Assisting with Today’s Hooding……………………………. Page 44
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Greetings from the MGH SON Nurses’ Alumni Association Page 46
Greetings from Alumni Relations…………………………… Page 47
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
School of Healthcare Leadership
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
AT 10:00 A.M.
Eastern Daylight Time
CALL TO ORDER
PROCESSIONAL
Led by David M. Selkowitz, 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
TBA (Program), Class of 2025
REMARKS
Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE
Peter Brown
PRESENTATION OF FACULTY EMERITA
TBA
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
School of Healthcare Leadership
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
BETTE ANN HARRIS DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
TBA (Program), Class year
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
The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic procession has withdrawn.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
School of Healthcare Leadership and
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
TBA (Program), Class of 2025
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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
School of Nursing
AT 2:00 P.M.
Eastern Daylight Time
CALL TO ORDER
PROCESSIONAL
Led by
David M. Selkowitz, 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
TBA (Program), Class of 2025
REMARKS
Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees
PRESENTATION OF DEAN AND FACULTY EMERITI
TBA
EMERGING LEADER ALUMNI AWARD
TBA (Program and class year)
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED
School of Nursing
PROGRAM AWARDS
Awardees will be asked to stand and be recognized as awards are announced.
Patricia A. Reidy
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
AWARDING OF DEGREES
Paula Milone-Nuzzo President and John Hilton Knowles Professor
Jeanette Ives Erickson Chair, Board of Trustees
Patricia A. Reidy
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
CLOSING REMARKS
Paula Milone-Nuzzo
RECESSIONAL
The audience is requested to remain in place until the academic procession has withdrawn.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
School of Nursing TBA (Program), Class of 2025
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PROFESSOR EMERITA
Patricia A. Reidy
Interim Dean, School of Nursing Director of Community Engagement
Amelia Peabody Professor in Nursing
Dr. Patricia Reidy joined the nursing faculty at the MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGH IHP) in 2004. She currently serves as the Interim Dean for the School of Nursing and holds the Amelia Peabody Professorship in Nursing. As a board-certified family nurse practitioner, Dr. Reidy brings extensive experience in clinical practice, management, and education within community health centers.
A strong advocate for interprofessional education and practice, Dr. Reidy has played a key role in advancing these initiatives at MGH IHP and nationally. She has secured over $7.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce as Principal and Co-Investigator, leading projects focused on nurse-led mobile services, team-based care, academic-clinical partnerships in behavioral health, and interprofessional student-faculty practice. In 2023, her team received an additional $5.8 million from the Department of Labor for nurse educator workforce development.
Dr. Reidy has authored numerous publications and presentations in her areas of expertise. Her contributions to the field have been widely recognized, including being named a Distinguished Fellow and Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice in 2013 and receiving the Nancy T. Watts Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014, the Institute’s highest teaching honor. In 2020, she was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing.
PROFESSOR EMERITA
Diane Smith, OT, PhD, OTR, FAOTA Professor and Doctoral Capstone Coordinator
Diane L. Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA is Professor of Occupational Therapy and Doctoral Capstone Coordinator in the Department of Occupational Therapy. Prior to her move to MGH Institute of Health Professions, Dr. Smith was Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Missouri, and on the faculty at Saint Louis University and at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Smith has over 45 peer-reviewed publications and has presented at the state, national, and international level. Her areas of research interest are health policy and issues of empowerment for people with disabilities. Specifically, she is interested in the effect of policy on social determinants of health, especially with regard to access to employment, health care, and education.
Dr. Smith has served as associate editor for the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, a research consultant for the Great Plains ADA Center, and was elected to the Roster of Fellows for the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2009.
PROFESSOR EMERITA
Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN Director of Faculty Development and Professor
Elaine is currently the Director of Faculty Development in the School of Nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She served as dean of the School of Nursing at the Institute from August of 2019 until August 2021. Previous to her appointment as Dean, she taught leadership courses and served as an advisor for students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She also acted as a Strategic Nurse Planner in the Office of Continuing and Professional Development, contributing her nursing education expertise to the development and oversight of interprofessional programs at MGH Institute of Health Professions. Additionally, she is also a member of the steering committee for the Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice and Health at the Institute.
Elaine continues to serve as a consultant with the National League for Nursing (NLN); from 2010 through 2017 she was one of their Chief Program Officers.
For over 25 years Elaine was a Professor of Nursing and the Independence Foundation Chair in Community Health Nursing Education at Community College of Philadelphia. Elaine also served as President of the NLN from 2007-2009. Elaine has a long history of organizational leadership and grant funded initiatives and has worked nationally to support models that increase the academic progression of all nursing graduates and provide patient-centric care for older adults and their caregivers.
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 2025 recipient is TBA (Program and class year)
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For a complete listing of School and Program Awards and Honors presented at individual School and Program ceremonies, please visit our website
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 2025 recipient is TBA (Program and class year)
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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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2025 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES
* Degree or Certificate in Progress † Degree or Certificate Awarded in January 2025 ** Degree awarded in 2024 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
Raed Alawi Albar * Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Suad Said Albulushi Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Saima Ali Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Raquel Bertiz Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Michelle Jennifer Clarke † Research Mentor: TBA
Dissertation: Milestones and Assessment in Surgical Graduate Medical Education
Emma Joyce D'Arpino Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Paul Christopher Lee * Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Jasline Moreno Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Rosemary Samia
Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Caroline Suzan Zeind † Research Mentor: TBA
Dissertation: Female College Presidents at Health Professions Focused Institutions: Learning from their Leadership Journeys
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Savetrie Bachan *
Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Stephen Grist * Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Baothy Pham Huynh * Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Amber L. LaMarca * Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
Amy J. Maguire
Research Mentor: TBA Dissertation: TBA
SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP
Master of Science in Health Professions Education
Natasha Susana Afonso *
Mohammad Suleiman Mohammad Alamar
Daij Hussain Aldaiji
Fatimah Abdullah Alkhalifah
Abdurahman Salem S. Almahmadi
Iman Ahmad Almukhtar
Lama Naif Alotaibi
Ibrahim Saeed Alqahtani
Elmira Andreeva *
Nuha Birido
Hannah Kaitlyn Blakely *
Pascale Chrisphonte *
David Fernandez
Amneh Abo Salem *
Vanessa E. Ageno *
Jadyn A. Baptista *
Carmella L. Bayot †
Ellen J. Fitzgerald
Brendan P. Gallagher †
Charlotte V. Hook *
Brendan Freeman *
Adam Scott Hockman
Wuttipat Iammeechai *
Yan Jiang
Gwendolyn Larsen
Steven Lichtenberg
Lenny Joy Garcia Lim *
Sadek Obeidat
Lisa-Marie O'Brien
Christopher Reilly *
Abdullah Mohammadsaud I. Sakkat
John Michael Woodward *
Joel Xianguang Yee *
Master of Health Administration
Laurie L. Koniszewski
Catherine Namuli **
Alexandra Pierre *
Sheila Theresa Romano *
Noah Chasse Safford *
Sabina Alexis Sams *
Tamara Corrine Taylor *
Graduate Certificate in Health Administration
Suzanne M. Tolland
Master of Science in Healthcare Data Analytics
Molly K. Quattrucci *
Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
Ramona Andre Filipi *
Kristin Roper *
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Molly Allen Bowlby
Manar Talal Bakhsh *
Jennafer D. Best *
Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology
Stephanie Michelle Bucci *
Alexander Cushman Carroll *
Lucia Corvalan *
Rebecca Amy Demarest
Olivia Jane Fitzgerald
Cindy F. Herde *
Cheryl Joy Hersh
Jeannine M. Hoch *
Irene Shetzline Jackson
Morgan L. Jeffries *
Holly Kleiber *
Erin Nicole Leeming
Amal Mohammed Maghazil *
Courtney Melissa Olson
Brian E. Peterson
Abigail Jane Ridgeway
Kim Banson Sabourin
Claire Therese Starcevich
Christine L. Sullivan
Rinki Varindani Desai *
Shannon Whittley *
Nicole A. Williams *
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
Malley T. Andemeskel *
Ashley Louise Andrade *
Jake T. Apitz *
Arabella C. Berman *
Luisa De Paula Bomfim *
Brittany Elise Brame *
Katilyn Michelle Carr *
Roma Rahul Chitko *
Caroline E. Collier *
Kayla M. Conway *
Jennifer E. Cooke †
Miah Helen Cramer *
Rachel Pearson Cullen *
Camilla G. Da Rocha *
Lauren Alexandra Di Filippo *
Mya Elizabeth Dolabany *
Jacqueline W. Dwyer *
Eliana R. Endsley *
Kayley Adrienna Foster *
Alyssa Garza *
Laura S. Gonzalez *
Hailey A. Goodyear *
Rachel Elizabeth Goulder *
Jenna Goz *
Kevin Patrick Harris *
Kaitlin E. Herbert *
Gracie Isabelle Hood *
Alexina L. Hurley *
HeeEun Jeon *
Akshaya Kannan *
Deborah Catherine Lagerstedt *
Melanie Michelle Lesure *
Mei-Hua Li *
Elizabeth F. Lieblang *
Kandis Looze *
Kelly W. Marshall *
Mary Kathleen Mohajir *
Caitlin Grace Murphy *
Jenson G. Muskovich *
Alex Y. Pan *
Sofia Raimo *
Madison Paige Roy *
Meagan E. Sebastiao *
Sophia A. Seldon *
Elizabeth Anne Marie Sicard *
Nicole C. Sparages *
Natalie Spitalnic *
Olivia Marie Stack *
Olivia Sullivan *
Lauren T. Tsuruda *
Hailey Elizabeth Tyrrell *
Ramya Vege *
Amelia G. Vettraino *
Tyler J. Weinroth *
Nicholas F. Wilder *
Jamie Lynn Woods *
Emile Eyad Zahr *
Camryn F. Zelli *
Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy and Language
Sethany Alongi †
Emma Ardito *
Karla Marie Bays
Elizabeth Grace Beatty *
Elena Bertolino
Elizabeth Borden *
Mary Buehrens †
Meghan Kelly Crehan †
Laura May Blakemore
Makena Caron
Madison M. Chilian
Sidney Ching
Kathy Chu
Megan W. Foster
Molly Kaufman †
Jane Elizabeth Kelly
Heather Walker Leslie
Kathleen Malone *
Marlene Frances Costello Mason †
Tara M. McDonough †
Samira C. Mourad *
Department of Genetic Counseling
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
Michelle Elizabeth Duffe
Madelyn Rose Falk
Mahnoor Fatima *
Lillian Katherine Hagan-Calzada
Somin Hwang
Alexis Nichole James
Yuka Kato
Thieny Ton Le
Madison E. Le
Michelle R. Malizio
Megan G. Moran
Danielle Nicole Napoli
Kathleen A. Ohman
Jackson G. Pearce
Brittany Stokes
Jia Yin Sum
Salma Khalid Taher
Taylor X. Urban
Department of Occupational Therapy
Entry Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Shreya B. Bhatt
Brenna L. Bigenwald
Danielle Nicole Burnetta
Camille Carnevale
Caitlin Faye Clarizia
Jillian Marie DeAlmeida
Sadie J. Duff
Natalie Lynn Dye
Emma Marie Fried
Hannah Gaumer
Megan Thi Thien George
Ashlyn D. Harris
Christiana B. Jussome
Nehda Khadjenoori
Sarah R. Kunkel
Alice Ye Rim Lee
Elizabeth Simone Litt
Kathleen Luz McColgan
Joanna Lorraine McDonough
Katherine Margaret Moore
Sophie A. Nash
Erin O'Brien
Jaclyn Okun
Grace Elizabeth Oliveira
Bhumi D. Patel
Hongyu Qian
Evelyn Miriam Roberts
Jillian Christine Salis *
Elizabeth A. Scharer
Mallory Lauren Spring
Lindsey Margaret Stevenson
Kristtyan Tran
Tiffany Tsang
Jean Vazquez
Alison W. Xi
Department of Occupational Therapy
Post Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Leah Y. Ahn
Amy Elizabeth Donabedian
Casey Hynes
Andrea L. McCabe
Casey L. Rabideau
Courtney Marie Swanson
Department of Physical Therapy Doctor of Physical Therapy
Bryce Anvar †
Laken M. Ayers †
Nofisat C. Babajide
Ayla L. Barry †
Gabrielle Vaughan Beaulieu †
Diana Kimberly Berthil †
Indre Eugenija Bielskus †
Grace Margaret Brooks †
Jacquelyn Nicole Burke †
Sydney A. Campilii †
Sarah Zimmerman Cassidy †
Kevin Chu
Kevin H. Chung †
Emily C. Delepine †
Shireen Dilawar †
Jose Carlos Duran †
Seth Ira Fineman †
Bronte A. Fontaine †
Amy G. Francis †
Emma M. Garrett †
Brittany P. Gibson
Katherine Adrienne Haddon †
Johnny He †
Rachel M. Hickey †
Christine V. Kane †
Melaina B. Khudari †
Grace Carolyn Lambright †
Stephane Lin †
Johnathon Justin Martinez †
Bradley P. McMahon †
Katherine M. McMorrow †
Emily Alexis Menice †
Natalie N. Metzger †
Miranda Jaclyn Milunsky †
Caroline E. Mitzel †
Gabriela Molina †
Alexia J. Nachtigal †
Jong Soon Oh †
Matthew E. O'Hara †
Chioma Chinazaekpere Okafor †
Kristina N. Osorio †
Rani Patel †
Brandon Michael Peterson †
Kelsey Pope †
Haley Nicole Powers †
Rongting Qu †
Brianna Marie Quinn †
Rebecca Rivera †
Caylyn Marie Rodriguez †
Kathryn Fallon Sachs †
David Salazar II †
Jonah Mamoru Sasahara †
Casey L. Schweber †
Suhani Sanjay Shah †
Marin Wells Smith †
Michael J. Sohn †
Kaley A. Swintak †
Kaylee Elizabeth Todisco †
Ivy Tse †
Julie Ann Unczur †
Matthew R. Walmsley †
Emily R. Walsh †
Amanda Wan †
Jonathan Ward †
Alexander Stephen Weimer †
Ryan Jordan Wills †
Lisha Wu †
Valerie Marie Zaid †
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Abigail Lonzame Abellana *
Ashley M. Antonellis *
Marjorie I. Archila *
Camille M. Blanc *
Samantha Spiewak Burrus *
Bridget K. Carey *
Sophia Wilson Cheung *
Ella Marie Dehestani *
Elyssa N. Denault *
Rhiannon E. Doherty *
Cheyenne D. Englert *
Kaitlin Farrell *
Angel R. Fuentes *
Briana Mabel Haas *
Rachel Harper †
Abigail T. Hoguet *
Sharon Hoory *
Emily M. Howe *
Hanna Hui *
Fredric L. Jeffries *
Lodtz A. Joseph *
Jessica Claire Langston *
Hanna Rae Lashmett *
Nathan T. Lavoie *
Katherine Hei Sin Leung *
Mayrelys Maria Liz Jimenez *
Sara J. McLeman *
Mae Elisabeth McLoughlin *
Kayla Grace Milofsky *
Amal A. Musaid *
Jessica Shanell Negron *
Kayli E. Neil *
Deanne Marie O'Brien Hagerty *
Briana R. O'Neill *
Zoe L. Ongaro *
Alexa M. Peroni *
Olivia Frances Privitera *
Camila C. Morales Quintanilla *
Jade Marie Rabago †
Francesca M. Rascati *
Brianna M. Scheening *
Katherine Schlepphorst *
Angelika Marie Segal †
Mariana Shalit *
Rita Sharma *
Mustafa Turkimani *
Master of Health Studies
Anna Marie Wahl
Paulette M. Anest *
Ciara Irene Dimou †
Karin A. Falkenberg †
Thiago Gomes Godoi †
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Joseph Raymond Gordon-Reznar †
Margaret Higgins
Master of Science in Nursing
Natalie Hill
David A. MacDonald
Naomi J. Martel
Kailee M. Merryfield
Warren J. Phillips III †
Ryan J. Tappin
Direct-Entry Nursing Master’s candidates also receive the Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Melissa Harriette Tushman Agrimanakis
Elizabeth Sarah Allbright
Marco Antonio Ambriz Vazquez
Maia Carolina Appel
Moon Noor Balbaky
Sonal Bhatt
Abigail Jeanne Bliss
Amanda Mitchell Burke
Kathryn Lauren Butler
Christopher R. Cabrera
Shelby Nicole Casper
Christine E. Connors
Krystyna Constantino
Molly Rose Conway
Sydney Corridori
Ricky Cruz
Reilly Keegan Curtin
Julia P. DeGrooth
Amanda G. Delgado
Nikita R. Desai
Ashley Devlin DeStefano
Olivia Marie Dipirro
Holly Rose Dunn
Megan M. Ferriera
Kanisha LaShaè Ffriend *
Kayla-Paige Flynn
Eliane K. Fogue
Sierra Lane Gage
Emma C. Geiger *
Grace Ann Goyette *
Courtney Bridget Greene
Sydney M. Guenther
Katherine I. Hansen
Samantha Ryan Hayes
Jiali Huang
Stephanie Inga
Taylor Jo Jenkinson
Cham'Pane Ta'Chell Johnson
Emily D. Keiser
Jacqueline Mary Kilar
Martha Jane Kittredge
Natalie Le
Madison Levine *
Karen Ann Levy
Xinyun Li
Mackenzie Ann Libera
Flor D. Lopez
Allison E. Lovely
Yaqi Lu
Kate Bridget Lydon
Allison Margolis
Katelyn Nicole Martin
Alaya Niko Martin
Courteney Christine Martin
Abigail L. McDermott
Ilan Å. Millström
Alice Merrill Mitchell
Stacy Monteiro Mendes
Natasha Touzjian Nary
Emma Novy
Adedoyin Odumuyiwa
Olivia J. O'Shea
Ademilola O. Oyetuga
Disha N. Patel
Kripani M. Patel
Meera D. Patel
Katherine Patton-LoveCooksey
Jean Ernest Kenny Poulard
Marcos Elí Rivera Rivera
Ashley M. Rocco
Emily Beatrice Roque Reinosa
Yasmiri Rosario *
Adam R. Saltis
Nicole Ann Schena
Lauren M. Schiffenhaus
Monique Nicole Selden-Riley
Ruksha Senthilkumar
Lillian I. Shortle
Emily Rose Smith
Kyley A. St. Hill
Jessica P. Stuart-Shor
Erica Suazo *
Thong Hoang Ta
Yalena Eliza Terrero Martinez *
William Thornton
Isabella Gardner Tonetti
Trang Hoang Tran
Amandha A. Vielman
Giovana Porto Vivaldi Coelho
Alexandra N. Wall
Certificate of Advanced Study in Nursing
David Arinze Abadom †
Amanda A. Adams †
Benjamin Slade Adams †
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Leilah Kaelan Adrien Harris *
Abigail Alberino *
Margaret Catherine Aldrich
Robertha Alexis Jeudy †
Lylia Alimoussa *
Kaitlyn M. Alves †
Deanna Renee Attisani
Michelle C. Babat
Keyona S. Bell †
Anna Taylor Benson
Angelica Bialy †
Violet Blair
Julia L. Bonnvie *
Emma Marie Bouvier †
Madeline Ruby Britt
Gabriel Bowditch Brown
Emma C. Bruckwick
Jack R. Bush
Kianna N. Carmo †
Taylor Brianne Carreiro
Ayana Aurore Charles *
Emma Clark †
Emily M. Coppola †
Estefania Cortez †
Hannah Penhallow Crane *
Addisyn Quinn Cross †
Sandra Cuevas
Yadira Cuevas-Rodriguez †
Samantha Katherine Curtis †
Siobhan Ann Dalton
Kaitlin M. Davis
Eleanna Savina Davos †
Sage Debiasi *
Lacey L. DeFeo *
Gabriella DeSimone
Sophie Maud Deutsch †
Katherine C. Dillon *
Sarah J. Diminuco †
Sean Thomas Doherty
Megan Donahue
Kathleen G. Donohue
Kathleen Joyce Doyle-Hegarty *
Madison Regina Duce
Jared Duffy †
Aoife Josephine Duffy *
Alejandra Patricia Durant
Christine Elder †
Laura Ann Ericson
Meredith Campbell Fairbanks
Lisa N. Faucon *
Ryann Elizabeth Forte
Samantha Mary Freeman
Jennie Theresa Gannon
Colleen E. Gavin
Bridget A. Gelly
Katherine Elizabeth Gillin †
Mikayla M. Gomez *
Janice C. Palaganas
Pravin Kesari Pant
Kathleen B. Grace †
Bridget S. Grant †
Elizabeth Fairchild Greason †
Emma Drew Grinberg †
Auryana-Xerenity K. Gryffon *
Abigail G. Gugel
Lun Guo †
Helina Kassahun Gurmessa *
Hanna T. Habtemichael *
Alexandra G. Hargrave
Alisson N. Haro Murphy
Emma Alexandra Hart †
Emma Nicole Hazelhoff *
Ashley Marie Hilf
Kaylee Himmel †
Dory Elizabeth Howard †
Emily Elizabeth Hunter
Eoin G. Hurley
Michelle Ing †
Rebecca Toyosi Ishola *
Naccilla Tracy Jean †
Kaiah Jno-Finn *
Ryan James Joyce *
Jessica R. Keller
Julia Melanie Kibrick *
Erin Kim †
Emily Rose Kimbrough *
Sean M. Kitain †
Edward Kontoh †
Abigail Elizabeth Kraunelis †
Celia Grace Lacey
Monica Ann Lafferty
Abigail T. Laurence †
Leah Macy Ledwitz
Faith Lepe *
Shasha Li
Alexis Lopez
Alejandro E. Lopez-Wheeler
Fania Louis Charles
Lucia Giovanna Magno
Hillary Garcia Maia
Christina M. Marotta *
Jessica Linda Martiniello †
Brooke P. McEachern †
Cassidy Jane McElhinney
Elizabeth Anna McGarry
Ashley E. McGrath †
Sara M. McIsaac *
Sarah Margaret McLaughlin
Micah Lynn Mielke *
Alyssa Marie Montecalvo-Deliza †
Nicholas P. Morreale †
Meilikano Laudika Muhongo Verde *
Joan Nakamatte Suber †
Wilmarcus Narcisse
Olivia R. Naumec †
Rachael H. Nazzaro †
Sabrina Frances Nee
Caitlin T. Newell †
Martina Ngonga Nkwantah
Alyssa S. Nop †
Marisa Ann Nyhan
Nicole L. Onofreo
Lorena J. Paolini
Avni Kirit Patel †
Joan Nchat Patrick *
Stephanie Michelle Perez-Baltodano
Olivia Laura Phelan †
Isabella G Pierce
Danielle S. Quirarte †
Kaila Alexis Rabonza †
Latifat Anuoluwa Raifu
Aidan S. Reardon
Corinne Wynter Rey
Kelsey Laura Rose *
Hans D. Rosin †
Heather L. Rowell
Grace Emerson Ruksznis †
Margaret Clare Rutherford †
Morianna Sydney Saint-Cyr
Mackenzie M. Salt
Xiu Xiu Sammis-Mccoy
Victoria E. Schneider †
Yvelandey Britney Seide
Alexandra Lund Sergent
Meghana Shrestha
Peyton Siegel †
Lena Smalla
Carolyn M. Snell
Ellen McNeil Sohmer *
Alyson Noelle St. Mary †
Megan Elizabeth Taylor †
Katelyn Marie Thompson †
Ella Catherine Torp *
Taylor Ross Wells †
Meghan Emily Whalen
Erin Michelle Wood †
Marianne F. Yazbeck *
Wuyah Seimavula Zayzay †
Abigail G. Zerbey
Debbie Kudzai Zigwati *
Caroline R. Zuffante *
LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jeanette Ives Erickson, Chair
Jim Canfield, Vice-Chair
Paula Milone-Nuzzo
Brendan Abel
John Paul Bonadonna
Peter A. D’Arrigo, Jr.
Roya Ghazinouri
Thomas P. Glynn
John Herman
Robert E. Johnson
Elizabeth “Trish” Joyce
John H. “Joe” Knowles
Kendi Ozmon
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
Jose de Jesus Rivera
Angelleen Peters-Lewis
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
Joanna Duggan, Assistant Secretary
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
Peter S. Cahn, PhD Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Rosemary Caron, PhD, MPH Dean, School of Healthcare Leadership
Regina Doherty, OT, OTD, OTR, FAOTA, FNAP Dean, Interprofessional Education and Practice, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
Kevin E. Finn, EdD, ATC, CSCC, FACSM Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
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
Laura Plummer, PT, DPT, EdD, NCS Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Patricia A. Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN Interim Dean, School of Nursing
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
FACULTY
SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP
Rosemary Caron, PhD, MPH Dean,SchoolofHealthcareLeadership Professor, Health 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 AssistantProfessor,Program Director
Niyum Gandhi, AB Associate Professor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Mass General Brigham
Department of Healthcare Data Analytics
Shuhan He, MD AdjunctAssistantProfessor,Program Director
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, SchoolofHealth and Rehabilitation Sciences AssociateProfessor,PhysicalTherapy
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
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
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 DeanofInterprofessionalEducationandPractice
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
Midge Hobbs, OTD, OTR/L Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education
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
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
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,DistinguishedTeaching 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
Deanna Denault, PhD Associate Professor
Aaron Hoffman, DO, MPH Assistant Professor, Medical Director
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
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
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
The faculty list represents all faculty as of May 2024.
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 i dea 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.
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.
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.
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: Silver
Audiology: Palmetto
Data Analytics: Gold
Health Professions Education:
Genetic Counseling: Light Blue Gold
Healthcare Administration: Peacock
Nursing: Apricot
Occupational Therapy: Slate Blue
Philosophy (PhD): Royal Blue
Physical Therapy: Teal
Physician Assistant Studies: Hunter Green
Science (Health Studies): Gold
LEADING TODAY’S PROCESSION
CLASS OF 2024 FLAG BEARERS
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and School of Healthcare Leadership Ceremony
TBA
Candidate for the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology
School of Nursing Ceremony
TBA
Candidate for the Doctor of Nursing Practice
Carrying the MGH School of Nursing Flag
Donna L. Hovey
MGH SON Class of 1971, IHP DNP, Class of 2024
GRAND MARSHAL
Dr. David M. Selkowitz
SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP
TBA – Marshal
SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES
PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences
TBA - Marshal
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
TBA - Marshal
TBA – Marshal
Department of Genetic Counseling
TBA - Marshal
TBA - Marshal
Department of Occupational Therapy
TBA – Jessica Asiello
TBA – Kelly Spellman
Department of Physical Therapy
Caitlin J. Fitzgerald – Marshal
Catherine Schmidt – Marshal
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
TBA – Marshal
TBA - Marshal
SCHOOL OF NURSING
TBA – DNP Marshal
TBA – MS Marshal
TBA – BSN Marshal
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
TBA
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
TBA – MS
Lesley A. Maxwell – MS
TBA- SLPD
Bridget J. Perry – SLPD
Department of Genetic Counseling
Gayun Chan-Smutko
Maureen Flynn
Department of Occupational Therapy
Emily Zeman Eddy – EL-OTD
Diane L. Smith – EL-OTD
Sarah McKinnon – PP-OTD
Sunny Winstead – PP-OTD
Department of Physical Therapy
Jane Baldwin
Keshrie Naidoo
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
TBA
TBA
SCHOOL OF NURSING
TBA – DNP
TBA - DNP
TBA - MS
TBA - MS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Commencement Committee
Anna Cottrell, Co-Chair
James V. Vitagliano, Co-Chair
Ronan Campbell
Gretchen Carney
Vanessa Desrochers
Carla Donati
Joanna Duggan
Ellen Foley
Alyssa Kenney
Carlina Maria
Jorge O. Sanchez De Lozada
David M. Selkowitz
Lindsay Sundberg
Today’s American Sign Language Interpreters
Sean Havas
Matthew Kelley
GREETINGS FROM THE MGH SCHOOL OF NURSING NURSES’ ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Dear Class of 2025,
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
Dear Member of the Class of 2025,
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
