Meet the new faculty, staff at Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Since early 2024, Binghamton University's Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences has welcomed 20 faculty and staff members. The college continues to add academic programs in rehabilitation and health sciences and replace retired faculty and staff.

The new employees are spread throughout the college, joining all six academic divisions (health and wellness studies, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, public health, and speech and language pathology), the Dean's Office and the Division of Advising and Academic Excellence.

"We are fortunate to have such a skilled pool of new faculty and staff members joining us," said Mario R. Ortiz, dean of Decker College. "All of us at Decker College and across Binghamton University will benefit from this wealth of talent and experience."

Decker College also added adjunct faculty (not listed), and there were several faculty appointment changes and retirements.

New faculty members

• Woei-Nan Bair, assistant professor, Division of Physical Therapy
• Brittany Burns, clinical instructor, Division of Nursing
• Xue Danny Deng, assistant professor, Division of Occupational Therapy
• Cristina Dumitrescu, assistant professor, Division of Occupational Therapy
• Heidi Ewen, associate professor, Division of Nursing
• Bonnie Fischer-Camara, clinical associate professor, Division of Occupational Therapy
• Anne Fish, professor, Division of Nursing
• Nichole Houle, assistant professor, Division of Speech and Language Pathology
• Jacob Moose, clinical instructor, Division of Health and Wellness Studies
• Betsy Perry '12, MS '17, clinical assistant professor, Division of Nursing
• Jacie Schneider, clinical assistant professor and doctoral capstone coordinator, Division of Occupational Therapy
• Megan Seevers, clinical instructor, Division of Nursing
• Deena Thomas, assistant professor, Division of Public Health
• Timothea Vo, assistant professor, Division of Nursing

New staff members

• Cherrelle Brown, administrative assistant, Division of Physical Therapy
• Joanna Cotten, assistant dean of finance, Decker College Dean's Office
• Michele Giorgio, HRSA administrative assistant, Division of Nursing
• Christina MacDavitt, academic advisor, Division of Advising and Academic Excellence
• Nicole Smith, senior staff assistant, Division of Nursing
• Zachary Wilson, MS '20, academic advisor, Division of Advising and Academic Excellence

Faculty appointment changes

• Donna Cutting '07, MS '13, PhD '22, is now a clinical associate professor, Division of Nursing
  
• Dawna Duff, associate professor, received tenure, Division of Speech and Language Pathology
• Alison Dura is now a clinical assistant professor, Division of Nursing
• Dellazon Gilbert is now a clinical assistant professor, Division of Nursing
• Andin Kovarik Roeber '07, MS '10, is now a clinical assistant professor, Division of Nursing
• Kara Nunn, clinical instructor, now has a 12-month appointment, Division of Speech and Language Pathology
• Joyce Rhodes-Keefe '82, MS '08, PhD '17, is now a clinical associate professor, Division of Nursing
• Tia Spagnuolo is now on a tenure-track line, Division of Speech and Language Pathology
• Lori Sprague '95, MS '09, PhD '17, is now a clinical associate professor, Division of Nursing

Retiring faculty and staff

The following faculty and staff retired in recent months, and while saying goodbye is difficult, we wish all our retirees good health and happiness! All those listed here are from Decker's Division of Nursing.

• A. Serdar Atav, MS '85, PhD '90
• Rene Conklin, MSW '06
• Rosa Darling '07, MS '09, PhD '10
• Mary Muscari

Atav, Darling and Muscari will continue serving the University as Bartle professors.