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Health Systems Science

HSS Faculty

*Tenured | **Tenure Track | +Non-Tenure & Clinical Tracks

Catherine Albecker, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
calbec2@uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.3648
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Kathleen Baldwin+, PhD, RN - Clinical Associate Professor & Director, Central Illinois Regional Program

kbaldwin@uic.edu - Phone: 309.671.8467
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  • Health Service Delivery:
    • Competency of public health nursing workforce
    • Evidence-based practice in public health and public health nursing
    • The doctorate of nursing practice—particularly as it pertains to public health nursing
    • Delivery of HIV primary care services
     

Catherine Batscha, APRN, BC - Adjunct Clinical Instructor
cbatscha@psych.uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.4901
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Frances Belmonte-Mann, MA, RN - Clinical Instructor
fbmann@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.7943

Lisa Berry, MS, APRN, DNPc - Teaching Associate
liber@uic.edu - Phone: 217.333.5862

  • Family Nurse Practitioner - Central Illinois Region

Bonnie Breitmayer*, PhD, RN - Associate Professor
bonnieb@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.8012
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  • Normal Human Development
  • The Development of Children "at Risk"
  • Child-Caregiver Interaction
  • Children's Social Competence
  • Child Adolescent Psychopathology

Emily Brigell, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor & Director, Integrated Health
ebrigell@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.9354
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Beth Brooks PhD, RN, FACHE - Adjunct Assistant Professor
brooksbe@uic.edu

Virgina Burton+, PhD, RN- Clinical Assistant Professor
burtonvl@uic.edu - Phone: 815.395.5620

Donna Calvin , PhD, RN- Adjunct Clinical Instructor
 dcalvi1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.1148

Margaret Z. (Peggy) Cassey, MPH, RN-BC, ANCC Informatics Nurse– Clinical Instructor
mcassey@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.9245
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Community Health Nursing

  • Healthy People 2020 Objectives
  • Elimination of Health Disparities
  • Community Participation and Empowerment

Nursing Informatics

  • Evidence-based Practice
  • Patient Education
  • Distance Education

Heeseung Choi**, DSN, MPH, RN – Assistant Professor
hchoi20@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.2199
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Kathryn Christiansen+, MS, PhD, FAAN – Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, UIC Nursing and Health Care Clinical Practice
kathychr@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.9046

Anita Coon, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
acoon1@uic.edu - Phone: 309.672.5908

  • Family Nurse Practitioner, Peoria Region
Colleen Corte*, PhD, RN – Associate Professor
ccorte@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.7025
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  • Role of identity development in behavioral regulation
  • Adolescent risk behavior
  • Gender differences in identity development and risk behavior
  • Social cognition
  • Identity development in LGBT adolescents and role in risk behavior

Constance Dallas*, PhD, RN, CS, FNP - Associate Professor
Dallascm@uic.edu - Phone: 312.413.7859
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  • Adolescent Parenting
  • Families of Unmarried Adolescent Parents
  • Fatherhood and Paternal Involvement

Barbara Dancy*, PhD, RN, FAAN - Professor and Associate Dean for Nursing Science Studies
BDancy@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.9168
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  • Women's Health
  • Depression
  • Chronically Mentally Ill
  • AIDS

Judy Davis, MS, MPH, APN, CNP - Clinical Instructor
jadavis@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.5800
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Mona Daye, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
monadaye@uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.2614

Donna Dworak, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
dworak@uic.edu - 618.594.3123
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  • Population based health
  • Care management
  • Nursing case management roles
  • Health systems and policy
  • Distance learning

Kamal Eldeirawi**, PhD - Assistant Professor
keldei1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.413.9792
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Lorna Finnegan**, PhD, APN, CNP - Associate Professor
lornaf@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.1668
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  • Healthy lifestyle behaviors in young adult survivors of childhood cancer Computerized, tailored health promotion interventions
  • Family Nurse Practitioner practice and education

Therese Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN - Clinical Assistant Professor
therese@uic.edu - Phone: 312.401.2738
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Laina Gerace*, PhD, RN - Associate Professor (Emeritus)
LGerace@uic.edu
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  • Chronic Mental Illness and the Family: Adult Siblings, Family Management
  • Alcohol and other Drug Abuse
  • Focus Group Techniques
  • Program Evaluation

Geraldine Gorman+, PhD, RN - Clinical Assistant Professor
ggorman@uic.edu - Phone : 312.413.9013

  • End of Life Care and Concerns
  • Humanities and Nursing Pedagogy
  • Silence, Voice and Nursing Culture
  • Spirituality and Ethics of Care
  • Feminism and Identity

Judith Heinschel+, PhD, PMHNP - Clinical Assistant Professor
judieh@uic.edu - Phone: 815.395.5752
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Gloria Henderson, MSN, RN - Associate Professor (Emeritus)
gahrn@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.7943
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  • Inter-University Collaboration for Wholisitic Health, a Graduate Seminar Series
  • Death & Dying
  • Parish Nursing in Collaboration with Central DuPage Health System

Karen Hopcia, ScD, ANP-BC - Assistant Professor
khopcia@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.1627
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Tonda Hughes*, PhD, RN, FAAN - Professor and Interim Head
thughes@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.5106
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  • Women's Mental Health
  • Alcohol Use in Special Populations (Nurses, Lesbians, Women of Color)
  • Substance Use Risk/Resilience
  • Childhood Sexual Abuse
  • Lesbian Health
  • Sexual Identity/Identity Development

L Michele Issel, PhD, MN, RN- Clinical Associate Professor
issel@uic.edu - Phone: 312. 355.1137
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Krista Jones , DNP, MSN,ACHN, RN - Clinical Instructor
kjones29@illinois.edu - Phone: 217.333.2507
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Gail Keenan*, PhD, RN- Associate Professor
gmkeenan@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.7970
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Wanda Korcz, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
wjkorcz@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.8018
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Eunice Lee**, PhD, RN - Adjunct Associate Professor
eclee@uic.edu
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  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - Cancer Screening, Smoking Cessation
  • Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
  • Depression and Dementia in Elders
  • Caregivers of Older Persons with Dementia/Depression
  • Primary Care
  • Measurement Issues

Patricia Lewis+, PhD, RN - Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Nursing Practice Studies
prlewis@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.5706
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  • Director, Rockford Region
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Harm Reduction-Syringe Exchange
  • Systems of Care
  • Nurse Manager Role

Shannon K. Lizer+, DNSc, FNP - Clinical Assistant Professor
slizer@uic.edu - Phone: 815.395.5620

Karen Dunn Lopez, RN, MPH, PhD - Assistant Professor,
kdunnl2@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.0067
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Alicia K. Matthews+, PhD - Associate Professor
aliciak@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.7885 
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  • The social, psychological, and behavioral impact of belonging to a stigmatized minority group
  • Cancer survivorship issues
  • Physical and mental health disparities 
  • Health education and promotion in low-income population 
  • Theoretical models of preventive health
  • Cultural competency in conducting research and psychotherapy with African Americans
  • Special populations: Racial and ethnic minorities, women, lesbian and bisexual women 

Linda McCreary+ , PhD, RN – Research Assistant Professor
mccreary@uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.3446
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Judith McDevitt+, PhD, APN, CNP - Clinical Associate Professor
jmcdev1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.9175
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  • Health Promotion for the Chronically Mentally Ill: A Collaborative Intervention
  • Diabetes Care in the Context of Chronic Mental Illness: Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Evidence-based Practice: Teaching and Research
  • Advanced Practice Nursing: Integrating Primary and Mental Health Care
  • Menopause Education for Midlife Women: Evaluating a Community-Based Intervention
  • Leisure Management Styles of Midlife Women: Interview Study

Beverly McElmurry*, EdD, RN, FAAN - Professor
McElmurr@uic.edu
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  • Women's Health: Menopause; Health Assessment of Older Women; Health of Mid-life Women; Health of Minority Women
  • Primary Health Care (Schools, Literacy, Leadership and K-12 Health Curriculum)
  • Nursing Ethics
  • International Dimensions in Health Care

Arlene Miller*, PhD, RN, FAAN - Professor Emeritus
ArleneM@uic.edu
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  • Cross-cultural research methods for psychosocial and biobehavioral health
  • Health promotion and psychological well-being in midlife and older immigrants/families
  • Adjustment and health of immigrants from the former Soviet Union
  • Neighborhood influences on health

Tanya Munger, MSN, FNP-BC, CNOR, CCPH - Clinical Instructor
tmunge2@uic.edu
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Sue Niezgoda, MS, APN, CNP - Clinical Instructor
sniezg1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.8018
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  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Integrated Health Care
  • Substance Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Chronic Mental Illness
  • Adolescent Mental Health

Susan Ohlson, PhD – Clinical Instructor, Director Office of Continuing Studies, Coordinator Administrative Nursing Leadership Certificate Program
sohlso1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.413.7809
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Osedebamen Omoike, MS, MBA, RN - Clinical Instructor
oomoik3@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.0067
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Susan Painter, MS, RN - Teaching Associate
sgpainte@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.2007

Phyllis Pelt, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor Emertius
phylpelt@uic.edu
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Kathy Reno+, PhD, MBA, RN - Clinical Assistant Professor, Coordinator DNP Executive Nursing Leadership Program
kreno@uic.edu - Phone: 847-381-1988

Joan Ruppman, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
joanr@uic.edu - Phone: 309.671.8465

Cheryl Schraeder+, PhD, RN, FAAN - Clinical Associate Professor
Cheryls@uic.edu - Phone: 217.586.6039
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  • Nurse Case Management
  • Nurse/Physician Collaborative Practice
  • Caregiver Stress and Burden
  • Nursing in Managed Care

Marlene Sefton+, PhD, FNP-BC - Clinical Assistant Professor
marsmith@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.7972
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Kimberly Simpson, MSN, RN - Clinical Instructor
kasimpso@illinois.edu - Phone: 217.244.7849

Nancy Sislow, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
nsislow@uic.edu - Phone: 847.271.7474
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Carrol Smith+, PhD, RN - Clinical Assistant Professor
carrols@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.0694
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Marsha Snyder+, PhD, PMHCNS-BC - Clinical Assistant Professor
snyderm@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.8011
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  • Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Faculty Practice at Integrated Health Care
  • Chemical Dependency
  • Chronically Mentally Ill
  • Evidence-Based Practice: Teaching and Research
  • Advanced Practice Nursing: Integrating Mental Health and Primary Care

Kathleen Sparbel, PhD, APN, CNP - Clinical Assistant Professor
ksparbel@uic.edu - Phone: 309.757.9467 ext 25
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  • Genetics
  • Cultural Issues
  • Family Nurse Practitioner, Quad Cities Region

Sheryl Stogis+, DrPH, RN - Clinical Assistant Professor
sheryls@uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.2041
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  • Performance Measurement/Quality Improvement/Nursing Informatics
  • Patient Safety
  • Cost, Quality and Access Issues in non-profit organizations and hospitals
  • Health Policy

Judith Storfjell+, PhD, RN, FAAN - Clinical Professor; Associate Dean for Academic Practice; Executive Director, Institute of Healthcare Innovation
jstorfjl@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.4299
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  • Home Health Care
  • Productivity
  • Patient Classification Systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • Complexity of Care
  • Integrated Health Care Systems
  • Case Management

Wamaitha Sullivan, MS, RN - Clinical Instructor
mwsulliv@uic.edu - Phone: 217.333.2507
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Bernard Tadda, MS, APN-BC - Teaching Associate
btadda@uic.edu - Phone: 309.757.9467 ext. 28
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Marie Talashek*, EdD, RN, CS - Professor Emerita
Talashek@uic.edu
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  • Growth and Development During Adolescence
  • Teen Pregnancy and Child Bearing and Child Rearing
  • AIDS and STD
  • Substance Abuse and Violence
  • Adolescent Sexual Practices
  • Advanced Practice Issues

Phavinee Thongkhong-Park+, PhD, RN - Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
phavinee@uic.edu
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Catherine Tredway, RN, MS, MBA - Clinical Instructor
catred@uic.edu - Phone: 309.757.9467 ext. 27

Jeanne Tully, MSN, RN – Clinical Instructor
jtully@uic.edu

Kelly Vaez, MS, APN, FNP-BC - Clinical Instructor
kvaez1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.9731

Edward Wang+, PhD – Research Assistant Professor
chewang@uic.edu - Phone: 312.413.0148

Rebecca West, PhD , RN, FNP-BC - Clinical Assistant Professor
rrwest@uic.edu - Phone: (309).757.9467 ext. 21
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JoEllen Wilbur*, PhD, APN, FAAN - Professor Emerita
Jwilbur@uic.edu
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  • Menopausal Symptoms
  • Cardiovascular Disease in Women
  • Home-based Exercise Interventions for Midlife Women
  • Measurement of Women's Physical Activity and Fitness
  • Women and Fibromyalgia

Jacqueline Wuellner, RN, BSN, MPH - Clinical Instructor
jwuell1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.996.3395
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Charles Yingling, MS, APN, FNP-BC - Teaching Associate
cyingl1@uic.edu - Phone: 312.413.8850

Catherine Yonkaitis, MS, RN, ILCSN - Clinical Instructor and Director, School Nurse Certificate Program
cyonk@uic.edu - Phone: 312.413.0544
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Shannon Zenk**, PhD, RN - Assistant Professor
szenk@uic.edu - Phone: 312.355.2790
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