Melissa Zar began serving as a professor in Marian’s nursing department in 2017 after earning a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Walden University in 2013 and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marian in 2007. Her background includes medical-surgical nursing, endoscopy nursing, and wound care/hyperbaric therapy, and she also has experience in nursing leadership. When not working she enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her husband and two children.