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  1. Photo of Stephanie Meyers ’03MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Mindful Eating with Stephanie Meyers ’03MS, author of 'End the Mealtime Meltdown'

    Stephanie Meyers '03MS is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, and the founder of Families Eating Well, a nutrition practice that coaches parents to encourage healthy eating habits in their children. A nutrition manager in The Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and...

  2. Headshot of Brittany Contratto ’19MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Archiving Nearly 200 Years of History: Brittany Contratto ’19MS at the Museum of Science, Boston

    "Throughout my childhood, I loved history and natural history. I visited museums with my dad, and my mom was a high school science teacher," says Brittany Contratto ’19MS, Senior Archivist at the Museum of Science, Boston. "My goal was to...

  3. Lina Osho-Williams '21MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Accidental Librarian: Lina Osho-Williams ’21MS

    How does your experience of immigrating to this country impact your career choices? Immigrating to the US provided a landscape of opportunities for me. First, it gave me my very first job as a cashier at TJMAXX. Three months later...

  4. Susan Rich '93MA
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Susan Rich '93MA on the "Creative Collaborative Chemistry" of Children's Book Publishing

    Little, Brown Editor Susan Rich '93MA will be presenting with illustrator Michaela Goade at the Summer Institute in Children's Literature in July 2022. What led you to Simmons? I wasn't really enjoying my political science major at McGill University in...

  5. Kirath Miller ’21MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Kirath Miller ’21MS On Her Move From Law to Libraries

    What made you choose to pursue LIS after corporate law? I always wanted to be a librarian. When I graduated from college, the career development office was pushing new graduates toward corporate jobs. I worked as a legal assistant, and...

  6. Jordyn Hagar ’23PhD
    Student Story

    Jordyn Hagar '23PhD Aims to Turn Social Justice Values into Action

    What She's Studying Jordyn Hagar '23PhD currently teaches in the Social Work Department at Providence College after working as a child and adolescent family therapist for almost 15 years. At Simmons, Jordyn is studying how changes to systems and policies...

  7. Nursing students in the Nursing Simulation Lab
    Faculty Spotlight

    Adjunct Steve O’Neill on the Value of Transparency in Healthcare

    School of Social Work Adjunct Professor Steve O'Neill '81MSW has been part of a movement to make healthcare more transparent and to actively engage patients. He has spearheaded the use of OpenNotes for mental health practitioners at Beth Israel Deaconess...

  8. Kelsey Ford ’22MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    By Teens, For Teens: Kelsey Ford ’22MS Asks Teens What They Want in Young Adult Literature

    Kelsey Ford '22MS is the creator of Bookish in the 'Burgh, Pittsburgh's Teen Book Festival, as well as the creator and adult advisor of the Bridges & Books Podcast and PA Reads YA, both projects created alongside teen leaders in...

  9. Joanna Edwards ’16MSM
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Joanna Edwards ’16MSM on Connecting her Community to Real Estate

    What led you to your Master’s of Science in Management at Simmons? For fifteen years, I was an advocate for survivors of domestic violence. I had a bachelors degree in criminal justice and psychology, but my manager told me that...

  10. Photo headshot of Caitlin Levesque
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor of Practice Caitlin Levesque ’09: Listening is the Art of Nursing

    What do you feel is unique about the Nursing program at Simmons? My connection to Simmons started as a student; I graduated in 2009. I had been in pediatric practice for a few years and supervised preceptorships [a period of...