STAR PSYCHIATRIC HEALTHCARE - Key Persons
Andrea Dolan MPH, FNP-BC, APRN is excited to join the Star Psychiatric Healthcare, LLC team. Andrea began her medical career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City as a Pediatric Oncology Nurse after graduating from the College of New Rochelle in New York , where she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Andrea went on to pursue her Master Degree in Public Health from New York University. Andrea has achieved a Post Masters Degree Certification as a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
Bernadette Mooney Burke, PMHNP-BC is delighted to be working at Star Psychiatric Healthcare, LLC. After graduating from Fordham University with a BS in Psychology, Bernadette worked as a Behavioral Health Counselor before going back to school to receive her BS in Nursing. Bernadette spent 28 years working as a Psychiatric Registered Nurse in residential setting as a direct care nurse, supervisor, and Nurse Manager for the Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Services at Four Winds Hospital. In 2021 Bernadette received her Master's Degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from Stoneybrook University. Bernadette is licensed in both Connecticut and New York and is Board Certified by the ANCC.
Jewel Barboza, PMHNP-BC, currently shares her professional time between Star Psychiatric Healthcare, LLC, and Family Services of Westchester, NY. After graduating, from Empire State College, Jewel worked as a RN at Stony Lodge Hospital, where she worked for 7 years, in various settings including; Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, PHP, and Outpatient Psychiatry as a Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner - Board Certified by the ANCC. Jewel is licensed in both CT and NY. In addition, holds the title of Adjunct Professor of Nursing at Westchester Community College.
Job Titles:
- PMHNP - BC, PMHCNS - BC, APRN
Michele Novella, PMHNP-BC , PMHCNS-BC, is the medical director and owner of Star Psychiatric Healthcare in Danbury CT. She is a past member of Western Connecticut Health Network's medical staff where she worked in the Behavioral Health Department including Crisis Intervention, Intensive Outpatient Program running groups and teaching Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)