- Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Clinical Associate Professor
- College of Nursing
- Phone: 401.874.5078
- Email: mleveillee@uri.edu
- Office Location: White Hall, Dean’s Suite, 39 Butterfield Road, Kingston, RI 02881
Biography
Dr. Mary F. Leveillee is an Associate Clinical Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs at the URI College of Nursing. A dedicated nurse leader and educator, she brings more than three decades of academic and clinical experience in psychiatric-mental health nursing and executive nursing leadership.
At URI, Dr. Leveillee has held multiple leadership positions, including Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Program Coordinator for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program and currently, DNP Online Program Director. She has been instrumental in advancing curriculum development, program evaluation, and academic governance. She teaches across undergraduate and graduate programs, with recent courses ranging from psychiatric-mental health nursing and simulation-based education, healthcare policy and healthcare quality improvement.
In addition to her academic leadership, Dr. Leveillee has had an extensive career in clinical practice and healthcare administration. She served as senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Butler Hospital in Providence, RI, where she oversaw nursing services and patient care quality. Her earlier roles at Butler included nursing supervisor, assistant nurse manager, and eating disorder program coordinator, reflecting her long-standing commitment to psychiatric and mental health care. She has also been recognized for her contributions with awards such as the Rhode Island College Alumni Association Honor Roll and the Newport County Community Mental Health Center’s Outstanding Community Service Award.
She has served on multiple professional boards, including the Rhode Island Board of Nursing and the Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Board of Directors, where she is currently Vice Chair. A respected leader, clinician, and educator, Dr. Leveillee continues to shape nursing practice and education through her scholarship, teaching, and service.
Research
Nurse-patient relationships; workplace safety, eating disorders; healthcare policy
Education
PhD, Nursing, University of Rhode Island
DNP, Executive Leadership, George Washington University
MSN, University of Rhode Island
BSN, Rhode Island College
Selected Publications
Leveillee, M., & Rambur, B. (2024). Guest Editorial: Nurse-Led Opioid Disorder Treatment. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 25(1), 4-5, https://doi.org/10.1177/152715271544231210700
Wolfe, B. E., Kelly-Weeder, S., Willis, D. G., & Leveillee M. (2021). Characterizing loss of control associated with binge eating in college-age men. Journal of the American
Psychiatric Nurses Association. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390320987609
Wolfe, B. E., Kelly-Weeder, S., Willis, D. G., & Leveillee M. (2021). Characterizing loss of control associated with binge eating in college-age men. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. doi: 10.1177/1078390320987609 [online ahead of print]
Levillee, M., Towney, C., McCue, E., Ritchie, K, Sheehan, J., Matthews, J., & Ueubelaker, L. (2012). The patient who is withdrawn. In L. Damon, J. Sheehan, J., Matthews, & L. Ueubelaker (Eds.), Inpatient psychiatric nursing, clinical strategies and practical inventions. Springer Publications.
Kim, H.S., Lauzon Clabo, L.M., Burbank, P., Leveillee, M., & Martins, D. (2010). Nursing education: Application of critical reflective Inquiry in nursing education. In N. Lyons (Ed.), Handbook of reflection and reflective inquiry: Mapping a way of knowing for professional reflective inquiry. Springer.
Ferszt, G., Salgado, D., Defedele, S., & Leveillee, M. (2009). House of healing: A group intervention for grieving women in prison. The Prison Journal, 89, 46-64.
Ferszt, G. & Leveillee, M. (2005). How do you distinguish between grief and depression? Nursing 2006, 36, 60-61.