Nursing Faculty & Staff
Deborah Tessitore McManus, PhD, MSN, RN
Chair, Department of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing
Dr. Tessitore McManus joined Providence College as the Chair of the Nursing Department in August of 2026. Dr. McManus’s career spans decades in nursing education, academic leadership, clinical practice, school nursing, pediatric education, community health, and healthcare consulting. Dr. McManus served as Associate Dean of Nursing and Program Administrator at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) in Boston Massachusetts, where she provided leadership for undergraduate nursing programs, including curriculum, accreditation, faculty governance, and student progression. Her teaching expertise includes foundational nursing practice, mental health nursing, professional role development, simulation, and curriculum integration. Her scholarly interests focus on spirituality, well-being, aging, resilience, and nursing education. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Holistic Nursing and Religions, and presented at national conferences. Dr. McManus is the creator and host of The Wealth of Health podcast and the author of two children’s books. She holds a PhD in Nursing from The Catholic University of America, and a BSN and MSN in Nursing Education, from Western Governors University. Dr. McManus is also a Legal Nurse Consultant and brings extensive clinical and academic experience along with a deep commitment to mentoring and educating the next generation of nurses.
Nancy L. Meedzan, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC
Associate Dean and Professor of Nursing and Inaugural Chair, Department of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 323
401.865.2527
nmeedzan@providence.edu
Deborah Tessitore McManus, PhD, MSN, RN
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
Mondor 323
401-865-2527
dmcmanu1@providence.edu
Hannah Barth, DNP, NP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 355
401-865-2320
hbarth@providence.edu
Michelle M. Bull, DNP, RN, CNL
Director of Clinical Nursing Education
Faculty Profile
Mondor 327
401-865-1544
mbull@providence.edu
Charlotte Buoni, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE
Director of Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPEP)
Mondor 349
401-865-2626
cbuoni@providence.edu
Amy Delaney, PhD, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 343
401.862.1685
adelane3@providence.edu
Kathleen Dever, RN, MSN
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 355
401-865-2320
kdever@providence.edu
Nilufer Turan Dural, PhD, MPharm
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 333
401.865.2255
nturandu@providence.edu
Brittany Fevrier, DNP, MSW
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 355
401-865-2320
bfevrier@providence.edu
Ali M. Galindo, PhD, ARNP, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 351
401-865-2554
agalindo@providence.edu
Jessica Leavitt Gomes, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
401-865-2320
jleavitt@providence.edu
Monica Greenwood, RN, MSN, PCCN
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 355
401-865-2320
mgreenw1@providence.edu
Jillian Henry, BSN, CPNP
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 355
401-865-2320
jhenry4@providence.edu
Kim Jackson, PhD, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 335
401.865.3219
kjackso5@providence.edu
Janie Kinsella, MSN, RN
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
401-865-2320
jkinsel1@providence.edu
Kylie Kuck, DNP, MSN, AGCNS-BC, CHSE
Director of Nursing Simulation & Labs
Faculty Profile
Mondor 353
401.865.1056
kkuck@providence.edu
Ian A. Lane, PhD, RN
Director, Center for Nursing Education & Research
Faculty Profile
Mondor 329
401-865-1429
ian.lane@providence.edu
Jennifer Livesley, ’10, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 331
401.865.1541
jlivesle@providence.edu
Dahianna López, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 337
401.865.2716
dlopez6@providence.edu
Rachel Lyons, PhD, DNP, RN, APN, CPNC-AC/PC, DCC, CEN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 341
401.865.1886
rlyons5@providence.edu
Anjelica Mercadante, APRN, CNP
Clinical Instructor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 355
401-865-2320
amercada@providence.edu
Brother Ignatius Perkins, O.P., PhD, RN
Director, St. Martin de Porres Center for Health and Human Dignity and Professor of Nursing
Mondor 205
401.865.2109
iperkins@providence.edu
Julie Resendes, DNP, RN, CNE
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
401-865-2320
jresend1@providence.edu
Mary Riddle, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, LMHC, OCN
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
401-865-2320
mriddle@providence.edu
Helena van Oudenallen, RN, MSN
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
401-865-2320
hvanoude@providence.edu
Jillian Waugh, ’04, DNP, RN, CNE, MEDSURG-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
Faculty Profile
Mondor 345
401.865.1682
jwaugh@providence.edu
Kelly Whalen, ’10, MS
Director, Nursing Experiential Education
Faculty Profile
Mondor 339
401-865-1927
kwhalen1@providence.edu
Recent Faculty Achievements
Dr. Rachel Lyons, assistant professor of nursing, has been selected for two national programs that build on her commitment to environmental and public health. She will join the Environmental Health Nurse Fellowship Program with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. As part of the fellowship, she will partner with the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Equity Zones to support community engagement and implementation efforts.
Rachel has also been accepted into the Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists (EHRI-NCS) 2026 Cohort, an NIH- and NIEHS-funded training program designed to prepare nurse and clinician scientists. Along these lines, her new article “Nurse Practitioner’s Role in Pediatric Acute Care for Climate Related Illness” has been accepted for publication in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
Dr. Amy Delaney published, Clinician Perspectives on Emerging Adults and Parents Managing Heart Disease, in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Dr. Amy Delaney and Professor Jen Livesley received a Feinstein Institute for Public Service grant to support NUR 101: Introduction to Professional Nursing and to build on an existing partnership with House of Hope
Dr. Rachel Lyons received the Emerging Researcher Award from the American Public Health Association
Dr. Amy Delaney published, Financial Stressors for Parents of Children and Emerging Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study, in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.
Dr. Jillian Waugh ’04 secured a grant from the C.S. Lewis Fellowship to purchase copies of C.S. Lewis’s book A Grief Observed for NUR 101: Introduction to Professional Nursing
