Background
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) 2018- Northeastern University
M.Ed. - Cambridge College
B.S.N. - Boston University - Nursing
B.A. - Anna Maria College - Biology
Massachusetts Department of Education licensures:
School Nursing (all levels)
Courses Taught
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of School Nursing
- Leadership Skills for School Nurses
- Professional Seminar
- Evaluation of School Health Service Programs
- School Nursing Administration and School Health Office Management
Professional Experience
- Canisius College Graduate Faculty: Leadership Initiatives in Community and School Health and Health Impact on Academic Success K-12.
- Canisius College Professor of the Year in CPS 2018
- Northeastern University:
- Undergraduate Health Sciences Senior Capstone
- School Health Academy Director (School of Nursing)
- Director of the School Health Institute
- Hudson, MA Public Schools: Director of Health Services/Health Education
- Nursing Coordinator, Deaconess Waltham Hospital: Responsibilities included staff assignment and staffing adjustments.
- Assistant Head Nurse and Head Nurse of 42-bed surgical unit, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA.
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
- Executive Committee NASN (2014-2016)
- Keynote Presenter, South Carolina School Nurse Conference
- Keynote Presenter, Texas School Nurse Leadership Conference
- Keynote speaker, St. Anselm’s Summer School Nurse Conference
- NASN Journal of School Nursing article Research group “Workload VS Caseload: Students are More than Just Numbers”
- Co-Chair Task Force #2 Communication and Confidentiality of the Child Healthcare Quality Coalition
- Northeastern University Certified Online Instructor
- Past President of MSNO
- State President, Massachusetts School Nurses Organization (MSNO)
- National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
- Massachusetts School Nurse Research Network (MASNRN)
- Massachusetts Children’s Mental Health Task Force at Mass Medical Society