School of Nursing Leaders
JoAnn McGrath School of Nursing and Health Professions Leaders
Interim Dean
Margaret (Peg) Rauschenberger MSN, RN, CCHP
Interim Dean & Associate Professor
margaret.rauschenberger@alverno.edu, 414-382-6276
Areas of Expertise: Corrections Nursing, Mental Health Nursing
Associate Dean of Graduate Nursing Studies
Karin Wasiullah DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-C
Associate Dean of Graduate Nursing Studies
karin.wasiullah@alverno.edu, 414-382-6275
Areas of expertise: Family Practice Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care, Geriatrics, Lifestyle/Weight Management
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director
Karen Hartje DNP, RN, NP-BC, APNP
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Director & Assistant Professor
karen.hartje@alverno.edu, 414-382-6280
Areas of Expertise: Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Obstetrics, Gynecologic Oncology, Population-Based Health Care, and Vulnerable Populations.
Family Nurse Practitioner Program Director
Luanne Wielichowski MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC
Professor, Family Nurse Practitioner Program Director
luanne.wielichowski@alverno.edu, 414-382-6285
Area of expertise: Family Nurse Practitioner, Obstetric and Women's Health Nursing, Oncology, Primary Care, Urgent Care
Clinical Nurse Specialist Program Director
Joanne Archer MSN, RN, APRN BC-ADM
Clinical Nurse Specialist Program Coordinator
joanne.archer@alverno.edu, 414-382-6482
Area of expertise: Diabetes management/education, Chronic disease management, Acute Care Nursing
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Director
Karin Wasiullah DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-C
Associate Dean of Graduate Nursing Studies, Interim Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Director
karin.wasiullah@alverno.edu, 414-382-6275
Areas of expertise: Family Practice Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care, Geriatrics, Lifestyle/Weight Management
Degree Completion (RN to BSN) Program Director
Patti Varga PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Degree Completion (RN to BSN) Program Director
patti.varga@alverno.edu, 414-382-6303
Area of expertise: Parish Nursing, Community Health, Nursing Education, Leadership
Research: Factors impacting diverse students in nursing programs
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program Director
Laurie A. Kunkel-Jordan PhD candidate, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, CCRN
Chair of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Program
laurie.kunkel@alverno.edu, 414-382-6300
Area of expertise: Concepts in Adult and Geriatric Health and Primary Care; Critical Care Nursing; Curricular Development in Nursing Education, Quality and Safety
Research:
- Toward quality preceptorship: A dyad study
- Preceptorship in the context of newly graduated nurse transition-to-practice: A principle-based concept Analysis
- The lived experience of newly graduated nurses transitionaing-to-practice in the intensive care unit
- Critical care nurses' lived experience precepting newly graduated nurses in the ICU
- Exploring relationships between awareness of, knowledge of, and attitudes towards evidence-based practice among ICU nurses and adherence to the ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle protocol