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Meet our world-class faculty

Our dedicated faculty experts invest in your success. They bring diverse professional backgrounds and take an individualized approach as personal and professional mentors supporting your educational and career goals. Our faculty provide a real-world education aimed to propel your career forward. Get ready to push the boundaries and distinguish yourself by learning from our award-winning mentors.

Supportive Mentors

Opportunities to develop close personal relationships with faculty as mentors in the classroom and beyond to help you succeed.

Real-World Approach

Our faculty leverage their extensive professional and academic experiences to provide a practical learning experience centered on the latest industry needs and trends.

Personalized Attention

Our smaller class sizes give you more personalized attention from the same expert faculty behind our on-campus programs.

Our Seasoned Practitioners

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Dr. Karen Burrows

Dr. Karen Burrows is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at the EGAN School of Nursing and Health Studies, teaches Undergraduate and Graduates students, and serves as the Veterans Administration Nursing Academic Partnership Program Director. She brings over 30 years of healthcare experience in Clinical, Education, and Management.

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Dr. Lisa Sundean

Dr. Lisa Sundean is an assistant professor and director of the Master of Healthcare Administration program at the Egan School. Her research and scholarship focus includes nursing leadership, specifically in board leadership roles, health policy, and nursing workforce development.

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Dr. Anthony Santella

Dr. Anthony J. Santella serves as Professor of Public Health and Director of the MPH program. His research helps improve the health and well-being of vulnerable communities, including people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS, gender and sexual minorities, justice-involved persons, youth, and people experiencing homelessness.

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Dr. Lisa Sundean

Dr. Lisa Sundean is an assistant professor and director of the Master of Healthcare Administration program at the Egan School. Her research and scholarship focus includes nursing leadership, specifically in board leadership roles, health policy, and nursing workforce development.

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Dr. Diana Mager

Dr. Diana Mager is a professor at the Egan School. She has been a Home Health Care Nurse for over 33 years and is Board-Certified in Home Health Nursing through the American Nurse’s Credentialing Center. Her research interests include public health nursing and population health.

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Dr. Mirco Speretta

Dr. Mirco Speretta’s early research focused on the creation of user profiles that improve search results. He spent 10 years as a director of technical engineering, acting as a security incident manager for mobile websites and applications.

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Dr. Anna Cutaia

Dr. Anna Cutaia is an Adjunct Instructor for the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership program. Dr. Cutaia’s career path has touched every segment of the educational leadership spectrum. She currently holds the position of superintendent of schools in Milford, Conn.