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Everything you need to understand Bouvé College of Health Sciences lives here. A curated resource that goes beyond the site visit to give you a fuller, richer picture of who we are and where we’re headed.
We’ve built experiential learning into the DNA of our curriculum, placing students in labs, clinics, and global field sites from year one. Our interdisciplinary approach spans four schools, connecting research impact with real-world application at every level.
Here, no question is too ambitious and no specialty too niche. Backed by a powerful global network, Bouvé graduates don’t just enter healthcare. They transform it.
The site visit is just the beginning. What follows is designed to deepen your understanding of Bouvé College through video, data-driven facts, global health impact, and a look at where the College is headed in the years to come.
Each school’s commitment to hands-on learning comes to life in the videos below, grounded in the outcomes, partnerships, and long-term vision that define a Bouvé education.
The materials below offer a comprehensive look at Bouvé by the numbers, including key facts about the College, a preview of our expansion in the global network, and a forecast of graduate program growth. Bouvé’s direction is rooted in Northeastern University’s Master Plan, which positions the College to meet the evolving demands of health sciences education, research, and practice well into the future.
How to navigate this page: Start by watching the opening video, then pause at any point to explore additional supporting content before continuing. Each section is designed to be explored at your own pace.
Explore how students build clinical confidence through simulation labs, hospital co-ops, and patient care from day one, preparing the next generation of nurses, nurse practitioners, and nurse scientists.
Ranked #1 among private schools for NIH research funding, this school puts students inside cutting-edge drug discovery labs and real pharmacy practice settings across 120+ affiliated sites.
Where students work at the intersection of rehabilitation, clinical practice, and engineering: from the neuromotor systems lab to hands-on training in physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and communication sciences.
See how students tackle public health’s most pressing challenges through field-based research, community partnerships, and applied work in psychology, health equity, and behavioral science.
Dr. Tunik has a bachelor’s in science in Physical Therapy from Northeastern University, a PhD from the Center of Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers University, and a fellowship at the Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth.
Dr. Tunik is the Director of the AI + Health & Human Performance division at the Institute for Experiential AI, Senior Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, and a tenured Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University. He is co-director of the Movement Neuroscience Laboratory and oversees a broad research team whose work spans movement neuroscience and rehabilitation technologies, mental health, health technologies, digital pathology, computational modeling approaches in the basic and applied sciences, and related work.
David A. Sherman, PT, DPT, PhD, ATC is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University with joint appointments in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences (Bouvé College of Health Sciences) and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He co-directs the Movement Neuroscience Laboratory at Northeastern University’s Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (ISEC). Dr. Sherman’s research addresses a fundamental gap between neuroscience and clinical rehabilitation: why do patients with knee injuries and arthritis lose muscle function even after pain resolves, and how can targeted therapies restore it? His laboratory develops and evaluates novel treatment approaches — from brain and nerve stimulation protocols to wearable sensing and machine learning tools — that translate neuroscience discoveries into practical interventions for patients living with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.
This work sits at the intersection of health sciences and engineering, and Dr. Sherman has built an interdisciplinary research program that spans clinical populations, computational modeling, and technology development. His team includes students from Physical Therapy, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science, and his lab serves as a bridge between Bouvé College of Health Sciences and the COE communities. He also leads an emerging sports science partnership with Northeastern Athletics, bringing his lab expertise in human performance measurement to support student-athlete health and injury prevention.
Mathew Yarossi is a tenure-track Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University. He is Co-Director of the Movement Neuroscience Laboratory and Co-Director of the Signal Processing, Imaging, Reasoning, and Learning (SPIRAL) Center, and holds faculty appointments at the Cognitive and Brain Health (CBH) Institute and the Institute for Experiential Robotics (IER). His research centers on understanding the neural substrates of sensorimotor behavior and translating that understanding into therapeutic technologies for persons with motor deficits.
He integrates biomechanical (kinematic, kinetic, pedobarographic), electromyographic, and neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG) measures, often in combination with non-invasive stimulation, to characterize and modulate neurophysiology in both the upper and lower limbs.
His goal is to bridge motor neuroscience, non-invasive brain stimulation, and rehabilitation engineering to develop mechanism-grounded interventions and biomarkers for motor recovery. His current work focuses on closed-loop neuromodulation, using real-time physiological feedback to precisely time and adapt stimulation during motor tasks. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and Meta.
Dr. Tali Konry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, affiliated with the Bioengineering Department, and serves as interim department chair of pharmacy and biomedical sciences at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on transforming our understanding of cellular responses to therapies through innovative lab-on-a-chip single cell and tissue-chip technologies, with the mission of advancing the next revolution in precision-based cancer treatment.
Dr. Konry earned her BMedSc in Medical Sciences, her MSc, and her PhD in Biotechnology Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, completing her doctorate in 2007 under the mentorship of Prof. Robert Marks. She subsequently completed postdoctoral fellowships in the Department of Chemistry at Tufts University and in Bioengineering at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, before joining Northeastern University as a faculty member in 2013. Since her early work in optical biosensing and microfluidic diagnostics, Dr. Konry has been dedicated to developing tools that reveal the dynamic functional behavior of individual immune and cancer cells.
Her work has received numerous distinctions, including the Biosciences Immunology Research Award from Becton Dickinson, the Schumacher Faculty Award, and a nomination for the SLAS Innovation Award. Dr. Konry’s research has been funded by NIH (R01, R33, U54, and R21), NSF/CBET, the American Heart Association, and the Sanofi iDEA Award, among others. She possesses numerous intellectual properties in single-cell analysis, organoids, and cell therapy, and is co-founder of Feromics Inc., a precision medicine and immunotherapy company currently supported by ARPA-H funding.
Dr. Qi, a joint Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Psychology, directs the Language Acquisition and Brain Laboratory (QLAB). Using behavioral and neuroimaging methods, she studies the brain’s language organization across the lifespan. Her work aims to understand many paths to language and leverage cognitive science and neuroscience science to improve language and reading in children with autism and dyslexia. She is the PI of multiple NIH-funded projects and has been selected as one of the early career awardees by the Brain and Behavioral Foundation. Her publications in the fields of developmental science and language science were highly cited and award winning. Her collaboration is interdisciplinary with scholars across the Boston, Portland, Charlotte, and London NU campuses.
Dr. Erin Meier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and is the director of The Aphasia Network (TAN) Lab. The primary goal of the TAN Lab is to maximize functional communication recovery in people with aphasia by better understanding the links between the brain, language, and behavior in real-world contexts.
Dr. Meier earned her MS in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Purdue University in 2008 and graduated with her PhD in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Boston University in 2018 under the mentorship of Dr. Swathi Kiran. From 2018-2020, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Vascular Neurology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine under the guidance of Dr. Argye Hillis. Since her time as a practicing speech-language pathologist in the greater Chicago area (2009-2013), Dr. Meier has worked towards bettering the lives of adults with acquired communication disorders. Her research interests include the neurological bases of language in disease processes, the treatment efficacy studies in individuals with acquired language disorders, and investigations of structural and functional neural markers of cognitive linguistic deficits and recovery in adults with neurological disorders. She is passionate about finding ways to maximize functional communication and quality of life outcomes for individuals with aphasia and other acquired cognitive-communicative disorders.
Dr. Luke Brisbin is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University, where he serves as Human Anatomy Lab Coordinator and primary dissector, with primary teaching responsibilities in Functional Anatomy and Musculoskeletal Management lab courses. His research focuses on scholarship of teaching and learning, with particular interest in optimizing the role of the human anatomy lab — including cadaveric study, diagnostic ultrasound, and clinical simulation — across the physical therapy curriculum.
Dr. Brisbin earned his BS in Rehabilitation Science and his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Northeastern University in 2015 and 2016, respectively. He went on to build an extensive clinical career in orthopedic and sports physical therapy before joining Northeastern’s faculty full time in 2022. Dr. Brisbin continues to practice at Boston Medical Center, working primarily with patients with orthopedic and chronic pain conditions. A board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) and Therapeutic Pain Specialist (TPS), he is passionate about preparing the next generation of physical therapists to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care. He is an active member of APTA of Massachusetts, serving on the annual conference committee, and holds a position on the Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professionals as a physical therapist board member.
Dr. Darla Castelli is Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences and director of the BALANCE (BehAvioral Learning And Neuro-Cognitive Exercise) Lab at Northeastern University. Dr. Castelli earned a BS in Kinesiology from Plymouth State University, an M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Northern Illinois University, and a PhD in Pedagogy and Instructional Technology from the University of South Carolina. She has held faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and The University of Texas at Austin, where she held the Catherine Mae Parker Centennial Professorship, directed the Kinetic Kidz Lab, and led the Whole Communities–Whole Health longitudinal cohort study.
Over the course of her career, she has secured more than $29M in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education, and has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and seven books. As a contributing member of two National Academies Institute of Medicine committees, she helped shape national guidelines for physical activity and fitness in schools, and she currently leads an NIH-funded longitudinal study examining obesity and metabolic risk factors among Latina women.
Since her early years as an award-winning health and physical education teacher in southern Maine, Dr. Castelli has been committed to translating research on physical activity into real-world outcomes that improve cognitive and brain health. As an implementation scientist, she bridges laboratory findings to develop school- and community-based interventions, with a particular focus on equity-centered approaches that advance long-term cognitive and metabolic health through physical activity participation.
Dr. Amanda Choflet is a Clinical Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing at the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. Her research focuses on substance use and the emotional wellbeing of nurses, nursing students, and other vulnerable populations. She is particularly interested in maladaptive coping mechanisms and the ways healthcare structures influence help-seeking behaviors among health professionals. A central argument of her work is that harm reduction strategies, access to mental health resources, and a focus on resilience belong at the forefront of conversations about nurse wellness — challenging a healthcare culture that normalizes unhealthy coping while stigmatizing those who develop addiction or mental health crises.
Dr. Choflet earned her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Maryland in 2010 and her M.S. in Nursing from the University of Maryland in 2013. She graduated with her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Johns Hopkins University in 2016, where her capstone focused on implementing an evidence-based strategy to assess and manage substance use in oncology patients. Since her early career as a staff and infusion nurse in oncology settings, Dr. Choflet has been committed to improving the well-being of both patients and the nurses who care for them. Her research interests include the emotional wellbeing and substance use challenges facing nurses, nursing students, and other vulnerable populations, with a particular focus on maladaptive coping mechanisms and the ways healthcare structures shape help-seeking behaviors among health professionals. She is especially attuned to the culture of healthcare that simultaneously normalizes unhealthy coping patterns while stigmatizing nurses who develop addiction or mental health crises, and is passionate about challenging that culture through research, leadership, and advocacy.
Dr. Eric Folmar is a Board-Certified Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University. He earned his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Quinnipiac University and his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Northeastern University.
Dr. Folmar’s scholarly work spans several intersecting areas of inquiry. His clinical research examines common therapeutic modalities, including taping interventions, and the neurophysiologic sequelae of ankle injuries. He is also developing a growing body of research around faculty development and the barriers students face as they enter the physical therapy profession.
In addition to his academic role, Dr. Folmar is the owner of a private orthopedic practice where he specializes in the treatment of dancers, foot and ankle conditions, and general orthopedic dysfunction.
Dr. Folmar is deeply committed to the advancement of the profession. He currently serves as Chief Delegate for APTA Massachusetts and is a past president of the chapter. He also serves as a Board Member for the Haley Cremer Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting physical therapy students in their scholarly pursuits.
Jennifer Prisco, PharmD, is an Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills and Simulation Education for Bouvé College of Health Sciences and a Clinical Professor of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern University. Prior to this, she served in roles including Assistant Dean of Interprofessional Programs and School Operations, Assistant Dean of Interprofessional Programs and Clinical Affairs, and a Faculty Experiential Education Coordinator.
Her interests include interprofessional practice and education, simulation and clinical skill development, educational evaluation and assessment, site and preceptor development, experiential factors that influence post-graduate opportunities, and programmatic continuous quality improvement. She has over 100 peer-reviewed scholarly publications and currently teaches in the Doctor of Pharmacy Integrated Learning Lab. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Worcester campus and her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst campus. She completed the Academic Leadership Fellows Program through the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Interprofessional Leadership Fellows Program through the Interprofessional Collaborative.
Sam Scott is the Simulation Education Technologist in the Goldstein Simulation Labs, where he designs, develops, and facilitates high-fidelity simulation-based learning experiences for students across Bouvé, serving as both an educational and technical expert who bridges instructional design and immersive learning with a learner-first mindset. In this role, he collaborates closely with faculty to build simulated learning experiences, manages day-of operations including briefing and debriefing, oversees standardized participant programs, and ensures the readiness of the lab’s full suite of hardware and software. His career reflects a deep commitment to education in healthcare settings.
Prior to joining Northeastern, he served as an Instructional Designer at Mass General Brigham, leading training initiatives for Epic systems, and as a Senior Training Specialist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where he designed and facilitated training for staff ranging from medical assistants through the hospital executive team. Additionally, he also contributes to operating room team training and emergency simulation programs. His background as an EMT further informs his understanding of the real-world environments his learners are being prepared to enter. Sam holds professional certifications in simulation design and debriefing, instructional design, and Epic systems, and is currently completing a Master of Education at Northeastern. He is an active member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and recently joined the organization’s Education Committee, where he contributes to advancing educational resources for the broader simulation community.
Dr. Emily Zimmerman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders. Dr. Zimmerman directs the Speech & Neurodevelopment Lab (SNL). The main goal of the SNL is to create assessments and therapeutic interventions that enhance suck, swallow, respiration, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Of particular interest are multisensory interventions that improve suck and oral feeding in preterm infants.
Dr. Zimmerman earned her M.A. in Speech Pathology from the University of Kansas in 2007 and graduated with her Ph.D. in Developmental Speech Physiology and Neuroscience from the University of Kansas in 2011 under the mentorship of Dr. Steven Barlow. From 2011–2013, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, under the guidance of Dr. Amir Lahav. Since her early training as a speech-language pathologist across early intervention, pediatric, and NICU settings, Emily has been dedicated to improving outcomes for the most vulnerable infant populations. Her research interests include the neural mechanisms underlying orofacial development, the role of sensory stimulation in preterm brain development, and the effects of maternal sounds on neonatal growth and neurodevelopment. She is passionate about translating research findings into meaningful clinical interventions that improve the health and developmental trajectories of premature infants.
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Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, DFAAPA, is Chair and Clinical Professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, where she also serves as a faculty member in the Physician Assistant Program. She brings over twenty years of clinical experience as a surgical PA to her teaching, having practiced across vascular surgery, cardiac surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, and plastic and reconstructive surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Her academic work centers on PA education, clinical skills training, surgical education, and interprofessional education. She teaches the surgery course and basic surgical skills in the PA Program, with a particular passion for suturing instruction, including hands-on workshop presentations at national conferences.
Carey earned her BS in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of New Hampshire, and her Master of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Quinnipiac University. Her research interests include PA education, data visualization, human-computer interaction (HCI), and the design and application of health technologies for neurodivergent and surgical populations.
She served six years on the PAEA Exam Development Board as an item writer and content expert in General Surgery and Emergency Medicine serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of PA Education and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
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Dr. Michael Gonyeau is the Interim Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Interim Associate Dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, and a Clinical Professor at Northeastern University. His work focuses on curriculum and course design, the scholarship of application, and student engagement. He currently chairs the curriculum revision task force, leading the development and rollout of Northeastern University’s new competency-driven PharmD program.
Dr. Gonyeau earned his BS and PharmD from Albany College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 residency at Boston Medical Center before joining Northeastern’s faculty in 2000. A board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, he is a Fellow of both the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the National Academies of Practice, and a graduate of the AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program. He served as Chair of the Northeastern University Faculty Senate for two years, working closely with senior administrators to advance faculty interests within a shared governance model — an experience that continues to shape his advocacy for both faculty and students. A recipient of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences Distinguished Undergraduate Educator and Distinguished Mentor Awards, Dr. Gonyeau is passionate about the student-educator dynamic and committed to preparing the next generation of pharmacists through innovative, evidence-based teaching and meaningful clinical training.
Dr. Jason Lancaster is a Clinical Professor and Chair in the Department of Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. His work spans clinical pharmacy practice, pharmacy education, and the scholarship of teaching and learning, with particular interests in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and the development of innovative experiential education models.
Dr. Lancaster earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2006 and completed a PGY1 residency at Tufts Medical Center before joining the faculty at Northeastern University in 2007. He has maintained an active clinical practice as an Internal Medicine Pharmacist at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center since 2008, and serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. A Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Dr. Lancaster has dedicated his career to bridging rigorous clinical practice with health professions education, mentoring students and residents across pharmacy, nursing, and medicine. He is a recipient of the Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award and is passionate about preparing the next generation of clinicians to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.
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Dr. Robert Leeman is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences in the School of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences, where he also directs the Ethanol, Drug & Gambling Experimental (EDGE) Lab. His research focuses on addictive behaviors, sexual health, and difficulties with self-control — particularly impulsivity and impaired control over alcohol use — with an emphasis on testing novel interventions and identifying risk factors among adolescents and young adults.
Dr. Leeman earned his BA from Clark University, followed by his MA and PhD in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where his dissertation examined disinhibition and undergraduate drinking behavior. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale School of Medicine, he spent a decade there as a faculty member before joining the University of Florida as Associate Professor and inaugural Mary F. Lane Endowed Professor in the Department of Health Education and Behavior. At Florida, he also served as Associate Director of the Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium and co-directed an NIH T32 training program in alcohol and HIV research. He joined Northeastern in August 2022. Dr. Leeman has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has been continuously funded by NIH since 2010, with support from NIAAA through R01, R34, and P01 mechanisms, among others. Named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2021, he has held leadership roles in several national and international professional societies, including the APA, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism.
Dr. Jonathan Zaff is Chair of the Department of Applied Psychology, as well as a Clinical Professor. He is a developmental psychologist whose research focuses primarily on understanding how to create the conditions within which all children and youth thrive, particularly youth from backgrounds that have been historically oppressed. Taking this positive youth development approach, the results of his work have appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals and books, presented at local, national, and international conferences, quoted widely in the popular press, and used by youth development organizations in their program designs. His projects have included, among others, understanding the lived experiences of youth who leave high school without graduating, youth civic engagement, and the role of comprehensive community initiatives in supporting youth thriving. Most recently, Dr. Zaff’s work has examined how the constellation of social supports in a youth’s life (a web of support) can encourage positive educational, vocational, and social and emotional outcomes.
Prior to joining the faculty at Northeastern University, Dr. Zaff was the founding director of the CERES Institute for Children & Youth at Boston University. CERES conducts community-engaged applied research and evaluations in order to drive positive educational and life outcomes for children and youth. He was also the founding executive director of the Center for Promise, which was the research division of America’s Promise Alliance and a university-based research center first at Tufts University and then Boston University. Dr. Zaff began his career as a research associate at Child Trends and founded a youth policy organization.
Dr. Margarita DiVall is a Clinical Professor at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Belonging at the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. DiVall earned her PharmD and MEd degrees from Northeastern University and completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she subsequently practiced as a Clinical Specialist in Adult Internal Medicine while serving on faculty at Northeastern University. Dr. DiVall is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a Distinguished Practitioner Fellow of the National Academies of Practice.
Dr. DiVall’s scholarly expertise spans curricular design and assessment, interprofessional education, faculty affairs, and community and belonging. She is widely recognized as a leader in exam quality and assessment methodology, with expertise in question writing, test blueprinting, and psychometric analysis, and has delivered workshops on these topics at pharmacy schools across the country. Her faculty affairs work encompasses mentorship, peer evaluation of teaching, and fostering a culture of belonging — areas in which she has engaged nationally and contributed to the broader conversation on faculty development in academic pharmacy.
Dr. DiVall’s service to AACP has been extensive and sustained. A graduate of the Academic Leadership Fellows Program, Dr. DiVall has served in numerous elected and appointed leadership roles. She has been an active member of the Assessment SIG and the Council of Faculties for many years. She is the recipient of multiple AACP honors, including the Award for Excellence in Assessment, Lyman Award, and the Assessment SIG Collaborative Assessment Scholarship Award.
Dr. Jennifer Kirwin is the Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and a Clinical Professor at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences. In this capacity, she manages undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral academic affairs on behalf of the Dean’s office. She also oversees offices and personnel dedicated to student advising, interprofessional education, curriculum and programmatic assessment, academic operations, Bouvé College skills labs and simulation spaces, and co-op.
Dr. Kirwin earned her Doctor of Pharmacy summa cum laude from Northeastern University in 1999 and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at New England Medical Center. She subsequently practiced for nearly a decade as a clinical pharmacist in internal medicine and endocrinology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is a graduate of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program and has been recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner Fellow of the National Academy of Practice.
Her scholarship is in the area of curricular design and assessment, pharmacy skills laboratory education, interprofessional education, and the use of simulation to develop collaborative clinical competencies in health professions students and has been recognized with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Assessment. Dr. Kirwin is passionate about preparing pharmacy and health professions students to function as effective, communicative members of interprofessional care teams.
Justin G. Roy serves as Associate Dean of the Bouvé Global Network of Campuses and Programs at Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. In this role, he leads strategic program development, undergraduate enrollment management, graduate enrollment growth, continuing education, and academic and enrollment-based partnerships across a dynamic network of campuses spanning Boston, Burlington, Charlotte, London, Miami, Seattle, Oakland, Fall River, New York, Portland, and Vancouver, driven by a belief that health sciences education should be accessible, innovative, and deeply rooted in the communities it serves.
Justin brings more than two decades of higher education experience to his work, with deep roots in enrollment management, adult learner advocacy, and building programs that open doors for first-generation students and underrepresented communities. Before joining Northeastern, he held leadership roles at Georgian Court University, William Peace University, Labouré College, and Nichols College. Throughout his career, he has been energized by the intersection of mission-driven education and global growth, expanding not just where programs exist, but who they reach.
Justin is focused on growing Bouvé’s global footprint in thoughtful, sustainable ways, forging partnerships, launching new programs, and creating pathways for students who might not otherwise see themselves in the health professions. He believes the future of health sciences education is both local and global and works every day to close the gap between the two.
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