Nursing MSN
Advance your career in R.I.’s top industry.

Enrich the health and well-being of individuals with an advanced nursing degree.
Nurses with advanced degrees are in high demand throughout the healthcare industry. This program prepares working nurses to take the next step in their careers. Students choose from three concentrations in high-need specialties: adult/gerontology acute care clinical nurse specialist (CNS), adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (NP), and population/public health nursing.
Designed for You
- This program is for registered nurses seeking advanced studies in high-demand specialties or who are preparing to take the next step in their careers.
Attend Our Virtual Info Session!
Learn all about Rhode Island College's MSN and MS-DNP programs.
- Monday, March 3 from 5:30–7 pm EST
The BSN, MSN and DNP programs at Rhode Island College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Our Nursing Faculty

Dr. Justin DiLibero
- Dean
- School of Nursing

Michelle Bargteil
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Lynn P. Blanchette
- Professor

Dr. Sheri A. Boucher
- Associate Professor

Dr. Mary Byrd
- Professor

Lisa A. Connelly
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Joanne F. Costello
- Professor

Dr. Casey E. Cunha
- Assistant Professor

Ms. Erin Dacey
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Linda M. Dame
- Professor

Ms. Jocelyne de Gouvenain
- Assistant Professor

Ms. Susan M. DiBlasi
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Jennifer Fearon-Lynch
- Associate Professor

Dr. Sharon Galloway
- Professor

Dr. Annette L. Griffin
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Esperanza E. Gutierrez
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Cheryl Lynn Hersperger
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Deborah Kutenplon
- Associate Professor

Vincent Lanzieri
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Jena Lerch
- Assistant Professor

Linda Mendonca
- Associate Professor

Dr. Kara P. Misto
- Associate Professor

Lindsey R. Moran
- Assistant Professor

Mrs. Jillian A. Nickerson
- Assistant Professor

Ms. Bethany L. Patenaude
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Bethany Petronio-DeFanti
- Associate Professor

Dr. Penni Sadlon
- Associate Professor

Ms. Manon Sarasin
- Assistant Professor

Susan Scollins
- Assistant Professor

Dr. Debra L. Servello
- Professor

Dr. Nicole C. Smith
- Associate Professor

Joan M. Walsh
- Assistant Professor

Karen Wholey
- Assistant Professor
Voice and Perspective Heard with an MSN Degree

”We aren’t JUST nurses. We are NURSES. We have the capability to change the world.”

Take the Next Step!
Zvart Onanian School of Nursing
From the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice, the Rhode Island College Zvart Onanian School of Nursing educates and prepares graduates for the challenges of today’s complex health care settings.
- phone401-456-8013
- placeFogarty Life Science
