About:

Taylor Bellfield is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and recent transplant to New England. After graduating from the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the University of Florida in 2022, Taylor relocated to Boston to undergo postgraduate training with the VA Boston Healthcare System. Alongside his clinical work, Taylor has gained valuable experiences in health policy, including serving as a congressional health policy fellow during his time in the DNP program. Taylor's diverse clinical, academic, and policy experiences have motivated him to pursue a career as a nurse scientist.

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions:

• Jonas Scholar 2024-2026
• NBNA UHF Diversity in Healthcare Scholarship Recipient, 2024
• NERBNA E. Lorraine Baugh Scholarship Recipient, 2024
• UF Health Cancer Center Healthy Policy Fellowship, 2021
• AACN Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholarship Recipient, 2021
• Florida Nurses Foundation Scholarship Recipient, 2020 

Nickie Burney is a nurse practitioner, simulation educator, and research assistant in Hospital Medicine at the Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She is a visiting scholar at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Education and Research Center, and assistant course director for the annual Update in Hospital Medicine course offered by Harvard Medical School. In addition, she is an adjunct associate professor, Dotson mentor, and former program director (2017-2021) of the campus-based MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Simmons University.

Awards/Honors:

• Advanced Practice Provider in Excellence Award, Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital (2022)
• Evidence-Based Practice Award, Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital (2020)
• Excellence in Hospital Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital Medicine Unit (2019)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, New England Regional Black Nurses’ Association (2019)
  

About:

Amy Bulger, MPH, RN, GERO-BC, CPHQ, is a Ph.D. student and predoctoral fellow at the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and a nurse leader in the Center for Geriatric Surgery and Department of Nursing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Amy graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University and holds a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is certified in gerontological nursing and healthcare quality and is dedicated to advancing nursing science and optimizing the clinical care of older adults.

Publications:

• Bulger, A. L., & Osborne, J. M. (2024). Development and implementation of a geriatric nursing program at an academic medical center. Geriatric Nursing, 59, 705–707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.08.015
• Hu, F. Y., Rowe, K. A., O’Mara, L. M., Bulger, A., Bleday, R., Groff, M. W., Cooper, Z., & Bernacki, R. E. (2023). Evaluation of interdisciplinary care pathway implementation in older elective surgery patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(4), 1310–1322. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18244
• Abbas, M., Chua, I. S., Tabata-Kelly, M., Bulger, A. L., Gershanik, E., Sheu, C., Kerr, E., Ruan, M., Dey, T., Lakin, J. R., & Bernacki, R. E. (2024). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Serious Illness Conversation Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 68(3), 205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.016
• Rhee, C., Filbin, M. R., Massaro, A. F., Bulger, A. L., McEachern, D., Tobin, K. A., Kitch, B. T., Thurlo-Walsh, B., Kadar, A., Koffman, A., Pande, A., Hamad, Y., Warren, D. K., Jones, T. M., O, B. C., Anderson, D. J., Wang, R., Klompas, M., & O’Brien, C. (2018). Compliance With the National SEP-1 Quality Measure and Association With Sepsis Outcomes: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Critical Care Medicine, 46(10), 1585–1591. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000003261
• Bulger, A. L., Mayer, J. E., Gershenwald, J. E., Guild, S. R., Gottlieb, M. A., & Geller, A. C. (2015). Enforcement Provisions of Indoor Tanning Bans for Minors: An Analysis of the First 6 US States. American Journal of Public Health, 105(8), e10–e12. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302684

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions:

• AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI) Top Scoring Abstract Award 2024
• MGB Pillars of Excellence Award 2023: Geriatric Surgery Verification Team
• Nurses Improving the Care of Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) and the ABIM Foundation Choosing Wisely Trailblazer Award 2022: Fall Prevention in Geriatric Surgery and Trauma Inpatients at a Level I Trauma Center
• MGB Pillars of Excellence Award 2022: Multidisciplinary Mobility Quality Improvement Team
• Brigham Way Culture Change Champion 2022: Center for Geriatric Surgery Team
• Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation Special Serious Illness and End of Life Emergent Innovation Grant Recipient 2020
• Partners in Excellence Award 2020: Urine Culture Reflex Testing
• Sean B. Condit Award for Academic Excellence, Northeastern University
• President’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Northeastern University

About:

Mentoring Program. Sasha received her BSN with a minor in Africana Studies and Biology from Simmons University (formerly Simmons College) and an MSN from Emmanuel College in Nursing Leadership and Management.

Awards/Honors:

• Becker’s Hospital Review Rising Stars: 60 Healthcare Leaders Under 40, 2017
• National Minority Quality Forum’s 40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health Award, 2017
• New England Regional Black Nurses Association President’s Award Recipient, 2016
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Award Recipient, 2014
• Brigham and Women’s Ujima Award Nominee, 2013
• Simmons College Recent Alumnae Achievement Award Recipient, 2012
• New England Regional Black Nurses Association Excellence in Nursing Practice Award Recipient, 2011
• Boston YMCA Achievers Award Recipient, 2010-2011
• Boston Globe Boston Works Salute to Nurses Nominee, May 2009

About:

Meghan graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and a minor in Faith, Peace, and Justice. Her passion for social justice and health equity led her to pursue a career in nursing, where she has spent 15 years working both as a bedside nurse at Newton Wellesley Hospital and as a pediatric nurse practitioner with the Department of Youth Services, caring for incarcerated youth in residential facilities. Her dedication to improving healthcare for marginalized populations led Meghan to pursue a Ph.D. at Boston College, where she focuses on research related to health inequities in the juvenile justice system and the impact of pediatric adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on long-term health outcomes, particularly for court-involved youth.

Publications:

• Keough, L., Beckman, D., Sinclair, T., Young, S., Baichoo, S. & Cobb, M. (2015). Weight Patterns of Youth Entering an Urban Juvenile Justice Facility. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 21(1),45-52.
• Keough, L., Cobb, M., Sinclair, T. & Beckman, D. (2017). Trajectory of Weight Patterns in Urban Youth throughout their stay in a Juvenile Justice System. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 23 (3), 329-335. 
• Sinclair, T., Beckman, D., Cobb, M., Young, S., Baichoo, S., & Keough, L. (2014). Obesity Rates and Psychotropic Medication Use: Differences between a Juvenile Detained and Committed Populations in an Urban Setting. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 14(3), 213-220. 

About:

Alyssa Creonte, MSN, AGNP-BC, began her career as a bedside registered nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she continues to care for a diverse range of high-acuity adult patients in the peri-operative setting. While continuing her master's education and caring for older adults of diverse demographic backgrounds in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alyssa developed a heightened awareness of specific risk factors for loneliness in older adults and how social determinants of health (SDOH) shaped these risks. Committed to improving care for older adults and addressing the health inequities that impact outcomes, Alyssa chose to pursue her Ph.D. at Boston College. 

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions:

• Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 
• Normal Knight Doctoral Nurse Award (2023 & 2024) American Red Cross Healthcare Hero Award (2020) 

About:

Jill Doyle is a Certified Nurse Midwife practicing at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston since 2011. She received her MS in Nursing from Columbia University School of Nursing. She majored in Spanish as an undergraduate at the College of the Holy Cross and her fluency in Spanish has been an asset for providing culturally informed care to her Spanish-speaking patients. Jill’s work as a midwife serving patients from marginalized communities and her own experience of having preeclampsia inspired her to pursue doctoral studies. 

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions:

• DAISY Award Nomination for Extraordinary Nurses, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2023)
• Student Scholarship, ACNM Region II, Chapter 1, New York City (2010)
• Student Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society in Nursing, Alpha Zeta Chapter, Columbia University School of Nursing (2010)

About:

Nicholas (Nick) Raposo, MPH, BSN, RNC-OB, (he/him), began his bedside career as a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital after earning his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Boston College. He has since worked in labor and delivery settings across the country, gaining firsthand insights into national perinatal health inequities. Committed to addressing these inequities and promoting quality, person-centered care in labor and birth, Nick chose to pursue his Ph.D. to educate and empower future generations of nurses as agents of health equity.

Publications:

• Raposo, N.M., & Jurgens, C.Y. (In press). Nurses’ role in the birth experience: An integrative review. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing.
• Raposo, N.M. (In press). How to whistle. Family, Systems, Health.

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions:

• Jonas Scholar 2024-2026