Awards

Edna Bonsu '28 was awarded the 2026 New England Minority Nurse Leadership Collaborative (NEMNLC) annual scholarship at their recognition ceremony last month.

Clinical Professor and Director of Master's and Graduate Certificate Programs Gabrielle Abelard has been named a 2026 ADLN Fellow.

Clinical Associate Professor Celeste Surreira is being recognized for her commitment to supporting "a world of longer, healthier lives."

Get to know Assistant Professor Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue, whose work addresses a critical gap in dementia care workforce research.

Linda Koh, '22PhD, MS, RN, PHN, will be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing's 2026 Class of Fellows.

UMass Nursing undergraduates Edna Bonsu '28 and Abena Ofori-Mensah '28 received scholarships from the Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association this year.

PhD candidate Sara Riddington earned first place for her poster presentation at the 2026 American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) New England conference.

UMass Nursing PhD candidate Raymond Akorlatse and first-year undergraduate Aurélie Laroche '29 received NERBNA scholarships this year.

Gabrielle Abelard, DNP, APRN-BC, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP, was recently honored by the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN).

Celeste Surreira, DNP, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CNL, CEN, was nominated by multiple colleagues for this year's UMass ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award.

Lindsay DuBois, MSN, BSN, RN, CHSE, Chris Diaz '23DNP, FNP-BC, and Celeste Surreira, DNP, FNP-BC, FNP-C, CNL, CEN, are winners of two 2026 UMass ADVANCE awards.

Program Specialist Liz Theroux is being honored later this month with a 2026 Provost’s Staff Excellence Award for her exceptional work performance.