Program Coordinator
Shannon Gauvin
Title: Director of Nursing & Professor
Phone: 207.621.3466
Email: shannon.gauvin@maine.edu
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
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
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 joined the nursing faculty at UMA in January 2021 after more than 29 years (and 18 moves!) as an active-duty military spouse. She has held nursing licenses in 7 states across the country before settling in Maine last year. She is board-certified in emergency nursing, but also has experience in trauma, … 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
Bobbi McCarthy has been a nurse since 1992 with a wide range of experience including med-surg, home-care, hospice, interventional radiology, ER and teaching. She teaches Caring Concepts, Adult Mental Health, and Pharmacology for Nurses; as well as other courses as they arise. She also manages the Simulation Lab where she assists students through simulated patient … Read More
Amanda Ray Thaller
Lecturer of Nursing
Amanda has been teaching since 2004 in the clinical setting at three different institutions. In 2012, she accepted a full-time position here at the University of Maine at Augusta as an Instructor and the Learning resources Laboratory Manager. After switching to adjunct teaching for UMA in 2017 she completed her yoga teacher training (RYT), Reiki … 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.