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  1. photo of Genevieve Nowicki
    Alumnae/i Feature

    From Struggles to Strengths: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges and Helping Others to Do the Same with Socio-Ecological Research and Treatment

    Genevieve Peck Nowicki '20 studied Neurobiology at Simmons and is now pursuing her PhD in Counseling Psychology at Northeastern. She shares with us her approach to research and how Simmons prepared her for further studies. What made you choose to...

  2. Steven D. Booth '09MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Steven D. Booth '09MS Expands the Possibilities of Archival Work

    Archivist and independent researcher Steven D. Booth '09MS was recently named a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists. Booth has worked in both traditional and unconventional archival settings, including his current role at the Getty Research Institute, and is...

  3. Samuel Fonseca '22MSW
    Student Story

    Samuel Fonseca '22MSW: Supporting Veterans Experiencing Housing Instability

    What the Job Entails Samuel Fonseca is a clinical social worker for the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program at the VA Boston Healthcare System. This collaborative initiative combines rental assistance with support services for veterans experiencing housing...

  4. Kasie Cassell '23
    Student Story

    Kasie Cassell '23 DNP Finds Fulfillment Working in Mental Health

    Tell us about the work that you do. I am a dual licensed, board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. I work at Columbia Associates in Psychiatry, an outpatient psychiatric practice based in Virginia, with...

  5. Tiffany Cooper ‘16MSW and Jerrica Raspberry Lawson ‘17MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alumni Uplift Marginalized Voices Through Culturally-Affirming Wellness Practice

    Jerrica Raspberry Lawson '17MSW, '26PhD and Tiffany Cooper '16MSW are the co-founders and CEO's of Kujichagulia (Kuji) Wellness Center , a virtual practice based in Massachusetts that provides individual counseling, clinical supervision, and consulting. Their services are client-centered, culturally-affirming and...

  6. Main College Building cupola with fall leaves
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Elissa Gershowitz '00MA, Editor in Chief of The Horn Book, Offers Titles to Add to Your Reading List

    This October, Elissa Gershowitz '00MA was officially named Editor in Chief of The Horn Book, Inc. , publisher of a review journal of children's and young adult literature. We caught up with her about her role at the Horn Book...

  7. Elena Palladino ’07
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Elena Palladino ’07 Publishes Revelatory Book on Local History

    In her new book, Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2022), Elena Palladino tells the story of a community that was displaced to make room for a new reservoir. In doing so, she conveys what was lost in the name of progress.

  8. Jane Carney '17
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Jane Carney ’17 Supports Living Artists as Art Consultant at Boston Art, Inc.

    Arts Administration major Jane Carney '17 on her pivot from auctioning "old master's" art at Christie's New York to selling the work of living artists at Boston Art, Inc.

  9. Photo of Angela Kunkel '00
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Angela Kunkel '00 on Writing for Curious Kids

    Angela Kunkel '00 shares the inspiration behind her picture books, and the types of stories that pique her own curiosity.

  10. Marsha Maurer ’18DNP
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Marsha Maurer '18DNP Selected as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

    Dr. Marsha Maurer, Senior Vice President for Patient Services and the Chief Nursing Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was recently chosen as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. We spoke with her about receiving this honor...