Faculty/Staff Information
| Sheila Berkemeyer, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | berkemsh@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5356 |
| Education: | BSN, University of Michigan |
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MSN, Wayne State University |
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| Kathleen Blanchfield, Ph.D., MPS | |
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| E-Mail: | blanchka@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5445 |
| Education: | MS, Loyola University, Chicago, IL |
| Ph.D., Nursing Administration, Chicago, IL | |
| MS, St. Xavier College, Chicago, IL | |
| BSN, Loyola University, Chicago, IL | |
| Teaching interests: | Nursing Administration and Leadership Classes, Parish Nursing and Spiritual Support and Fiscal Integrity |
| Research interests: | Spiritual Support and Parish Nurse Ministry |
| Patricia Braida, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | rmbraida@aol.com |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5358 |
| Education: | BSN, Marycrest College |
| MSN, Loyola University, Chicago | |
| Certification: | CPR Instructor, ACLS Instructor |
| Teaching Interests: | Medical/Surgical Nursing |
| Clinical Interests: | Medical/Surgical Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Coronary Care Nursing |
| Teaching Interests: | Quality of Life Issues of the Phase II Cardiac Rehab Patient, Use of Medications for Dyslipidemia |
| Stacie Elder, PhD, RN | |
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| E-Mail : | elderst@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5896 |
| Education; | PhD, Barry University, Florida |
| MS, Northern Illinois, IL | |
| BSN, Aurora University, IL | |
| Clinical Interests: | Critical care nursing |
| Research Interests: | Baccalaureate Essentials, specifically, end-of-life issues in a quality nursing program. |
| Linda Elsik, RN, MS | |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Title: | Director, RN/BSN and Health Professions |
| E-Mail: | elsikli@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5897 |
| Education: | BSN, Loyola University, Chicago |
| MS, Northern Illinois University | |
| Teaching Interests: | Physical Assessment, Fundamentals of Nursing |
| Clinical Interests: | Medical/Surgical Nursing |
| Kathleen Fitzgerald | |
| Rank: | Professor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | fitzgeka@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5163 |
| Education: | Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago |
| MS, University of California, San Francisco | |
| BSN, Loyola University of Chicago | |
| Teaching Interests: | Nursing Research, Theory & Evidenced-based Practice |
| Clinical Interests: | Nutrition, gastroenterology and oncology |
| Research Interest: | Evidence-based practice in the clinical setting |
| Julie Foote | |
| Title: | Secretary |
| E-Mail: | footeju@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5040 |
| Gedzyk-Nieman, Stephanie, MSN, RNC | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| E-Mail: | gedzykSt@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 826-5719 |
| Education: | BSN - University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
| MSN - Lewis University, Romeoville, IL | |
| Mary Hasse, MS, RN, JD | |
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| E-Mail : | hassema@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5645 |
| Education: | JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL |
| MS, Rush University, Chicago, IL | |
| BSN, Catholic University, Washington, DC | |
| Certification: | Certified mediator, Center for Conflict Resolution, Clinical Specialist in Child and Adolescent Nursing |
| Teaching Interests: | Child, Adolescent and adult psychiatric nursing, family dynamics, professional issues and professional development, legal and ethical issues in healthcare |
| Clinical Interests: | Psychiatric nursing, family therapy, home health, Nursing, consultation |
| Rachel Hudson | |
| Title: | Advisor: RN/BSN & BAC/BSN Programs |
| E-Mail: | hudsonrg@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5147 |
| Elissa Isaacson, RN, Ed.D. | |
| Rank: | Professor Emeritus |
| Barbara A. Kakta,RN, Ed.D. | |
| Rank: | Professor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | kaktaba@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5647 |
| Education: | BSN, Illinois Wesleyan University |
| MSN, University of Wisconsin, Madison | |
| Ed.D., Northern Illinois University | |
| Teaching Interests: | Curriculum Development, Nursing Research, Educational Outcomes |
| Clinical Interests: | Education:al Strategies, Student Learning Outcomes |
| Research Interests: | Instrument Development, Outcome Assessment |
| Eleftheria Terry Karapas, MS, RN | |
| Title: | Instructor |
| E-Mail: | karapael@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5335 |
| Education: | MS, Rush University, Chicago, IL |
| BSN, Rush Univesity, Chicago, IL | |
| Certification: | Pain Management Nursing |
| Deborah Kornacker, RN, MS | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| E-Mail: | ddlmm5@aol.com |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5346 |
| Education: | BSN, Saint Xavier University, Chicago |
| MS, Rush University | |
| Certification: | Certified Childbirth Education: |
| Teaching Interests: | Obstetrical Nursing, Childbirth Education:, Pediatric Nursing, Health Promotion across the Lifespan, Physical Assessment |
| Clinical Interests: | Perinatal Nursing, Women's Health, Children: Infant to Adolescents |
| Research Interests: | Health promotion in all age groups, Women's Health issues, Teaching Stragegies/Student Outcomes |
| Kathy Lisak | |
| Title: | Adult & Graduate Programs Assistant |
| E-Mail: | lisakka@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5355 |
| Marie Lozano | |
| Title: | Secretary – RN/BSN Program |
| E-Mail: | lozanoma@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5363 |
| Donna Martin, MSN, RN | |
| Title: | Instructor |
| E-Mail: | martindo@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5369 |
| Education: | MSN, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL |
| MS, St. Francis University, Joliet, IL | |
| BSN, Loyola University, Chicago, IL | |
| Certification: | Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, CPR Instructor |
| Katherine McDannel, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | mcdannka@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5585 |
| Education: | BSN, University of Illinois |
| MSN, Loyola University, Chicago | |
| Certification: | Childbirth Educator |
| Teaching Interests: | Women and Children's Healthcare |
| Clinical Interests: | Women's Health, Perinatal Nursing, High-risk Perinatal Populations |
| Research Interests: | Perinatal Nursing |
| Anne McShane, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | mcshanan@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5376 |
| Education: | BSN, Lewis University |
| MSN, Loyola University, Chicago | |
| Teaching Interests: | Children, Infant to Adolescent |
| Clinical Interests: | Children, Infant to Adolescent |
| Maureen Moore, RN, MS | |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Title: | Coordinator of Retention |
| E-Mail: | moorema@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5646 |
| Education: | BSN, Loyola University, Chicago |
| MS, Rush University | |
| Certification: | ACLS |
| Teaching Interests: | Critical Care, Leadership |
| Clinical Interests: | Critical Care, School Nursing, Parish Nursing |
| Research Interests: | Respiratory, Spirituality, Occupational Lung Disease, School Health Issues |
| Melanie Obispo-Young, MSN, RN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| E-Mail: | obispome@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5721 |
| Education: | BSN - University of Santo Tomas |
| MS - New York University | |
| Loretta Paver | |
| Title: | Assistant to the Undergraduate Director |
| E-Mail: | paverlo@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5041 |
| Nanci Peek, MSN, RN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Coordinator of Continuing Education: |
| E-Mail: | peekna@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5455 |
| Education: | MSN, Lewis University |
| BSN, St. Mary's College | |
| Ellen Renna, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | rennael@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5352 |
| Education: | BSN, Saint Xavier College, Chicago |
| MSN, Lewis University | |
| Peggy Rice, Ed D, APRN, BC | |
| Rank: | Professor |
| Title: | Dean |
| E-Mail: | ricepe@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5245 |
| Education: | BSN, Benedictine University |
| MS, Northern Illinois University | |
| Ed.D., Northern Illinois University | |
| Certification: | Clinical Specialist Community Health Nursing |
| Teaching Interests: | Community/Public Health, Health Promotion |
| Clinical Interests: | Community Health, Homelessness |
| Research Interests: | Visual literacy issues with Teaching Tools for Multicultural clients |
| Marlene Rosenberg, RN, CS, Ed.D. | |
| Rank: | Professor Emeritus |
| E-Mail: | marlene@ricis.com |
| Daisy Sherry, Ph.Dc., CNP | |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Title: | Co-Coordinator Adult Nurse Practitioner Program |
| E-Mail: | sherryda@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5249 |
| Education: | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| MSN, University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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BSN, University of Illinois at Chicago |
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| Certification: | Advanced Practice Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner |
| Janice Smith, RN, DNSc | |
| Rank: | Professor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | smith.janice.m@att.net |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5648 |
| Education: | BS, DePaul University |
| MS, Northern Illinois University | |
| DNS Rush University | |
| Certification: | Title: 73 School Nurse Certification |
| Teaching Interests: | Community Health Nursing |
| Clinical Interests: | Adults with Mental Retardation, Special Needs Populations |
| Research Interests: | Concept of Spirituality |
| Gwen Svoboda, RN, MS, Ed.D, Professor | |
| Rank: | Professor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | gwensvoboda@sbcglobal.net |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5345 |
| Education: | BSN, Saint Xavier University, Chicago |
| MSN, Purdue University | |
| Ed.D, Northern Illinois University | |
| Certification: | Certified Nephrology Nurse |
| Teaching Interests: | Professional Foundations, Leadership, Adult Health, Continuing Education: |
| Clinical Interests: | Nephrology, Adult Health |
| Research Interests: | Nursing Student Mentorship, Adult Teaching/Learning Strategies, Minimum Education: for Entry into Practice |
| Jane Trainor, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Coordinator of BAC-BSN |
| E-Mail: | nursemll@aol.com |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5887 |
| Education: | BSN, Creighton University |
| MS, DePaul University | |
| Teaching Interests: | Medical/Surgical Nursing |
| Clinical Interests: | Medical/Surgical Nursing |
| Kathleen Ulivi, RN, MSN | |
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| E-Mail: | ulivika@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5353 |
| Education: | |
| Certification: | Board Certified Pain Management, Oncology Certified Nurse, State of IL CAN Instructor with Alzheimer’s Module, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
| Gail Vitale, RN, CS, MS | |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Title: | Faculty |
| E-Mail: | gavitale@comcast.net |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5344 |
| Education: | BSN, University of Cincinnati |
| MS, California State University, Fresno | |
| Certification: | Clinical Specialist in Gerontological Nursing |
| Teaching Interests: | Gerontology, Adult Health, Healthcare Law |
| Clinical Interests: | Adult/Geriatric Acute Care |
| Research Interests: | Medication Use in Elderly, Elderly Legal/Ethical Issues, Elderly Autonomy/Self Determination |
| Ruth A. Whims | |
| Title: | Secretary - Dean's Office |
| E-Mail: | whimsru@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5350 |
| Mary Elizabeth Wilber, RN, MSN | |
| Rank: | Instructor |
| Title: | Director of Health Care Recruitment |
| E-Mail: | wilberbe@lewisu.edu |
| Phone: | (815) 836-5889 |
| Education: | BSN, University of Michigan |
| MSN, Loyola University, Chicago | |
| Teaching Interests: | Leadership |
| Clinical Interests: | Leadership |
