Academic News

The Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation welcomed seven PhD trainees into its inaugural NSF NRT SHINE cohort.

Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion Jess-Dillard-Wright will lead translational research with the faculty-led UMass ADVANCE network.

Associate Professor Rae Walker, PhD, RN, FAAN, welcomes Associate Professor Carrie-Ellen Briere to the role of the PhD in Nursing program director.

Emily S. Patterson, PhD, has been announced as the inaugural Marieb Endowed Professor of Nursing and Engineering Innovation at EMCNEI.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has reaccredited the online DNP program at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing through 2035.

Clinical Assistant Professor Sheila Pennell has been selected as one of 19 faculty and instructors in the inaugural 2025–2026 Dialogic Classroom Fellows cohort.

Lucinda Canty, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, is now a tenured professor at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst.

Gabrielle Abelard is among 14 faculty "emerging leaders" selected for funding by the provost and chancellor to attend transformational leadership programs.

A research team led by Clinical Assistant Professor Sheila Pennell has been awarded a 2024 Public Service Endowment Grant totaling $15,000.

Professors Memnun Seven, Jeungok Choi, and Jess Dillard-Wright are now esteemed Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing.

Dr. Plover has training in nursing, public health, research, education, and entrepreneurship.

Six EMCON faculty now newly hold the rank of associate professor with tenure at UMass Amherst.