wendy L. Tymoczko
RN, BA, BSN, FNP-C
Wendy is an instructor of nursing and an active family nurse practitioner who works in a community “walk in” clinic. She completed a BA in psychology/counseling certificate at Carlow University, BSN and MSN/FNP at Carlow University. She is currently enrolled in the DNP program at Chatham University. Her research interests include immunization compliance.

Phone: 412-578-6596
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Michele Upvall
RN, PhD, FNP
Michele Upvall is a professor and the associate dean and director of the School of Nursing. She completed her doctoral degree in transcultural nursing at the University of Utah. She is a family nurse practitioner with experience in the Navajo Nation, as well as throughout Africa and southeast Asia.

Phone: 412-578-6115
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Nicole M. Welding
DNP, MSN, RN
Nicole Welding is an assistant professor with a specialty in adult critical care nursing and advanced medical surgical nursing. She obtained her BSN at Carlow University, and her MSN with a specialty in nursing education from Waynesburg University, and her doctorate in Nursing Practice from Chatham University. Dr. Welding continues her professional nursing practice within the ICU’s in the UPMC healthcare system.

Phone: 412-578-6103
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