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  1. Ashley Berry McEdriss ’09BSN
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Ashley Berry McEdriss ’09BSN on Her Journey to Becoming a Nurse Practitioner and Small Business Owner

    Ashley Berry McEdriss '09BSN is a Family Nurse Practitioner and a small business owner of Drive Safe Department of Transportation (DOT) Exams, an occupational health clinic in Wakefield, MA. She spoke to us about her journey to becoming a nurse...

  2. Photo of Judah Axe
    Faculty Spotlight

    Reaching Across the Spectrum with Judah Axe, Professor of Behavior Analysis

    Much of your research is focused on autism in children. What inspired this focus? When I was a rising college senior in the summer of 1999, I happened upon a job at a summer camp as a one-on-one aide to...

  3. Lindsey Fern ’97
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Meet Lindsey Fern ’97, the Only Female Wine Director of a Three-Star Michelin Restaurant in the U.S.

    How did you get into the wine business initially? I started bartending in college. It was easy money and I could work nights. After I graduated from Simmons with a degree in Psychology, I expected that I would come back...

  4. Beyza Erdem ’22
    Student Story

    Pre-Med Student Beyza Erdem ’22 Experiments in Gene Therapy and Focused Ultrasound

    How did you become interested in working with focused ultrasound? I was in Dr. Phillip White's physics class and he would talk about the projects he was working on using focused ultrasound. It interested me into looking into the concept...

  5. Associate Professor of Physics Phillip Jason White with BMUS Lab Students
    Student Story

    Simmons Students Experiment with Focused Ultrasound

    "I like to connect physics to healthcare, to give my students context," says Associate Professor of Physics Phillip Jason White. "I’ve worked in health care for over 20 years — in radiology, transplantation, cardiology, neurology — and I use all...

  6. Photo of Psychology Professor Sarah Martin
    Faculty Spotlight

    Psychology Professor Sarah Martin Studies Big Emotions in Little Kids

    What inspired you to research early childhood mental health? My background is in clinical psychology, and before I came to Simmons I was a practicing clinician, working with young children and their families. I was struck by how many of...

  7. Stock Photo of lower body of runners in race
    Student Story

    Nursing Student Hannah Careway ’24MS Prepares for Boston Marathon

    A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student in the Simmons’ RN - FNP Program, Hannah Careway '23MS shares what inspires and sustains her in training for her first Boston Marathon.

  8. Katie Mansour
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Katie Mansour '21 Selected to Run Boston Marathon for Boston Children's Hospital

    Tell us about your position in the Department of Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital. I am a Research Assistant in the Priebe Lab. Our focus is on the development of new antimicrobials and vaccines to combat and prevent bacterial...

  9. Photo of Devashish Tiwari
    Faculty Spotlight

    "Assessing Pediatric Post-Concussion Dizziness" An Interview with Devashish Tiwari

    The following is a conversation between Devashish Tiwari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Simmons University, and Taylor Eubanks, graduate student in the Gender and Cultural Studies program. Professor Tiwari discusses his current research on pediatric dizziness...

  10. Holly Wright
    Student Story

    Learning Outside the Classroom: A Boston Culture Palace, Right Next Door

    When nursing major Holly Wright ’25 came to Simmons last fall, she didn’t expect to spend so much time studying art. As part of the Simmons PLAN (Purpose Leadership ActioN) core curriculum, Wright registered for the Boston course, “Isabella Stewart...