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DNP Stories

DNP students, faculty and alumni discuss their nursing journeys

DNP Students, alumni, faculty and preceptors share their stories. 

Alumni Q&A: Life after DNP program. Sheila LaFortune in conversation with Ben Monat.
Q&A with '22DNP alumna Sheila LaFortune, CNM

Learn more about the nursing education experience Sheila LaFortune ’22DNP, CNM had in our online DNP program.

Karen Kalmakis
Karen Kalmakis, DNP Program Director

Dr. Karen Kalmakis is Professor and Director of the DNP program at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing.

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Christopher Diaz DNP-FNP 2023

Christopher Diaz completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner degree in 2023 and received the 2023 DNP Diversity and Social Justice award.

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Mara Clawson DNP-FNP 2023

Mara Clawson earned a DNP with FNP specialization in May 2023 and received the award for DNP Outstanding Clinical Project

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Ronald Rollon DNP-FNP 2023

Ronald Rollon is a 2023 DNP Family Nurse Practitioner graduate and a military nurse in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

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Linda Gourlay, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC

Linda Gourlay, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Preceptor at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA 

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