MGH Institute of Health Professions - Commencement 2024 Program Booklet

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MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS FORTY-FOURTH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES FRIDAY, THE 10TH OF MAY IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR School of Nursing AT 10:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time

School of Healthcare Leadership School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences AT 2:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time

For eco-friendly reasons, this program is being presented digitally.

A full digital version of this program will also be permanently archived online and available for download at www.mghihp.edu on our Commencement page.

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Table of Contents School of Nursing Program…………………………………. Pages 4-5 School of Nursing Speaker………………………………….. Page 6 School of Healthcare Leadership and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences ………………. Pages 7-8 School of Healthcare Leadership and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Speaker ……….Page 9 Dean and Faculty Emeriti…………………………………... Pages 10-13 Commencement Awards……………………………………. Pages 14-15 2024 Degree and Certificate Recipients……………………... Pages 16-24 Leadership and Administration……………………………... Pages 25-26 Faculty……………………………………………………… Pages 27-37 Emeriti Presidents, Provost, Deans, Faculty……….………. Page 38 History……………………………………………………… Pages 39-41 Academic Regalia…………………………………………… Page 42 Leading Today’s Procession………………….……………... Page 43 Assisting with Today’s Hooding……………………………. Page 44 Acknowledgements…………………………………………. Page 45 Greetings from the MGH SON Nurses’ Alumni Association Page 46 Greetings from Alumni Relations…………………………… Page 47 The MGH Institute acknowledges with thanks the participation of the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, and students who contributed their ideas, time, and energy to ensure the success of these Commencement events.

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM School of Nursing AT 10:00 A.M.

Eastern Daylight Time

CALL TO ORDER PROCESSIONAL Led by John Wong, Grand Marshal WELCOME Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor GREETINGS FROM MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Debra Burke Senior Vice President for Patient Care and Chief Nurse Massachusetts General Hospital COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Leah C. Rothchild

Direct-Entry Nursing Master of Science in Nursing, Class of 2024

REMARKS Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees PRESENTATION OF DEAN AND FACULTY EMERITI Kenneth R. White Patrice K. Nicholas Rita Drummond Olans EMERGING LEADER ALUMNI AWARD Sarah Kugler Peifer Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing, Class of 2016

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED School of Nursing PROGRAM AWARDS

Awardees will be asked to stand and be recognized as awards are announced.

Kenneth R. White Dean, School of Nursing AWARDING OF DEGREES Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees Kenneth R. White Dean, School of Nursing CLOSING REMARKS Paula Milone-Nuzzo RECESSIONAL

The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic procession has withdrawn.

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER School of Nursing Leah C. Rothchild

Direct-Entry Nursing Master of Science in Nursing, Class of 2024

After graduating from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in interdisciplinary studies, Leah Rothchild worked as a certified recovery support worker providing peer mentorship to individuals with substance use disorders, and as a care coordinator for women and children experiencing housing insecurity. She simultaneously volunteered with the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force, and the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition.

Guided by her lifelong dream of a career that would allow her to contribute to the physical and mental health of children, Leah pursued her MSN from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, studying to become a pediatric nurse practitioner. During her three years at the IHP, Leah has been recognized for her leadership and dedication to equity, justice, patient care, and advocacy. She served as a student government class representative, a peer mentor, a teaching assistant, a member of the School of Nursing Advisory Board, and she currently represents the state of New Hampshire as a Graduate Nursing Student Advocacy Leader.

While studying at the IHP, Leah discovered her passion for global nursing through opportunities to work and study in Uganda, Malawi, and India. Leah believes that global health partnerships are vital to improving health outcomes, increasing understanding of social determinants of health, and sharing knowledge to create sustainable change. She looks forward to future opportunities to build cross-cultural professional relationships and collaborate on innovative solutions to complex health problems across the globe.

Leah looks to a future where all children have access to equitable, high-quality healthcare. She is excited to begin her new role as a pediatric nurse practitioner and hopes to incorporate increased mental health services into pediatric primary care to provide more comprehensive care to her patients.

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM School of Healthcare Leadership School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences AT 2:00 P.M.

Eastern Daylight Time

CALL TO ORDER PROCESSIONAL Led by John Wong, Grand Marshal WELCOME Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor GREETINGS FROM MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL David F. M. Brown President, Massachusetts General Hospital COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Lauren Whitman Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, Class of 2024 REMARKS Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREES Heidi Bruschi Tedy Bruschi PRESENTATION OF FACULTY EMERITA Marjorie Nicholas

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED School of Healthcare Leadership School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences BETTE ANN HARRIS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Reginald B. Wilcox Doctor of Physical Therapy, Class of 2004 Master of Science in Physical Therapy, Class of 2005 PROGRAM AWARDS Program awards were presented at individual program ceremonies.

AWARDING OF DEGREES Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees Rosemary Caron Dean, School of Healthcare Leadership Laura Plummer Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences CLOSING REMARKS Paula Milone-Nuzzo RECESSIONAL

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

School of Healthcare Leadership and School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Lauren Whitman

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, Class of 2024

e Lauren Whitman's unwavering dedication to creating positive change and serving her community has been a driving force throughout her academic journey. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science with minors in Disability Studies, Human Development and Family Sciences, Public Health, and Spanish from the University of Delaware, embodying her commitment to interdisciplinary learning and advocacy.

Continuing her path, Lauren pursued an MS in Speech-Language Pathology at MGH Institute of Health Professions. During her time at the Institute, Lauren worked as an Admissions Ambassador and served as the President of NSSLHA (National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association).

Looking ahead, Lauren eagerly anticipates completing her Clinical Fellowship year and obtaining her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP). Her passion for all facets of her field underscores her readiness to embrace any professional opportunity that comes her way. Above all, she is driven by the profound desire to advocate for clients and make a tangible difference in the lives of patients and their support networks, fostering an environment where every individual's voice is heard and valued.

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DEAN EMERITUS Kenneth R. White, PhD, AGACNP, ACHPN, FACHE, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing Professor, Nursing and Health Administration Associate Chief Nurse for Academic Affairs at MGH

Innovation at the University of Virginia School of Nursing and held the UVA Health Endowed Professorship in Nursing along with joint appointments in the McIntire School of Commerce, the Darden School of Business, and the UVA School of Medicine.

With more than 47 years’ experience working in healthcare organizations in clinical, administrative, governance, and consulting capacities, Dr. White spent 13 years with Mercy Health Services as senior executive in marketing, operations, and international healthcare consulting before pivoting into academia. Between 1995 and 2001, he served as the associate director of the MHA and MSHA programs at Virginia Commonwealth University, and from 2001 to 2008, as the director of VCU's MHA program, while holding the inaugural Charles P. Cardwell, Jr., Professor of Health Administration. He was named the inaugural Sentara Healthcare Professor in 2012, before arriving at the University of Virginia in mid-2013.

In addition to his clinical practice as a palliative care nurse practitioner at UVA Health, Ken served on the UVA Health Quality Board. He is the founding Chair of the LGBTQ Forum of the American College of Healthcare Executives. In Chicago on March 4, 2019, Ken received the American College of Healthcare Executive’s Gold Medal Award, the highest award given by ACHE for service to healthcare leadership. In April of this year, Ken received the VCU School of Nursing’s Outstanding Nurse Alumnus Award for 2021. Also, in October 2021, Ken began a 2-year term as President of the American Academy of Nursing.

A registered nurse, adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner, and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Dr. White is also a Fellow, former Regent and member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives and holds a visiting professorship at the LUISS Business School in Rome, Italy. He is the author of the awardwinning Well-Managed Healthcare Organization, 9th edition (2019), Take Charge of Your Healthcare Management Career: 50 Lessons that Drive Success (2015), and Boost Your Nursing Leadership Career (2017).

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PROFESSOR EMERITA Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Chair, Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA, is Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and is a professor specializing in adult neurogenic communication disorders.

She founded the MGH Institute's onsite Aphasia Center, which provides diagnostic and treatment services to adults with aphasia and related communication impairments. The Aphasia Center operates on the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) model.

Prior to joining the MGH Institute, she was a speech-language pathologist for over 15 years at the VA Boston Healthcare System.

She has co-authored numerous research articles on aphasia and language in normal aging and is co-author of various assessment and treatment materials for aphasia including the book, Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy (3rd edition), the Boston Assessment of Severe Aphasia (BASA), the Sentence Production Program for Aphasia (SPPA), and the CSpeak Aphasia software program.

She also is a research collaborator with Dr. Lisa Tabor Connor at Washington University St. Louis on investigations of factors related to life participation in people with and without aphasia post-stroke.

Dr. Nicholas became a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (FASHA) in 2017.

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PROFESSOR EMERITA Patrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon.), MPH, RN, NP-C, FAAN Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health Nursing

Dr. Patrice K. Nicholas completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at Fitchburg State University, and a Master of Science in Nursing degree, and a Doctor of Nursing Science degree at Boston University. From 1996-1999, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health focusing her research on symptom management in HIV disease and global health and completing a Master of Public Health degree in International Health. In May 2010, Dr. Nicholas received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree Honoris Causa from her alma mater, Fitchburg State University. In 2007, she was selected as a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of KwaZulu-Natal focusing on adherence to HIV and TB medications. In 2008, she was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. From 2006- 2019, Dr. Nicholas served as Director of Global Health and Academic Partnerships at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she also co-led the efforts in their successful American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet journey.

Dr. Nicholas is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Nursing, teaching in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, and was actively involved in the curriculum redesign of the DNP program. She has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, two texts, and many invited and peer-reviewed presentations including several manuscripts on climate change, climate justice and climate-related health consequences.

Dr. Nicholas serves as director of the MGH Institute of Health Profession’s Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health and co-director for Policy and Advocacy at the MGH Center for the Environment and Health. She is among eight established scientists with expertise in climate and health who will contribute to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an Inaugural NIH Climate Change and Health Scholar, sharing knowledge and helping to build capacity for conducting climate-related and health research.

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITA Rita Drummond Olans, DNP, CPNP-PC, SNP, FAAN, FNAP Associate Professor Emerita

Dr. Rita Drummond Olans was an Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in the Pediatric Advanced Track, with a sub-specialty in Adolescent Medicine. She worked at the Institute from 2013-2024, retiring as the current Pediatric Track Coordinator. Her seminal research into the unrecognized yet critical role of nurses in combating multi-drug resistance and infection has positioned her as a nationally recognized nurse leader in antimicrobial stewardship.

She has numerous publications in both the nursing and medical literature and was a contributor to the National Quality Partners Playbooks for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care, in Post-Acute, and in Long-Term Care. Dr. Olans also served as a technical expert to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Programs for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care and in Ambulatory Settings. She was a co-author of the ANA/CDC White Paper defining nurses’ roles in antimicrobial stewardship and the limitation of the spread of antimicrobial resistance. She has been invited to speak by The Joint Commission, the Pew Charitable Trust, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Hospital Association, and the National Quality Forum addressing how nurses can contribute to antimicrobial stewardship. She is also a frequent presenter to nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, public health officials, and regulatory agencies.

Her current research is on how best to integrate antimicrobial stewardship principles into prelicensure nursing education and how best to broadly educate the public about the global spread of antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Olans’ clinical experiences include managing school-based health centers in Massachusetts public schools, nurse practitioner coordination and HIV/STD/TB clinical practice in the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, and pediatric nurse practice as an inpatient hospitalist at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Olans is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and is a member of their Emerging Infections subcommittee.

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COMMENCEMENT AWARDS THE EMERGING LEADER ALUMNI AWARD The Emerging Leader Alumni Award, established in 2010, recognizes the accomplishments of an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the health professions and the drive to develop innovative, effective, and responsible health care practices.

The award is open to all alumni who have graduated with their first professional degree from any Institute academic program within the past ten years. It goes to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and made significant contributions to his/her professional disciplines and/or health care in one or more of the following ways:  Implementing innovative models or programs that contribute to advancing the health professions and have the potential to change the health care landscape.  Committing to and promoting ethical health care practices in the local and/or global community.  Using their leadership role and skills to advocate for change and advancement while continuing to provide the highest quality of health care.

The 2024 recipient is

Sarah Kugler Peifer Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing, Class of 2016

Dr. Sarah Peifer earned her BS from Cornell University, BSN and MS-NU from MGH IHP, and Doctor of Nursing practice from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

During her seven-year tenure at South Shore Health, Peifer has demonstrated leadership and expertise, notably as the Lead Emergency Department Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Recently, she was promoted to Director of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Clinicians. In this role, she will collaborate with organizational leaders to drive the strategic growth of the Emergency Department and the inpatient APC Program.

An accomplishment of Dr. Peifer’s is the implementation of the HEADS-ED tool in 2021, which has significantly reduced pediatric boarding times. In addition, as a subject matter expert in behavioral health innovations emergency care, she has influenced national standards for ED behavioral health care data metrics.

For a complete listing of School and Program Awards and Honors presented at individual School and Program ceremonies, please visit our website 14

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS CONTINUED THE BETTE ANN HARRIS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD In 2005 and in recognition of the Twenty-fifth Commencement Ceremony, the Institute established the Distinguished Alumni Award to be conferred annually at Commencement. It is the highest form of recognition bestowed upon an alumna or alumnus of the MGH Institute of Health Professions. It is given to a graduate who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, achievement, and service in advancing health care through the professions and in support of the mission of the MGH Institute in one or more of the following ways:  Expanding and refining the scientific basis for clinical practice through research and scholarship.  Contributing to new models of practice to foster provision of effective, affordable, and ethical health care.  Contributing significantly to advancing the mission, reputation, and standards of the MGH Institute.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is named in honor of Bette Ann Harris, the first degree recipient of the Institute, and Professor Emerita.

The 2024 recipient is Reginald B. Wilcox Doctor of Physical Therapy, Class of 2004 Master of Science in Physical Therapy, Class of 2005

Dr. Reginald (Reg) Wilcox has been a physical therapist since 1994. He obtained board certification from ABPTS in Orthopedic PT in 2006 and recertified in 2015. Clinically, Wilcox focuses on shoulder dysfunction and the postoperative management of patients having undergone shoulder procedures.

Dr. Wilcox has been in a leadership position in the Department of Rehabilitation Services at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA since 2001 and was named Executive Director in fall of 2017, a role which he continues to serve in today. Prior to his work at BWH, Wilcox held various clinical physical therapy positions at Deaconess Hospital (Boston, MA), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-West Campus (Boston, MA), and Brockton Hospital (Brockton, MA). He has presented his work locally and nationally and is the recipient of several awards.

Dr. Wilcox is dedicated to continuous learning. He is a faculty member at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and plans to graduate with his MBA from UMASS-Amherst in May 2024.

For a complete listing of School and Program Awards and Honors presented at individual School and Program ceremonies, please visit our website 15

2024 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES * Degree or Certificate in Progress † Degree or Certificate Awarded in January 2024 ** Degree awarded in 2023 The listing of the names in this program in no way implies an obligation on the part of the MGH Institute of Health Professions to award a given degree or certificate.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION Egide Abahuje † Research Mentor: Claudia Rosu, MD, PhD Dissertation: Exploring Resident’s Physiological Stress and its Relationship with Surgeons’ Leadership Skills in the Workplace Reem J. Alansari Research Mentor: Janice Palaganas, PhD Dissertation: Feedback Provider Dilemmas for Health Professions Education Sateesh Babu Arja † Research Mentor: Anne W. Thompson, PT, EdD Dissertation: Impact of Accreditation on Continuous Quality Improvement Process of Undergraduate Medical Education Programs Anthony Earl Kinney † Research Mentor: Anne W. Thompson, PT, EdD Dissertation: Digital Recordings of Standardized Patient Encounters as a Teaching Tool in Health Professions Education Melissa L. Morris Research Mentor: Janice Palaganas, PhD Dissertation: Virtual Realities and Health Profession Education Mohammad M. Mousavian † Research Mentor: Anshul Kumar, PhD Dissertation: Trainee Education in Gender-Affirming Care Rachel T. Pittmann Research Mentor: Anne W. Thompson, PT, EdD Dissertation: Advancing Best Practices in Telehealth Etiquette: Development of a Validated Competency Tool for Health Professionals Peter Lewis Stallo Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD Dissertation: Virtual Reality in Healthcare Training Curricula: Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption and Evaluating the Difficulties of Cybersickness Anne Herx-Weaver Research Mentor: Janice Palaganas, PhD Dissertation: Communication, Teamwork, and the Role of Simulation in Doctor/Nurse Collaborative Practice: A Coordinated Approach to Patient Safety 16

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES Timothy DeLuca Research Mentor: Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP Dissertation: Children with Language Disorders in Public School Systems: Leveraging implementation Science to Inform Interprofessional Practice and Instruction Michael James Kiefer † Research Mentor: Dr. Elise Townsend PT, DPT, PhD Dissertation: The Development, Application, and Interpretation of Clinical Outcome Assessments in Neurogenetic Rare Pediatric Diseases Brenda Cole Lovette * Research Mentor: Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN Dissertation: Paving the Way for a Novel Mindfulness-based Rehabilitation Intervention for Persistent Concussion Symptoms Katharine M. Radville Research Mentor: Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP Dissertation: Families of Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Understanding and Empowering for Improved Practice Isha J. Vora † Research Mentor: Teresa Kimberley PT, PhD, FAPTA Dissertation: Investigating Upper Extremity Sensorimotor Impairment Post-Stroke

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SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP Master of Science in Health Professions Education Natasha Susana Afonso * Minyang Chow * Ali Drigo * Jodi F. Freeman * Timothy Michael Friedmann * Michael R. Hernandez * Sharouk Khanjar Janelle Symone Lambert * Joseph C. L'Huillier * Steven Lichtenberg * Sara Maaz Nima Maghami *

Ayman Mohamed Awad Mohamed * Sadek Obeidat * Sawsan Obeidat Britlyn Deborah Orgill * Billie J. Paschal * Abdullah Mohammadsaud Sakkat * Ira Siyang Sun * Charlotte Abishai Taylor-Drigo * Shellon Thomas * Carla Todaro * Man Piu Wong *

Master of Health Administration Robert Abookire * Grace Ann Callahan * Sokuntheary Chhan

Samantha Nicole Ho * Laurie L. Koniszewski * Clauden Louis *

Master of Science in Healthcare Data Analytics WecJeannie Stephane Emmanuel * Reese Joy Fields Green * Hiromi Hiroyama * Imane Krourou *

Hailey M. Hanrahan * Brianna Ruth Mari * Kevin J. Schell *

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology Stefanie W. Bohart * Lisa Renee Butcher Kara Beth Corley * Laurie W. Cournoyer * Shelby Michaela Hill * Carol Krusemark Emilie C. Larrivee * Gitty Leiner * Erika L. Mangan Blessly Mathews * Julia Carrington McCaffrey * Jennifer Christine Miller

Megan Marie Miskowski Nashifa Hooda Momin * Sean Moonsammy * Corrina M. Riggs Jaclyn Roberto Aubrey E.F. Rubin Alyssa Shweky * Thejasvee Singh * Taryn Elizabeth Townsend * Amanda F. von Zirpolo Brianna Erica Williams Amanda M. Worek *

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Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Grace C. Arendell * Allyson P. Arserio * Nina Becker Jobim * Madeline Ryan Berman * Michelle C. Brown * Nicole Lysanne Brunet * Adrianna Jade Calhoun * Kesi Cania * Averi Taylor Cannon * Katie Ellen Carter * Lisa Catherine Cerqueira * Erik C. Chiang * Jennifer E. Cooke * Natalie Kirsten Cooper * Lindsey Nicole DeFeudis * Thomas Frank Dixon * Michelle V. Dominguez * Brianna Marie Durkin * Laura Fishman * Shannon R. Fitzgerald * Mackenzie Isabella Galindo * Emma P. Ganci * Hannah Jagel Gillis * Phoebe Y. Jeng * Lauren Y. Jiang * Nisha Nizar Kassam * Meher Khatwani * Amelia S. King * Catherine A. Kingman * Rachel R. LaBonte * Jack Benjamin Ligh * Hengru Liu *

Yi Liu * Alyssa Liusie * Yi Jia Loh * Shannon Elizabeth Lortie * Ione Madsen Hardy * Jasmine A. McDonough * Natalie R. Medros * Maria Alejandra Mendoza * Dania M. Mohtadi * Mallory Nicole Nathan * Emma Elizabeth Nelson * Mecca A. Petross * Thais D. Quiles * Alyson Morgan Resnick * Taylor M. Riddle * Isabel Ruth Royer * Sarah Grace Ruiz * Katherine E. Saxon * Victoria Marie Sci * Hope Elizabeth Sherman * Taylor Nicole Sitomer * James Darren Sixkiller * Hannah Elizabeth Smith * Xue Song * Kate Martin Stafford * Harshini Subbusamy * Emily S. Thal * Shuyi Tong * Joycelyn M. Wang * Genesia Thirzah Watters * Lauren Whitman * Zilan Zhu *

Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy and Language Linnaea P. Adams * Jennifer Buckley * Janine M. Charbonneau † Challis Crema † Flinn Esselstyn * Kimberly J. Frazier-Booth * Charlene Impey Elizabeth Neilson † Joelle Marie Pedersen *

Janice Flinn Powers * Timothy D. Scott * Ella Mackay Singh * Sarenne A. Sutton * Christina L. Tai † Carolyn E. Wagner † Hope A. Wallace Hill Suzanne Landers Zavatsky

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Department of Genetic Counseling Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Eloise Ana Aragon Aria Belle Charlotte Byrne Louis Elliot Canavan Marisa Elizabeth Cicione Kathryn A. Donohue Lulwa Hassan Khalil El Saket Salma Elhaissouni Minseo Jeong Anna L. Johannsen

Kopika Kuhathaas Analise B. Loreus Lindy Nicole Maska Emily Sierra Ortiz Rebecca Altagracia Rojas Elizabeth K. Sangiorgi Cecily Wang Allison Wong Jordan C. Wood Rebecca Yeh

Department of Occupational Therapy Entry Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Arianna Gayla Bayangos Laura Joanne Benson Anna M. Blythe Claire Joy Brehm Madison A. Brodeur Yajaira Fabricia Castillo Michaela Anne Cavanagh Elena Mary Cheek Meghan Elise Clancy Zachary Gordon DeLaney Michelle Marie Doucette Halie M. Fenske * Varsha J. Geer Sydney Zeann Georgiou Jenna A. Goldman-Macfail Lindsay Morgan Hart Jane Lok Ching Lam

Alexandria Rose Lembo Dafna Lewis Kayla N. Livingston Camila Maria Llanes Ashley Camille Long Ryley Lynn McCarron Kelly A. Moran Caroline Kia Napoli Margrete Riley Newman Alexandra Sloan Podell Helina Samson Jessica Danielle Seto Monica Kim Tran Neha Vallabhaneni Nicole R. Wexler Natasha V. Winter Jillian E. Yamartino

Department of Occupational Therapy Post Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy Nicole E. Bickhart * Abigail Lucile Griffin

Amy K. Harper Melissa Mae Williams

Department of Physical Therapy Doctor of Physical Therapy Elizabeth Claire Abare † Jessica R. Adams † Shanjida Alam † Kendra Andrada † Amber Asbury † Elizabeth Ann Bellis †

Amanda Zahara Bond † Sara Taylor Bowers † Nicole Antoinette Brennan † Olivia Grace Caplan † Jack Oliver Carr † Elizabeth B. Cheung †

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Nicola Susana Ciccomancini † Nicolas Paul Colacitti † Erik Emanuel Cruz † Sharon Curtis † George Matthew Damaa † Carina Elizabeth Dillon † Kevin Duffy † Tania Ann Dutra † Ghadi El Helou † Ana José Eraña † Isabella Maureen Ferrera † Jonathan Flores † Taylor Ann Goodhue † Taylor D. Hunt † Emily E. Hyde † Justin Juliano † Michael U. Jung † Camara Kadete Fallon Katz † Anna Louise Lafreniere † Clarence E. Lee † Alyssa Legarreta † Stephen Lopez † Mackenzie Lee Marks † Elizabeth Anne McCoy † Caroline Paige Merguerian †

David Marcos Misrahi † Nicholas Moore † Victor Khader Najjar † Maria D. Negri * Josephine Hoai-Yen Nguyen Leann Plett † Natalie R. Prisco † Jackson Reiss † Marina Natalie Rubin † Gabriella Carolina Ruggeri † Adriana Josephine Santoro † Krina Shah † Bilal Sheikh † Angelo Michael Stefani † Sarah Su † Kayla Elizabeth Ucciferri † Kristin VanProoyen † Yuchao Wang † Shoshana Margalit Weiner † Zoe K. Weisskoff † Lauren Elizabeth Wilkie † Daniel Benjamin Winters † Kylee H. Wollins † Di Wu † Noah Yeingst † Justina Young †

Department of Physician Assistant Studies Master of Physician Assistant Studies Whitney Adrien Dadaille * Ifedayo O. Akinyemi * Emma C. Barker * Emily Anne Benjamin * Christopher J. Bogardus * Alissa Joyce Brual * Amy Rosario Cabrera * Colette J. Caldwell * Casey Cao-Son * Andrew Chau * Michael John Daras * Marriann R. Dew † Jenna E. Doherty * Katie S. Downs Courtney H. Evans * Bailey M. Gobillot * Rachel Harper * Mariah Michele Herring *

Kathryn A. Hill * Catherine Johnson * Christina Wei Kuen Lai † Mikayla Lyn Mackey * James Edward McMillian Emily Medina * Michael D. Mendes * Nicolás C. Merritt * Regina Miloslavsky † Olivia R. Monroe * Kathryn Breanna Munzer * Nadene Anwar Nagi * Jeanie Nhi Nguyen * Gilane A. Omar † Sushobhit Poudyal * Moqing Quan * Jade Marie Rabago * Matthew A. Reinemann * 21

Emma G. Richert * Kristen M. Roberts * Maeysa Saleh * Emily F. Schmidt * Angelika Marie Segal * Moorea Rose Spoljaric *

Monica C. Stoeger * Ashley V. Truong Christine Tam Vu * Amy C. Walker * Michelle Murphy Warwick * Colby Lawson Young * Master of Health Studies

Erin McKayla O'Connell * Anna Marie Wahl *

Allison G. Wickham *

SCHOOL OF NURSING Doctor of Nursing Practice Amelia Jane Bradley Michele R. Camara † Jessica C. Doughty Edmund Thomas Earle James Michael Grafton, Jr. † Donna Lee Marwell Hovey † Margaret Howes † Daniel J. Kahn †

Martha Wangari Kaniaru † Jessica Anders Kensky † Brittany M. Klein † Richard Leo McCartney † Theresa Presley ** Sylvia Ann Rainey † Lindsay Marie Schommer † Shin Hae Yoon †

Master of Science in Nursing Direct-Entry Nursing Master’s candidates also receive the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Mackenzie P. Albrecht Mary Elizabeth Angevine Sarah Joy Awad Benedicta Ayikpah Christopher W. Barbey Jessica Barnes Victoria Elizabeth Battaglia Gianna Rose Benevides Emily R. Blanchard Rebecca Yu Broadhurst * Kaitlyn M. Cama Brooke C. Cardin Bella Rose Casali Brenda Castillo Jiminian Chereen Zakieh Chalak Katherine Chang Georgina Elaine Christopulos Kaleigh Clowery Isabelle Laurie Clyde Erika M. Crampton

Julia Rose Cremin Caroline Boudreau Crouse * Matthew Gerard Cummings Vidhi Kaushik Desai Chelsea Rose Deuel Gillian Rose Dioguardi Abigail Helen Dunay Brooke Lacey Duncan Carissa M. Duvall Gabrielle Fantasia Lauren Elizabeth Fess Kyle A. Fletcher Lauren M. Forbes Madison Nichole Foss Julia Elinor Tardanico Fraser Katherine L. Frick Kayley Meghann Hall Sion Kim Harris Fiona Ann Hart Alexandra Lena Healey 22

Madison E. Homsey MaKayla Nichole James Bettya Jean-Baptiste Veronica Nida Jimenez Emily L. Johnson Natalie Joseph Danielle Jusma Matthew P. Kasuba Sara M. Kobielski Alexander Kwapis Brittany Rae Lareaux Caroline Grace Lebherz Shirley Zhi Yin Leung Sophia Noele Lewis Shu Jing Lian Shannon T. MacDowell Grace Elizabeth McGoldrick Amanda Jean McJunkins Sarah Elizabeth Merritt * Emily Marie Minker Layla Motschman Meghan M. Mundy * Carly Jane Munzer Jenna Kathleen Murray * Truc Nguyen Bree-Anna A. Nicoletti Katherine Anne Nill Colette Julia O'Connor Sidnee Lyn O'Halloran Mary Rose Paz Elizabeth Morehouse Pearce * Sophia Zenaida Perez Katharine E. Perry Sydney F. Pollack Sarah Marie Power

Briana Buckley Rayos * Gabrielle M. Rodriguez Leah C. Rothchild Scarlett Ruby Santos Soto Maxwell Joseph Schoenfeld Fadzai Semwayo Selam Shah Suhad Shahin Helena M. Shea Samantha J. Sim Mantar Singh Lee D. Skunes Galina Mae Smith * Mia A. Smith Jillian Spinney Sarah Emily Stinebaugh Chisato Suga Amanda Vuong Thai Mackenzie E. Thompson Hadley M. Tormay Bridget A. Towle Sarah Quynh Tran Kaitlyn A. Trevino Ashlyn Raye Tsung Rachel M. Tungol Rachel Turk * Megan A. Vasquez Rachel H. Veenbaas Danielle Erica Walsh Alexxis Washington * Jesse H. Wilson Julia Anna Wolf * Samuel Zon-En Yen Karen Jia Xin Zhang

Certificate of Advanced Study in Nursing Patrick Joseph Linehan

Laura Zanfes

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Elsa Allstaedt Morse Blaine Almeida * Michael Paul Barbieri Melinda T. Barros Mahima Basnet Hannah C. Bell

Isabella S. Blair Laura Bostwick Jean Pierre Branton * Laura R. Bryant † Madison Josephine Burrill Catherine F. Callahan 23

Stephanie Cameron Kianna N. Carmo * Caitlee Frances Carrier * Doralis Ceballos * Lara Su Cemaletin Tal M. Chafetz * Maya Wei Mayhew Chase * Carly E. Chelton Junquan Chen * Raymon Chen * Mary Miles Clark Carolyn G. Clymer Samantha A. Cridland Anna P. Crosby * Sandra Cuevas * Dayna Cunha Bianca Ortega Dempsey Mark Jason Deveau Gabriella DeSimone* Nicholas A. Diamond Kathleen Diana * Taylor Rose Dill * Kunchok Rinchen Dingyon * Caitlin M. Doocy Madison Deirdre Dunn Dahlia Hisham Elamin * Christine E. Elder * Kristen E. Elmore Gina Marilia Fidalgo Cameron Eileen Fitzgerald Ryan Michael Flynn Michael Alexander Gaudoin * Greta Esperanza Gibbons Katherine Elizabeth Gillin * Meghan Elizabeth Gillis * Haben Girmay * Sarah L. Goldstein Aallexie Gomes Sailer Kelani Hampton Sarah Catherine Hicks * Jocelyn Ho Tuong Phu Cat Ho * Naccilla Tracy Jean * Elizabeth Grace Jefferson * Niamh P. Kenney Christopher David Keyes Kathryn Kirsch * Erika K. Koh

Eliza D. Koso Sofie E. Lafratta Zoe Land * Seobin (Grace) Lee Hadel-Lynn M. Leyco * Fotine Liakopoulos Kelsey Loughlin Miriam Ruth Low Gabriella Gaspar Lozano Megan D. Lynch Esmeralda Madrid * Nicole Kinnamon Magnuson Matthew James Marguerite * Jessica L. Martiniello * Abigail Rose McCracken * Caroline L. McKeown * Steven Mei * Urmi Sophia Minkin * Jessica K. Miranda Emma Louise Moller * Nadia Ghiomara Morales Halee R. Murphy Rahell Nere * Maura Jeanne O'Connor * Kylie O'Donnell Mary E. O'Toole Olivia C. Ouellette-Falkenstein Kathryn Packowski Katherine Dougan Parady * Kylie Rose Pastore Avni Kirit Patel * Samantha Karen Peace Lourdes Caridad Pena † Olivia L. Phelan * Alyx Fay Podgurski * Ally M. Rosenhein Leidis Loriernny Santana Diaz * Isabella Rose Scalise Danielle Marie Silva Samantha Slater Katharine Fox Srere Kathryn Maria Stoncius Madelyn Laurie Thibodeau * Christopher Paul Walsh * Elisabeth D. Wilson Jamie Leigh Winn Nigus M. Workie * Nisreen N. Yatim

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LEADERSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jeanette Ives Erickson, Chair Jim Canfield, Vice-Chair Paula Milone-Nuzzo Nova Diop Roya Ghazinouri Thomas P. Glynn John Herman Robert E. Johnson Trish Joyce John H. Knowles Patricia. Palacios Anthony Fitzgerald Paredes Julien Pham Kyle Rabbitt Meredith Beaton Starr Dan Sullivan

HONORARY TRUSTEES E. Lorraine Baugh John M. Connors III Edith L. Dabney Alice F. Emerson Judith Fong Nicholas A. Grace Julia L. Greenstein John V. Guttag Matina S. Horner Angelleen Peters-Lewis Jose de Jesus Rivera Diana Scott Carol F. Surkin Carol M. Taylor George E. Thibault Debra F. Weinstein James A. Wolf Ellen M. Zane

OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION Paula Milone-Nuzzo, President Sally Mason Boemer, Treasurer Zhaopeng Ji, Assistant Treasurer Judi S. Greenberg, Secretary Elizabeth M. Pipes, Assistant Secretary 25

ADMINISTRATION Paula Milone-Nuzzo, PhD, RN, FHHC, FAAN President and John Hilton Knowles Professor Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Luella Benn, MEd Interim Dean, Student Services, Director of Accessibility Resources and Wellness Peter S. Cahn, PhD Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Professor, School of Healthcare Leadership Rosemary Caron, PhD, MPH Dean, School of Healthcare Leadership Regina Doherty, OT, OTD, OTR, FAOTA, FNAP Dean, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy Nara Gavini, PhD, MPhil Associate Provost for Research, Professor Sean Hennessey, MBA Chief Communications Officer Zhaopeng Ji, CPA, MBA, MSBA Executive Director for Financial Services Elizabeth Pipes, BS Chief of Staff Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences David Rubin, MD Dean, Continuing Education and Professional Development Meagan Sheffield, MA Executive Director of Development Denis G. Stratford, MS Chief Operating Officer Kimberly A. Truong, PhD Chief Equity Officer Sarah Welch, MBA Director of Human Resources Kenneth White, PhD, APRN, FACHE, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing

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FACULTY

SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP Rosemary Caron, PhD, MPH

Dean, School of H ealthcare Leadership Professor, H ealth Administration

Department of Health Professions Education Roger A. Edwards, ScD

Chair, Professor

Peter S. Cahn, PhD Professor, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Nicole Danaher-Garcia, PhD Assistant Professor Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN Associate Professor Julie Keysor, PT, PhD Professor Anshul Kumar, PhD Assistant Professor Kimberly Mace, DAT, ATC Assistant Professor, Director of Online Prerequisites for the Health Professions Cynthia Mosher, PhD Assistant Professor Janice Palaganas, PhD, RN, NP, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN, FSSH Professor, Director, Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation Research Bobbie Ann Adair White, EdD Associate Professor

Department of Health Administration LaToya Trowers-Bell, EdD, MBA

Assistant Professor, Program Director Niyum Gandhi, AB Associate Professor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Mass General Brigham

Department of Healthcare Data Analytics Shuhan He, MD

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Nicole Danaher-Garcia, PhD Assistant Professor Annie B. Fox, PhD Associate Professor Perman Gochyyev, PhD Assistant Professor

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS

Dean, School of H ealth and Rehabilitation Sciences Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP

Chair, Professor

Denise Ambrosi, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group, Director of PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences Angela Ayre, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Esther Ayuk, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor, Coordinator of the Aphasia Center Karen Chenausky, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director, Speech in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Lab Joanna Christodoulou, EdD Associate Professor, Director of the BEAM Lab King Chung, PhD, CCC-A Professor Kathryn Connaghan, PhD, CC-SLP Assistant Professor Marziye Eshghi, PhD Assistant Professor Sarah Friel, MA, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Jordan Green, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Matina Souretis Horner Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences, Chief Scientific Advisor, Director of the Speech and Feeding Disorders Lab Bonnie Halvorson-Bourgeois, MS, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor 28

Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP Professor, Director of SAiL Literacy Lab Annie Holland (Temple), MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Rebecca Santos Inzana, MS, CCC-SLP, CHSE Assistant Professor Patricia Kelley-Nazzaro, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of the Literacy & Language Certificate of Advanced Study Program Emilie Larrivee, MS, CAGS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Clinical Services, Julie Atwood Speech, Language and Literacy Center Abby (Po Jung) Lee, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Mirza J. Lugo-Neris, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Jennifer Mackey, SLPD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education Lesley A. Maxwell, MS, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Associate Chair Lisa Moran, SLPD, CCC-SLP Instructor, Assistant Director of External Clinical Education Suzanne Pennington, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Bridget J. Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of the Post-Professional SLPD Program, Director, Swallowing & Communication Collaborative Andrea Pittman, PhD Professor, Director of the Audiology Program Rachel T. Pittmann, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Practice Mary K. Riotte, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of the Speech, Language and Literacy Center Megan Schliep, PhD, CCC-SLP, MPH Assistant Professor Sofia Vallila Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group Carmen Vega-Barachowitz, MS, CCC-SLP, FASHA Assistant Professor Emily Jo Venskytis, AuD Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education, Audiology

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Laura Wolford, PhD, MS CCC-SLP, CSE Assistant Professor, Director, Teaching and Supporting Student Experience in Learning Lab (TASSEL) Amanda Worek, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Clinical Operations, Julie Atwood Speech, Language and Literacy Center Lauryn Zipse, PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group

Department of Genetic Counseling Maureen Flynn, MS, CGC, MPH

Chair, Associate Professor

Gayun Chan-Smutko, MS, CGC Associate Professor, Associate Chair Allison Cirino, MS, CGC Associate Professor, Director of Student Research Daniela Diaz Caro, MS, CGC Instructor Joel Krier, MD, MMSc, FACMG Associate Professor, Medical Director Ann Seman, MS, CGC Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education Kristen Mahoney Shannon, MS, CGC Professor Ashley Wong, MS, LCGC Assistant Professor

Department of Occupational Therapy Regina F. Doherty, OT, OTD, OTR, FAOTA, FNAP

Chair, Professor Dean of Interprofessional Education and Practice Jessica Asiello, OTD, OTR/L Instructor Kevin Berner, OTD, OTR/L, ATP Assistant Professor

Emily Zeman Eddy, OT, OTD, MS, OTR/L Assistant Professor, Program Director, Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Kimberly Erler, PhD, OTR/L Associate Professor 30

Midge Hobbs, OTD, OTR/L Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education Pooja Jethani, OT, OTD, OTR Assistant Professor Mary Beth Kadlec, ScD, OTR/L Assistant Professor Kathleen D. Lyons, ScD, OTR/L Professor Tara Mansour, OT, OTD, MS, OTR, OT/L Assistant Professor, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator Sarah McKinnon, OT, OTD, OTR, BCPR, MPA, FAOTA, FNAP Assistant Professor, Director of Post-Professional OTD Program Colleen Muse, OT, OTR, OTD Assistant Professor Mary O'Donnell, OTD, MS, OTR/L Instructor Diane L. Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Professor, Doctoral Capstone Coordinator Kelly Spellman, OTD, OTR Assistant Professor Sunny Winstead, EdD, OTR/L Assistant Professor John Wong, PhD Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, EdD

Interim Chair, Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor Coordinator of the Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Benjamin Adams, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Assistant Professor Donna Applebaum, PT, DPT, MS Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education Monica Arrigo, PT, DPT, MS Instructor Jane Baldwin, PT, DPT, NCS, FNAP Assistant Professor, Director of Student Support and Activities, Marjorie Ionta Physical Therapy Center for Clinical Education Coordinator 31

Katherine Beal, PT, DPT, OCS Instructor Cara Brickley, DPT Assistant Professor Ian Campbell, DPT Instructor Lindsay Carrier, PT, DPT, CLT, CSRS Instructor Christopher Clock, PT, DPT, OCS Assistant Professor Elizabeth Cornforth, PT, DPT, NCS Assistant Professor Rebecca Fishbein, PT, OCS Assistant Instructor Caitlin J. Fitzgerald, PT, DPT Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Education Nancy Goode, PT, MS, DPT Assistant Professor Shweta Gore, MPT, DPT, PhD, GCS, CLT Associate Professor K. Douglas Gross, MPT, DPT, ScD, FAAOMPT, CPed Associate Professor Anne McCarthy Jacobson, PT, DPT, MS Assistant Professor Rania Karim, PT, DPT, GCS Assistant Professor Maninder Kaur, PT, PhD Assistant Professor Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PhD, PT Professor, Director of the Brain Recovery Lab Gwendolyn Larsen, PT, DPT Instructor Bob McCall, PT, MS Assistant Professor Kim Patota, PT Instructor Rebecca Pham, PT, DPT, CCS Instructor

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Prudence Plummer, PhD, PT, BPhysio (Hons) Professor Danielle Roberts, MSPT Instructor Edgar Savidge, PT, DPT Assistant Professor Catherine Schmidt, PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor David Selkowitz, PhD, PT, DPT, OCS, DAAPM Associate Professor Kathleen Shillue, PT, DPT Assistant Professor Lesley Smith, PT, DPT, MS, GCS Instructor Shannon Stillwell, PT, DPT, GCS Assistant Professor Michael G. Sullivan, MBA, DPT Assistant Professor Devashish Tiwari, PhD, DPT, MPT, NCS Associate Professor Elise Townsend, PhD, DPT, PCS Associate Professor, Associate Director of PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Robert Welch, MS, PT, MBA Assistant Professor Reginald Wilcox, MS, PT, DPT, OCS Associate Professor

Department of Physician Assistant Studies Joshua Merson, DMSc, MS-HPEd, PA-C

Chair, Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor Jerene Bitondo Assistant Professor, Clinical Education Coordinator Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA Professor, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Meaghan Clapp, MHSc, PA-C Instructor Jenna Comeau, DScPAS, MSHS, PA-C

Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education

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Deanna Denault, PhD Associate Professor Aaron Hoffman, DO, MPH Assistant Professor, Medical Director Chris Seh Hong Lim, PhD Assistant Professor Martha McKean, MS, PA-C, MPH Instructor Dominique Murphy, MMSc, PA-C Assistant Professor Brittany Palaski, MPAS, PA-C Instructor Mimoza Shehu, PA-C Instructor Jessica Spissinger, LICSW, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry Instructor

SCHOOL OF NURSING Kenneth White, PhD, AGACNP, ACHPN, FACHE, FAAN

Professor, Dean

Gaurdia Banister, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor Maureen Banks, RN, MS, MBA, FACHE Assistant Professor Jean Bernhardt, PhD, MSN, MSHA, NHA, NEA-BC, CNP Associate Professor Samantha Bernstein, MSN, RNC, IBCLC, CNL Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Prelicensure Program Debra Blyth0Wilk, NDP, JD, RN, CPHQ Assistant Professor Suellen Breakey, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, Associate Director Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health Debra Burke, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Senior Vice President for Patient Care and Chief Nurse, MGH Barbara Cashavelly, RN, MSN, AOCN, NE-BC Assistant Professor 34

Laura Cline, DNP, FNP-BC, CPNP, RN Assistant Professor Mary E. Coughlin, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC Assistant Professor Judith Culliane, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, LS Professor Rachel Cox Simms, DNP, MS-HPEd, RN, FNP-BC Assistant Professor Joshua Dion, DNP, ACNP-BC, RN-BC Assistant Professor, Track Coordinator Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Specialty Traci Doherty, MSN, MPH, FNP-BC Instructor Jennifer Dean Durning, MSN, CPNP-PC Instructor Linda Evans, PhD, RN, NPD-BC Assistant Professor, Director of the Mass General Brigham Clinical Student Placement Office Serena Fasano Rosa, DNP, WHNP-BC, MPH, CLC Assistant Professor Joanne Fucile, RN, DNP, CRRN, NEA-BC Associate Professor Nara Gavini, PhD, MPhil Professor, Associate Provost for Research Clara M. Gona, PhD, FNP-BC Associate Professor Kathryn Hall, DNP, MS, ANP-BC, NE-BC Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean, Master's Programs Rebecca Hill, PhD, DNP, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Maureen Hillier, DNP, RN, CCRN, CLNC, CHSE Assistant Professor Alex Hoyt, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Karen Hunt, PhD, RN, RD, CNE Instructor Jeanette Ives Erickson, DNP, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC Professor Debra Kelly, DNP, RN Assistant Professor

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Kathryn Kieran, PMHNP-BC Instructor Elissa C. Ladd, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN Professor Jason R. Lucey, DNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor, Interim Track Coordinator Pediatrics and Women’s Health NP Specialty Antonia Makosky, DNP, MSN, MPH, APRN-BC Assistant Professor, Track Coordinator Adult-Gerontology Primary Care and Dual Adult-Gerontology/Women's Health NP Specialty Talli C. McCormick, MSN, APRN-BC, GNP Assistant Professor Cassandra Mombrun, MSN, BSN Instructor Brenna Morse, FNP-BC, NCSN, CNE, PMGT-BC, FNASN, FAAN Associate Professor Abraham Ndiwane, EdD, MSc, RN, CHES Associate Professor Patrice Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon.), MPH, RN, NP-C, FAAN Distinguished Teaching Professor, Director of the Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice and Health Oluwatomisin Olayinka, PhD, RN, MPH Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Prelicensure Program Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Jacques Mohr Chair Patrice Osgood, DNP, RN, CNOR, NE-BC Assistant Professor Kenya D. Palmer Emrich, MS, MSN, FNP-BC, CSCS, NBC-HWC Instructor, Track Coordinator Family NP Specialty Madelyn M. Pearson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Assistant Professor Andrew B. Phillips, PhD, RN, FAMIA Associate Professor Eleonor Pusey-Reid, DNP, RN, ME.d.

Associate Professor Lisa Quinn, PhD, AGACNP-BC, OCN Assistant Professor Patricia A. Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN Professor, Director of Community Engagement Sarah Rossmassler, DNP, AGPCNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN Assistant Professor

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Kaveri Roy, DNP, RN Assistant Professor Meaghan Rudolph, MS, RN Instructor Kathryn Sabo, PhD, MS, RN-BC Assistant Professor, Director of the Ruth Sleeper Nursing Center of Clinical Education and Wellness Rachael Salguero, Phd, RN-BC, CNEcl Instructor, Track Coordinator in the Nursing Expansion Education Grant Mary Samost, DNP, RN, CENP Assistant Professor Margie Sipe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAONL, FAAN Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Leadership Programs Sara L. Smoller, MS, RN, ANP-BC Assistant Professor Roksolana Starodub, PhD, ACNP-BC Assistant Professor, DNP Track Coordinator Susan Stevens, DNP, MS, ME.d., PMHNP-BC Assistant Professor, Track Coordinator Psychiatric/Mental Health Lifespan NP Specialty Shelia Swales, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC Assistant Professor M. Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, RN, CNE, FAAN Professor, Director of Faculty Development Danielle Walker, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC Instructor Kevin Whitney, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Assistant Professor Julika Wocial, MSN, MS, CCRN Instructor Alex Wolf, DNP, APRN, ACHPN Assistant Professor John Wong, PhD Associate Professor Trish Zeytoonjian, MSN, RN Instructor, Clinical Faculty Coordinator, Interprofessional Clinical Experience

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EMERITI PRESIDENTS, PROVOST, DEANS, FACULTY PRESIDENTS EMERITI Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF Served as President 2007-2017 Ann W. Caldwell, BA Served as President 1997-2007

PROVOST EMERITUS Alex F. Johnson, PhD Served as Provost 2008 - 2022

DEANS EMERITI Margery Chisholm, RN, EdD, ABPP Dean Emerita, School of Nursing Leslie G. Portney, PhD, DPT, FAPTA Dean Emerita, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Kenneth R. White, PhD, AGACNP, ACHPN, FACHE, FAAN Dean Emeritus, School of Nursing

FACULTY EMERITI Linda Andrist, PhD, RNC, WHP-BC Julie Atwood, MEd, CCC-SLP Marianne Beninato, PhD, DPT, PT Janet Callahan, PT, DPT, MS, NCS Mary Carey, PhD, RD Inge B. Corless, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN Susan Fasoli, ScD, OTR/L Janice H. Goodman, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC Bette Ann Harris, PT, DPT Charles Haynes, EdD, CCC-SLP Mary W. Hildebrand, OTD, OTR/L Pamela E. Hook, PhD Marjorie K. Ionta*, PT Mary Knab, PT, PhD, DPT Pamela K. Levangie, PT, DPT, DSc, FAPTA Gregory L. Lof, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Arlene Lowenstein, PhD, RN Patricia Lussier-Duynstee, PhD, RN

Diane Feeney Mahoney, PhD, ANP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Theresa Hoskins Michel, DSc, DPT, CCS Yvonne L. Munn*, MS, RN Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Patrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon.), MPH, RN, NP-C, FAAN Rita Drummond Olans, DNP, CPNP-PC, SNP, FAAN, FNAP Sylvia Drake Paige*, DNSc, RN Alexandra Paul-Simon, PhD, RN Mertie Potter, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC Ruth B. Purtilo, PhD, PT, FAPTA Phyllis R. Silverman*, PhD Jean E. Steel, PhD, RN, FAAN Linda Steiner, DPT, MS, OCS Nancy M. Terres, PhD, MS, RN Mary P. Watkins, DPT, MS Nancy T. Watts*, PhD, RN Barbara K. Willson, PhD, RN Cynthia Coffin Zadai, DPT, CCS, FAPTA

*In Memoriam The faculty list represents all faculty as of May 2024.

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HISTORY MGH Institute of Health Professions was founded in 1977 to address the need for master clinicians, leaders in the health care professions molded by the integration of theory and clinical practice in an interprofessional environment.

In 1873, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) had established one of the first schools of nursing—the Boston Training School for Nurses—based on the principles of Florence Nightingale. Over the years, it became the Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses and then the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. By the time this diploma school closed in 1981, it was the oldest continuously operating school of nursing in the United States and the predecessor to the MGH Institute’s School of Nursing.

Since many health care professions evolved from hospital-based needs, the MGH Institute’s educational programs initially developed through on-site clinical training. The shift from hospital-based to college- and university-based education for health sciences raised several issues, including lack of integration between clinical and didactic aspects of health care curricula.

In 1964, Ruth Sleeper, director of the MGH nursing school from 1946 to 1966, promoted the idea of a free-standing, degree-granting institution affiliated with the hospital. In the late 1960s, hospital General Director Dr. John Hilton Knowles expanded the idea to include all non-physician education programs for health care professionals and proposed establishing an “MGH University” that would offer hospital-based, advanced-level training programs.

In the early 1970s, Dr. Charles A. Sanders, Dr. Knowles’ successor, along with Dr. Henry Mankin, chair of the MGH Committee on Teaching and Education, and John E. Lawrence, chair of the MGH Board of Trustees, pursued the idea of creating an affiliated graduate degree school.

In 1975, a petition to grant degrees was submitted to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. Despite opposition from local colleges and universities to establishing a free-standing school governed by the hospital, MGH was awarded degree-granting authority by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1977. The school named its first leader and hired program directors in dietetics, nursing, physical therapy, and social work. MGH Institute of Health Professions officially opened in 1980, admitting its first master’s students in physical therapy and social work.

The Early Years The Institute initially held classes in Ruth Sleeper Hall in the basement of MGH. In 1981, the first students enrolled in the dietetics program and the IHP held its first graduation, awarding four certificates in social work. In 1982, the first Master of Science in Nursing students were admitted. In 1983, the first degree, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy, was awarded, and the first director was hired for the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program.

In 1985, the MGH Institute was incorporated with an independent Board of Trustees and received initial accreditation from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

The IHP continued to grow and change during the 1980s and 1990s. A faculty award for excellence in teaching was established and later named in honor of Nancy T. Watts, a nationally prominent physical therapist and educator who was instrumental in the Institute’s founding. The nursing program achieved specialized accreditation, the social work program closed, and the speech-language pathology program was renamed the Communication Sciences and Disorders program. The Institute also moved from Mass General into 101 Merrimac Street—the first-time faculty, staff, and students were together under one roof.

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In 1994, Partners HealthCare was formed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the IHP became the new health provider’s only degree-granting affiliate. The following year, enrollment exceeded 500 students, the entry-level Master of Science in Physical Therapy program began, the dietetics program closed, and the nursing program revised its curriculum to prepare nurse practitioners. In 1996, the speech-language pathology program was awarded teacher certification by the Massachusetts Department of Education.

In 1997, Ann W. Caldwell became the Institute’s fourth president, and the first students were admitted into the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program.

A Permanent Campus in the 21st Century The Institute in 2000 found a permanent home to greet the 21st century when it purchased a former joiners building in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Named the Catherine Filene Shouse Building after the generous support from the Shouse Foundation, Building 36 was renovated into a state-of-the-art educational facility that opened in December 2001.

In 2001, the entry-level Master of Science in Physical Therapy was converted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Three years later, the first students enrolled in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Medical Imaging.

In 2005, the first Distinguished Alumni Award was presented at the 25th Commencement, and alumnae from the MGH Nurses’ Alumnae Association began a yearly tradition of carrying the flag of the former Massachusetts General Hospital nursing school to symbolize the historical link between it and the MGH Institute’s School of Nursing.

In 2007, Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, was named the Institute’s fifth president. The school also launched the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

The IHP expanded from one to three buildings in its Navy Yard campus in 2008 to accommodate a rapidly growing student population. Alex F. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP, became the school’s first provost and vice president for academic affairs.

In 2009, the graduate programs in nursing were reorganized into a new School of Nursing to better reflect the size and scope of their academic offerings. The communication sciences and disorders, physical therapy, and medical imaging programs became part of a new School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the clinical investigation program closed.

The Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation was created in 2011 to foster entrepreneurial activity, innovation, and collaboration between faculty and students in the Institute’s academic disciplines. Enrollment exceeded 1,100 students and the number of alumni passed the 4,000 mark.

In 2012, the Institute expanded into a fourth building, 2 Constitution Wharf (2CW), located adjacent to the U.S.S. Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides. The School of Nursing added a second admission cycle to the BSN program to meet rising demand, PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences and a Master of Science in Health Professions Education programs began, and the medical imaging program closed.

New England’s first entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy program began in 2014, and the IHP expanded into a sixth building, creating the Center for Health & Rehabilitation Research to accommodate its expanding roster of full-time faculty researchers.

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In 2015, the Institute expanded into its seventh building to create the Janis P. Bellack Library and Study Commons, bringing the campus footprint to nearly 140,000 square feet—almost triple the amount of space in 2007. The Master of Physician Assistant Studies program began, and enrollment surpassed 1,500 students.

In 2016, the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program graduated its first two students, the first honorary degrees were awarded, and the number of alumni grew to more than 6,000.

During the school’s 40th anniversary year in 2017, Paula Milone-Nuzzo, PhD, RN, FHHC, FAAN, became the MGH Institute’s sixth president. The Doctor of Occupational Therapy and Master of Physician Assistant Studies programs graduated their first cohort of students, helping to push the number of alumni to over 7,000. The IHP also launched the Charles A. and Ann Sanders IMPACT Practice Center on the first floor of 2CW, a 15,000-square-foot interprofessional education facility that houses all the Institute’s client-care centers, where students under faculty supervision annually provide more than $1 million of free care to area residents.

In 2018, the IHP launched the Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health, the first nurse-led initiative to combat the effects of global warming. Enrollment reached the 1,600-student mark.

The Institute expanded its educational offerings in 2019 when it launched three new degrees: a PhD in Health Professions Education, a Master of Science in Genetic Counseling, and a post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy. The school created a new Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and hired its first director. A student was chosen to deliver the keynote address at Commencement for the first time in the school’s 42-year history.

In March 2020, the IHP shifted to a fully remote operation in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Classroom and hands-on education pivoted to virtual platforms during the largest health crisis in a century. A series of innovations allowed most students to graduate on time, while the 40th Commencement ceremony was held virtually to accommodate shifting health restrictions. The DEI Office was renamed Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

The IHP community returned to campus in 2021, albeit with masks and other safeguards, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to subside. Several administrative departments were relocated into 1 Constitution Wharf (1CW), New England’s first clinical Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology program was launched, and the total grant portfolio passed the $25 million mark for the first time in school history.

In 2022, Commencement was held in person for the first time in three years. A record 612 graduates included the first to complete the PhD in Health Professions Education and post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy programs and pushed the number of alumni to over 10,000. The School of Healthcare Leadership was created, with new master’s degrees in Data Analytics and Health Administration launched. The Tedy’s Team Foundation, started by former New England Patriot great Tedy Bruschi and his wife, Heidi, donated $1 million to create the Tedy’s Team Center of Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation.

In 2023, the Institute’s total value of active grants jumped to a school-record $44.6 million, fueled in part by several grants from the National Institutes of Health, $5.9 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help expand nursing pipelines, and $1 million from Massachusetts to train complex care nurses. The Tedy’s Team Center of Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and the Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice were launched, while the inaugural school ombudsmen and dean of Interprofessional Education and Practice were named.

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ACADEMIC REGALIA

Academic regalia is a unique academic custom that began in the Middle Ages when scholars at European universities wore hoods and gowns as their customary daily attire. The distinctive gowns, caps, and hoods were designed to represent various trades and professions and to reflect the distinct levels of education. Bachelor of Arts were apprentices; Master of Arts were teachers; and Doctors were teachers who had completed post-graduate studies. The regalia worn in academic ceremonies in modern-day America is derived primarily from the gowns worn at Oxford University.

The Master’s gowns are set apart by pleated front panels and an oblong sleeve that falls below the knee. The sleeve is squared at the end into which a semi-circle is cut. The Doctor’s gowns are more elaborate with velvet panels down the front and around the neck with three velvet stripes running across the bell-shaped sleeves. The variety of styles and colors seen in the procession reflects a university’s own distinguishing custom for its doctoral robes. Other symbolic characteristics are sometimes worn on the gown, such as ribbons or cords, to symbolize honors such as Phi Beta Kappa.

All levels of degree candidates and recipients wear square mortarboard caps. Doctors sometimes wear soft, beret-style cap. The tassels worn on both mortarboards and berets are sometimes color-coded by the major field of learning but may be black for any degree. The gold-metallic-thread tassel is reserved for doctors and/or the governing officials of institutions. Candidates for graduation wear the tassel on the right side, changing it to the left side after the degree is conferred.

The most distinctive characteristics in academic regalia are found on the hood, an ornamental and symbolic article draped over the shoulders and back which connotes the level of degree, the field of study, and the degree- granting institution. The size of the hood and width of velvet trimming conveys level of degree.

The silk lining of the hood denotes the colors of the institution granting the highest degree earned by that individual.

Hoods for graduates of MGH Institute of Health Professions are lined in teal and silver.

The color of the velvet border identifies the field of study. Listed below are the velvet border colors for IHP programs of study: Communication Sciences and Disorders: Audiology: Data Analytics: Health Professions Education: Genetic Counseling: Healthcare Administration: Nursing: Occupational Therapy: Philosophy (PhD): Physical Therapy: Physician Assistant Studies: Science (Health Studies):

Silver Palmetto Gold Light Blue Gold Peacock Apricot Slate Blue Royal Blue Teal Hunter Green Gold 42

LEADING TODAY’S PROCESSION CLASS OF 2024 FLAG BEARERS

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Healthcare Leadership Ceremony WecJeannie Stephane Emmanuel Candidate for the Master of Science in Data Analytics School of Nursing Ceremony Alexxis Washington Candidate for the Master of Science in Nursing Carrying the MGH School of Nursing Flag Donna L. Hovey MGH SON Class of 1971, IHP DNP, Class of 2024

GRAND MARSHAL Dr. John Wong

SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP Bobbie Ann Adair White – Marshal

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Elise Townsend - Marshal

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Esther Ayuk - Marshal Lisa Moran – Marshal

Department of Genetic Counseling Allison Cirino - Marshal Ann Seman - Marshal

Department of Occupational Therapy Kevin Berner – Marshal Sunny Winstead – Marshal

Department of Physical Therapy Elizabeth Cornforth – Marshal David Selkowitz – Marshal

Department of Physician Assistant Studies Jerene Bitondo – Marshal Meaghan Clapp - Marshal

SCHOOL OF NURSING Andrew B. Phillips – DNP Marshal Serena Fasano Rosa – MS Marshal Rachael Salguero – BSN Marshal

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ASSISTING WITH TODAY’S HOODING SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP Roger A. Edwards – Health Professions Education Janice Palaganas – Health Professions Education Shuhan He – Data Analytics LaToya Trowers-Bell – Healthcare Administration

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences Yael Arbel Tiffany Hogan Teresa Jacobson Kimberley Ruth Palan Lopez Elise Townsend Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Marjorie Nicholas – MS Lesley A. Maxwell – MS Mirza J. Lugo-Neris - SLPD Bridget J. Perry – SLPD Department of Genetic Counseling Gayun Chan-Smutko Maureen Flynn Department of Occupational Therapy Regina F. Doherty Emily Zeman Eddy Sarah McKinnon Department of Physical Therapy Anne McCarthy Jacobson Keshrie Naidoo Department of Physician Assistant Studies Joshua Merson Chris Seh Hong Lim

SCHOOL OF NURSING Jean Bernhardt – DNP Mary Samost - DNP Jason R. Lucey - MS Kenya D. Palmer Emrich - MS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Commencement Committee Anna Cottrell, Co-Chair James V. Vitagliano, Co-Chair Ronan Campbell Gretchen Carney Vanessa Desrochers Carla Donati Heather Anne Easter Ellen Foley Tina Phan Elizabeth M. Pipes Yolanda Mendez Rainey Sheila Regan Jorge O. Sanchez De Lozada Lindsay Sundberg John Wong

Today’s American Sign Language Interpreters Anne Freeman Elizabeth Nadolski

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GREETINGS FROM THE MGH SCHOOL OF NURSING NURSES’ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Dear Class of 2024, My name is Ann Quealy, and I am a proud 1964 graduate of the MGH School of Nursing. The majority of my professional career was spent at MGH in a variety of roles. I am currently the President of the MGH SON Nurses’ Alumni Association. On behalf of the Association, I am honored to be sending Congratulations and Best Wishes to all of you today. The MGH School graduated 7,943 nurses before closing in 1981. In preparation for our 150th Anniversary Celebration last year, we conducted extensive research into the history of nursing at the hospital. We continue to discover stories of amazing work done by our graduates and are in awe of what our nurses have contributed to the field and to humanity over the years.

I would like to share a quote from Ruth Sleeper when she addressed my senior class in 1964. I think her words continue to resonate with nurses graduating today. “Always, always more to see, more to learn, more to do! This is your past. More scientific and medical advances, more change and progress in nursing, more demands from Society to be met! This is your future”.

The leadership of the MGH SON was instrumental in establishing the MGH IHP SON. Ruth Sleeper would be happy and proud to acknowledge all of you as well-prepared graduate nurses, ready to meet the demands of the future. I would like to extend a special congratulations to those of you who have been recipients of our Association’s various awards. We have been pleased to present these awards over many years to students who represent the values and attributes of those for whom the awards are named.

The Massachusetts General Hospital is a national and international medical center. MGH nurses from the original school and now the MGH IHP SON are making a difference all over the country and world. They have been and continue to be role models for future nurses. As you become a proud graduate of the MGH IHP School of Nursing you take your place in a long history of excellence and stand on the shoulders of both MGH SON Nurses and MGH IHP SON Nurses who have come before you.

As you move into your chosen fields, I wish you success, happiness, and a rewarding career.

Sincerely,

Ann Quealy BSN, MSN

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Dear Member of the Class of 2024, Congratulations on all you have achieved at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. I hope that as you experience today’s Commencement ceremony you think of the connections you made, collaborations you fostered, and content you learned while at the IHP! Commencement is a passage and not an ending. The Institute looks forward to continuing our relationship with you. Think of us when you are trying to navigate the next steps in your career, when you want to continue your learning, and when you have a professional accomplishment to share. Helping our alums continue to achieve their dreams and learning of their accomplishments is a true pleasure for all of us at the IHP, so please reach out!

As your Alumni Director, I serve as your bridge back to the IHP. You are welcome to reach out to me, anytime, with questions, an address update, or an idea that you think I should pursue. Students also provide a link back to your experience. I hope that you will say, “yes” when asked to serve as a panelist at a graduating student event, to volunteer your expertise as a guest speaker, or to guide a student in their clinical experience.

This is a special time for you. Be sure to take a moment to breathe it in as that is what you deserve.

Warm Regards,

Katherine E. Mulcahy Director of Alumni Relations MGH Institute of Health Professions alumni@mghihp.edu

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