Alumni news and notes

Submitted on Jan 13, 2021

Thank you to the alumni who shared their latest news and accomplishments with us. The world has changed in many ways, but the need for highly educated nurses remains, and the need for nursing leadership grows stronger every day. The world needs us, and you can help. We invite you to join with us on these top priorities:

Jackelyn Boyden (BSN '06)

Received Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Became a postdoctoral research fellow at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Kristen Choi (BSN '14, Ph.D. '17)

Named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in health care

Helen Collins Kuebel (BSN '66)

Recognized by the Massachusetts General Hospital Global Health as a Fellow in Global Clinical Education for her work with the U.S. Peace Corps and Seed Global Health. Her work included teaching nursing in Eswatini.

Co-authored "Readiness for RN Licensure in the Kingdom" in Annals of Global Health

Named Nurse Educator of the Year and inducted into the Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame for her work developing the Rural Outreach Nursing Education program, bringing nursing education to underserved rural communities in Washington

Merideth Freiheit (BSN '19)

Studied the human microbiome at King's College London while receiving her Master's of Science in Microbiome in Health and Disease

Now in a lead role in applying clinical knowledge to develop an innovative bioinformatic pipeline for microbiome analysis of understudied body sites at the Hull York Medical School. The development of the pipeline is the thesis project for Freiheit's Ph.D.

Amanda Jones (BSN '08)

Published "The added value of the advanced practice provider in paediatric acute care cardiology" in Cardiology in the Young

Jackie Lalor (BSN '86)

As director of operations and school nurse at Carolina Day School in Asheville, North Carolina, Lalor designed and implemented the health and safety protocols that allowed the school to return to in-person learning in August. The school has been able to successfully remain in that mode of operation since.

Lindsay Livengood (BSN '03)

Received post-master’s certificate in online teaching from Walden University

Julia Morrissey (MSN '19)

Named clinical nursing director of the Vascular Access Service Team at Michigan Medicine

Naomi Nichols (BSN '20)

Started a job as a NICU nurse at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kristin Powell (BSN '11)

Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctor of Nursing Practice program as an adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist

Julia Roberts (BSN '16)

Graduated from Madonna University with a Master of Science in Nursing as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with an advanced practice specialty in hospice and palliative care

Pat VanMaanen (BSN '91)

Inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing as a member of the Nu Upsilon Chapter

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Jennifer Bellot (BSN '00)

Appointed as secretary of the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Accelerator Fund, a nonprofit investment vehicle to enable nontraditional financing products that support affordable housing and community development in the city of Philadelphia.

Michele Steinberg (BSN '98)

Accepted the position of inpatient nursing supervisor for the Surgical Critical Care Unit at Meijer Heart Center within Spectrum Health West Michigan.

Sally Volz (BSN '89)

Published Camp Adventure Journal and Head to Toe to Camp I Go: A Parent Guide to Planning a Camp Experience.

Also published Faces, a book on facial expressions and associated feelings for preschoolers, available in four languages.

Released the first two children’s books of new series: I Can Have Fun Exploring From Home and I Can Learn New Things.