Kelly Ernst is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner practicing at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. Kelly graduated from Colby College and received her master’s degree in nursing from Boston College in 2009. She worked as an NP in primary care and pediatrics prior to joining her current practice in 2014. In addition to her clinical urology practice, Kelly is the Lead Advanced Practice Provider for Maine Medical Partners Urology. She has presented to the Maine Urological Association and the Maine Nurse Practitioners Association and has published in the Journal of Urologic Nursing. Kelly is a Visiting Scholar in the Boston College Connell School of Nursing.

Alison Marshall is a board certified, practicing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). She earned her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology with Honors from Boston College in 2000, and her Master’s in Nursing from Yale University in 2005. She is currently matriculating in the PhD program at Boston College, with expected graduation in 2023. Her research is focused on the connection between genital hygiene and hair modification practices and the associated increased risk of acquiring STIs. Alison’s nursing practice is based in Massachusetts. Alison has practiced at the South Boston Community Health Center since 2005. She is a full-time Clinical Instructor at the Boston College Connell School of Nursing as well as Faculty at The Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) funded national training organization for practicing providers. She lectures to practicing clinicians nationally and internationally about the identification, treatment, and prevention of STIs. Alison lives happily in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and their French bulldog, Jarvis.

Erin Murphy-Swenson is a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM).  She earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Simmons University in 2008, her Masters in Nursing (MSN) from New York University in 2013 and her Doctorate of Nursing practice (DNP) from Vanderbilt University in 2019. Erin's clinical practice has focused on gynecologic, contraceptive, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and gynecologic oncologic care in both Boston, MA and Nashville, TN.  Erin's experience includes a faculty appointment with the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she worked as a clinical instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, responsible for the education of medical students, Emergency Medicine and OBGYN resident physicians. Erin currently lives outside Boston with her Husband and dog Bailey. 

Ms. Sullivan is a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in the Surgical Oncology Breast Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Het clinical focus and interests include education and follow up of people who are at a high risk of developing breast cancer, as well as assisting patients through diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant breast disease.

Patricia Crowley Underwood is an assistant professor of the practice and the Program Director for the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at the Connell School of Nursing. She is also an Endocrine Nurse Practitioner at the VA Boston Healthcare System. She earned her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and her master’s and doctoral degree from Boston College. Dr. Underwood’s pre- and post-doctoral work focused on identifying biomedical and genetic markers associated with hypertension and diabetes (DM).  Subsequent work focused on developing and evaluating nurse-led interventions to improve health outcomes for surgical patients with poorly controlled DM. Her clinical practice focuses on veterans with diabetes (DM) and the delivery of DM self-management technology (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors in the virtual setting. She is the recipient of many awards including Young Investigator Award at NINR/NIH as well as a statistics fellowship at the University of Basel, Switzerland. 

Joanne Barros holds her Master of Education degree in Mental Health Counseling with a graduate certificate in Forensic Services. She is an independently licensed mental health clinician. She is currently the Statewide Director of Jail and Arrest Diversion Initiatives for the Department of Mental Health. Joanne has 17 years of experience working in the field in both correctional and community settings. She teaches at Boston College and guest lectures at multiple colleges and universities. She is an MPTC (Municipal Police Training Committee) instructor and certified in multiple areas. Joanne also works with the CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) teams in the Commonwealth to support first responders. She is presently pursuing her PhD in Counseling and Psychology.

Dr. Shari Harding is an assistant professor of nursing and psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing.  She maintains a part-time clinical practice as a psychiatric prescribing consultant in the primary care setting at Reliant Medical Group.  She is also certified in psychiatric rehabilitation and her areas of interest include integrated primary care, supported decision-making, and health promotion.

Barbara McCarthy is an Attending Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, a Department of Mental Health forensic psychiatric hospital.  She treats adults with serious mental illness involved in the criminal justice system.  She is a DNP candidate at UMass Amherst.

Dr. Petreca is an assistant professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Prior to his arrival at Boston College, he worked as an assistant professor at the Regis College and was a preceptor at the Bristol County Jail and House of Corrections. He received his DNP from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, a master’s in nursing from the MGH institute of Health Professions, and bachelor of science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Medical Technology from Eastern Michigan University.