Faculty
Full-time Faculty
Dania Bourque, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Polly Candela, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Tori Canillas-Dufau, Associate Professor, Nursing-MSN
EdD, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
MS, MEd, MSN, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles
BA, MA, California State University, Los Angeles
Stephanie Collazo, Assistant Professor, Director of Simulation, Nursing-BSN
Leah FitzGerald, PhD, FNP-BC, Dean of Nursing, Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair, Nursing
Post Doc, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
MS, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
BSN, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
RN, Malden Hospital School of Nursing, Malden, MA
Allyson Franson, Instructor, Nursing-BSN
Charlene Gagliardi, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
MSN, Catholic University of America, D.C.
BSN, University of Texas, TX
Terri Hannah, Assistant Professor,
Abigail Howe-Heyman, Assistant Director of TBSN Program, Nursing
Zarenna Khan, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Michael Clifton La Chance, Assistant Professor, Interim Director of RN to BSN,
Antonio Macaraeg, Assistant Professor,
Laila Moosa, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Zane Muthamia, Assistant Professor, Nursing-ABSN
Marsha Nickerson, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
MSN, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
BSN & PHN, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, CA
ADN, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
Julie Nunez, Associate Professor, Nursing
Gloria Nwagwu, Assistant Professor, Nursing - RN to BSN
Harmony Payzant, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Michele Pride-Readman, Assistant Professor,
Abigail Rea, Instructor, Nursing-BSN
MSN, Beth-El College of Nursing, Colorado Springs, CO
BSN Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Christine Reardon, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Sr. Callista Roy, RN, PhD, FAAN, Adjunct Professor, Nursing
Post Doctoral Fellow, Neuroscience Nursing - University of California, San Francisco
M.S., M.A., Ph.D. Pediatric Nursing, Sociology - University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. with a major in Nursing - Mount Saint Mary's College
Marie Seitz, BSN Program Director, Nursing-BSN
Sarah Shealy, Assistant Professor, Nursing-ABSN
MSN, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
R.N., Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
BA Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA - Chinese Studies
Ramesh Devi Thakur, Assistant Professor, Nursing - RN to BSN
Keirstin Uomoto, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Marina Vernaya, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSN
Robert Vos, Assistant Professor, Nursing-ABSN
PLEASE NOTE: The Associate Degree in Nursing meets the standards for and has been approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, leading to a California Registered Nurse (RN) license. Students who wish to practice in a state other than California may or may not have additional educational and/or non-educational requirements to complete prior to applying for the RN license. Current students may review the Associate Degree in Nursing state authorization and professional licensure webpage to determine whether this program meets the educational requirements in a specific state. MSMU would like to help our students navigate the licensure process. Contact the A.D.N office at (213) 477-2630 or via email at adn@msmu.edu to discuss the process of obtaining an RN license in a state outside of California. The A.D.N program is being discontinued and is not accepting new A.D.N students at this time.