Holly B. Fontenot, RN, MS, WHNP-BC

Office

Cushing Hall 302
617-552-1846
holly.fontenot@bc.edu

educational history

• MS Boston College
• BSN Georgia Baptist College of Nursing/Mercer University
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
  

recent publications

• Allen, J.D., Fantasia, H., Fontenot, H., Flaherty, S., (in press). College men’s knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the human papillomavirus infection and vaccine. Journal of Adolescent Health.
• Fontenot, H., & Hawkins, J. (2009). What Do You Mean You Want Me To Teach, Do Research, Engage in Service, and Clinical Practice? Views from the Trenches: The novice, the expert. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 21, 358-361.
  
• Allen, J.D., Mohllaje, A., Shelton, R., Othus, M., Fontenot, H., & Hanna, R. (2009). Stage of adoption of the human papillomavirus vaccine among college women. Preventative Medicine.
  
• Fontenot, H. (2009). A thank you. BMJ; 338: b130.
• Fontenot, H., & Harris, A. (2008).  Latest advances in hormonal contraception. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 37, 369-374.
• Hawkins, J., Fontenot, H., & Harris, A. (2008). Fertility control: Chapter 16. In C. Fogel & N.F. Woods (Authors/ Eds.), Women’s health care in advanced practice. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
• Hawkins, J., & Fontenot, H. (2008). Cognitive Dissonance in Faculty Roles: Lots of Questions, Few Answers. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 20, 289-290.
• Fontenot, H., Fantasia, H., & Allen, J.D. (2007). HPV in Adolescents: Making the Wake-Up Call.  ADVANCE For Nurse Practitioners, 15(10), 73-76.
• Fontenot, H. (2007). Transition and adaptation to adoptive motherhood. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 36, 175-182.
• Fontenot, H. (2006). Reflections on caring: The art of nursing.  ADVANCE for Nurses, 6 (1), 12.

Holly assumed the role of director of the women's health nurse practitioner (WHNP) program in June of 2007, and has been a faculty member at Boston College since winter of 2004. She is a certified women's health nurse practitioner and teaches advanced practice in women's health nursing and theoretical foundations in women's health and pediatric nursing. She also teaches in the new forensic nursing program, gives guest lectures in advanced health assessment, and precepts masters students at the Sidney Borum Health Center, where she works as a WHNP. Holly is also employed as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Other practice experience includes working as a WHNP in two different OB/GYN private practices, as well as numerous years as a labor and delivery and high risk antepartum nurse. She is a co-investigator in research including work on the human papillomavirus (HPV), cognitive dissonance, oral histories of early women's health nurse practitioners, and unwanted sexual experiences. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, AWHONN, MCNP, NONPF, and the IAFN.

clinical interests

Women's health, sexual health and safety, forensic nursing