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Susan Neary, Ph.D., ANP-BC

Associate Professor of Nursing
Associate Chair Graduate Nursing
B.A. Emmanuel College
B.S.N. St. Louis University
M.S. Simmons College
Ph.D. Boston College
susan.neary@simmons.edu

Susan Neary has been a member of the Simmons faculty since 1989, and also serves as the Associate Chair for Graduate Nursing and Coordinator of the DNP Program. She maintains clinical practices in Primary Care at the Neponset Health Center in Dorchester, MA and in the Pre-Admission Screening Unit at the New England Baptist Hospital. Research interests include elder caregiving, resilience, and adjustment of elders to nursing home placement. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, where she is a member of the Region I Leadership Council, the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners and the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.

Publications

  • Mahoney, D. F., Cloutterbuck, J., Neary, S., & Zhan, L. (2005). African-American, Chinese and Latino family caregivers' impressions of the onset and diagnosis of dementia: Cross-cultural similarities and differences. The Gerontologist, 45(6), 783-793.
  • Neary, S. R. & Mahoney, D. F. (2005). Dementia caregiving: The experiences of Hispanic/Latino caregivers. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 16(2), 163-170.

Poster Sessions

  • *Neary, S.R., Chichester, M., Fader, K., & Dewey, A. (2008). Getting along: Elders' adjustment to nursing home placement. National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, September 25-27, 2008.
  • *Mannion, V., Muse, S., & Neary, S. R. (2005). Domestic violence screening in pregnancy: Nurse practitioner practice. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale Florida, June, 2005.
  • *Hall, A. K., Britting, A., & Neary, S. R. (2004). Geriatric nurse practitioners' decisions regarding PEG placement in patients with advanced dementia. American Academy of Nurse Practioners Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, June, 2004.


Presentations (Selected)

  • Health Challenges of Women as We Age: Older Women's Health. Raising Women's Voices conference. Sponsored by the Avery Institute for Social Change and the Women's Health Institute. Simmons College, April 17, 2008
  • The Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP): History and Evolution. Simmons College School for Health Studies, Graduate Nursing Alumni Breakfast, March 29, 2008
  • The Doctorate in Nursing Practice: Current Issues. Boston Medical Center. Nurse Practitioner Special Interest Group, January 15, 2008
  • Resilience in Old Age, Sigma Theta Tau, Curry College, Milton, MA, October 14, 2003
  • *Britting, L. L., Hall, A. K., & Neary, S. R., PEG Placement for Patients with Advanced Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT): Decisions by Geriatric Nurse Practitioners. Association for Geriatrics in Higher Education, National Conference, Richmond, VA, November, 2003


Awards

  • Simmons College (Undergraduate College) Teacher of the Year Award, 2006
  • Simmons College School for Health Studies Outstanding Teacher Award, 2005