President's Perspective

President Paula Milone-Nuzzo writes that health care professionals at the IHP can have a broaderimpact on the nation’s health by being visible public advocates about their own – and their respectiveprofession’s – expertise.

Business As Unusual – The IHP in the Age of COVID-19

Business As Unusual: The IHP in the Age of COVID-19 is a chronicling ofstories and essays about how faculty, students, and alumni are handlingthings during the pandemic. Here are the stories published in June:

• Helping Boston’s Homeless During Coronavirus Pandemic• PT Professor Emerita, Alums on the Profession’s Post-CoronavirusWorld• Simulation and Telehealth Help OTD Students Succeed• The Challenge of Caring for Newborns During COVID-19

Innovating During Times of Change:DPT Students Use Flipgrid

PT faculty like Keshrie Naidoo and Doug Gross are using Flipgrid asplatform for their DPT students to demonstrate skills, part of hybrideducation efforts that began even before COVID-19. Watch “DPTStudents Use Flipgrid to Show Skills,” the second in our six-part

video series Innovating During Times of Change that focuses on IHP’s efforts to adapt and thrive duringthe pandemic.

Supporting Black Lives Matter and Challenging RacialInjustice

The Institute community throughout June addressed in myriad ways outrageover the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day.From vigils to promoting Juneteenth to announcing new initiatives, the IHPcontinued its efforts to have an environment where all are treated fairly andfeel equal.

Institute Announces Anti-Racism Initiative

The Institute has announced an Institute-wide anti-racism initiative to think boldly about race andbring together all members of the IHP community to address systemic racial injustice. The draft planseeks to create a supportive and inclusive campus environment and better support the diversecommunities the school serves.

Several Events Held to Help Discuss, Process Challenges

Two events in June allowed the IHP community to speak and share tributes to honor George Floyd andthe many other Black individuals who have been murdered, and to show solidarity with the Blackcommunity and stand against the pervasive, systemic racism that has afflicted the American people formore than 400 years.

On June 5, the Student Government Association, KinsIHP, Students for Racial Justice in Health Care,and Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity held a Black Lives Matter Vigil thatincluded an event afterwards for Black students to support each other and further discuss the impacts ofracial injustice and violence.

On June 9, the Institute held United Against Racism: A Moment of Reflection in support of Black liveslost to violence. It was one of several being held across the Mass General Brigham system in solidarity tounite against racism.

Other events in June included Dr. Howard Stevenson, Constance Clayton professor of urban education atthe University of Pennsylvania, processing recent events related to racism with sessions for Black faculty,Black students, and the entire IHP community on June 22; Talking Black In America, a documentaryviewing sponsored by Students for Racial Justice in Health Care, The Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity,and Inclusion, MGH Institute NSSLHA Chapter, and the Department of Communication Sciences andDisorders, that chronicles the impact of African American English on American language and culture, onJune 29.

Exploring Power, Privilege, and Positionality inHealth Care

With the ongoing protests across the country focused on racialjustice following the death of George Floyd, the Summer semester’sPower, Privilege, and Positionality event on June 1 allowed morethan 200 incoming students in nursing, occupational therapy, andphysical therapy to hear from experts about diversity issues and

discuss the importance of treating patients with dignity and respect.

Sponsored by the Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, the virtual event featured panelistsDr. Taharee A. Jackson (above), senior behavior scientist at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr.Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, an associate professor of Public Health and Community Medicine atTufts University School of Medicine.

Alum Helps Publicize Juneteenth

Elizabeth Hylton, MSN '10, successfully lobbied to have the Zakim and Burnsbridges lit up on June 19 to recognize Juneteenth, the day in 1865 – two anda half years after the Emancipation Proclamation officially made slavery in theUnited States illegal – when Union general Gordon Granger read federalorders in Galveston, Texas, announcing that the unlawfully enslaved in Texas,were free. Watch her be interviewed about her efforts on WHDH-TV and CBSBoston, and in a MassLive story.

“The Privileged Poor” Addresses ChallengesStudents of Color Face

Dr. Anthony Jack, an assistant professor at the HarvardGraduate School of Education and a sociologist of poverty andinequality, discussed racialized experiences first-generation,low-income college students of color encounter in his talk "ThePrivileged Poor" at the MGH Institute’s Spring 2020 Baugh

Visiting Faculty Scholar Lecture on June 23. Watch the lecture.

Celebrating Pride Month

The Institute recognized Pride Month in June with a series of virtualevents organized by the Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity, andInclusion including LGBTQIA+ 101 on June 9, Application to ClinicalEnvironment on June 16, Pronouns 101 on June 18, and a talk bySean Saifa Wall, co-founder of Intersex Justice Project, on June 30.

Martinez Gives Tips for Correcting Misgendering inthe Workplace

Kay Martinez, associate director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, wasinterviewed by Business Insider for a story entitled, "How to supportnonbinary and trans colleagues at work, and the email template to useif you accidently misgender them."

BSN May Cohort Holds Pinning Ceremony

The 96 students in the May graduation cohort of the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programparticipated in their Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on June 11. Assistant Professor Dr. Kaveri Roygave the faculty address and Paris Perret-Stegall gave the student address, while several studentsreceived awards. View the ceremony.

New Staff Council Elected

The Staff Council has elected its leaders for 2020-2021. JackFitzpatrick will replace Anna Cottrell as Chair, and Greg Moorewill become Chair-Elect. Michelle Molle will assume the formerlyvacant position of Clerk. Vanessa Desrochers will take over forCarla Donati as the Health and Wellness Committee Chair, andValerie Grande will continue to serve as Community ServiceCommittee Chair. Luella Benn and Joanna Kreisel will replaceGinny Do and Tony Sindelar as General Body members. The

Staff Council provides an official channel of communications between staff and administration, providesprofessional development opportunities for staff, and organizes community service projects.

In photo: New Staff Council members (top row, L-R) Jack Fitzpatrick, Greg Moore, Michelle Molle,(bottom row) Vanessa Desrochers, Luella Benn, and Joanna Kreisel.

Tony Sindelar is 2020 Staff Employee of the Year

Senior Instructional Designer and Teaching Consultant Tony Sindelar wasnamed the 2020 Staff Employee of the Year at IHP Spirit Day on June 18.Nominators said that Tony is “consistently unselfish” and “coaches us to thinkflexibly on how to design our courses and assessments so that all types oflearners are included.” Tony was recognized as “clearly highly dedicated tosupporting faculty as they switch to a world of online teaching” and foroffering “a variety of formats to meet a variety of faculty learning styles,”including one-on-one meetings, Open Teaching Week, Faculty Lunch Bites,

and his YouTube series The New Normal. “I could read for another hour,” said President Paula Milone-Nuzzo as she reviewed highlights from Tony’s nominations.

It capped a week of virtual employee appreciation activities organized by the Office of Human Resources.Other activities included Self-Care Day featuring a session on resilience by Betsy Cox and a Guess Whogame using childhood photos.

Also nominated for the 2020 award were: Patricia Barry, Finance and Administration; Carla Donati,School of Nursing; Joyce DeSanctis, Office of Enrollment Services; Ginny Do, Office of Continuing andProfessional Development; Bill Elizondo, Information Technology; Kate Metzger, Office of EnrollmentServices; Natalie Lewis, School of Nursing; and Brian Richburg, Speech and Feeding Disorders Lab.

NECHE Virtual Visit Complete

On June 10, 2020, the MGH Institute concluded a three-day virtual site visit by the New England Commission ofHigher Education (NECHE). It was the first time NECHEconducted a virtual accreditation review, which happensonce every ten years for colleges and universities across

New England. Approximately 83 individuals, including Board of Trustees, administrators, faculty,students, and staff from across the Institute, participated in scheduled meetings with the reviewers, and

approximately 132 people attended open forums with the reviewers. This milestone marks theculmination of a two-year process of creating a comprehensive self-study.

Later this summer we will receive a draft report from the reviewers, and in the fall the Commission willvote on our accreditation status. The visitors were very impressed with IHP, its programs, and thecollaborative spirit of our community.

Sculptures Recognize Wind and Water

The IHP is among the sponsors of Wind on Water, an exhibit of 31sculptures that have been placed throughout the Navy Yard. Theexhibit, hosted by the Charlestown Navy Yard Garden Association,will be on display through next May.

IHP Scholarship, Research, & News

Allison Cirino, anassociate professor anddirector of student researchin the Department ofGenetic Counseling, wasselected as a Fellow of theAmerican Heart Associationin recognition of her

contributions to the field and volunteer leadershipand service to the American Heart Association.

Kaila Stipancic, aninstructor and student in thePhD in RehabilitationSciences program, wasnamed the 2020 recipient ofthe Raymond H. StetsonScholarship in Phoneticsand Speech Science. It is a

$30,000 award given by the Acoustical Society ofAmerica.

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Allison, K. M., Salehi, S., & Green, J. R. (2020).Effect of prosodic manipulation on articulatorykinematics and second formant trajectories inchildren. The Journal of the Acoustical Society ofAmerica, 147(2), 769-776.https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0000670

Li, S., Eshghi, M., Khan, S., Tian, Q., Joutsa, J.,Ou, Y., Wang, Q. M., Kong, J., Rosen, B. R.,Ahveninen, J., & Nummenmaa, A. (in press).Localizing central swallowing functions bycombining non-invasive brain stimulation withneuroimaging. Brain Stimulation, 13(5), 1207-1210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2020.06.003

Meara, J. G., Hughes, C. D., Sanchez, K.,Zatallozzi, L., Clark, MS-SLP '12, R., & Kummer,A. W. (2020). Optimal Outcomes Reporting (OOR):A New Value–Based Metric for Outcome ReportingFollowing Cleft Palate Repair. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665620931708

Perry, B. J., Stipancic, K. L., Martino, R.,Plowman, E. K., & Green, J. R. (2020).

Ros, A. V., LaRocque, R., Fortinsky, R., &Nicholas, P. (2020). Addressing climate changecommunication: Effective engagement ofpopulations for climate action in the US andglobally. Annals of Global Health, 86(1), 1-4.https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2900

Courtenay, M., Burnett, E., Castro-Sánchez, E.,Moralez de Figueiredo, R., Du Toit, B., Gallagher,R., Gotterson, F., Kennedy, H., Manias, E.,McEwen, J., Ness, V., Olans, R., & Padoveze, M.C. (2020). Preparing nurses for COVID-19response efforts through involvement inantimicrobial stewardship programmes. Journal ofHospital Infection. Advance online publication.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7283056/

Goodman, J. H. (2020). Celebrating nurses.Journal of the American Psychiatric NursesAssociation. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390320933577

Occupational Therapy

Howard, B. S., Argabrite Grove, R. E., Bennett, L.,Erler, K., Keith, J., Ritvo, R. A., Kennell, B., &Ewy, D. (2020). An ethical response to the COVID-19 pandemic: An AOTA ethics advisory opinion.OT Practice, 25(6), 30-35.

Physical Therapy

Dawson, J., Engineer, N. D., Prudente, C. N.,Pierce, D., Francisco, G., Yozbatiran, N., Tarver,B., Casavant, R., Kline, D. K., Cramer, S. C., Vande Winckel, A., Kimberley, T. J. (2020).VagusNerve Stimulation Paired with Upper LimbRehabilitation After Stroke: One-year Follow-up.Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair.https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968320924361

Evans, E., Cook, N. E., Iverson, G., Townsend, E.L., Duhaime, A. C., and TRACK-TBI Investigators.(2020). Monitoring Outcome after Hospital-Presenting Milder Spectrum Pediatric TraumaticBrain Injury Using the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended, Pediatric Revision. Journal ofNeurotrauma.http://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2019.6893

Biomechanical ibomarkers of tongue impairmentduring swallowing in persons diagnosed withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dysphagia. Advanceonline publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10116-z

Schliep, PhD Student, M. E., Kasparian, L.,Kaminski, O., Tierney-Hendricks, MS-SLP ’12,C., Ayuk, E., Wagner, L. B., Koymen, S., & Vallila-Rohter, S. (2020). Implementing a standardizedlanguage evaluation in the acute phases ofaphasia: Linking evidence-based practice andpractice-based evidence. Frontiers in Neurology,11, Article 412.https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00412

Toles, PhD Student, L. E., Ortiz, A. J., Marks,MS-SLP ’15, K. L., Mehta, D. D., Van Stan, PhD’16, J. H., & Hillman, R. E. (in press). Amount andcharacteristics of speaking and singing voice usein vocally healthy female college student singersduring a typical week. Journal of Voice.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.04.029

Wisler, A., Teplansky, K., Green, J. R., Austin, S.G., & Wang, J. (2020, May). Can machines learncontinuous measures of speech severity fromordinal training labels? [Paper presentation].FLAIRS Conference, North Miami Beach, FL,United States.https://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/FLAIRS/FLAIRS20/paper/view/18498

Genetic Counseling

Alimena, S., Scarpetti, L., Blouch, E. L., Rodgers,L., Shannon, K., Del Carmen, M., Goodman, A.,Growdon, W. B., Eisenhauer, E., & Clark Sisodia,R. (2020). Factors associated with referral andcompletion of genetic counseling in women withepithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal ofGynecological Cancer. Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-2019-001168

Daly, M. B., Pilarski, R., Yurgelun, M. B., Berry, M.P., Buys, S. S., Dickson, P., Domchek, S. M.,Elkhanany, A., Friedman, S., Garber, J. E.,Goggins, M., Hutton, M. L., Khan, S., Klein, C.,Kohlmann, W., Kurian, A. W., Laronga, C., Litton,J, K., Mak, J., Menendez, C. S., Merajver, S. D.,Norquist, B. S., Offit, K., Pal, T., Pederson, H. J.,Reiser, G., Shannon, K. M., Visvanathan, K.,Weitzel, J. N., Wick, M. J., Wisinski, K. B., Dwyer,M. A., Darlow, S. D. (2020). NCCN guidelinesinsights: Genetic/familial high-risk assessment:Breast, ovarian, and pancreatic, version 1.2020.Journal of the National Comprehensive CancerNetwork, 18(4), 380-391.https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2020.0017

Interprofessional Education

Knox, S., Sindelar, A., Bell, J. G., & Knab, M.(2020). A framework for teaching development at aspecialized graduate institution. Journal of AlliedHealth, 49(2), 129-134.

Nursing

Nicholas, P. K., Breakey, S., & Blank, MS-Nursing ’20, P. (2020). Roles of nursepractitioners: Health consequences of climate

Evans, E., Cook, N. E., Iverson, .G, Townsend, E.L., Duhaime, A. C., and TRACK-TBI Investigators(in press April 2020). Assessing physical functionand mobility following pediatric traumatic braininjury with the NIH Toolbox Motor Battery: Afeasibility study. Physical & Occupational Therapyin Pediatrics.http://doi.org/10.1080/01942638.2020.1758985

Fu, K., Metcalf, B. R., Bennell, K. L., Zhang, Y.,Gross, K. D., Mills, K., Deveza, L. A., Robbins, S.R., & Hunter, D. J. (2020). Is heel heightassociated with pain exacerbations in hiposteoarthritis patients? —Results from a case-crossover study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(6),Article E1872. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061872

Futrell, E. E., Gross, K. D., Reisman, D.,Mullineaux, D. R., & Davis, I. S. (2020). Transitionto forefoot strike reduces load rates moreeffectively than altered cadence. Journal of Sportand Health Science, 9(3), 248-257.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2019.07.006

Jette, D. U., Hunter, S. J., Burkett, L., Langham,B., Logerstedt, D. S., Piuzzi, N. S., Poirier, N. M.,Radach, L. J. L., Ritter, J., Scalzitti, D. A.,Stevens-Lapsley, J. E., Tompkins, J., & Zeni Jr, J.(2020). Physical therapist management of totalknee arthroplasty. Physical Therapy. Advanceonline publication.https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa099

Roseen, E. J., Ward, R. E., Keysor, J. J., Atlas,S. J., Leveille, S. G., Bean, J. F. (2020) TheAssociation of Pain Phenotype withNeuromuscular Impairments and MobilityLimitations Among Older Primary Care Patients: ASecondary Analysis of the Boston RehabilitativeImpairment Study of the Elderly. PM R.https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.12336 Online aheadof print.

Townsend, E. L., Simeone, S. D., Krosschell, K.J., & Swoboda, K. J. (2020). Stander Use in SpinalMuscular Atrophy (SMA): Findings from a LargeNatural History Database. Pediatric PhysicalTherapy. In press.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32569095/

Weaver, P. A., Catalino, T., Townsend, E. L.,Martin, K. & Dole, R.L. Assimilation of the PediatricEssential Core Competencies by ProfessionalPhysical Therapist Education Programs. PediatricPhysical Therapy.https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2019.6893

Yeo, C., Simeone, S. D., Townsend, E. L.,Zhang, R., Swoboda, K. J. Prospective CohortStudy of Nusinersen Treatment in Adults withSpinal Muscular Atrophy. Journal ofNeuromuscular Diseases.http://doi.org/10.3233/JND-190453

Physician Assistant Studies

Raphael, MPAS '21, A., & Goldsmith, A. J.,Middle-Age Female with Tenosynovitis of theExtensor Hallucis Longus, Visual Journal ofEmergency Medicine, 20, Article 100808.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2020.100808

change in vulnerable older adults. The Journal forNurse Practitioners, 16(6), 433-437.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.03.011

More than two dozen School of Nursing students recently were honored for best Scholarly Projects,many of which contribute to ongoing research projects and to advancing patient care. The studentsoriginally were scheduled to present them during the annual SON Scholarship Day but the coronavirusprevented that from occurring.

A Personal Reflection About PatLussier-Duynstee on Her Retirement

Dr. Patricia Lussier-Duynstee is among four School of Nursingfaculty who are being named emerita this year. After working closelywith Pat, Dean of Student and Alumni Services Dr. Jack Gormleyhas written a personal note of gratitude to Pat as she begins herretirement.

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Susan FasoliProfessorDepartment of OccupationalTherapy

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Jennifer RodriguezProgram Manager for OnlineLearningCenter for InterprofessionalStudies and Innovation

Katherine SimmondsAssociate ProfessorSchool of Nursing

Margie SipeAssociate ProfessorSchool of Nursing

Sara SmollerAssistant ProfessorSchool of Nursing

Denis StratfordChief Operating OfficerOffice of the President

Elissa LaddProfessorSchool of Nursing

Gregory MooreSenior InstructionalTechnologist andApplication SupportSpecialist

Rachel PittmanAssistant ProfessorCommunication Sciencesand Disorders

Andrew PhillipsAssociate ProfessorSchool of Nursing

Patricia ReidyProfessorSchool of Nursing

New Employees

Karen HuntInstructorSchool of Nursing

Catherine LeslieAssistant ProfessorDepartment of OccupationalTherapy

Ruth Palan LopezAssociate Dean forResearch and Jacques

Susan StevensAssistant ProfessorSchool of Nursing

Sofia Vallila RohterAssociate ProfessorCommunication Sciencesand Disorders

Meghan ViveirosAssistant ProfessorDepartment of PhysicianAssistant Studies

John WongAssociate ProfessorSchool of Nursing andDepartment ofOccupational Therapy

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