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
Karen Hanford, EdD, MSN, FNP - Founding Dean
khanford@westernu.edu
Jan Boller, PhD, RN - Director, DNP Program, Health Systems Leadership, Associate Professor
jboller@westernu.edu
Pat Callard, MSN, RN, CNE - Assistant Professor
pcallard@westernu.edu
Quannetta Edwards, PhD, FNP, WHCNP, FAANP - Associate Professor
qedwards@westernu.edu
Donna Emanuele, DNP, MN, FNP-BC, RN - Assistant Professor
demanuele@westernu.edu
Tina Escobedo MSN, FNP-BC - Assistant Professor
tescobedo@westernu.edu
Linda Flores, RN, MSN, CEN - Assistant Professor
lflores@westernu.edu
Jerry Kellogg, MA - Instructor
jkellogg@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
Patricia Shakhshir, RN-BC, PhD, CNS - Assistant Professor
pshakhshir@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
Caryn Garafola - Executive Assistant
cgarafola@westernu.edu
Amber Alvarado - Administrative Assistant III
aalvarado@westernu.edu
Jennifer Gill - Manager of Clinical Affiliations, DNP Program Administrator
jgill@westernu.edu
Jeannie Valdivia - Administrative Associate I
wallacej@westernu.edu
Jeremy Brown - Assessment Manager
jjbrown@westernu.edu
Marty Hill - Web Support
mhill@westernu.edu