Faculty and Staff

• Faculty
• Professors Emeritae
• Sessional Lecturers
• Staff
• Sessional Instructors
• Adjunct Faculty
• In Memoriam

Dean's Bio

Dr. Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine joined UWindsor as Dean of the Faculty of Nursing in Sept. 2021. Coming from Nova Scotia with 30 years of experience as a Canadian educator including 15 years of international teaching, research and project experience, Debbie’s program of research includes successfully leading an international research team  on interprofessional learning within a simulated, family assessment environment. She has completed a study on enhanced home visiting practices that surround women and children who live within vulnerability. Currently, she is on an implementation science research team examining collaborative, interprofessional practices that foster community and citizen access to health services and optimal scope of RN practice in emergency services. Understanding the impact of vulnerability on interprofessional practices and women and children’s lives have shaped and influenced her lifelong passions and collaborative work in the community, public health and with families. The social determinants of health, resilience and family nursing theory and understanding system structural practices informs all of her work.

Debbie values learning methodologies that provide creative, interactive ways to build student’s involvement in their own learning.  Facilitating simulation using standardized patients and actors for many years in Canada and internationally Debbie has developed family assessment and interviewing skills among thousands of BScN Canadian and International students. She expanded her teaching to include nursing and medical students learning together best practices for family assessment and intervention.

With ten years of experience co-leading international mobility projects that included three countries, Canada, USA and Mexico and six universities, Debbie thrives on collaboration and understands the opportunities that working internationally brings to broadening perspectives of students, academics, practitioners and communities. She has been part of collaborative research teams in Canada and internationally, published as part of a team in peer reviewed journals and presented individually and as part of a team at international peer reviewed conferences.

Debbie has been active professionally as the immediate, past chair of the Canadian Registered Nurse Exam Committee for CNA in Ottawa, the Nova Scotia representative  as a subject matter expert in the review of the entry level competencies with the Canadian Council of RN Regulators and recently elected to the CASN accreditation board. She is an active member of the International Family Nursing association research and practice teams who actively work to support global health of families.

FACULTY

	Dr. Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, PhD, RN Dean and Associate Professor Research Focus:   Room 336 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2259 (Joy Lesperance, Dean's Secretary) Debbie.Sheppard-Lemoine@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Susan Fox, RN, BN, MScN, PhD Associate Dean and Associate Professor Research Focus: Healthcare associated infections and infectious diseases Cardiovascular health Room 300 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2284 sfox@uwindsor.ca
	Prof. Judy Bornais, RN, BA, BScN, MSc, CDE On leave to be Acting Executive Director, Office of Experiential Learning - July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2022 Academic Ancillary Staff III - Experiential Learning Specialist Teaching Leadership Chair Research Focus: Diabetes care simulation in health care education, and inter-professional health care 519.253.3000, x2269 jbornais@uwindsor.ca
	Prof. Natalie Bownes, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD (student) Academic Ancillary Staff II - Clinical Practice Learning Specialist: Years 1 & 3 Clinical Research Focus: Clinical Teaching in Nursing Mentorship of Clinical Instructors Nursing Education Room 318 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x 4383 nbownes@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Jamie Crawley,  RN, BScN, BA (Psychology), BA (Sociology), MBA, PhD Associate Professor Research Focus: Poverty and health disparities,  chronic illness and teen sibling health  Room 319 Toldo HEC  519.253.3000, x4816  jcrawley@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Edward Cruz, RN, CCNE, DMD, BScN, BN, MEdM, MScN, PhD Assistant Professor Research Focus: Nursing Education Internationally Educated Nurses Human Resources for Health Immigrant Health Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Room  322 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2263 Edward.Cruz@uwindsor.ca
	Prof. Susan Dennison, RN, BScN, MScN, CPPS Academic Ancillary Staff II - Clinical Practice Learning Specialist: Years 2 & 4 Clinical Research Focus: Patient Safety Clinical Education Peer Mentoring Room 308 Toldo HEC 519.253-3000, x4390 dennison@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Lorna de Witt, PhD, RN Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator for Student Academic Affairs Research Focus: Relational care of persons with dementia and their families LTC home compliance with LTC legislation Medication safety in LTC homes Diversity and aging Room 302 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2286 ladewitt@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Michelle Freeman, RN, BScN, BA, MScN, PhD, CPPS Associate Professor Research Focus: Health Services (health human resources, nurse migration, leadership, followership) Health Outcomes (science of patient safety, quality improvement) Room 304 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x4812 mfreeman@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Laurie Freeman, RN, BScN, MSN, PhD Associate Professor and PHCNP Graduate Coordinator Research Focus: Breast cancer (survivorship issues and decision making), and  technology and teaching Room 303 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2278 lfreeman@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Natalie Giannotti, RN, BHK, MN, PhD Assistant Professor Research Focus: Gestational diabetes  Diabetes prevention Health promotion Room 316 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x4988 natalieg@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Debbie Kane, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD Associate Professor, and Associate Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies Research Focus: Women's health, workplace wellness, and public health Room 301 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2268 dkane@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Kate Rocklein Kemplin, BNSc, MSN, DNP, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Research Focus: resilience and suicide in Special Operations Forces service members combat polytrauma and blast-related traumatic brain injury ultra-miniature defibrillator engineering and remote critical care monitoring on the battlefield deployment-and military service -related health outcomes Room 330 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000 x2270 kkemplin@uwindsor.ca
	Prof. Amanda McEwen, RN, BSc (Honours Bio.), BScN, MScN Academic Ancillary Staff - Experiential Learning Specialist Research Focus: Hand hygiene adherence and healthcare associated infections Effect moderation/interaction effects (research methodology) Room 3126 Medical Education Building 519.253.3000, x2248 amcewen@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Noeman Mirza, RN, BScN, PhD Associate Professor Research Focus: Nursing Education Complex reasoning Gerontology Care transitions Rural aging Room 326 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2275 Noeman.Mirza@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Sherry Morrell, RN(EC), BScN, Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate, MN, MCISc (Wound Healing), PhD Lecturer and NP Program Administrator Research Focus: Nurse Practitioner Nursing Education Wound care Room 306 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x4389 morrells@uwindsor.ca
	Prof. Leanne Paquette, RN, BScN, MN, PhD (Student) Lecturer  Research Focus: Incivility Room 317 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2266 lpaquett@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Linda Patrick, RN,  PhD Associate Professor Dean (2010-2020) President CASN (2020-2022)   Research Focus: Mentorship & Retention of new faculty Curriculum Design and Evaluation Internationally Educated Nurses  https://rncompetencies.ca  Room 3122 Medical Education Building 519.253.3000, x4372   lpatric@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Kathy Pfaff, RN, BScN, MSc, PhD Associate Professor Research Focus: Interprofessional Collaboration, New Graduate Nurse Transition,  Rural Community Health Care, health care systems, palliative care Room 312 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x4977 kpfaff@uwindsor.ca
	Prof. Gina Pittman, RN(EC), BScN, MN-NP, PhD(c) Lecturer Research Focus: NP prescribing NP practice Room 324 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x4384 Gina.Pittman@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Jody Ralph, RN, BSc, BScN, MSc, PhD Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator - Graduate Student & Faculty Research Great Lakes Biennial Nursing Conference (GLBNC) Chair Research Focus: Cancer research Gene-environment interactions Nursing education Disease pathophysiology Altered nutrition Room 314 Toldo HEC 519.253.3000, x2271 Jody.Ralph@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Debbie Rickeard, RN, BScN, BA, MScN, DNP, CCRN, CNE  Academic Ancillary Staff - Experiential Learning Specialist Research Focus: preceptor education health literacy  Room 3124 Medical Education Building  519.253.3000, x4993  rickeard@uwindsor.ca
	Dr. Eric Tanlaka, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD Assistant Professor Research Focus: Neuroscience nursing Stroke rehabilitation care Philosophy in nursing research Theories in nursing research  Room 320 Toldo HEC  519.253.3000, x3770  eric.tanlaka@uwindsor.ca

PROFESSORS EMERITAE/RETIRED:

Dr. Mary Louise Drake, mld@uwindsor.ca - Associate Professor Emeritae
Chairperson, Building Blocks for Better Babies

Dr. Kathryn Edmunds, RN, PhD- Assistant Professor kedmunds@uwindsor.ca
Research Focus: Migration and health of temporary foreign workers, culture, diversity and cultural safety, community health

Dr. Cheri Hernandez, RN, BScN, BA, MEd, PhD (Education), PhD (Nursing), cherih@uwindsor.ca
Research focus: Theory of integration & interventions in diabetes, grounded theory research, and instrument/scale development

Prof. Patricia McKay, RN, BScN, MSc - pmckay@uwindsor.ca 

Dr. Sharon McMahon, mcmaho3@uwindsor.ca
Research Focus: Values clarification and moral decision-making, animal-assisted therapy and bereavement, and nursing history and the arts

Dr. Dale Rajacich, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD, rajacic@uwindsor.ca
Research focus: breast cancer and international collaboration

Dr. Janet N. Rosenbaum, Director of the School of Nursing, 1981-1986

Dr. Barbara Thomas, Associate Vice President Academic, University of Windsor, 1991-1996, thomas9@uwindsor.ca

Dr. Karen Williamson, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD, karenw@uwindsor.ca
Research Focus: Cardiovascular nursing and intervention research

Prof. Lucia Yiu (Matuk), BSc, BScN, BA, MScN, lyiu@uwindsor.ca
Research Focus: Health promotion, breast health, multiculturalism

SESSIONAL LECTURERS

Prof. Mary Chick, RN, BScN, MSc
Sessional Lecturer
Room 313 HEC
519.253.3000, x2287
mchick@uwindsor.ca

Prof. Antoinette Dimitroff, RN, BScN
Sessional Lecturer
Room 315 HEC
519.253.3000, x4380
dimitrof@uwindsor.ca

Prof. Brenda McLaughlin, RN, BScN, BA (Psychology), MN
Sessional Lecturer
Room 315 HEC
519.253.3000, x4387
bmcla@uwindsor.ca
 

STAFF

Ms. Anne Dennahower
Nursing Programs & Student Support (Graduate) Secretary
Room 336 Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x2260
adenna@uwindsor.ca

Ms. Rosalba Iannicello
Receptionist/Secretary
Room 336 Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x2265
rosalbai@uwindsor.ca

Ms. Joy Lesperance
Dean's Secretary
Room 336 Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x2259
joyl@uwindsor.ca

Ms. Fran Meloche, RN, MScN
Student Success Coordinator
Room 201B Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x2274
fmeloche@uwindsor.ca

Ms. Shannon Mercer,  (August to June annually)
Nursing Clinical Therapist
Room 201A Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x4388
Shannon.Mercer@uwindsor.ca

Shannon Mercer's office hours:
August to June annually: Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Appointments with Shannon are made by contacting Student Counselling Centre - 519-253-3000, x4616 or scc@uwindsor.ca.

More info re: making appointments at the Student Counselling Centre website.

Ms. Angela Papas
Nursing Programs & Student Support (Undergraduate) Secretary
Room 336 Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x6129
apapas@uwindsor.ca

Ms. Lacey Rivest, RN, BScN, CHPCN, MN(Student)
Clinical Lab Coordinator
Room 210 Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x2282
lacey.rivest@uwindsor.ca

Ms. Susan Rotondi-Moore
Clinical Placement Secretary and Clinical Pre-Clearance contact
Room 201C Toldo HEC
519.253.3000, x4918
srotond@uwindsor.ca

SESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS

Contact information for Sessional Instructors: Consolidation 2021 semester

ADJUNCT FACULTY

IN MEMORIAM

Prof. Anna Gupta (November 5, 2018), Director of the School of Nursing, 1970-1975

• Details
• Obituary
• Tribute to Anna Gupta

Lily Powis, Receptionist (September 1, 2018)

• Obituary
• Daily News article

Dr. Sheila Cameron (January 19, 2016), Director of the School of Nursing, 1986-1995 and Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, 1996-2005

• Details
• Windsor Star article

Prof. Mathilde McGarvey (July 6, 2013), Retired Professor 

Dr. Anna Temple (August 10, 2012), Retired Professor and Former Director - details and tribute information

Dr. Donna M. Foley, RN, PhD
June 8, 1944 - April 13, 2006


On April 13, 2006, the Faculty of Nursing lost a trusted educator, scholar and mentor after a short battle with cancer. To read about Donna, go to the following links below.
 

• Daily News Story

• Obituary

Paula Margaret Heydon
April 21, 1952 - June 18, 2005
Lab Manager, Faculty of Nursing

Heydon, Paula Margaret (nee Hrecniuk) R.N.

Peacefully at home surrounded by her family and friends on June 18, 2005 at 53 years of age after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Beloved wife and best friend of Rick for 32 years. Loving mother of Trevor and wife Kelly. Dear daughter of the late Sam and Jennie Hrecniuk of Chatham. Daughter-in-law of Les and Sadie Heydon. Cherished sister of Sylvia and the late Gerry Bresnahan of Grosse Ile, MI, William and wife Donna Hrecniuk, David and wife Carole Hrecniuk of Chatham. Sister-in-law of Randy and wife Shelley Heydon, Cindy Anstett and friend Mark, Brian and wife Kim Heydon of Leamington. Many nieces and nephews also survive. Paula will be sadly missed by many friends and co-workers. Paula was a well respected professional in Windsor health care for many years. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice of Windsor or the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family. Cremation Services were held. Memorial Visitation Wednesday 9 am until time of Memorial Service at 11 am. at St. Barnabas’ Church (2115 Chilver Rd.). Arrangements entrusted to Families First Funeral Home & Tribute Centre (969-5841) 3260 Dougall Ave. Rev. Lance Smith officiating Special thanks to John and Linda Grubisich, Dave and Joyce Blake, Henry and Helen Moro, Paul Popov and friend Diane, Sandy Dennison, everyone at the Windsor Regional Cancer Clinic, the VON and the Hospice of Windsor for their care and support.

P.Y. Abraham
Professor, Faculty of Nursing

Professor Abraham taught Leadership and Management, as well as community health nursing theory and clinical in year four. He coordinated the community program for many years and was well respected by the community partners. He was also active in promoting multi-culturalism in the Windsor-Essex County. He is fondly remembered as a good listener, humble, generous, and always supportive of new faculty members.

He was survived by his wife and two daughters. 

Dr. Mary Berry (October 25, 2019), Retired Professor

Dr. Devamma Purushotham (October 29, 2019), Professor Emeritus

Dr. Kaye Fawdry ( February 19, 1939- March 13, 2020)

Fawdry, Dr. Mary Kaye EddRN BscN

Dr. Kaye passed away peacefully with her best friend and brother by her side at the age of 81 years. She was the beloved wife, best friend and soulmate of Gerald Richardson for 31 years. Dearest sister-in-law of Marilyn Fawdry (Wayne Wood). Loving sister to Gerry (Shirley Fawdry); in-laws, Bill Richardson and Dorothy Lake. Cherished friend of Kaye Moderwell, retired CEO of VON. Dearest thank you to the staff and volunteers at Hospice of Windsor, their professionalism and dedication are outstanding and made Kaye's final days as comfortable as possible.

Memorial visitation and Mass will be held at a later date . Arrangements entrusted to WINDSOR CHAPEL (Central Chapel) 519.253.7234. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to be made to Hospice of Windsor.