Faculty & Staff

Meet faculty & staff from Merrimack College’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Full-Time Faculty

Douglas Pisano

Douglas 

Pisano

Exec. Dean, Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences
Traci Alberti

Traci 

Alberti,

Ph.D., FNP-BC

Associate Dean of Nursing, School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Laurie Baker

Laurie 

Baker,

MSN, RN, CCRN

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing & Lab and Simulation Coordinator
Andrew Cannon

Andrew 

Cannon

Clinical Professor, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Jessica Cellucci

Jessica 

Cellucci,

’12

Assistant Professor, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Michael Corcoran

Michael 

Corcoran

Associate Professor, Nutrition and Public Health

Carol Glod

Carol 

Glod,

RN

Chair, Nutrition and Public Health & Professor, Nutrition and Public Health

Allison Higgins

Allison 

Higgins

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nutrition and Public Health

Birgid Hopkins

Birgid 

Hopkins

Chair, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences & Associate Clinical Professor, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Nicholas Santa-Barbara

Nicholas 

Santa-Barbara

Assistant Clinical Professor, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Lynne Sheppard

Lynne 

Sheppard,

DNP, RN

Clinical Professor & Undergraduate Nursing Program Director

Eleanor Shonkoff

Eleanor 

Shonkoff

Associate Clinical Professor, Nutrition and Public Health

Tunde Szivak

Tunde 

Szivak

Associate Professor, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Zi Yan

Zi 

Yan

Chair & Professor, Nutrition and Public Health

Kathy Young

Kathy 

Young

Assist Clinical Prof & Grad Prog Dir Hlth Lead

Staff

Laurie Baker

Laurie 

Baker,

MSN, RN, CCRN

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing & Lab and Simulation Coordinator
Lexie Merrill

Lexie 

Merrill

Clinical Placement Coordinator
Barbara Oliveira

Barbara 

Oliveira

Chief Administrative Officer, School of Education & Social Policy and School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Christina Soto

Christina 

Soto

Assistant Dean, Career & Experiential Learning - Warriors at Work

Professor Emeriti

Kathleen A. FitzPatrick [email protected]

Alumni Class Year Designations

Faculty and staff members who are alumni of Merrimack College have their year of graduation listed after their name. Bachelor's degree is denoted by the year (i.e. '01). Master's degree is denoted by an "M" and the year of graduation (i.e. M'04).