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faculty
Gerri-Lyn Boyden '23, PhD she/her
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Community
Contact
508-999-8412
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Dion 318E
Education
| 2023 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | PhD |
| 2020 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | MSN |
| 1996 | University of Rhode Island | BSN |
| 1991 | University of Rhode Island | BA |
Teaching
- Community Nursing
- Nursing Scholarship
- Service-learning
- Nursing & Healthcare Education
Teaching
Courses
This course immerses the student in civic engagement and service learning. The purpose of this course is to apply the threaded nursing concepts of culture and diversity, communication, professional behaviors, health promotion/health protection, evidence-based practice, and leadership to creatively design and execute active learning projects to benefit the community. Students use nursing specific knowledge to identify, formulate, and complete projects.
This course prepares nursing students to promote health and well-being and prevent disease for clients across the lifespan, across local, national, and global settings and at all levels of the health care delivery continuum, with an emphasis on emerging and current issues with diverse client populations.
Research
Research interests
- Psychological Resilience & Trauma
- De-escalation Skills in Nursing Education & Clinical Practice
- Nursing Workforce Well-being & Retention
- Service-Learning in Nursing Education
- Humanistic Nursing Education
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Vieira, M., Hunter Revell, S., Boyden, GL, & Brisbois, M. (2025).
Service-learning and community experiential clinical: A complementary approach.
Nurse Educator, 50(3), 169-170. - Boyden, G., Brisbois, M., Kellogg, M., & Foli, K. (2024).
Understanding resilience among Generation Z baccalaureate nursing students: A hermeneutic phenomenology study
Journal of Nursing Education, 63(7), 460-469. - Boyden, G.-L., & Brisbois, M. (2023).
Psychological trauma among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic with strategies for healing and resilience: An integrative review.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, S00, 1–30.
Dr. Gerri-Lyn Boyden is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences. She teaches across the MS and undergraduate program tracks, with courses spanning professional nursing, scholarship, community and global health, and service-learning. Her research focuses on resilience, psychological trauma, and well-being among nursing students, clinical nurses, and community-based populations with chronic illness. She has published in leading journals such as Journal of Nursing Education, Journal of Clinical Nursing, and Nurse Educator. Dr. Boyden is a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International. She is also Faculty Director of the Nursing Faculty Loan Program at UMass Dartmouth. Prior to her full-time academic role, she worked extensively in psychiatric nursing and as a clinical preceptor, providing decades of experience in mentoring and leadership. She is deeply committed to student success, innovative teaching, and fostering resilience in the next generation of nurses.