GMercyU's Mercy Leaders
Reporters, are you looking for experts in the field? You've found the right place!
Our distinguished faculty and staff experts are known as Mercy Leaders, and they're ready to help! We hope to inform the public and the media of GMercyU's distinguished faculty and staff achievements, most current research, and activities, as well as expanding the general visibility of the University.
To schedule an interview with one of our Mercy Leaders, please contact marketing@gmercyu.edu.
Our Mercy Leaders
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | TOPIC(S) |
|---|---|---|
| Laraine Amoia-Watters | Nursing | Medical/Surgical Trauma Unit; Complementary and Integrative Therapies; Health Assessment; Service Learning |
| Melissa Ash | Respiratory Care | Adult Critical Care; Neonatal Pediatric; Sleep Disorders; Asthma Education |
| Patricia Brown-O'Hara | Nursing | Nursing; Medical/Surgical; Home Care; Rehabilitation; Long-term Nursing Care; Academic Coaching |
| Cindy Casey | Computer Information Science (CIS) | Computer Information Science; Artificial Intelligence; Cybersecurity; Digital Forensics; Web Design; Networking; Stenography |
| Robert Clewis | Philosophy | Kant; German Philosophy; Aesthetics |
| Michael Clinton | History | European and World History; Peace History |
| Carol Evans | Music | Music; Music Therapy |
| Joy Fox | Radiologic Technology | Radiologic Technology; MRIs, Mammography; CT (Cat Scan); Medical Laboratory Science |
| Stephanie Fratantaro | Psychology | Counseling and Interpersonal Relations; Group Dynamics; Mental Health and Nonviolence; Mental Wellness and Student Empowerment; Community Based and Engaged Learning in Higher Education; General Education; High-Impact Practices in Higher Education; Suicide Prevention; Interpersonal Violence Prevention |
| Barb Schuster | Respiratory Care | Patient Assessment; Cardiac and Pulmonary Physiology; Hemodynamic Monitoring |
| William Solly | Respiratory Care | Respiratory Care; Pulmonary Diagnostics; Bronchoscopy |
| Melissa Thornborough | Respiratory Care | Patient Assessment; Adult Critical Care; Asthma Education |
| Rebecca Gullan | Psychology | Psychology; Empowerment; Civic Engagement; Mentorship; Identity Development in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood |
| John Gunn | Psychology | Suicide and Self-Harm Broadly; Link Between Firearms and Suicide; Suicide Among LGBTQ+ Populations; Theories of Suicide |
| Mary Hermann | Nursing | Nursing, Service-learning, Student Engagement Activities |
| Meredith Hoch-Oescher | Student Services | Student Services |
| Stacey Lettini | Biology | Biology; Ecology; Microbiology; Parasites and Microbial Diversity |
| Wade Luquet | Social Work | Social Work; Marriage and Family Therapy |
| Pamela Lynn | Nursing | Nursing; Oncology; Nursing Education |
| Mindy MacRone-Wojton | Occupational Therapy | School-based Occupational Therapy; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Trauma Informed Care; Mental and Behavioral Health |
| Michelle McEliece | Biology | Biology; Genetics; Drosophila Embryogenesis; Cellular Aging; Cancer; Molecular Biology |
| Patrick McGrain | Criminal Justice | Criminal Justice; Drug Addiction and Treatment; Sexual Deviance; Classification of Sex Offenders |
| Thomas Mernar | Occupational Therapy | Occupational Science; Geriatric Occupational Therapy; Research |
| Janice Nuss | Social Work | Social Work; Behavioral Health; Developmental Disabilities; Importance of Field Education in Social Work; Trauma Informed Care; Global Learning |
| Victory Osezua | Public Health | Public Health; Refugee and Immigrant Health; Social Justice; Youth Development |
| Michele Peterson | Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapy; Pediatrics |
| Lorraine Phillips | Criminal Justice | Criminal Justice; Stalking; Sexual Harassment; Domestic Violence; Immigration Laws |
| Lorraine Quarles | Radiation Therapy | Radiation Therapy; Dosimetry |
| Margaret Rakus | Digital Communications | Digital Communications; Marketing; Social Media |
| Deb Schadler | Education | Education; Special Education; Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Jane Tang | Nursing | Nursing workforce; Nursing Job Satisfaction; Nurse Retention; Turnover |
| Rose Troutman | Radiation Therapy | Radiation Therapy |
| Sharla Willis | Public Health | Public Health; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Curriculum Building |