May 8, 2026 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Health Professions Education
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
CEREMONY
Program Remarks & Recognitions
Department of Health Professions Education
Dr. Roger Edwards
Department Chair
School of Healthcare Leadership 2026 DEGREE CANDIDATES
* Degree or Certificate in Progress ◊ Degree or Certificate Awarded in January 2026
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION
Raed Alawi Albar ◊
Research Mentor: Bobbie Ann Adair White, EdD, MA
Dissertation: The Experience of Conflict in Interprofessional Health Professions Education and Collaborative Practice
Heather Valenova Dayag
Research Mentor: Bobbie Ann Adair White, EdD, MA
Dissertation: Developing Military Medical Leaders: An Examination of Leadership Development, Identity, and Performance in Future Military Physicians across the Undergraduate Medical Education Continuum
Nuha Ali El Sayed
Research Mentor: Roger A. Edwards, ScD
Dissertation: Multimodal Continuing Professional Education in Complex Healthcare Systems: Competency, Behavior Change, and Patient Outcomes in Chronic Disease Care
Heather C. Epp
Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
Dissertation: Emotional Intelligence and Simulation Facilitation: How Simulation Facilitators Manage their own Emotions and the Emotions of Others in Simulated Learning Environments
Adrienne Ann Galbraith
Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
Dissertation: Enhancing Death Notification Training for Healthcare Professionals: An Interprofessional Approach
Farrukh N. Jafri
Research Mentor: Roger Edwards, ScD
Dissertation: Bridging Simulation and Quality Improvement: A Framework for Translating Educational Interventions into Sustained Clinical Outcomes
Paul Christopher Lee ◊
Research Mentor: Anne W. Thompson, PT, EdD
Dissertation: Leveraging Partnerships Between Educational Researchers and Practitioners to Support the Needs of Trainees in Graduate Medical Education
Ann Mullen
Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
Dissertation: Primum Non Nocere: First Do No Harm Unexpected or Adverse Consequences of Simulation-Based Activities in Healthcare Education
Sarah Elizabeth Neville
Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
Dissertation: Developing a framework for providing facilitator feedback
Kathryn Victoria Parrish
Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
Dissertation: Exploring the Psychological Safety of Simulated Patients During and After Healthcare Simulations
Luther Joel Raechal
Research Mentor: Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN
Dissertation: Adoption and Educational Readiness for Three-Dimensional Printing in Healthcare Simulation: A Study of Educator Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
Rachel Lauren Cox Simms ◊
Research Mentor: Anshul Kumar, PhD
Dissertation: Artificial intelligence in nursing education: Faculty perspectives, NCLEX-style item assessment tool development, and evaluation of AI-assisted review
Master of Science in Health Professions Education
Natasha Susana Afonso
Sudel Asudeiah Bayley
Erin Courtney Brady
Dorai Raj D Appadorai
Ali Drigo
Mary K. Finta
Adam Scott Hockman
Heng Kiat
Thomas Iwalla
Chase Christian Marso
Ayman Mohamed Awad Mohamed *
Jeena A. Moss
Abdullah Mohammadsaud I. Sakkat
Laura M. Tompkins
Alisha M. Williams