Marymount University | Nursing D.N.P.

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2010
(703) 526-6883
karen.benson@marymount.edu

Diploma in Nursing, Wesley-Passavant School of Nursing

B.S.N., Loyola University of Chicago

M.S.N., George Mason University

Certification in Critical Care Nursing

Chair, B.S.N. program; Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2020
(703) 284-1627
rosemarie.berman@marymount.edu
B.S., Adelphi University
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., New York University

Dr. Susan Bidwell , RN, BC-CS

Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2018
(703) 284-1593
susan.bidwell@marymount.edu

B.S.N., Georgetown University
M.S.N., The Catholic University of America
Ed.D., Virginia Tech

Dr. Agnes Burkhard, MSN, RN, APHN-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2024
(703) 526-6879
agnes.burkhard@marymount.edu

B.S.N., Marymount College of Virginia
M.S.N., George Mason University
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Dr. Theresa Cappello , RN

Dean, Malek School of Health Professions; Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 1015A
(703) 284-1580
tess.cappello@marymount.edu

Diploma in Nursing, Ashland State General Hospital

B.S.N., M.S.N., Marymount College of Virginia
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Other study: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Faith Claman, RN, CPMP, WHNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2023
(703) 284-3326
faith.claman@marymount.edu

B.S.N., Duke University

M.S.N., Yale University

D.N.P., Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Judith Miller Clear

Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2026
(703) 284-1588
judith.clear@marymount.edu

B.S.N., Villanova University
M.S.N., The Catholic University of America
Ph.D., American University

Dr. Rajamma V. George , RN, RNC

Associate Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2014
(703) 526-6881
rajamma.george@marymount.edu

B.S.N., Christian Medical College and College of Nursing, Madras University (India)
M.S.N., Delhi University (India)
Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jeannie Herbert , RN, MSN

Clinical Agency Coordinator
Caruthers Hall 1014
(703) 284-1586
jeannie.herbert@marymount.edu

B.S.N., M.S.N., Duke University School of Nursing
Other study: Post-Master’s Education Semester, Duke University School of Nursing

Catherine Hillberry , RN, MSN

Lab and Technology Coordinator
Caruthers Hall 2008
(703) 284-1583
catherine.hillberry@marymount.edu

B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Phoenix

Dr. Shirley Jarecki , RN

Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2012
(703) 284-1585
shirley.jarecki@marymount.edu
B.A., George Mason University
M.S.N., The Catholic University of America
Ph.D., University of Maryland

Dr. Catharine A. Kopac, RN, DMin, CGNP

Chair, Graduate Nursing Program; Associate Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2018
(703) 284-1590
ckopac@marymount.edu

B.S., M.N., Pennsylvania State University

Ph.D., University of Maryland

D.Min., Wisdom University

Other Study: Primary Care Ethics Fellow, Georgetown University

Dr. Teresa La Monica , RN, CPNP

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2028
(703) 284-5754
teresa.lamonica@marymount.edu
B.S.N., East Carolina University, Greenville
M.S.N. (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner); Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Dr. Pamela B. Moreno , RN

Associate Dean, First-Year Experience; Assistant Professor of Nursing
Rowley Hall G105Q
(703) 284-1697
pamela.moreno@marymount.edu
B.S.N., University of the Incarnate Word
M.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Bobbi Pasternak, RN

Interim Associate Dean, Malek School of Health Professions; Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 1015B
(703) 526-6882
bobbi.pasternak@marymount.edu
Diploma in Nursing, Alexandria Hospital School of Nursing
B.A., George Mason University
M.S.N., Michigan State University

Karen Rowe Peck , RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers 2011
(703) 284-5756
karen.peck@marymount.edu

B.S.N., George Mason University

M.S.N., Marymount University

Dr. Eileen Sarsfield , PHCNS, BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2021
(703) 284-5734
eileen.sarsfield@marymount.edu
B.S.N., Georgetown University
M.S.N., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Other study/credentials: Certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Public Health by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

Kathleen Schaefer , RNC-OB

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2027
(703) 526-6923
kathleen.schaefer@marymount.edu
B.S.N., University of Colorado
M.Ed., Whitworth College
M.S.N., Marymount University
D.A. (candidate), George Mason University

Maggie Hadro Venzke , RN, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2017
(703) 284-1589
margaret.venzke@marymount.edu

B.S.N., University of Virginia

M.S.N., Virginia Commonwealth University-MCV

D.N.P. (candidate), The George Washington University

Dr. Michael H. Walls , RN

Manager, Medical-Surgical Nursing; Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2022
(703) 284-5757
michael.walls@marymount.edu

A.A. in Nursing, Allegany Community College

B.S.N., M.S.N., University of Maryland
Ph.D., Kennedy-Western University

Shelli Wolfe Mayer , ANP-BC

Assistant Professor of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2025
(703) 526-6886
michelle.wolfe@marymount.edu

B.S.N., The College of New Jersey (formally Trenton State College)
M.S.N., University of Virginia
Other study/credentials: Post-master’s Adult Nurse Practitioner, University of Virginia

Dr. Fatma Youssef, RN

Professor Emerita of Nursing
Caruthers Hall 2013
(703) 284-1590
fatma.youssef@marymount.edu
B.S.N., M.P.H., The High Institute of Nursing, Alexandria University
D.N.Sc., The Catholic University of America

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