MGH Institute of Health Professions - 40th Commencement Ceremony Program Booklet - 2020

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Table of Contents Today’s Program...……………………………………..……. Page 3 Commencement Speaker……………………………………. Page 4 Honorary Degree Recipient…………………………………. Page 5 Recognition of Faculty Emeriti………………………………Page 6 Commencement Awards……………………………………. Page 7-8 2020 Degree and Certificate Recipients……………………... Pages 9-16 Leadership…………………………………………………... Page 17-18 Faculty……………………………………………………… Pages 19-25 History……………………………………………………… Pages 26-27 Academic Regalia…………………………………………… Page 28 Faculty Marshals…………..………………………………… Page 29 Acknowledgements…………………………………………. Page 30 Greetings from Alumni Relations…………………………… Page 31

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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MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS 40TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY SUNDAY, THE 30TH OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY AT TWO O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON PRESENTED VIRTUALLY

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

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VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM CEREMONY OPENING Diane L. Smith, Grand Marshal WELCOME Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor GREETINGS FROM MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Peter L. Slavin, President, Massachusetts General Hospital COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Meyyammai Muthu, CSD ‘20 REMARKS Jeanette Ives Erickson Chief Nurse Emerita, Massachusetts General Hospital PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE Bette Ann Harris, PT ‘83, DPT ‘02 RECOGNITION OF FACULTY EMERITI Inge B. Corless, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN Janice H. Goodman, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC Patricia Lussier-Duynstee, PhD, RN Nancy M. Terres, PhD, MS, RN EMERGING LEADER ALUMNI AWARD Jinesh Kamlesh Gandhi, PT, MS, OCS, Cert. MDT Physical Therapy Class of 2014 BETTE ANN HARRIS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Andrew Alois Dwyer, PhD, FNP-BC ‘00, CI-CAS ‘00 Nursing and Clinical Investigation Class of 2000 REMARKS Alex F. Johnson Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Michael Iwama Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Elaine Tagliareni Dean, School of Nursing

Peter S. Cahn Associate Provost for Academic Affairs AWARDING OF DEGREES CLOSING REMARKS Paula Milone-Nuzzo

Please join us for a ZOOM cocktail party immediately following the ceremony.

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER MEYYAMMAI MUTHU, CSD Class of 2020

Meyyammai (Meyya) Muthu is currently completing her Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She was born in Canada and moved to Massachusetts at a young age. Growing up, she excelled as a classical Indian dancer and pianist. She moved back to Canada for her undergraduate studies, earning a B.S. in Honours Science from the University of Waterloo with concentrations in Biology and Psychology. As an undergraduate, Meyya founded the University of Waterloo’s MEDLIFE chapter, an organization that provides healthcare and educational resources to lowincome families with the goal of mitigating the detrimental effects of poverty. At the Institute, she has excelled in her clinical placements, being commended for her interpersonal skills, strength in clinical writing, and patient-centered care.

After graduation, Meyya will move to Northern California to pursue a clinical fellowship in pediatric speech and language. She is particularly interested in early childhood development and autism spectrum disorder.

In her career, Meyya plans to leverage her rigorous clinical training and diverse cultural background to improve access to speech and language services for low-resource and underserved communities, both locally and abroad.

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT BETTE ANN HARRIS, PT, DPT

Bette Ann Harris '83, DPT, MS already had her place in Institute history as the first graduate of the Institute from the Post Professional Masters of Science physical therapy program. After graduation, she continued to be involved with the Institute, teaching part-time and working as a clinical research associate that included several funded projects. Dr. Harris formally joined the MGH Institute faculty in 1985, having served in clinical, research, and administrative positions at Massachusetts General Hospital Physical Therapy Services.

She was Program Director, Graduate Programs in Physical Therapy, from 1992–2002. From 2002–2007, she was the Special Assistant for New Initiatives, Office of the President, and was the Interim Associate Academic Dean for Academic Year 2007–2008. From 2008–2012, she was the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs.

In 2011, Dr. Harris became the Interim Director of the newly created Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation.

Dr. Harris retired in December 2012 and was accorded Professor Emerita status by the Board of Trustees.

Other honors include: The Massachusetts Chapter APTA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research in 1988, The Nancy T. Watts Award for Teaching Excellence at the Institute in 2002, The Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006 from Simmons School of Health Studies and was the Pauline A. Cerasoli Lecturer, APTA Section on Education in 2006.

The Institute's Distinguished Alumni Award was renamed the Bette Ann Harris Distinguished Alumni Award in May 2006.

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RECOGNITION OF FACULTY EMERITI Inge B. Corless

Janice H. Goodman

PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN

PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC

Patricia Lussier-Duynstee

Nancy M. Terres

PhD, RN

PhD, MS, RN

Emerita or Emeritus status is granted to Faculty members who retire and have contributed a substantial proportion of their career or have made extraordinary contributions to the MGH Institute. Such status allows the Faculty member to retain their title as an honor.

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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 2020 recipient is

Jinesh Kamlesh Gandhi, PT, MS, OCS, Cert. MDT Physical Therapy Class of 2014

Jinesh Gandhi graduated from The Institute in 2014 with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy. Post-graduation he achieved Specialist Certification in Orthopedics through the American Physical Therapy Association. In 2016, he became certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) through the McKenzie Institute. Professionally, Gandhi is the Patient Care Manager at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Dover, Delaware. When not treating his own patients, Jinesh is a supervisor to physical therapy assistant students from Delaware Technical Community College.

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COMMENCEMENT AWARDS 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 2020 recipient is

Andrew Alois Dwyer, PhD, FNP-BC ’00 Nursing and Clinical Investigation Class of 2000

Andrew Dwyer graduated from The Institute in 2000 with a Master of Science in Nursing and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Clinical Investigation. Dwyer’s academic pursuits did not end at The Institute as he completed his PhD at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a certified family nurse practitioner and has extensive experience working with translational research teams at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Lausanne. Dwyer’s research interests include endocrinology, genetics, adolescent health and rare diseases. In 2018, he was inducted into the National Academy of Practitioners (Nursing) as a Distinguished Fellow. Currently, Andrew Dwyer is an Assistant Professor at the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College.

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

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2020 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES Catherine Adans-Dester Research Mentor: Dr. Paolo Bonato, PhD Dissertation: Technologies for Measuring and Enabling Function in Neurorehabilitation Christopher Thomas Joyce Research Mentor: Dr. Robert Saper, MD Dissertation: Advancing the National Pain Strategy in Physical Therapy Research and Practice Catherine Jo Leslie Research Mentor: Dr. Diane L. Smith, PhD Dissertation: Health Literacy of Interdisciplinary Providers in the Early Intervention Setting Megan Elizabeth Schliep Research Mentor: Dr. Sofia Vallila-Rohter, PhD Dissertation: Measuring Learning Ability and Early Markers of Recovery in Post-stroke Aphasia Julie Marie Shulman Research Mentor: Dr. Navil Sethna, MD Dissertation: Assessment of Pain and Disability in Youth with Chronic Pain

CENTER FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND INNOVATION Master of Science in Health Professions Education Egide Abahuje Wed Saad AlMutairi Jared W. Henricksen Adrian Jit Hin Koh Pei-Wen Lim Margaret B. Mitchell Derek Lee Monette

Abdulrahman Y. Sabbagh Kaushal Amit Sanghvi Kiyoshi Shikino Elaine Ching Ching Tan Kazuyo Yamauchi Kailin Karen Zhang

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SCHOOL OF NURSING Doctor of Nursing Practice Irina Ilieva Darlyne Christy Janvier Megan R. Mays Dorothy Fitzgerald Parker Rachel Barnum Rick Monica Grig Staples Mary Sullivan Smith Amanda M. H. Tourjee Mary Beth K. Yentz

Kimberly Marie Boyer Anne P. Cormier Amy Anne Cotton Annette Marie DiEugenio Barbara Louise DiTullio Anna Leo Enright Linda Theresa Fanning Julie Goldman Ana Paula Gomes Patricia A. Ide

Master of Science in Nursing

Direct-Entry Nursing Master’s candidates will also receive the Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Elizabeth Christine Adami Jessica Kay Adamson Marisa J. Albert Christopher Joseph Allen Sarah M. Arvidson Sarah Katherine Barnhart Alejandra Bedoya Sarah Jane Bekele Abby Katherine Bishop Perry Elizabeth Blank Zoe Leah Blatt Sarah Elizabeth Bresette Anne Sutherland Bruntrager Caroline Burbank Alexander Ryan Campaneria Rhianna Candido Elizabeth Canty Alexandra M. Carlson Kelsey Lyn Carter Stephen John Cihocki Janina Marie Colavita Alyssa Raye Collins Brittany Catherine Covert Paige Alice Craven Sandra Custodio Samantha A. Deglaoui Lauren Elizabeth Dewey Kelsey Lee Dimond Rafaela Vieira Dos Santos

Kelcie C. Duesler Courtney Marie Emery Meghan Dumas Farley Alyson Ann Fazio Alanna Fitzgerald Lizabeth Jane Flash Natalie Helen Fong Micayla Freehan Mia C. Giles Tyler Zachary Gillingham Sarah Louise Higginbotham Eun Chung Hong Mark D. Hughes Kayla M. Imperatore Holly Jean Irvin Tehya Rachelle Johnson Brittney O. Jurgen Julia Kahr Andrea Shino Kaseguma Sarah Rae Kaufman Yuli Johanna Khaykin Jason Peter Knowles Emily Ayers Koella Jaclyn Renee Kubisak Kara M. Le Erika Alexandria Lee Sydney Elaine Lett Sarah Danforth Luppino Mikhaila Cicely Marecki 10

Edwydge Seac Stephanie Sech Madeleine Z. H. Sedlack Rohit Prakash Shah Amanda Victoria Sideri Hillary Elizabeth Silvia A. Bani Singh Ye Eun Song Barbara Stathis Taylor Lyn Steed Ashley Jade Stern Nicole Marie Sturgis Elizabeth Swomley Elisa Rose Tedeschi Kevin Michael Trippe Marie Chantal Tuffet Nicole M. Virnelli Timaka S. Wallace Isabel Day Watts Jennifer Marie Wayshville Naomi Kimball Weitz Megan Elise Willwerth Ritu Scaria Winders Micayla A. Zelny

Keri Ann Marinelli Rita Maria Matute Alexa Lyn McWhinnie Katherine Elizabeth Misaiko Paul Joseph Morris Lily Anne Motta Susan Paige Mullany Candice Elene Newmyer Anthony Fitzgerald Paredes Kelly Mae Parker Robert Parker Janet Marie Pelerossi Alison Nicole Pelletier Kassandra Sharine Petit Lydia S. Plakias Elizabeth Mae Rettew Katherine Ellen Rice Shuikee Rice Heather Mae Richardson Hannah Rose Riesel Grace Anne Riley Julianna Marie Roberts Nicole A. Rodriguez Danielle Lynne Rogers Jennifer L. Saulnier

Certificate of Advanced Study in Nursing Sara E. Holt

Zoe Rose Stern

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Katie Amaral Lauren N. Anderson Anna Asaridis Chelsea Lynn Baker Abigail Castro Baltazar Diana L. Barlaam Anna Serena Baum Kaleigh Marie Biles Kaylie N. Bishop Jessica Kristin Blasikiewicz Ashley J. Bonilla Lauren Marie Brady Kendall N. Brigham Uendi Buda Kathy Johana Burbano

Erin R. Burns Emily Renee Butler Kristen Marie Callahan Alexandra Rose Camp Abigail Reeves Carpenter Alyssa Julia Carroll Jennifer Michelle Lillian Carten Kayla M. Caruso Brianna Marie Cecchetelli Alexis Kori Chabot Sonia Chakladar Jeremy Chao Anna H. Chung Margaret W. Cochrane Kendra Nicole Collins 11

Stacy Lynn Miranda Conceicao Jessica Aurore Condon Katherine E. Connelly Gabriella Noel Coppola Stephanie Elaine Costas Anna Marie Costello Michael Paul Costello Emily C. Curran Claudia Leslie Curry Khahnty Daraphet Karina Michaela D. Del Mundo Danielle M. DeMoura Joseph C. DePiano Kelsie Elizabeth Doherty Kaitlyn Anne Dooley Tyson John Douglass Molly Rose Downing Evan Charles Drainville Ariana McClain Dukkers Alexis R. Ekonomy Savannah Rose Fair Brianna Faubert Melissa D. Feitosa Monica R. Fies Jill Andrea Fitzsimmons Alicia L. Gaber Catalina Gallo-Jalil Jeffrey D. Gard Kelsey Alexandra Gately Molly M. Geden JoAnna George Joanna D. Ghilardi Chelsea M. Gillis Karen Glavin Lucy Helen Gogarty Alisha Rose Gomes Julia Marie Greeley Govardhini Gurunath Grace Halleck Ellie J. Han Nicolette Marie Hardy Rita Carmo Hatzis Christine He Philia Jo Henderson Alison Rae Hochman Alice P. Horne Andrew Charles Jaquint Tatiana M. Jean

Erica C. Jingozian Liza Louise Jones Lindsay Smith Kafka Flannery Helene Keenan Ariana China Kennedy-Williams Jane N. Khoury Rachel Alison Kirby Jenna Marie Kremer Marisa C. Kwock Suzanne E. LaChance Ariana Lafavre Marissa Lorelle Lally Jorden P. LaPorte Amber LeBlanc Molly J. Lewis Rong Lin Alexandra M. Luongo Olivia Lynn Lauren Ann MacCormack Samantha Jean MacRae Shannon Kasey Maguire Neha Malrani Kimberly A. Marcellino Britta Murphy Marden Melissa E. Martin Joseph Alexander Mazzone Liam David McCarthy Alyssa J. Minihan Jessica L. Mitchell Kelly Mae Moscariello Brian Sean Mulkern Kayla R. Mungillo Carolyn Marie Murray Megan Elizabeth Nehmer Mikaela Hana Nishita Meghan Mary Noviello Mariah Nuzzo Andrea Marie O’Neil Alison E. O'Neil Marisa N. Opalinski Frances Gillian Pasquantonio Bruna F. Pereira Paris Camille Perret-Stegall David Pham Helen Monica Pinard Jessica Pineault Ciara E. Plucinsky Sean Francis Plummer 12

Hilary Poff Taye Diana Poh Shannon Marissa Pohle Pascale A. Pokou Alexandra M. Potts Chelsea Taylor Prioli Nicole Jean Quigley Kelly Quirk Mallory Kristine Rank Erin Elizabeth Richard Melissa Richard Nicholas M. Richard Cassidy J. Rine Sophie E. Rinkoff-Murland Kiara Atina Roffo Micayla Stephanie Ross Melanie Patalud Ruazol Charlotte M. Ryan Brieanna G. Salerno Mark Daniel M. Salud Lauren M. Samson Natalia Scarlett-Charles Kelsey Schiavone Natalie Sarah Scott Katerina Sfakianakis Alexandra Rae Shine Rebecca K. Siegert Eleanor E. Siino Rochelle Sison Annecy Beverly Smith Olivia Morgan Smith

Taylor Nicole Smith Julia M. Solimini Elizabeth L. Stepanek Deirdre Mary Sullivan Kelly Mary Sullivan Meghann Mary Sullivan Paige Elizabeth Sullivan Meghan Elizabeth Talerman Michelle Deborah Tesser Djinnie Timoleon Kirsten Ann Tringale Maryssa Noelle Tripoli Carolyn Elizabeth Tucker Emily A. Tucker Stephanie Urvaez Mejia Lauren Alexandra Vaccaro Brandi Volta Maggie M. Wan Conor Ward Meghan E. West Elizabeth L. Whiting Abigail Katherine Williams Kylee Anne Windyka Allie Wise Sara A. Wolfsberg Sally Wong Camilla A. Woodley Isilay Yalcin Christopher Bryant Zerrip Lisa Zhang Gabrielle Hurley Zorkers

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Sarah Ashley Aimone Rahma M. Alhafeez Mashael Almansour Crystal M. Arguello Rachel Reid Barrett Danisha Maria Bernard Heidi Blackham Sarah Catherine Blushi Breanna Renae Brennecke Micaelah Camil Ngantian Chacon

Anna Christina Challet Jocelyn Chokkattu Caroline Marie Colorusso Maria Andrea Cruz Darya Deker David Despotakis Casey Lynn Foster Meredith Anne French Stephanie Louise Gaglini Danielle Claire Gagne 13

Elise Hopkins Gallegos Natalie D. Gardino Mika M. Genatossio Yuliya Geneva Allison Marie Gonzalez Rachel Blu Haskins Hadir Salah Abdulbari Haza Julia Elizabeth Holzwasser Chuanbing Huo Elizabeth A. Kaczmarek Meghan Rose Kean Hope Carolyn Kentala Sarah Youngsoul Kim Rebecca Anne Klein Alexandria J. Lai Rebecca Francine Lapide Carly Isabella Levine Kelly J. Linehan Rachel Madeline Liu Alexandra Laughlin Moulton Lovric

Zhaoyu Lu Elisabeth Josephine McNeill Elizabeth Melesio Meyyammai Muthu Rebecca Elizabeth Myhill Courtney Abigail Perrigo Jennifer Christine Quiros Krystal Lynn Radnor Allison Reid Marissa L. Russell Mary E. Sanderson Casey F. Scott Rachel Leigh Sepulveda Madeline V. Smith Nathaniel G. Somes Holly Ann Sullivan Rachel Beth Weintraub Brianna Erica Williams Ciara Joy Woods

Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy and Language Josh Kraus Jennifer P. Madden Carly Matarazzo Kristen S. O'Brien Indra Ong Alyson V. Schenker Jennifer West

Steven Benjamin Pamela Jane Carroll Kendal Cramer Katelyn A. Croft Kerry A. Farnum Alison Dee Gray Caroline Sheffield Hanlon Marykate Heavey

Department of Occupational Therapy Doctor of Occupational Therapy Juliet Barriola Nicole M. Bartlebaugh Laura Emily Bauer Alisa B. Bjorkman Matthew Stephen Boone Jessica R. Broughton Lauren Marie Compton Taylor Anne Dourney Joy M. Facella-Ervolini Margaret A. Flynn Ashley Glicksberg Megan Emily Griffin

Hiba Y. Hashim Anna June Hausermann Amy Ho Victoria D. Hoyo Rebecca Louise Idman Erin Nicole Jantzen Lauren A. Keast Katherine Kroeger Laura Magee Sarah Anne Manning Felice Marie Mendez Bria Nicole Mitchell-Gillespie

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Christy Moore Lindsey Lee Morris Julia R. Nadel Johanna Alyssa Quiambao Ojeda Matthew J. O'Neil Polyxenia Jeanne Pantos

Virginia Simmons Sullivan Alyssa Marie Taubert Leah Grace Tinkham Jasmin R. Torres Sophia Yu

Department of Physical Therapy Doctor of Physical Therapy Ashley M. Aldred Ryoki Aoki Sidney Maribel Argueta Elena Biagioni Nicole Marie Brennan Xavier Brito David Siu Lung Chan Kayla Ka-Yee Chan Darren Chew Meredith Mary Conroy Andrew John Coonan Rachel Christine Cortright Francis Andrew Covino Elana B. Dalgin Alexandra Davey D'Ascenzo Danielle A. Davila Meaghan Grace DuPuis Mackenzie B. Duyon Nathalie A. Echeverri Emily Rose Elandt Rebecca Leigh Fall Natasha Fett Emily E. Finger Christina Flores Ruthie Furman Ingard Jessica Mallory Gibbons Corey James Goldman Sasha Elizabeth Gunther Alison Miharu Hayashi Andres J. Huang Daniel Matthew Humphrey

Almamy A. Jalloh Jared A. Juarez Carley N. Kaikkonen Mollie Tod Kam Evan Kappler Jeffrey Fuqua Kerbel Jeremy Benjamin Lichtman Katherine Victoria Lim Han Keat Low Alexis L. Lyons Andrew Madrid Jason Robert Mango Taylor Christine McCue Seamas L.C. McGuire Kaitlyn Maxine McKenna Megan McKinney Casey Louise McVicar Natalie E. Miano Justin Thomas Montgomery Brittani A. Morris Corinne M. Natale Adam Nicholas Schmidt Vanessa A. Singleton Kayla L. Spohn Neily G. Thompson Jameson L. Trout Joseph Valadez Kelsey Elizabeth Warren Ellyn Wertella Yasaman Zarbafian

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Department of Physician Assistant Studies Master of Physician Assistant Studies Timothy Loftus Nicole Isabel Love Phuong Dinh L. Mac Anna Moser Briana Erin Murphy Meagan Marie Murtagh Hannah Carmel Nolan Caitlyn Elizabeth O'Conor Victoria Pieta Noel Qatarneh Anthony N. Rafiti Sadana Rangarao Adam Gray Raphael Rachel Mae A. Resurreccion Thomas Romano Madeline Marie Schuck Emma R. Sullivan Stephanie Umamoto Shawna Nicole Van Etten Eugene Wong Lionel J. Wright

Daniel Lindorff Adelman Trisha Auduong Kelly Elizabeth Bianchi Aletrius L. Booker Mariah Bundy Mindy Butler Daniela Elizabeth Carbajal Alyse Kathryn Churchill Heather Cleveland Jesse T. Cox Jodleen Shirley Doricent Jordyn E. Durkin Kerwin Kagahastian Ebilane Kristen Joyce Eng David Jonathan Fraats Colin P. Greenhill Ladan Hakimjavadi Currin R. Hall Lauren Elizabeth Hobbs Luisa Almogela Kruter Chelsea Elizabeth Ming Yee Liu

Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences Danuza Nunn

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.

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LEADERSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jeanette Ives Erickson, Chair Jim Canfield, Vice-Chair Paula Milone-Nuzzo Stanley W. Ashley Peter A. D’Arrigo, Jr. Roya Ghazinouri John Herman Michael R. Jaff Robert E. Johnson Elizabeth Joyce Madelyn Pearson José de Jesus Rivera Meredith Beaton Starr Carol Vallone

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 Diana Scott Carol F. Surkin Carol M. Taylor George E. Thibault W. Nicholas Thorndike James A. Wolf Ellen M. Zane

OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION Paula Milone-Nuzzo, President Cindy L. Aiena, Treasurer Judi S. Greenberg, Secretary Atlas D. Evans, Assistant Treasurer Elizabeth M. Pipes, Assistant Secretary

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ADMINISTRATION Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor Alex F. Johnson Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Atlas D. Evans Vice President for Finance and Administration Peter S. Cahn Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Mary Knab Associate Provost for Interprofessional Education and Practice

Paulette Di Angi Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Clare McCully Chief Development Officer

Regina Doherty Interim Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy

Paul W. Murphy Chief Communications Officer

James DuPont Dean of Enrollment Services

Marjorie L. Nicholas Chair, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Roger Edwards Program Director, Health Professions Education

Elizabeth M. Pipes Chief of Staff and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Susan Farrell Director, Continuing and Professional Development Maureen Flynn Program Director, Genetic Counseling Lynn Foord Chair, Department of Physical Therapy John B. Gormley Dean, Student and Alumni Services Jordan R. Green Associate Provost for Research Rebecca Hill Program Director, Prelicensure Nursing Programs Michael Iwama Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Jason Lucey Program Director, Advanced Practice Nursing and CAS Programs

Patricia A. Reidy Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Program Innovation Linda K. Rice Associate Vice President of Financial Services Margie Sipe Program Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs Denis G. Stratford Chief Operating Officer Elaine Tagliareni Dean, School of Nursing Kimberly Truong Executive Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Lisa K. Walker Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies Sarah Welch Associate Vice President of Human Resources

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FACULTY CENTER FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND INNOVATION Peter S. Cahn, PhD Professor and Director, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Betsy Cox, RN, MSN, MBA Assistant Professor, Associate Director for Continuing Professional Development Paulette Di Angi, PhD, RN, CPHQ Associate Professor, Director of Institutional Effectiveness Roger A. Edwards, ScD Associate Professor, Director of Health Professions Education Susan E. Farrell, MD, EdM Adjunct Associate Professor, Director of Continuing and Professional Development Annie B. Fox-Galalis, PhD Assistant Professor

Midge Hobbs, MA, OTR/L Assistant Professor, IMPACT Practice Curriculum Director Mary S. Knab, PT, PhD, DPT Professor, Associate Provost for Interprofessional Education and Practice Anshul Kumar, PHD Assistant Professor Janice Palaganas, PhD, RN, NP, FSSH, ANEF, FAAN Associate Professor Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, MS, NCS Assistant Professor, Director of IMPACT Practice Center Megan Schliep, CCC-SLP, MPH Assistant Professor, Director of Prerequisites for the Health Professions

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Michael Iwama, PhD, MSc, BScOT, BScHP Professor, Dean

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Denise Ambrosi, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor

Bonnie Halvorson-Bourgeois, MS, CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor

Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group

Charles W. Haynes, EdD, CCC-SLP Professor

Esther Ayuk, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor

James Heaton, PhD Adjunct Professor

Joanna Christodoulou, EdD Associate Professor

Robert E. Hillman, PhD, CCC-SLP Adjunct Professor, Director of the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences

Sarah Friel, MA, CCC-SLP Instructor

Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP Professor, Director of SAiL Literacy Lab

Jordan Green, PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Provost for Research, Matina Souretis Horner Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences; Director of the Speech and Feeding Disorders Lab

Rebecca Santos Inzana, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor

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Alex F. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP Professor, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Rachel T. Pittmann, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Aphasia Center

Patricia Kelley-Nazzaro, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor, Instructor, Director of the Literacy & Language Certificate of Advanced Study Program

Katherine Radville, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor

Susan Lambrecht Smith, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor

Mary K. Riotte, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of the Speech, Language and Literacy Center

Emilie Larrivee, MS, CAGS, CCC-SLP Instructor

Howard C. Shane, PhD, CCC-SLP Professor

Jennifer Mackey, MA, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education

Sofia Vallila Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group

Lesley A. Maxwell, MS, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Associate Chair Lisa Moran, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor, Assistant Director of External Clinical Education Marjorie L. Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP Professor, Chair Suzanne Pennington, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Bridget J. Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Director of the Post-Professional SLPD Program

Carmen Vega-Barachowitz, MS, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Amanda Worek, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Indigo Young, MS, CCC-SLP Instructor Lauryn Zipse, PhD, CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group

Department of Genetic Counseling Gayun Chan-Smutko, MS, CGC Associate Professor, Associate Director

Joel Krier, MD, MMSc, FACMG Associate Professor, Medical Director

Allison Cirino, MS, CGC Associate Professor, Director of Student Research

Ann Seman, MS, CGC Assistant Professor

Lori Dobson, MS, CGC Assistant Professor

Kristen Mahoney Shannon, MS, CGC Professor

Maureen Flynn, MS, CGC, MPH Associate Professor, Program Director

Jessica Waxler, MS, CGC Assistant Professor

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Department of Occupational Therapy Rawan AlHeresh, PhD Associate Professor Regina F. Doherty, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP Professor, Program Director Emily Zeman Eddy, OTD, MS, OTR/L Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Education Kimberly Erler, PhD, OTR/L Assistant Professor Mary E. Evenson, OTD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education Susan Fasoli, ScD, OTR/L Professor Mary W. Hildebrand, OTD, OTR/L Associate Professor

Midge Hobbs, MA, OTR/L Assistant Professor, IMPACT Practice Curriculum Director Mary Beth Kadlec, ScD Assistant Professor Catherine Leslie, PhD, MOT, OTR/L, CEIS Assistant Professor Amanda Mack, OTD, MS, OTR/L Instructor Sarah McKinnon, OTD, OT, OTR, BCPR, MPA Assistant Professor, Director of Post-Professional OTD Program Kim Schoessow, OTD, OTR/L, SCLV Assistant Professor Diane L. Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Professor John Wong, PhD Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy Donna Applebaum, PT, DPT, MS Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Education

Shweta Gore, PhD, DPT, GCS, CLT Assistant Professor

Monica Arrigo, PT, DPT, MS Instructor

K. Douglas Gross, MPT, DPT, ScD, FAAOMPT, CPed Associate Professor

Jane Baldwin, PT, DPT, NCS Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Physical Therapy Center

Anne McCarthy Jacobson, DPT, MS Assistant Professor

Christopher Clock, PT, DPT, OCS Instructor

Alan Jette, PHD, PT Professor Rania Karim, PT, DPT Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Cornforth, PT, DPT, NCS Instructor Caitlin J. Fitzgerald, PT, DPT Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Education Lynn Foord, PhD, MEd, PT Associate Professor, Chair of Physical Therapy,

Maninderjit Kaur, PT, PhD Assistant Professor Julie Keysor, PT, PhD Professor

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Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PhD, PT Professor, Director of the Brain Recovery Lab

Prudence Plummer, PhD, PT, BPhysio (Hons) Professor

Mary Knab, PhD, DPT, MS Associate Professor, Associate Provost for Interprofessional Education and Practice

Catherine Schmidt, PT, DPT, PhD Assistant Professor

Janet A. Kneiss, PhD, DPT, MS Assistant Professor

David Selkowitz, PhD, PT, OCS, DAAPM Associate Professor Lesley Smith, PT, DPT, MS, GCS Instructor

Sara Knox, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA Associate Chair and Assistant Professor Bob McCall, PT, MS Assistant Professor

Michael G. Sullivan, MBA, DPT Assistant Professor

Keshrie Naidoo, PT, DPT, MS, OCS Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

Elise Townsend, PhD, DPT, PCS Associate Professor, Admission Chair, Associate Director of PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences

Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, MS, NCS Assistant Professor

Reg B. Wilcox III, PT, DPT, MS, OCS Associate Professor

Department of Physician Assistant Studies Jerene Bitondo Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator

Chris Seh Hong Lim, PhD Assistant Professor

Dominique Caruso Murphy, MS, PA-C Instructor

Joshua Merson, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor, Associate Director

Meaghan Clapp, PA-C Instructor

Michael Ruggiero, MHS, PA-C Instructor

Jenny Fanuele, MMSC, PA-C Instructor

Meghan Viveiros, MS, PA-C Assistant Professor

Aaron Hoffman, DO, MPH Assistant Professor, Medical Director

Lisa K. Walker, MPAS, PA-C Associate Professor, Program Director Lisa M. Waller, MMSc, PA-C Instructor, Director of Clinical Education

SCHOOL OF NURSING Elaine Tagliareni, Ed.D, MSN, BSN Professor, Dean Kathryn Atkin, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC Assistant Professor Gaurdia Banister, PhD, RN Adjunct Professor Maureen Banks, RN, MS, MBA, FACHE Assistant Professor

Jean Bernhardt, PhD, MHSA, NHA, NEA-BC, FNP-BC, CNP Assistant Professor Eliezer Bose, PhD, B.Eng., APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN Associate Professor

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Suellen Breakey, PhD, RN Associate Professor

Sally Iles, MBA, RN Assistant Professor

Margaret Brown, DNP, PMHNP-BC Assistant Professor

Jeanette Ives Erickson, DNP, RN, FAAN Professor

Denise Celli, MSN Instructor

Susan Jussaume, MS, APRN-BC, FNP-BC, AHN-BC Instructor

Inge B. Corless, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN Professor

Debra Kelly, MS, RN Assistant Professor

Mary E. Coughlin, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC Assistant Professor

Elissa C. Ladd, PhD, FNP-BC Professor

Pamela Delis, PhD, RN Assistant Professor

Dermot Lahey, MS, ACNP Instructor

Joshua Dion, DNP, ACNP-BC, RN-BC Assistant Professor, Track Co-Coordinator Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP Specialty

Jason R. Lucey, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Assistant Professor, Track Co-Coordinator Family NP Specialty

Judy Flynn, MBA, BSN, RN Instructor

Patricia Lussier-Duynstee, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean for Student and Clinical Facilitation

Nara Gavini, PhD, MPhil Professor, Executive Director of Research

Tammi Magazzu, WHNP-BC, MSN Instructor

Nicholas Green, DNP, RN Assistant Professor

Antonia Makosky, DNP, MSN, MPH, APRN-BC Assistant Professor, Track Co-Coordinator Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP Specialty

Clara M. Gona, PhD, FNP-BC Assistant Professor, Track Co-Coordinator Family NP Specialty Kristina Green, DNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor Kathryn Hall, MS, ANP-BC, NE-BC Assistant Professor, Track Co-Coordinator Adult-Gerontology Primary Care and Adult-Gerontology Women’s Health NP Specialties

Maureen J. Marre, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Instructor Talli C. McCormick, MSN, GNP, APRN-BC Assistant Professor Abraham Ndiwane, EdD, MSc, RN, CHES Associate Professor

Rebecca Hill, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CNE Assistant Professor, Program Director of Pre-Licensure/Generalist Programs

Patrice Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon.), MPH, RN, ANP-C, FAAN Professor, Director of the Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice and Health

Maureen Hillier, DNP, RN, CCRN, CLNC, CHSE Assistant Professor

Rita Olans, DNP, CPNP, APRN-BC Assistant Professor

Alex Hoyt, PhD, RN Assistant Professor

Oluwatonisin Olayinka, PhD, RN, MPH Assistant Professor

Karen Hunt, MSN, MS, RN, RD, CNE Instructor

Ruth Palan Lopez, PhD, GNP-BC, FAAN Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Jacques Mohr Chair 23

Kenya D. Palmer Emrich, MS, MSN, FNP-BC, CSCS Instructor Andrew B. Phillips, PhD, RN Associate Professor Eleonor Pusey-Reid, DNP, MEd, RN, CCRN Assistant Professor Lisa Quinn, PhD, RN, OCN Assistant Professor Patricia A. Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC Professor, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of the Advanced Practice Graduate and CAS Programs, Track Coordinator Family NP Specialty Raquel Reynolds, PhD, RN, MSN, PHCNS-BC Assistant Professor Sarah Rossmassler, DNP Assistant Professor Kaveri Roy, DNP, RN, CHPN Assistant Professor Kristine Ruggiero, PhD, MSN, RN, PNP-BC Assistant Professor Kathryn Sabo, MS, RN-BC Instructor, Coordinator of the Nursing Center at IPC Mary Samost, DNP, RN, CENP Assistant Professor

Katherine E. Simmonds, MPH, MS, RN, WHNP-BC Associate Professor, Track Coordinator of the Women’s Health NP Specialty and Co-Coordinator of Adult-Gerontology Women’s Health NP Specialty Margie Sipe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Associate Professor, Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs Sara L. Smoller, MS, APRN-BC, CCD Assistant Professor Roksolana Starodub, PhD, ACNP-BC Assistant Professor Susan Stevens, DNP, MS, MEd, PMHNP-BC Assistant Professor, Track Coordinator Psychiatric/Mental Health Lifespan NP Specialty Shelia Swales, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC Instructor Nancy M. Terres, PhD, MS, RN Associate Professor Bradley White, MSN, RN Instructor John Wong, PhD Associate Professor Trish Zeytoonjian, MSN, RN Instructor, Clinical Faculty Coordinator, Interprofessional Clinical Experience

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EMERITI PRESIDENTS, DEANS, FACULTY PRESIDENTS EMERITA Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF Ann W. Caldwell, BA

DEANS EMERITA Margery Chisholm, RN, EdD, ABPP Leslie G. Portney, PhD, DPT, FAPTA

FACULTY EMERITA Yvonne L. Munn, MS, RN 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 Mary P. Watkins, DPT, MS Nancy T. Watts*, PhD, RN Barbara K. Willson, PhD, RN Cynthia Coffin Zadai, DPT, CCS, FAPTA

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 Bette Ann Harris, PT, DPT Pamela E. Hook, PhD Marjorie K. Ionta*, PT Pamela K. Levangie, PT, DPT, DSc, FAPTA Gregory L. Lof, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA Arlene Lowenstein, PhD, RN Diane Feeney Mahoney, PhD, ANP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Theresa Hoskins Michel, DSc, DPT, CCS

*Deceased

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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 speechlanguage pathology program was renamed the Communication Sciences and Disorders program. The Institute also moved from MGH into 101 Merrimac Street—the first-time faculty, staff, and students were together under one roof.

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.

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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, a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences and a Master of Science in Health Professions Education program 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.

In 2015, the Institute expanded into its seventh building to create the Janice 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, 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 and hired its first director. A student was chosen to deliver the keynote address at Commencement for the first time in school’s 42-year history.

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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 different 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 the square mortarboard caps. Doctors sometimes wear the 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 color of the velvet border identifies the field of study. Listed below are some of the colors represented in the academic procession today: Communication Sciences and Disorders: Education: Medicine: Nursing: Occupational Therapy: Philosophy (PhD): Physical Therapy (post-professional): Physical Therapy: Physician Assistant Studies: Public Health: Science: Social Work:

Grey Light Blue Green Apricot Slate Blue Dark Blue Yellow Teal Hunter Green Salmon Pink Golden Yellow Citron

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.

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FACULTY MARSHALS GRAND MARSHAL Diane L. Smith

CENTER FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND INNOVATION Anshul Kumar

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Katharine Radville Lauryn Zipse

Department of Occupational Therapy Mary E. Evenson Kim Schoessow

Department of Physical Therapy Jane Baldwin Lesley Smith

Department of Physician Assistant Studies Meaghan Clapp Joshua Merson

SCHOOL OF NURSING Margaret Brown Rebecca Hill John Wong

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Commencement Committee James V. Vitagliano, Chair D. Antoine Blalark Anna Cottrell Selena Craig Taylor DiJohnson Heather Anne Easter Kerry Kearns Katherine E. Mulcahy Elizabeth M. Pipes Jorge O. Sanchez De Lozada Diane L. Smith Laura Stengle Denis G. Stratford Kathleen Zuluaga A special acknowledgement for the video production for today’s virtual ceremony Andy Volk Scott Stephenson of Volk Media Design

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Dear Graduates: Congratulations! On behalf of the MGH Institute of Health Professions and our global network of alumni of more than 8,000 strong, we are pleased to recognize your accomplishment, hard work, and commitment to excellence. With the help of your faculty and staff, along with your fellow students and your families and friends, you have many reasons to be proud as you reach this significant milestone in your life and career.

As we celebrate your success, we have the honor of welcoming you to the esteemed ranks of the MGH Institute alumni. Your transition today from student to alum means that you and the Institute are forever linked. Your success is tied to the ongoing success of the IHP. You will receive a video of your moment on stage from StageClip courtesy of Office of Alumni Relations which you can easily share on social media with family members and friends. This is our way of beginning a new relationship with you, one that can serve as your link to the Institute for years to come.

For all alumni, the Institute provides a variety of individual and community-based opportunities: • Continuing professional development • A growing online network (LinkedIn, Facebook, and other social media) • Personalized career development • Opportunities to mentor and be mentored • Access to the Janis P. Bellack Library and the Student and Alumni Center and much more.

We encourage you to keep in touch with us as well as with your classmates and faculty. Our Alumni Connector newsletter, MGH Institute magazine, department specific newsletters and our website are great ways to stay connected and celebrate the professional and personal accomplishments you are now on your way toward achieving.

The innovative contributions of alumni like you will shape the future of interprofessional, patient-centered health care for generations. With gratitude for your service and dedication, we look forward to hearing about the many exciting paths your career will take.

Most sincerely,

Katherine E. Mulcahy Director of Alumni Relations ______________________________________________________________________________ OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD • 36 1ST AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02129-4557 (617) 643-6218 • ALUMNI@MGHIHP.EDU

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