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  1. Rebecca McDermott ’24MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Empowering Youth: Social Work Alumna on Trauma-Informed Care

    Rebecca McDermott is a clinician at Glenhaven Academy, a therapeutic residential school in Marlborough, Massachusetts. She works with students ages 12 to 21 with complex behavioral and mental health issues, providing trauma-informed individual therapy, as well as family and group therapy and case and IEP management.

  2. One of the Simmons University signs near campus
    Announcement

    Simmons Awarded Grant Funding from Luce Foundation

    Funding from the Henry Luce Foundation will support Simmons’ efforts to advance student success, retention, and confidence in STEMM-related fields as well as a Clare Boothe Luce Professorship.

  3. Two older adults walking on a gravel path. Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor’s Research Links Drinking and Depression

    School of Social Work Associate Professor Christina Sellers was quoted in an article, "Retirement and drinking don't mix."

  4. An assortment of raw vegetables. Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor of Nutrition Weighs in on Ultra-Processed Foods

    Professor Teresa Fung was quoted in two recent articles fact-checking claims on the harm of consuming vegetables and how to assess the safety of ultra-processed foods.

  5. A lightpost with a Simmons University banner attached.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Two Simmons Faculty Members Receive North Star Fellowships

    Samuel Odom from the School of Social Work and Don Simmons from the School of Library and Information Science, have been named fellows by the North Star Collective Faculty Fellowship, which is designed to promote supportive community and racial healing for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) faculty members across New England.

  6. An aerial view of sidewalks on the Simmons University campus
    Campus & Community

    Honoring the National Day of Racial Healing

    January 21, 2025 — the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day — is the ninth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Created by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, NDORH "is an opportunity to engage in collective action to create a more just and equitable world."

  7. A collage of four new SSW faculty: Curtis Davis, Patricia Galan-Cisneros, Samuel Odom, and Jennie Sucilsky
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons School of Social Work Welcomes New Faculty

    Simmons University’s School of Social Work Programs welcomed four new faculty members this academic year, with expertise in addiction treatment, hospice and bereavement support, racism-based trauma, and military social work.

  8. Dianna Shaw
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Internship Inspires Alumnae/i Career in Healthcare

    Dianna Shaw ’92, who majored in psychology and sociology at Simmons, was interviewed by The Bay Magazine about her over 30-year career assisting older adults.

  9. The Passionate Leaders Scholars, Fall 2024 Cohort
    Student Story

    Celebrating the 2024-25 Passionate Leaders Scholars

    Six Simmons undergraduate scholars from different disciplines have been selected to join the 2024-2025 Passionate Leaders Project cohort.

  10. The Simmons softball team celebrating a victory
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Exercise Science Alumna Interviewed in The Boston Globe

    The Globe interviewed Francesca Corsinetti ’19 an occupational therapist, high school basketball coach, and founder of The Sports OT (a program that helps current and retired athletes navigate the complexities of mental health).