Director
DNP, MS, ARNP, NHDP-BC, RN
Rush University-Chicago Illinois
Specialties: Disaster Nursing, Critical Care, Advanced Practice Adult Nurse Practitioner
Research Area of Interest: Disaster, Cardiovascular Care, Adult Geriatric Care
Email: abigail.matos1@upr.edu
Associate Director
Ph.D., MSN, RN
Barry University, Miami, Fl.
Specialties: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Research in Nursing, Role Education
Research Area of Interest: Health Promotion, Women’s Health Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular Care Adult/Geriatric
Email: miriamj.nieto@upr.edu
Full Professor
MSN, RN
Pontifical Catholic University, Ponce PR
Specialties: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Community and Families, Role Education
Research Area of Interest: Alzheimer and Sexual Assault
Email: lourdes.ramirez3@upr.edu
Full Professor
DNP, MSN, RN, SANE-A
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Specialties: Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing, Maternal Newborn Nursing, Forensic Nursing, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Adults and Adolescents, Role Education
Research Area of Interest: Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence Domestic, and Partner Violence
Email: rosemarie.mendez@upr.edu
Full Professor
EdD, MSN, RN
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico-Metro Campus
Specialties: Medical-Surgical Rol in Education, Psychiatric and Mental Health
Research Area of Interest: Student Learning Styles, Continuing Education Coordinator
Email: madeline.delgado@upr.edu
Full Professor
EdD, MSN, RN
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Campus
Specialties: Maternal health, Nurse Midwife, Educational Management
Research Area of Interest: Maternal, Pediatric Health Prevention and Care Management, Nursing Administration and Outcomes Evaluation
Email: xaymara.tirado@upr.edu
Full Professor
DrPH MSN RN
Ponce Health Science University
Specialties: Medical-Surgical Pediatric Population, Public Health, and Epidemiology, Role Education
Research Area of Interest: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Vaccinations, Maternal and Pediatrics, Health Promotion and Care
Email: solangie.paganlugo@upr.edu
Full Professor
DrPH, MSN, RN
Ponce Health Sciencies University
Specialties: Critical Care Nursing, Maternity, Pediatric (Role- Education), Epidemiology
Research Area of Interest: Surveillance Systems, Covid-19, Epidemiology
Email: gloribell.ortiz@upr.edu
Assistant Professor
DNS, MSN, RN
Specialties: Adults and the Elderly, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Maternity and Newborn, Role Education, and Research
Research Area of Interest: Diabetes, Human Trafficking, Covid-19
Email: clara.valderrama@upr.edu
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. MSN RN
University of Leon, Spain
Specialties: Older Adult Health, Role Education, Clinical Education
Research Area of Interest: Gerontology and Transition Practice
Email: wilson.rodriguez5@upr.edu
Assistant Professor
DNS MSN RN
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Specialties: Critical Care, Mother and Newborn, Psychiatric and Mental Health, Role Education
Research Area of Interest: Domestic Violence, Vicarious Trauma, Burnout Syndrome
Email: wanda.irizarry@upr.edu
Assistant Professor
DNP, MSN, RN
Walden University Minnesota
Specialties: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Critical Care, Role Education
Research Area of Interest: Fall Prevention, Patient Safety, Quality Improvements, Leadership
Email: sheila.mercado2@upr.edu
Assistant Professor
Continuing Education Program Coordinator
EdD MSN RN
Interamerican University Ponce Campus
Specialties: Emergency Trauma care in Adults, Pediatrics, Neonatal Extensive Aeromed Transport Care, Technology and Distance Education
Research Area of Interest: Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Pediatrics/Adults, Simulation in Nursing
Email: elba.caballero@upr.edu
Assistant Professor
EdD MSN RN
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Specialties: Nursing Management, Leadership, Education in Nursing, Critical Care in the Adult Forensic Nursing Sexual Assault
Role: Clinical simulation in nursing informatics, Leadership and nursing management.
Email: lenny.perez@upr.edu
Instructor
MSN RN
Antillean Adventist University, Mayaguez Campus
Specialties: Older Adult
Research Area of Interest: Creative activities for the aging adult
Email: kimberly.aponte1@upr.edu
Instructor
MSN EdD RN
Ana G. Mendez University, Florida Campus
Specialties: Education, Community and Health Service Administration
Research Area of Interest: Hospital acquired Infections in the intensive care unit
Email: lourdes.quinones7@upr.edu
Instructor
MSN EdD RN
University of Phoenix, Arizona
Specialties: Nursing Education Oncology Emergency Care
Research Area of Interest: Women’s Health Simulation in nursing curricular Development for Nursing Education
Email: leslei.mas@upr.edu
Instructor
MSN EdD RN
Antillean Adventist University Mayaguez Campus
Specialties: Critical Care
Research Area of Interest: Climate Change
Email: alexandra.aponte1@upr.edu
Instructor
MSN BSN RN
Ana G. Mendez University
Specialties: Critical Care Trauma, ATLS OR
Research Area of Interest: 4 Lead Trauma, Disaster Nursing
Email: sharon.torres6@upr.edu
Skill Laboratory Instructor
MSN BSN RN
Interamerican University Aguadilla Campus
Specialties: Medical Surgical
Research Area of Interest: Clinical Simulation EBP
Email: mabelis.madera@upr.edu