Katherine Facenda '23: The Smile Architect
Katherine’s foray into biology might seem an unlikely one for a future dentist.
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For career inspiration, Erin looked no further than her family of first responders and their calling to “help people on their worst days.”
Since joining the Emmanuel community, she’s helped to shape the culture of the School of Nursing both as a member of the second cohort of traditional undergraduate nursing students and as President of the brand new Students of Nursing Club. In this role, she serves as a resource to her classmates, and also helps them make connections with peers and potential employers. In turn, she’s found her professors have been more than willing to do their part to help her succeed.
As of fall 2022, Erin has completed clinicals in the oncology unit at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and a medical-surgical rotation at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. While she has been able to successfully translate the skills learned in Emmanuel’s nursing labs to her clinical locations, the most valuable lessons she has learned working with patients center on communication and understanding.
“Working with patients who may be going through emotional experiences, or have gone through them in the past in the past, has truly taught me you never know what your patient has experienced or is experiencing,” she says.
“Everyone deserves the best care and the best attitude you can provide. This can make all of the difference in a patient's healing process.”
Katherine’s foray into biology might seem an unlikely one for a future dentist.
As a future educator, Jonathan understands there is a lesson to be learned in everything.
For career inspiration, Erin looked no further than her family of first responders and their calling to “help people on their worst days.”
During the Fall 2022 semester, MacDonald and her research team of psychology majors Madeline Bradley ’23 and Matthew Lemansky ’23 (pictured) investigated the lived experiences of participants in an 8-week mindfulness training program.
One transformative high school law class changed Alyssa’s college plans from STEM to political science.
Nick grew up in a family of medical professionals—his mother and grandmother are both nurses and his father is a paramedic. “I’ve always been surrounded with medical jargon and stories of health incidents, crises, and the rewarding benefits of providing care,” he said.
Emmanuel College is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through the Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program.
Counseling & health psychology major Christine came to Emmanuel knowing she wanted to pursue a career in health care, and the College’s opportunities and connections for students interested in the field—as well as a neuroscience course she attended at EC Incoming—made the decision an easy one.
When asking secondary education and biology double major Angela Girodier '22 if she’s more passionate about research or teaching, she quickly and emphatically says “both.”
From an early age, Campbell Shealy '22 was interested in two things—living in a big city and numbers.
One way that people’s body dissatisfaction is socially expressed is through engaging in negative conversations with friends regarding how unhappy they are with their bodies.
The role of the youth violence prevention streetworker is a critical and an often-overlooked component of juvenile violence intervention strategies in major cities across the U.S.
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