Education & Publications

Education
Bates College, Lewiston, ME
BA, Rhetoric

MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
MSN (family practice concentration)

Current & Previous Positions
Nurse Practitioner, Pain & Wellness Center, Peabody, MA
March 2004-present

Clinical Preceptor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
January 2008-present

Nurse Practitioner, Preventive Medicine Associates, Worcester, MA
July 2003-March 2004

Staff Nurse, Chronic Pain Program, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA
November 2001-June 2003

Freelance Healthcare Writer
September 2000-August 2002

Managing Editor, Integrative Medicine Communications, Newton, MA
September 2000-August 2002

Product Manager & Medical Writer, Pure Encapsulations, Sudbury, MA
June 1997-December 1998

Licenses & Certifications

• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) family nurse practitioner certification (#0378260-22)
• Massachusetts RN/advanced practice nursing license (#251924)
• Member, American Society of Pain Management Nursing

Publications & Lectures

• Managing editor and contributor of The Painless Messenger, an educational newsletter on pain management for healthcare providers
  2004-present
• Lecturer, American Chronic Pain Association, Boston Chapter
  February 2007