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The College of Graduate Nursing is under the leadership of Dean Karen Hanford, EdD, MSN, FNP. Other members of the College's faculty and administrative staff are listed here with their contact information. For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on the name.

 

Faculty and Administration

 

 

Jan Boller, PhD, RN - Director, DNP Program, Health Systems Leadership, Associate Professor 
jboller@westernu.edu

 

 

 

Donna Emanuele, DNP, MN, FNP-BC, RN - Assistant Professor
demanuele@westernu.edu

 

Tina Escobedo MSN, FNP-BC - Assistant Professor
tescobedo@westernu.edu

 

 

 

 

Diana Lithgow, PhD, FNP-C, RN - Assistant Dean of Distance Education, Director MSN/FNP Program, Professor
dlithgow@westernu.edu

 

Mary Lopez, PhD, RN, OCN - Director of MSN-E Program, Assistant Professor
mlopez@westernu.edu

 

Marci Luxenburg-Horowitz, MSN, RN, PHN - Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of the Health Systems Leadership MSN Program
mhorowitz@westernu.edu

 

Christine Magladry, MSN, RN, FNP-C - Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of MSN/FNP Program
cmagladry@westernu.edu

 

Sally Morgan, PhD, RN - Associate Professor, Assistant Director of ADN to MSN Program
smorgan@westernu.edu

 

Lisa Ponsford, MSN, RN, FNP-BC - Assistant Professor
lponsford@westernu.edu

 

 

Peter Schultz MSN, APRN, ANPFNP - Assistant Professor
pschultz@westernu.edu

 

Dawn Stone MN, APRN, ANP- Associate Professor, Assistant Director of Ambulatory Care Track
dstone@westernu.edu

 

Wendi Swanson, MSN, RN, FNP-C - Assistant Professor
wswanson@westernu.edu

 

Ivy C. Tuason, RN, MSN, FNP- Associate Professor, Assistant Director of MSN-E Program
ituason@westernu.edu

 

Joanne Yasuda, PharmD - Instructor
jyasuda@westernu.edu

 

Support Team

 

Mitzi McKay - Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
mmckay@westernu.edu

 

Eva Badouin - Director of Student Services
ebadouin@westernu.edu

 

 

Tony Teran - Director of Operations
tteran@westernu.edu

 

 

 

Caryn Garafola - Executive Assistant
cgarafola@westernu.edu

 

Amber Alvarado - Administrative Assistant III
aalvarado@westernu.edu

 

Jennifer Gill

Jennifer Gill - Manager of Clinical Affiliations, DNP Program Administrator
jgill@westernu.edu

 

Jeannie Wallace

Jeannie Valdivia - Administrative Associate I
wallacej@westernu.edu

 

Jeremy Brown

Jeremy Brown - Assessment Manager
jjbrown@westernu.edu

 

Marty Hill - Web Support
mhill@westernu.edu