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Nursing Faculty and Staff

Suzanne Kuhn

Suzanne K. Kuhn, PhD, RN, CNE, CNEcl

Teaching Professor, Nursing and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Director, Undergraduate Nursing Education at Penn State Altoona
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 106
Jennifer L Cacciotti, PhD, MEd, RN

Jennifer Cacciotti, PhD, MEd, RN

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103M
Jennifer Campolong

Jennifer Campolong, MSN, CRNP-FNP

Clinical Instructor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103D
Kerrie Coleman

Kerrie F. Coleman, DNP, RN, MSN Ed, CNE

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 115
Ryan Costanzo

Ryan Costanzo, PhD, MS Ed, MA

Academic Adviser, Nursing
[email protected]
814-940-3330
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103D
Amy Criscitello

Amy D. Criscitello, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 116A
Cathy Dillen

Cathleen L. Dillen, DNP, AOCNS, ACNS-BC, CNE

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 112
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Karen Eberhart

Simulation Lab Coordinator, Nursing
[email protected]
Linda Fischer

Linda J. Fischer

Administrative Assistant, Nursing and the Division of Business, Health, Humanities, and Social Sciences
[email protected]
Aaron Building, 106A
Elizabeth Ann L. Gatchell headshot

Elizabeth Ann L. Gatchell, DNP, RN

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
Simulation Lab Coordinator, Nursing
[email protected]
Aaron Building, 404
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Elizabeth Hill

Part-time Instructor, Nursing
[email protected]
Penny Hoover

Penny M. Hoover

Academic Program Coordinator, Nursing
[email protected]
814-949-5423
Sheetz Family Health Center, 107
Jill Kargo

Jill A. Kargo, DNP, RN, CNE

Associate Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Health Family Center, 103K
Tracy Kephart

Tracy L. Kephart, DNP, RN

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103P
Cathy Kozak

Catherine E. Kozak

Academic Adviser, Nursing
[email protected]
814-949-5142
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103E
Joan Krug

Joan M. Krug, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE-cl

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 109
Paula Kustenbauder

Paula J. Kustenbauder, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE

Assistant Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103H
Christine McCombie

Christine McCombie, MS, RN, CNE

Instructor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 113
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Dede McCreary

Part-time Instructor, Nursing
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Nicole Meiser

Part-time Instructor, Nursing
[email protected]
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Danielle Peterman, DNP, RN, CNE

Associate Teaching Professor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 111
Rebecca Weaver

Rebecca Weaver, MSN, RN

Instructor, Nursing
[email protected]
Sheetz Family Health Center, 103J
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Nancy White

Part-time Instructor, Nursing
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Nursing

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Suggested Academic Plans

Suggested Academic Plans (SAPs) are sample semester-by-semester guides you can use to meet degree requirements.

Nursing SAPs for Prospective Students

  • View the SAP for the B.S. in Nursing.
  • View the SAP for the Second Degree in Nursing Program.

Nursing SAPs for Current Students

To access previous years' suggested academic plans, please visit the archive to view the appropriate Undergraduate Bulletin edition.

Career Outcomes

The future is bright for Penn State Altoona graduates!

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Student Success Center

Located in room 125 on the lower level of the Eiche Library, the Student Success Center supports two main functions:

  • To GET HELP for those students who need academic and non-academic assistance, and
  • To GET AHEAD for those students ready to take the next steps in their education.
Learn more about the Student Success Center

Out-of-Class Learning

Out-of-classroom academic experiences that complement in-class learning, including:

  • Study Away Programs
  • Academic Internships
  • Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry
Learn more about Out-of-class Learning

See Also

  • Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
  • Nursing Handbooks
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