Welcome! Many questions about the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing can be answered by reviewing the pages of this web site, including program-specific FAQs. If you need to contact our administrative offices, please see below.
Seeking Babysitters/Caregivers
We often receive inquiries for both child and adult/elder care needs. It is University policy that we recommend that inquiring families check platforms that are built for this purpose, such as a care.com or sittercity.com type of site. You may also find local babysitter/caregiver groups by searching social media platforms like Facebook.
Hospital & Healthcare Employers
Thank you for your interest in recruiting Villanova nurses! By following the instructions on the Villanova Career Center’s website, you can create a Handshake account, post opportunities, request on-campus interview dates, and view training resources and support forums for the platform. If you have questions about setting up your Handshake account or how to post opportunities/events to Handshake, please email our Career Center Events & Operations team directly at hirenova@villanova.edu and they will be happy to assist you.
Our experts include those in health and health care-related research, nursing education, health care systems, public and environmental/planetary health, and health concerns of populations such as children, pregnant women, older adults and veterans.
In interviews numerous media outlets across the country, they have provided expert commentary on important societal issues to TV, radio, podcast, print and online reporters and writers, including those at Reuters, NPR, Newsweek, USNews & World Report, USAToday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, KYWNewsradio, Healthline and Al Dia.
To connect with our experts, please email Ann McKenzie, MSN, RN, Director of College Relations.
Thank you for your interest in exploring a relationship with Villanova Nursing.
For inquiries from industry or the community, please email ann.mckenzie@villanova.edu . This may include opportunities such as education/clinical partnerships, product development and beta-testing, and other innovations.
For academic or health care institutions, please email cheryl.wert@villanova.edu. This includes options such as affiliation agreements for our second degree BSN program with colleges and universities that do not have a BSN program, expanded clinical sites, mutual on-site recruitment events for health care organizations, or on-site or custom professional development programming.
Contact Information
For general College business or inquiries, use the main College office number 610.519.4900 or nursing.inquiries@villanova.edu.
Contact information for Dr. Gail Furman, Director of the Simulation and Learning Resource Center, may be found in that section of this web site.
Office of the Dean
Connelly Endowed Dean
Donna S. Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN
Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor
Phone: 610.519.4909
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Mrs. Theresa Hoffman-Lare
Phone: 610.519.4909
Fax: 610.519.7997
Academic Affairs
Bette Mariani, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
Phone: 610.519.4933
Inclusive Excellence
Patricia K. Bradley, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Associate Professor
Phone: 610.519.8453
College and Student Services
Anne M. Fink, PhD, RN, CNE
Assistant Dean for College and Student Services and Assistant Professor
Phone: 610.519.4905
Finance and Adminstration
Maria Pavelsky
Assistant Dean for Fianance and Administration
Phone: 610.519.5903
College Relations
Ann Barrow McKenzie, MSN, RN
Director of College Relations
Phone: 610.519.6814
Senior Administrative Assistant to Drs. Mariani and Fink
Dani Kennedy
Phone: 610.519.7328
Undergraduate Program
Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program
Catherine Lovecchio, PhD, RN, Associate Dean and Clinical Associate Professor
Phone: 610.519.4926
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Mrs. Marie Paolucci
Phone: 610.519.4926
Email: nursing.undergrad@villanova.edu
Director, Traditional and Transfer BSN Track
Barbara Stephen, MSN, RN, OCN
Phone:610.519.5957
Second Degree BSN Track
Colleen Meakim, MSN, RN, CHSE-A, ANEF
Director, Second Degree BSN Track; Assistant Professor of the Practice
Phone: 610.519.6596
Fax: 610.519.7955
Second Degree BSN Track Assistant
Kristin Barkdoll
Phone: 610.519.7137
Graduate Program
Associate Dean of the Graduate Nursing Program
Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Phone: 610.519.4907
Graduate Program Assistant Director
Interim Sandi Schultz
Phone: 610.519.4934
Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator
Elizabeth Muncey Blunt, PhD, RN, APRN, BC
Phone: 610.519.4928
Nursing Education Program
Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Phone: 610.519.4907
Nurse Anesthesia DNP Track Director
Jodie Szlachta, PhD, RN, CRNA
PhD in Nursing Director
Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN
Phone: 610.519.6829
Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Director
Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC
Phone: 610.519.8337
Doctoral Programs Assistant Director
Phone: 610.519.4914
Continuing Education Program
Continuing Education Program Director
Evelyn Lengetti, PhD, RN-BC
Assistant Dean of Continuing Education and Assistant Professor
Phone: 610.519.4931
Continuing Education Program Assistant
Louisa Zullo
Phone: 610.519.4930
Fax: 610.519.6780
Email: nursing.ce@villanova.edu
Centers and Offices
Center for Global and Public Health
Catherine Curley, PhD, RN
Interim Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing
Phone: 610.519.5931
MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE)
Rebecca Shenkman, MPH, RDN, LDN
Director
Phone: 610.519.5931
MACCHE, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (PEHSU Region 3)
Phone: 833-362-2243 (toll free)
Email: macche@villanova.edu
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Professor and Co-Director
Phone: 610.519.6813
Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, Co-Director
Emma Pennea, MSGH, Senior Associate Director
Phone: 610.519.6813
