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  1. Photo of Mare Parker-O’Toole ’88MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    The Makerspace as the Go-To Place for Mental Health

    Mare Parker-O'Toole '88MS established her first makerspace at the Medfield Public Library, where she was Head of Reference in 2009. "We were exploring the idea, so I turned my office into a makerspace," she recalls. "I love building community. The...

  2. Headshot of Dietitian Dasha Agoulnik ’19DPD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Dietitian Dasha Agoulnik ’19DPD Wins Pitch Competition for Vegan Protein Powder

    What made you choose to pursue your degree/major? I have always been interested in how our bodies work. I did my undergraduate degree in biology at UMass Amherst and thought I may be a doctor. I like understanding the biochemistry...

  3. Dusk shot of the Simmons MCB
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Class of 1967 Scholarship Fund for First Generation Students

    "Simmons offered me a scholarship covering my room and board, and my world was changed forever," says Lynne Devnew '67, Co-President of the Alumnae/i Association and honorary officer of the Class of 1967. She had anticipated living at home and...

  4. Shealynn Hendry ’21MS
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Shealynn Hendry ’21MS Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship for PhD

    Shealynn Hendry ’21MS, a graduate of the dual degree in Archives Management and History (MS/MA) at Simmons, has won the Gates Cambridge Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge, UK, for her PhD in History. Tell us about your studies...

  5. Simmons School of Social Work alum Siobhan McDonold ’21MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Siobhan McDonold ’21MSW: Increasing Access to Therapy

    What the job entails Siobhan is the clinical director for the Division of Digital Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Collaborating with a psychiatrist and research team, she conducts weekly virtual therapy sessions with a wide range...

  6. L. Michelle Vital ’00
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Learning the History and Cultural Context of Being Black in America

    L. Michelle Vital ’00 is Interim Director and Assistant Professor of the International Higher Education Master’s Program at Lesley University. She reflects on how her double majors in Sociology and African American Studies (now Africana Studies) at Simmons prepared her for her career.

  7. Simmons School of Social Work Alum Robert Donovan ’21MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Robert Donovan ’21MSW: Treating the “Invisible Wounds” of Military Service

    What the job entails Robert is a clinical social worker at Home Base, a nationally recognized clinic run by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital that treats the “invisible wounds” of military service. He works in the Intensive...

  8. Allison Porter
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Allison Porter ’17MBA on the Need for Women in the Energy Industry

    What led you to your MBA at Simmons? When I finished my undergraduate degree at Boston University, I knew I would get my MBA at some point. My first interview after graduation was at a power plant, and I didn’t...

  9. Eliot Stanton
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Eliot Stanton ’22 Researches Technology for Trans Liberation

    Data Science major Eliot Stanton '22 was chosen as a keynote speaker at the Undergraduate Symposium. Stanton will present their research paper, “Binaries in Binary: Harmful Consequences and Radical Possibilities of Technology for Trans Liberation.” What made you choose to...

  10. Alyssa DiLisio
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Marketing and Statistics with Alyssa DiLisio ’16

    “I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do,” recalls Alyssa DiLisio '16, who came to Simmons as a chemistry major. “I realized chemistry wasn’t for me and switched to math. I thought I wanted to be a teacher, but that...