Campus Community Accomplishments
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Professor Rebecca Hutchinson (Art) was featured in a Boston Globe article about her “Exuberance” exhibition at Clark Gallery, which reflects her lifelong connection to land and nature, featuring paper-clay sculptures inspired by plant growth, community, and ecological resilience, drawn from farm roots to large installations.
Professor Steve Cadrin (Fisheries Oceanography) and former SMAST students Cole Carrano and Jessie Kittel co-published "Collapse, recovery and collapse of an important fishery" in the Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science. The article provides an updated historical review of the fishery and past stock assessments, as well as future planning for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder.
Assistant Professor Martha Whitfield (Nursing) co-published "Afrocentric approaches to primary health care provision with Black populations: a scoping review protocol" in JBI Evidence Synthesis. The article aims to identify and map how the global literature describes Afrocentric approaches to primary health care provision for Black populations in both clinical and community settings to support culturally responsive care.
Assistant Professor Micheline Labrie (Estuarine & Ocean Sciences) and former SMAST students Elizabeth Ells and Erica Roche co-published "Aerobic Biodegradation Testing of Materials Using a Natural Marine Seawater Inoculum and Closed Loop Respirometer" in the Journal of Visualized Experiments. The article describes the standard operating procedure for testing potentially biodegradable materials, both synthetic and natural, under aerobic conditions using a natural seawater inoculum and an automated closed-loop respirometry system.
Assistant Teaching Professor Basil H. Aboul-Enein (Health & Society) recently co-published "The use of storytelling in COVID-19 vaccine promotion: A scoping review of interventions and campaigns" in Vaccine. The article aims to assess the most relevant evidence from the research literature on storytelling interventions to mitigate COVID vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing students collaborated with GiftsToGive to collect vital hygiene and personal-care items, educating peers about community needs while supporting local families and making an impact on regional child-welfare efforts.
Assistant Professor Kristopher Jackson (Nursing) received $5,000 from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for "Kratom Conversations at the Counter: A Mystery Shopper Qualitative Study of Retailer Messaging." This project, supported by the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, will use a structured secret-shopper protocol to systematically purchase kratom products across retail outlets to learn more about how kratom products are marketed and the types of information shared with consumers at the point of sale.