Nursing

Faculty

Deborah Aloe, CPNP, FNP-BC, MS, PhD, University of Florida Gainesville

Behavior Disorder: ADHD, ASD
Simulation: Peds, OB

Teri Aronowitz, FNP, PhD, University of Rochester

Promoting Resilience in Urban At-risk Minority Youth
Sexual Health Issues
Mother-Daughter Sexual Communication
Sexual Assault

Suha Ballout, PhD, RN

Enhancing the Quality of Life in Persons with Chronic Illness and Their Families

Paula Brooks, DNP, FNP-BC, University of Massachusetts Boston

Terry E. Mahan Buttaro, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, CEN, FAANP, DPNAP, PhD, Simmons College

Adult and Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner

Mary Cooley, RN, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Cancer Symptom Management
Smoking Cessation Interventions

Rosanna DeMarco, RN, PHCNS-BC, APHN-BC, ACRN, FAAN, PhD, Wayne State University

Community-Based Participatory Research
HIV Prevention in Low-Income Black, Spanish/Latina, and Vietnamese Women

Linda Dumas, RN, ANP-BC, PhD, Boston University

Sociology
Urban Community
Geriatrics/Long-term Care
End-of-life Care
Palliative Care and Chronic Illness

Carol Hall Ellenbecker, RN, PhD, Brandeis University

Health Services Research
Health Policy

Jacqueline Fawcett, RN, FAAN PhD, New York University

Nursing Theory
Parent-Child Nursing

Michelle Ferguson, DNP, PPCNP-BC, University of Miami

Pediatric Primary Care
Holistic approaches to Pediatric Care
Vaccine compliance and alternative schedules
Children with Special Health Needs
Online education and technology.

Mary E. Fischer, NP, MSN, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical Center Graduate School of Nursing

Menopause and other women’s health issues
Health Promotion
Lactation and Childbirth Education
Mind-Body Therapies
Nursing Education and Research

Janice Foust, RN, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Post-Hospital Medication Management
Transitional Care

Priscilla Gazarian, PhD, RN, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Preventable hospital harm
Patient engagement
Patient self-management
Nurse decision making; Critical decision method

Jennifer Hackel, MSN, DNP, Columbia University

Adult and Geriatric Primary Care Nursing
Diabetes Care
Dementia Care

Patricia A. Halon, FNP-C, DNP, University of Massachusetts Boston

Primary Care
College Health
Women’s Health
Quality Improvement
EHR

Laura L. Hayman, RN, FAAN, FAHA PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Child and Adolescent Health
Childhood Obesity
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Judith Healey Walsh, RN, MS, Boston College

Community Health Nursing
Simulation
Fundamental Skills

Lisa Heelan-Fancher, RN/BSN, CHPE, PhD, University of Louisville

Ethics: Patient Advocacy and Human Dignity
Maternity and Women’s Health
Global Health
RN Workforce Issues
Transition of Care from Acute Care Setting to the Community

Mary Ellen Jagelski, CNS, RNC, WHNP-BC, MS, Boston College

Maternal and Newborn Nursing
Women’s Health Nursing

Emily Jones, RNC-OB, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Identification of Cardiometabolic Risk Among Childbearing Women
Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Kathleen Kafel, RN, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston

Medical-Surgical Adult Health Nursing
Innovative Methods of Clinical Education
Transitioning Clinicians in Becoming Clinical Educators

Anne K. Kibrick (Emerita), EdD, Harvard University

Nursing Administration

Sun Kim, PhD, RN

Tobacco Dependence Treatment for Underserved Populations
Differences in Treatment Outcomes Owing to Gender

Ralph Klotzbaugh, PhD, FNP-BC, State University of New York

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Equity and Policy

Sheryl LaCoursiere, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, APRN, PhD, University of Connecticut

Informatics
Mental Health
Veterans
PTSD
Telehealth/Mobile Health
Chronic Illness
Communication and Social Media

Ellen Latour, DNP, ANP, GNP, DNP

Haeok Lee, RN, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

Health Disparities
Cancer Prevention
Hepatitis B Infection
Health Outcomes

Suzanne Leveille, RN, PhD, University of Washington

Epidemiology of Aging and Disability
Chronic Pain
Gerontological Nursing
Research Methods

Deborah Lind Mahony, RN, PNP-BC, SD, Harvard University

Care of Children
Nursing Ethics

Jeanne Marston

Margaret McAllister, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, PhD, Northeastern University

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Education
Health Policy
Quality Improvement
Dermatology

JoAnn Mulready-Shick, RN, CNE, EdD, University of Massachusetts Boston

Nurse Educator Development
Diversity
Clinical Education Partnerships

Victoria K. Palmer-Erbs, APRN, PhD, Boston University

Community Mental Health Nursing
Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Motivational Interviewing
Tobacco Use Issues
IRB Ethics

Teresa Eliot Roberts, RN, ANP-BC, PhD, Boston College

Cross-cultural Health Care
Immigrant Health Care
Immigrants in the U.S. Health Care Workforce
Adolescent Health
Gynecology
Primary Health Care

Beth Rowland, MS, BSN, DNP, Rush University

Vitamin D
Telehealth
Health Policy

Christine Salvucci, DNP, RN, CNE, Regis College

Community Health
NCLEX preparation
Curriculum development & program evaluation

Ling Shi, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health

Child Health
Biostatistics
Cardiometabolic Risk

Courtenay Sprague, MA, PhD, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Global Health
Health Policy and Law
HIV
Health Equity

Marion E. Winfrey, RN, EdD, Vanderbilt University

Acute Care
Critical Care Nursing
Academic Service Partnerships

The Programs

The College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, offers programs in graduate study leading to the MS, DNP, and PhD degrees in nursing. The college also offers a Post-Master’s Advanced Practice Certificate Program which prepares nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing for careers as family or adult/gerontological nurse practitioners. There is also a teaching/education certificate program available. The certificate programs are offered through the College of Advancing and Professional Studies at UMass Boston.

Graduate students at the college work with faculty members distinguished for their achievements as educators, scholars, and clinicians. Faculty are dedicated to developing students’ professional and intellectual interests and provide a strong background in nursing theory, practice, and research. Master’s and DNP degree students may pursue their individual professional objectives by participating in selected clinical practica with expert preceptors at prestigious placements in Boston-area institutions. PhD students study with faculty conducting research in quality of life, symptom management, health promotion and chronic disease prevention, health policy, and health care issues addressing local and global populations. In addition, faculty in the graduate program(s) are involved in service projects at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels.

The PhD Program

The PhD in Nursing Science Program provides study options in Population Health and Health Policy:

Two (2) Foci: Population Health and Health Policy

Two (2) “Time” Pathways: Fulltime (FT) and part time (PT)

Two (2) Degree Pathways: BS-PhD; MS-PhD

6 Curricular Plans (full time study only for BS-PhD Programs):

FT, MS-PhD Pop

FT, BS-PhD Pop

PT, MS-PhD Pop

FT, MS-PhD HP

FT, BS-PhD HP

PT, MS-PhD HP

Program Goals

The program focuses on the intersection of nursing, health policy, and population health, and prepares its graduates for leadership as researchers and educators who can:

Analyze the historical, sociological, economic, political and nursing perspectives of population health problems and existing proposed health policies.
Evaluate and critique health policies that influence the access, quality, and cost of healthcare services.
Conduct theory-guided qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research that advances knowledge of and informs innovative solutions to population health problems and health policies.
Influence the development of innovative solutions to population health problems and health policies at local, state, national and international levels.

The DNP Program

BS-to-DNP family nurse practitioner
BS-to-DNP adult/gerontological nurse practitioner
BS-to-DNP adult gerontology acute care clinical nurse specialist

The MS Program

The MS in Nursing Program prepares its students for advanced practice nursing. Each student chooses one of three tracks:

Acute care/critical care clinical nurse specialist
Adult/gerontological nurse practitioner
Family nurse practitioner

Courses

Nursing courses are open only to students matriculating in the graduate nursing programs, except by permission of the graduate program director.