Some key individuals are listed below. For a full listing of all faculty and staff in the School of Nursing, and to see more dettailed bios/descriptions of their roels please go to the School of Nursing People page on the USM website.
Coordinator of Undergraduate Nursing Education / Director of Undergraduate Nursing
netty.provost@maine.edu | leslie.larsen@maine.edu
Please copy both of us on emails, as we closely collaborate on all undergraduate matters.
For part-time faculty: Contact us with any teaching-related questions.
For general inquiries: If you’re unsure who to reach out to, students should start with Dr. Provost, who can help direct you to the right person.
BRENDA PETERSEN, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, CPNP-PC, (she/her)
Associate Dean of the School of Nursing
brenda.petersen@maine.edu
Dr. Petersen is happy to support and be contacted by students and faculty as needed.
LINDSAY LARSEN, MEd, (she/her)
Coordinator of Nursing Student Academic Services & Advisor for RN to BS Students
lindsay.larsen@maine.edu
Lindsay oversees the clinical health and background check compliance for Nursing, advises the RN to BS program students and supports related areas.
We strongly urge you to visit the Advising and Health Requirement pages as they will have answers to many common questions.
STACEY WHITNEY, (she/her)
Coordinator of Nursing Clinical and Practicum
stacey.whitney@maine.edu
Contact Stacey with questions related to undergraduate practicum and clinical placements.
We strongly urge you to visit the Clinical or Practicum sections of this website since they will contain answers to most common questions.
LAURIE LENTZ, MS, (she/her)
Undergraduate Nursing Advisor for Traditional Students
laurie.lentz@maine.edu
The majority of admitted traditional program nursing majors who have not yet taken NUR 300/301 are supported by Laurie for nursing and advising questions and course planning.
We strongly urge you to visit the Advising section of this website since it will have answers to most common questions.
JENNIFER MAJOR, (she/her)
Undergraduate Nursing Advisor for Traditional Students
jennifer.major@maine.edu
Jennifer supports some admitted traditional program nursing majors in addition to advising students in some other disciplines.
We strongly urge you to visit the Advising section of this website since it will have answers to most common questions.
TAMMY BERRY, (she/her)
Administrative Specialist, Faculty Support Portland
tberry@maine.edu
Tammy supports full and part time faculty based with teaching areas such as Brightspace and clinical letters.
BRANDON BLOUNT, (he/they)
Administrative Specialist for the School of Nursing Associate Dean and Program Directors
brandon.blount@maine.edu
Brandon provides administrative support for the School of Nursing including Nursing convocations and cerem, finanical admistration, coordinates event logistics including capstone with faculty and staff, and provides direct administrative support to the Office of the Associate Dean and program directors.