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  1. Photo of Valerie Leiter
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor and Dean Valerie Leiter Works as Statistical Consultant for the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth

    Over the last four years, Valerie Leiter, Professor of Sociology and Public Health and Interim Dean, College of Social Sciences, Policy, and Practice, has worked as statistical consultant for the Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning...

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    Campus & Community

    How the Counseling Center Supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Simmons

    The Counseling Center offers a variety of mental health services for Simmons students, and the Center's racially diverse practitioners are uniquely positioned to support the needs of BIPOC students. When it comes to mental health and wellness on campus, the...

  3. 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...

  4. Matoaka Kipp
    Campus & Community

    Matoaka Kipp ’16 Helps Provide Basic Needs Items to Simmons Students

    This fall, the REEF Support Center will be launching a Community Resource Room (CRR) that will provide food access and basic needs items to all Simmons students. Matoaka Kipp '16 , the Director of The REEF Support Center, talks about...

  5. Cody Zygmont '18MSN
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Cody Zygmont ’18MSN Helps Save a Life as a Bone Marrow Donor

    After completing his nursing graduate program at Simmons, Cody Zygmont is now a nurse practitioner based in Providence, Rhode Island. He recently made headlines for saving a young life. What made you become a bone marrow donor? Before Simmons, I...

  6. 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...

  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. Matoaka Kipp
    Campus & Community

    Matoaka Kipp ’16 on Wellness Resources for All Simmons Students, On Campus and Online

    What does the REEF Support Center offer? I joined The REEF Support Center as Director when it opened in October 2021. It’s our mission to make foundational services and supports more accessible atSimmons, which includes services on campus and those...

  9. photo of Anne Villano ’21MSW
    Student Story

    Anne Villano '21MSW: Addressing the Mental Health Stigma in the Military Community

    Anne Villano '21MSW was awarded the 2022 Hanscom Air Force Base Military Spouse of the Year by the Armed Forces Insurance Program. Villano was selected for her candid approach to the mental health issues faced by members of the U.S. military and their families through creative therapies. We spoke to her about this work, and her advocacy for mental health in the military.

  10. Teresa Fung
    Faculty Spotlight

    Eating Well in the New Year: Advice from Professor Teresa Fung

    We caught up with Professor Theresa Fung about how to eat well in 2022.