Fellowship Participants
Explore the Fellows and mentors of the Golisano Fellowship for Intellectual and Developmental Disability Nursing.
2025-2026 Fellows
Ashley Asberry, BSN, RN, BLS, OMS
St. Louis Arc
Stephanie Bakker, RN, MS, FNP-BC
Professor of Children’s Nursing, St. John Fisher University
Rebecca Brown, BSN, CDDN, RN
Heritage Christian Services
Donna Marie Johnson Byrd, DNP, CNE, NCSN-E, RN
Florida State University
Faith M. Carini-Grave, MSN, PMHNP
Hillside Family of Agencies
Lisa Depperman, MSN
Hartwick College
Beth Latimer, DNP, GNP-BC
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Yuriko Matsuo, MSN, PMHN-BC, RN, APRN
Reservoir Health
Celia McIntosh, DNP, NP, CNRN, CEN, SCRN, RN
Rochester Regional Health
Maralyn Militello, BSN, RN, CPHQ, NEA-BC
People Inc.
Caitlyn M. Moore, DNP, MS, CRNP, ACHPN
Thomas Jefferson University
Katie Moore, Ph.D. Candidate
South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland
Kaela d'Alene O'Brien, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Dyane N Rodriguez, MSN-I, CAHP, RN
Golisano Children's Hospital - Lee Health
Kimberley Schultz, AAS
Central New York Developmental Disabilities Service Office
Natalie Rae Symons, RN
Milestone HCQU West
Jacqueline M. Stevens, AAS, RN
Hillside Children's Center
Kathleen Tenrreiro, Ph. D., CPNP-PC, CNE, ARNP
Florida Gulf Coast University
Rebecca N. Weston, MSN, CNE, RN
University of Maryland - School of Nursing
Faculty Fellows
Joseph Buhain, Ed.D.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Martina Conway, Ph.D., RN
Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Ellen Donald, PT, Ph.D.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Catherine Kelly Mason, DSocSc, MSc, RNID
South East Technology University, Waterford, Ireland
2025-2026 Fellowship Mentors
Brian Abery, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Outcome Measurement
Co-Director, Global Resource Center for Inclusive Education
Co-Director Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement
University of Minnesota
Lisa Alberts, DNP, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Associate Professor and Program Director, DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,
School of Nursing, Marieb College of Health & Human Services
Florida Gulf Coast University
Angela Babcock, RN
Administrator, Divine Providence Village
Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence
Melissa Bourne, MS, RN, CNE, ONC
Visiting Assistant Professor
Wegmans School of Nursing
St. John Fisher University
Maria Brenner, Ph.D. Nursing Midwifery & HS Ph.D. PT, RCN RGN, MSc
Professor of Children's Nursing
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Heather Damiano, MSN, CRNP, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Elizabeth Eng, BNP
Clinical Nurse
Miami Valley Hospital
Laurie Ernest, DNP, MS, WHNP-C
Director of Nursing
Highland Hospital
Sinead Foran, Ph.D., RNID, BSc
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Cathy Koetting, Ph.D., DNP
Associate Professor
Stephens College
Rebecca Kronk, Ph.D., MSN, CRNP, ANEF, FAAN, CNE
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
Duquesne School of Nursing
Melissa Leisen, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Marymount University
Trudy Leutters, RN
RN Coordinator, Medically Fragile Program
Mainstream Living, Inc.
Deborah Napolitano, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Associate Professor
Daemen University
Mary Reidy, Ph.D., RNID
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Nursing and Healthcare
School of Health Sciences
South East Technical University
Waterford, Ireland
Judith Stych, DNP, RN, CDDN
Nurse Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Renata Ticha, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Institute on Community Integration
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Outcome Measurement
Global Research Center for Inclusive Education
University of Minnesota
Guy Weissinger, Ph.D., MPhil, RN
Nurse Researcher
M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Villanova University
Patty West, MS, RN
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Michigan State University
Where our Fellows are From
The remote nature of the Fellowship allows people from all over North America and beyond to participate!