Fellowship Participants

Amy Archey MS, RN, CNE, NLN
Assistant Visiting Professor
St. John Fisher University

Angela Babcock, RN
Administrator, Divine Providence Village
Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence

Heather Damiano, RN, CBC, RNC-NIC
Graduate Student/Pediatric NP
Villanova University M. Louis Fitzpatrick School of Nursing

Elizabeth Dollinger, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC
Clinical Coordinator and Visiting Instructor for Undergraduate Community Nursing
St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Gavia LifeCare Center Rochester

Allison Edwards, Dr.Ph., MS, RN, CNE
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Studies
Coordinator of the Joan and Stanford Alexander Endowment for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Fellowship
UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing

Elizabeth Eng, BSN
Clinical Nurse
Miami Valley Hospital

April A. Felton DNP, APRN, NNP-BC 
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Marieb College of Health & Human Services
Florida Gulf Coast University

Tanya Friese, DNP, RN, CNL USN (ret)
Rush University Medical Center, College of Nursing

Michelle Kelly, Ph.D, CRNP, CNE, FAANP
Associate Professor
Villanova University, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Lauren Koen, BSN, MS, RN
Community Health Coordinator
AdventHealth

Holly Kolstad, DNP, RN
Lead Educator, Eastern Region
Rochester Regional Health

Elizabeth Kurtz, MSN, RN, CNL
Instructor
Rush University College of Nursing

Jeanette Lange, BSN, MSN
Clinical Documentation Specialist
Overlake Hospital

Tali Lebowitz, RN, BSN
Nursing Director
Ohel Family and Children's Services

Melissa Leisen, RN, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Marymount University

Jessica LeVeille, BSN
Assistant Director of Nursing for Community Homes
Springbrook, NY, INC.

Michelle Lockett, DNP, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Villanova University, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Trudy Luetters, RN
RN Coordinator
Mainstream Living

Yui Matsuda, Ph.D., PHNA-BC, MPH
Assistant Professor
University of Miami

Mary Moylan, MSc
South East Technological University
Waterford, Ireland

Hannah Pascucci, RN, MSN, CPN-PC 
Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Cardiac Care Center
Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester

Carrie Rider, BSN, RN
Nursing Supervisor
COARC- A Chapter of The ARC New York

Jillian Sauer, RN
Medical-Surgical Unit Manager
Erie County Medical Center

Savannah Todd, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse
Strong Memorial Hospital

Patricia West, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University College of Nursing

Faculty Fellows

Maria Brenner
Full Professor of Children’s Nursing, University College Dublin
Honorary Clinical Nurse, Children’s Health Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

Cathy Koetting Ph.D., DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS, FNP-D 
Associate Professor of Nursing
Stephens College Department of Nursing

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

Sarah Ailey, Ph.D., APHN, FAAN
Professor
Rush University

Lisa Alberts, DNP, APRN-BC, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor
La Salle University

Kathy Auberry, DNP, MSN, CDDN
Intellectual and Developmental Disability Consultant

Melissa Bourne, MS, RN, CNE, ONC
Visiting Assistant Professor
Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University

Maria Brenner, Ph.D. Nursing Midwifery & HS Ph.D. PT, RCN RGN, MSc
Professor of Children's Nursing
University College Dublin School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Dublin, Ireland

Ann Cary, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Associate Director for Community Partnerships, College of Arts and Sciences Water School
Professor, Marieb College of Health and Human Service
Florida Gulf Coast University

Dianne Cooney Miner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Founding Director
Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing at St. John Fisher University

Christine Dzioba, Ph.D., WHNP-BC, BC-ADM
Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator
Florida Gulf Coast University

Joan Earle Hahn, Ph.D., RN/APRN, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, CNL, CDDN
Academic Research Coordinator
College of Nursing at Walden University

Kathleen Fisher, Ph.D., CRNP
Professor
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions

Sinead Foran, Ph.D., RNID, BSc
Assistant Professor
Dublin City University - School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Sara Kennedy, Ph.D., MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RCN
Head of Department
South East Technical University School of Health Sciences - Nursing and Healthcare
Waterford, 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

Shirley McMillian, RN, Ph.D., CDDN
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Adjunct Faculty
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing - University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Deborah Napolitano, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA
Associate Professor
Daemen University
Consultant
Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing at St. John Fisher University

Mary Reidy, Ph.D., RNID
Assistant Lecturer
South East Technical University School of Health Sciences - Nursing and Healthcare
Waterford, Ireland

Suzanne Smeltzer, Ed.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN
Professor Emerita and Research Professor
Villanova University M. Louis Fitzpatrick School of Nursing

Judith Stych, DNP, RN, CDDN
Nurse Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Renata Ticha, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
Co-Director, Research and Training Center on Outcome Measurement
Global Research Center for Inclusive Education

Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor
Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University

Guy Weissinger, Ph.D., MPhil, RN
Nurse Researcher
Villanova University

Jesus (Chuy) Campuzano
Self-Advocate
Access Living, Going Home Coalition

David Egan
Author and Advocate

Jason Harris

Ann Cary, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN, FNAP
Associate Director for Community Partnerships, College of Arts and Sciences Water School
Professor, Marieb College of Health and Human Service
Florida Gulf Coast University

Lauren Clark, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing

Maurice Feldman, Ph.D., C. Psych, BCBA-D
Professor Emeritus
Department of Applied Disability Studies
Brock University

Beth Kiss, DNP, MS
Associate Professor and Adult Specialist
Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing

Linda Long-Bellil, Ph.D., J.D
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Gerard Rooney, PhD, MA
President
St. John Fisher University

Amy Scheel-Jones, MS Ed.
Director, Trauma Informed Care and TIG
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

Daryl Sharp, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Nursing
University of Rochester School of Nursing 

Alison Singer
Co-Founder and President
Autism Science Foundation

Bill Sullivan, MD
Faculty
St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team

Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson College of Nursing

Cherisse Watts, MSN, RN, PHN
Doctoral Student
UCLA School of Nursing

Rabbi Shimcha Weinstein
Co-Director and Founder
Jewish Autism Network

Tricia Williams
Director, 1115 Waiver Planning and Technical Assistance
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.