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…
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)…
Lecturer of Nursing
Dr. Hall became a Lecturer of Nursing at the University of Maine at Augusta in August 2025. She obtained her ADN from CMMC School of Nursing in 1992. Dr. Hall gained extensive experience in a Pediatric/Adult Intensive Care Unit at a level one trauma center. It was during this time that she developed her passion…
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…
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….
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Dr. Lakey has been a part of the UMA faculty since 2018. She has over 25 years of nursing experience and has worked in a variety of roles, including in the emergency department and as a school nurse. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Messiah College in 2000, a Master of Science…
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…
Nursing Simulation Specialist
John entered the nursing program with more than 15 years of experience in community-based and in-home mental health support. Throughout his career as a frontline Direct Support Professional, he has served as a Team Leader in a group home, a CRMA in elder care facilities, and a certified coach for Special Olympics teams. He earned…
Lecturer of Nursing
Haley has been a nurse since 2001 when she graduated from White Mountain Community College in Berlin New Hampshire. Her primary areas of nursing specialty have been Mental Health/Psychiatric inpatient and emergency crisis, ICU, Cardiac ICU and the Emergency Department. Haley has her National Registry Paramedic Certification and continues to work for her local hometown rescue service….
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…
