UB School of Nursing Pride!

Meet the University at Buffalo School of Nursing's proud alumni, faculty and students -- find out what they're up to and what they think about UB School of Nursing!

"I cannot express enough how grateful and fortunate I feel for having been a part of the UB program and to have been taught by such a talented group of nurses."
9/17/20
Cheryl Klemenz, BS, RN
"I just wanted to say thank you to everyone at UB SON who helped prepare our class to become the best nurses possible."
9/17/20
Rebecca Moore, BS, RN
"The Accelerated [Baccalaureate] program met my wishes to learn with gazelle-like intensity and allowed me to get into the workforce quickly."
3/26/24
Breanne Bosy, BS, RN
Assistant Professor AREAS OF RESEARCH: Adolescent reproductive health, and women’s health in the African immigrant population.
10/19/17
Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD
Assistant Professor AREAS OF RESEARCH: Cancer and health disparities; health equity/underserved populations in access to care (clinical trials & survivorship)
2/5/18
Darryl Somayaji, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRC
"I had only heard great things about UB’s School of Nursing, and knew that the competiveness of the program was a strong indication of the high quality level of education."
3/26/24
Hollyanne Bly, BS, RN
"One of my goals across various settings and contexts is to ... help students develop into self-directed, critically thinking, life-long learners."
8/3/17
Mary Ann Meeker, DNS, RN, CHPN
"As a researcher, I enjoy the collaborative environment [at UB SON] that includes access to peer nurse researchers as well as researchers in the field of engineering, pharmacy, medicine, health sciences and computer sciences."
12/20/18
Carla Jungquist, PhD, ANP-BC
"Working side-by-side with students on their research and capstone projects ... is exciting. As they progress through the program, you can see how the skills they are learning can change their career path."
11/2/18
Sharon Hewner, PhD, RN
"My final clinical placement was at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo on the Labor and Delivery unit ... this one six-week experience shaped my career."
3/26/24
Emily Rossiter, MS, RN, WHNP, CNM
Chair for Biobehavioral Health & Clinical Sciences; Professor AREAS OF RESEARCH: Sleep Apnea patients using CPAP; Cancer patients use of internet for support; using phenomenology to study sleep disturbances in lung cancer
2/5/18
Suzanne Dickerson, DNS, RN
Associate Professor AREAS OF RESEARCH: Quality of life & symptom management in patients with cancer
12/13/17
Grace Dean, PhD, RN
"The creative and committed faculty allow UB to disseminate new ideas to students conceptualized through research and scholarship to their workplace."
11/2/18
Yu-Ping Chang, PhD, RN, FAAN
"The most gratifying feedback I could hear from a student is that my scholarship and teaching make a difference."
3/14/19
Nancy Campbell, PhD, RN, FNP, NP-C, CARN-AP, FAANP
"The foundation of my leadership practice is leader as servant ... I received that foundation at the UB School of Nursing."
3/26/24
Diane Ceravolo, MS, RN
"In this constantly changing health care environment, UB is producing and developing our future nurses to lead and diffuse improvements in health care."
2/5/18
Donna Fabry, DNP, CNS, RN
"It is so gratifying to have a student come back and tell me they encountered an emergency situation in the clinical setting and were able to handle it because of what they learned in simulation."
8/3/17
Kelly Foltz-Ramos, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, RHIA
"The quality of education I received at UB provided an excellent background for every step of my career. I had been so impressed with the high quality faculty during my coursework that it was an honor to become a colleague of my former professors."
1/10/20
Linda Paine Hughes, DNP, ANP, PNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C
"Despite being a 'distance learner' [at UB School of Nursing], I never felt disconnected from the faculty, students or school."
3/26/24
Susan Marks, DNP, RN, ANP-C
"At UB SON, I came to understand the impact of translational science in the clinical setting. Evidence-based research has a direct effect in improving patient care."
12/19/18
Carleara Weiss, PhD, MS, RN
"UB and the School of Nursing is more than just an academic institute, it is a vibrant community."
2/5/18
Meghan Underhill-Blazey, PhD
"The Greece Interprofessional Education (IPE) experience changed everything about the way I see the world and how I think about health care, both at home and abroad."
1/3/19
Amanda Adams, RN, DNPc
Kwasi Adusei, BS ' 15, DNP '19
5/24/19
“Something I found to be crucial in my development and growth at the UB School of Nursing is the centeredness on being well rounded.”
Ali Thorpe, BS '19
5/24/19
“One of my favorite things about nursing school in Buffalo is the accessibility of all the resources we have here.”
Drew Sullivan, ABS '19
5/24/19
“One of the things I’ve enjoyed about this program is the extent to which they drive home the interprofessional aspect of health care.”
Dante Hatem, BS '19
5/24/19
“[One thing] I definitely think is awesome about the University at Buffalo is the students rally around each other.”
"The three biggest benefits of attending UB are the variety of class sizes, intimate feeling while attending a large university, as well as the opportunities for working one-on-one with professors as a research or teaching assistant during undergrad."
6/14/19
Terrika Pereira, BS '18, RN
"What I enjoyed most at UB SON was the supportive faculty, the numerous opportunities to serve the community, and the amazing clinical experiences."
6/14/19
Alexander Salinas, BS '17, RN
"I want to express my utmost gratitude to all of you and the rest of the faculty at UB SON for being such wonderful teachers and genuinely wanting the best for your students."
8/30/19
Dante Hatem, BS '19, RN