Shannon Gauvin
Director of Nursing, Program Coordinator of Nursing, Associate Professor of Nursing
Dr. Gauvin has been a nurse for 23 years. She earned her ADN from CMMC School of Nursing, her BS in nursing from USM, and her Master’s in nursing with a dual concentration in nursing education and management from the University of Phoenix. She completed her research doctorate in 2016 in Health Administration. Her research … Read More
Erin Bellaire
Assistant Professor of Nursing & Clinical Coordinator
Dr. Erin Bellaire has been a nurse for 27 years. She earned her BSN from Husson College, her MSN from University of Maine and her DNP from Purdue University Global. Her practice improvement project was “Implementation of a Perinatal Depression Screening Tool in a Birthing Center.” Dr. Bellaire has been a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) … Read More
Kristie Harrison
Assistant Professor of Nursing
After graduating from USM in 2005 Kristie began working in a small community hospital. In the beginning, she thought she would get her year of medical surgical experience and move to a bigger hospital, but developed a fondness for nursing in a small community hospital. Kristie stayed at that job for seven years before moving … Read More
Vickie Ireland
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Dr. Vickie A. Ireland, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, CEN, AHN-BC is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA). A dedicated educator and clinician, she joined the UMA faculty in 2021, bringing nearly three decades of diverse clinical expertise from high-acuity specialties, including emergency, trauma, intensive care, and pediatrics. Dr. … Read More
Jennifer Lakey
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Dr. Lakey has been a part of the UMA faculty since 2018. She has over 20 years of experience as a nurse and has worked in various roles throughout her career, including in the emergency department and as a school nurse. Dr. Lakey earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Messiah College in 2000, … Read More
Bobbi J. McCarthy
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Dr. McCarthy has been a professional nurse since graduating from UMA in 1992. She has obtained multiple degrees since then. Her career specialties include areas of nursing such as med-surg, home care, hospice, interventional radiology, emergency room nursing, and teaching for the past 11 years. The courses she typically teaches are Caring Concepts, Fundamentals/lab, Leadership … Read More
Erin Voisine
Lecturer of Nursing
Erin Voisine has been a nurse since 2004, with a range of nursing experience including medical-surgical, OB maternal-newborn, pediatric, long-term care nursing, as well as education. She instructs adult and pediatric nursing skills. Her lab focus is supporting the student as they learn nursing skills in a supportive and safe environment and to foster life-long … Read More
Kirsten Wichern
Student Services Coordinator
Program Liaison for: Applied Science, Nursing
UMA Augusta Campus
Phone: 207.621.3035
Email: kirsten.wichern@maine.edu
Current UMA Students can schedule an appointment with Kirsten here.
Not yet a UMA student? Schedule an appointment with Kirsten here.