2010 Archive
December Baccalaureate Ceremony
8 Connell School students took part in the December Baccalaureate Mass.
Death without distress
Associate Dean Patricia Tabloski writes an op-ed for the Boston Herald.
Mission to Haiti
Despite setback, CSON hopeful on Haiti trip.
BC women's soccer team makes final 4
Connell school freshman, Jessica Mickelson, heads to the NCAA final 4 as a goalie.
Inaugural Pinnacle Lecture Series
Dr. Terry Fulmer address the future of health care.
10 honored at AAN
3 professors, 6 alum, and 1 visiting scholar named as American Academy of Nursing fellows
Excellence in Programming
Continuing Education honored
A visionary leader
Dean honored by alma mater.
Sampson joins AANP advisory council
Professor serves as regional representative.
Flanagan receives top honor
Professor given Research to Practice Writer’s Award.
Amar and Fontenot honored
Forensic nurse faculty given international recognition.
CSON grad honors veterans
First woman to address veterans event
Strengthening international relationships
Swiss leaders sign agreement with Boston College.
Lichuan Ye honored
Second professor named Haley Nurse Scientist at BWH
Global vision
Connell students turn to international sources for summer educational experiences.
Dean Kelleher award winner
Connell School dean Susan Gennaro presented Genevieve V. Foley ’66, a pediatric oncology nurse, with the second annual Dean Rita P. Kelleher Award
Close-up: A Model Patient
Boston College Magazine story addresses the role computer-programmable mannequins play in "patient simulation"
Building leadership competencies
Undergraduate participates in leadership conference with students from across the health care disciplines
Childhood maltreatment survivors
Willis has been awarded NIH/NINR funding to study healing in adult male survivors of childhood maltreatment
Community health fair
Faculty member Allyssa Harris, a student, and an alumna participate in a health fair that Harris started 12 years ago
Japanese mental health experts
Psychiatric mental health experts visit from Japan to discuss the creation of a graduate nursing program in their hospital
Pain management and genetics
Students and faculty attend intensive NIH research training course on pain methodologies
Nurses' ethical decision making
Pamela Grace is part of a team recently awarded a HRSA grant to support ethical decision making in staff nurses
International and intercultural collaboration
Undergraduates are invited to participate in a program with other students from around the world in Lausanne, Switzerland
Burgess and Roy honored
Two professors inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Global health perspectives
Students expand their knowledge of global health in Ecuador as part of a new course taught by Joyce Pulcini
Doctoral student wins essay prize
Doug Schlichting has been given an award for his paper, which will be published in Nursing Philosophy.
Students travel to Lourdes
Three Connell School seniors chronicle their experiences in Lourdes assisting pilgrims who were visiting the shrine.
Treatment Strategies - AIDS
Connell School Associate Professor Rosanna DeMarco was named to the editorial board of the international journal Treatment Strategies - AIDS.
Jonas Nursing Scholar
Ph.D. candidate Lisa Wolf was honored by the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence and National League for Nursing.
Princess Muna of Jordan visits BC
The princess gave a presentation to mental health experts, including Associate Dean for Research Barbara Wolfe, Ph.D. '95, who spoke to the Jordanian delegation about psychiatric and mental health nursing.
Alumna elected president of ANA
Karen Daley, M.S. '04, Ph.D. '10, is named president of the American Nurses Association.
Burgess on ABC's "20/20"
Connell School Professor Ann Burgess was interviewed on "20/20" about the Riley Fox murder case.
Obit: Bernadette Patricia "Pat" Hungler
Retired Connell School Associate Professor Bernadette Hungler passed away on June 10, 2010
The changing role of the NP
Associate Professor Joyce Pulcini interviewed about trends and changes in education for NPs
Building research skills in Switzerland
PhD students to attend research program at the University of Basel's Institute of Nursing Science
Master's entry scholarships
Connell School re-awarded funds to support graduate students underrepresented in nursing
Award for study in South Africa
Undergraduate student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship to study Xhosa in South Africa
Commencement 2010
On May 24, Boston College graduates, friends, and families gathered for the University's 134th Commencement.
Celebrating Nurses’ Week with MGH
Dean Gennaro highlights nursing research at MGH’s Nurse Recognition Week celebration
Remembering Rita
Celebrating the life of the late Rita Kelleher, longtime School of Nursing dean
LGBT resiliency
Conference brings multidisciplinary researchers together to discuss healing after trauma in the LGBT population
Heart and soul of the team
Master's student Barbara Hayes honors her preceptor, Anne Mahler, in the Boston Globe's "Salute to Nurses"
Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Burgess and Roy to be inducted into new International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Remembrance event
Connell School to honor Dean Emeritus Rita Kelleher, the school's first faculty member
A new collaboration
Nursing and social work researchers team up to help inner-city patients with chronic illnesses
Wisdom shared
Students meet with AARP president and School of Nursing alumna Jennie Chin Hansen
Diversity workshop
Diversity consultant visits campus to discuss integration of cultural issues into nursing curricula
Mentor of the year
Associate director for student services Maureen Eldredge wins mentoring award
Health care reform
A conversation with AARP president and School of Nursing alumna on health care reform, aging
Safety tips
Connell School seniors appeared on Catholic TV's "This is the Day" to talk about fall prevention
Highlighting PhD research
Event brings together doctoral students and recent alumni from three Boston College schools
Collaboration with McLean Hospital
Connell School faculty and alumna conduct research at nationally ranked psychiatric hospital
DNA Debacle
Forensic lecture brings Dateline producer and Suffolk County assistant district attorney to campus
Enrollment growth
New data shows 20 percent increase in nursing doctoral program enrollment
Featured scholar
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation profiles Amar as featured scholar
On the cover
Boston College Magazine cover story features Barone and the clinical experiences of her students
"Book of the year"
Tabloski's book recognized by the American Journal of Nursing
Nurse-scientist celebration
Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Connell School celebrate the Haley Nurse-Scientist Program
Hope, promise, and possibility
Amar delivers keynote address to New England Regional Black Nurses Association
HIV/AIDS education
DeMarco named to HIV/AIDS expert review panel for Massachusetts Department of Health
New associate editor
Amar appointed associate editor of Journal of Forensic Nursing
Editorial board appointee
Flanagan named to editorial board of Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness
New partnerships
Swiss leaders in health care and education visit Boston College
Nurse-scientist
Gregory named inaugural Haley Nurse-Scientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Guest editor appointments
Fantasia and Fontenot to be guest editors for obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing journal
Helping in Haiti
Annie Lewis O'Connor PhD '08 travels to Haiti to respond to the desperate need for emergency aid
Nursing Research reappointments
Jones and Vessey reappointed to editorial board of Nursing Research.
Faculty guest editors
Grace and Willis guest edit Nursing Philosophy