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  1. Book Cover of "Public Relations Planning"
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons School of Management Professors Co-author New Textbook on Public Relations

    In their recently published book, Public Relations Planning, Professor Edward Vieira, Jr. and Associate Professor Yulong Li offer a comprehensive guide to strategic communication, replete with rich insights and academic research. We spoke with them about their approach to PR, advances in the field, and how Simmons offers students robust career training.

  2. The logo for the grant proposal "RCN-UBE: Transforming Learning and Equity in UBE [Undergraduate Biology Education] by Cultivating an Ecosystem of Feedback (TUnE-BIO)"
    Faculty Spotlight

    National Science Foundation Grant Aims to Retain STEM Students

    Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Senior Associate Director for Teaching and Learning in the Center for Faculty Excellence, was recently awarded a four-year $496K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of the funded project is to tackle high attrition rates in biology education at the undergraduate level by improving assessment and feedback practices.

  3. Protestors holding signs at an anti-Islam protest in Washington D.C., March 3, 2011
    Faculty Spotlight

    Associate Professor Saher Selod Historicizes Islamophobia in the United States

    Simmons’ Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) hosted “Islamophobia in the United States: Understanding Past and Present Anti-Muslim Discrimination,” a virtual lecture by Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Research for the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding Saher Selod. This talk chronicled the history of anti-Muslim racism and demonstrated how 9/11 instituted a new era of the racialization of Muslims.

  4. A mother holding her premature baby through the walls of an incubator
    Faculty Spotlight

    School of Social Work Professor Studies Impact of Inequity on Preterm Birth

    Joanna Almeida, professor and Eva Whiting White Endowed Chair at Simmons School of Social Work, was quoted in a MedicalXpress article about her new study of factors impacting preterm birth in the Commonwealth.

  5. A close up photo of a marijuana plant. Photo credit: Mohammad Faisal Pirzada, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
    Faculty Spotlight

    Simmons Faculty Research Student Perception of Medical Marijuana

    A research paper by School of Nursing faculty Clark Cassone and Patricia Rissmiller was highlighted in the HempGazette, “Survey Finds US Nurse Practitioner Students Support Medical Cannabis.”

  6. A student taking notes in a notebook while reading from a laptop
    Faculty Spotlight

    Senior Associate Director for Teaching and Learning Weighs In On Mental Health “Crisis”

    Sarah Cavanagh was interviewed for an article, “Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis Narrative” in the Chronicle of Higher Education. In the article, Cavanagh addresses the balanced approach to mental health issues offered in her book, Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health With Compassionate Challenge.

  7. Samantha Margolin '23
    Alumnae/i Feature

    From the Muddy River to Community Farms: Research Possibilities for Simmons Students

    We spoke to Samantha Margolin '23 about how her research projects at Simmons prepared her to expand her confidence, and her burgeoning career.

  8. The logo for Ruth's Army: Education, Outreach, Access
    Faculty Spotlight

    Assistant Professor of Public Health Kristen Brewer is a Champion of Sex Education

    Kristen Brewer joined the Simmons Department of Public Health faculty in spring 2024. She spoke with us about her passion for health education, the stigmatization of sexuality in the Southeast, and the importance of community engagement.

  9. The Simmons academic campus in Spring, 2024. The construction of the new Living Learning Center is visible.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Nutrition Professor Receives Award from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

    Recognizing the professional achievements of Assistant Professor of Nutrition Dr. Jacqueline Beatty, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation honored her with the 2024 Margene Wagstaff Award for Innovation in Dietetics Education.

  10. Christa Perry ’23MSW
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Simmons Alumna Shares the Challenges and Rewards of Mental Health Therapy

    Christa Perry ’23MSW is a mental health therapist for Embark Behavioral Health, a national company that provides mental health treatment to teens and young adults. Based in Vienna, Virginia, Perry counsels individuals and families in the eight-week Partial Hospitalization Program and the 15-week Intensive Outpatient Program.