KARENDEVEREAUXMELILLO , PhD, GNP, ANP

41 Pages·2012·0.7 MB·English

by  Dr. Karen Melillo

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL VITAE

K A R E N D E V E R E A U X M E L I L L O ,
PhD, GNP, ANP-C, FAANP, FGSA
Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing
School of Health and Environment
[phone]

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education

1990 Ph.D. Brandeis University, Florence Heller School for Advanced
Studies in Social Policy, Major Fields of Study: Aging,
Long-Term Care, Health Policy; Waltham, MA,

Dissertation: “Evaluation of Nursing Process and Outcomes of Care
Utilizing Nurse Practitioners to Provide Health Care for Elderly Patients in
Massachusetts Nursing Homes”

1978 M.S. University of Lowell, Gerontological Nursing,
Preparation as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

1977 B.S.N. Salem State College, Nursing, Graduated Magna Cum Laude,
GPA 3.74

1973 A.S. Massachusetts Bay Community College, Nursing, Graduated
with High Honors

Academic Experience

June, 2005
to Present Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing
University of Massachusetts Lowell

September, 1993 Professor, Department of Nursing;
to May, 2005 Coordinator, Gerontological Nursing Program,
University of Massachusetts Lowell

September, 1991 Associate Professor (Tenured) Department of Nursing
to August, 1993 Coordinator, Gerontological Nursing Program,
University of Massachusetts Lowell

September, 1985 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
to August, 1991 Coordinator, Gerontological Nursing Program,
University of Lowell

September, 1982 Instructor, on a Federal Grant, Gerontological
to August, 1985 Nursing Program, University of Lowell
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September, 1981 Instructor, Medical-Surgical Nursing,
to August, 1982 Lasell Junior College, Newton, MA

August, 1978 Instructor, Medical-Surgical Nursing,
to August, 1981 New England Baptist Hospital, School of Nursing,
Boston, MA

Non-Academic Professional Experience

1994 (May-June), Harvard Medical School's Division on Aging, Geriatric Education Center's faculty
practice program participant, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Geriatric Assessment Clinic
and Urinary Incontinence Clinic

1991 (Summer), Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, MI ElderHealth Clinic, Inc., Mary Immaculate
Health/Care Services, Zero Bennington Street, Lawrence, MA

1991 Provided Nurse Practitioner services in "For Women - By Women" Health Screening Program
conducted at MI ElderHealth Clinic, Lawrence, for older women (breast and pelvic
examinations; Pap screening; venipunctures for cholesterol levels, and health risk profile
assessments).

1990 (June-July), Faculty Practice Residency, Beth Israel Hospital of Boston, Center for the
Advancement of Nursing Practice, Multi-disciplinary Geriatric Assessment Consultation Team
and Home Care Department

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Association Participation

2011 Selected for National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Women’s Health/
Gender Nurse Practitioner Competencies Work Group, representing the Geropsychiatric
Mental Health Nursing Work Group of the American Academy of Nursing.

2010 Appointed to the Mass. Board of Registration in Nursing as a representative of the Mass.
Association of Colleges of Nursing, as alternate, to serve on its newly established 244
CMR 6.00 Collaborative Task Force. The purpose of this Task Force is to recommend
evidence-based changes to the Board's regulations at 244 CMR 6.00: Approval of
Nursing Education Programs and the General Conduct Thereof.

2009 Fellow status awarded through the Social Research, Policy and Practice Section of
the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

2008-2010 Selected for NP Expert Panel for the national project, Transitioning to Adult-Gerontology
APRN Education: Ensuring the APRN Workforce is Prepared To Care for Older Adults,
funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation to the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University.

2008-2010 American Academy of Nursing/Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing,
Geropsychiatric Nursing Core Competency Workgroup, Member
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2007-2008 Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Elected to Nominating
Committee

2005-Present Eastern Massachusetts Long-Term Care Nursing Shortage Workgroup, Massachusetts
Extended Care Federation, Member

2005-Present Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing, Member; Strategic Plan 2006-2009
Task Force Member, examining Objective: Increase the number of nurses who are
qualified as full-time nursing faculty and retain them in nursing education at all levels;
2006-2007, Nominations and Awards Committee, Member; 2007-2009, Chair,
Nominations and Awards Committee; 2007-2008, Ad Hoc Committee of MACN and
MARLN (Mass. Rhode Island League for Nursing) AD-Council on Transitioning AD RN
to BS Degree Completion Programs

2005-Present Manuscript Reviewer for Geriatric Nursing

2004-Present Editorial Advisory Board member for the Journal of Gerontological Nursing

2000-2002 President, Eta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International; as President, took
responsibility for the development and submission of the Chapter Key Award for overall
excellence, which was selected and this first-ever award by the Chapter was received at
the international biennium convention in November 2001; 2002-2004 Immediate Past-
President, Eta Omega Chapter.

2001-Present Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (Fellowship recognizes nurse
practitioners that have made outstanding contributions to health care practice, research,
education or policy); Scholarship and Awards Reviewer, 2004-Present; Chair, Abstract
Review Committee, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 1994 Conference,
Washington, DC; 1992-1995, Research Committee Member and Abstract Reviewer for
annual Conferences; Member, 1990-Present

1998-2000, President-Elect, Eta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International; 1991-
1993, Chair, Research Committee; 1993-2000, Research Committee Member; 1995,
Chapter Delegate to the biennial convention

1999-Present Review Panel Member, Journal of Gerontological Nursing

1996-2000 Manuscript Reviewer, Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners: The International Journal
of NPACE

2001, 1999 Abstract Reviewer, Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Conference;
Clinical Medicine Section

2006-2011 Re-certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center, Board on Certification for Primary Health Care in Adult and Family Health
Nursing Practice; April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011.

1996-2004 Advisory Board Member, Greater Lowell Office, Eastern Massachusetts Alzheimer’s
Disease and Related Disorders Association (formerly, Greater Lowell Alzheimer’s
Association).

1997-1998 Advisory Committee, to the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform,
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Consensus Development Workshop on “Removing Barriers/Improving Care”

1996-1997 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Faculty Development Committee
Member

1996-1999 Board of Directors, Alumni Association, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1995-Present National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, Member; Abstract
Reviewer for the 1997 New Mexico National Conference; 1983-1984, Membership
Committee.

1997 (Winter), Faculty Institutes: Electronic Libraries and Internet Options, Proposal Writing
Fundamentals (June 1997), Identifying Research Funding (January 1998) Faculty
Teaching Center, University of Massachusetts Lowell; 1995 (Summer), Selected to
participate in two Faculty Teaching Center Summer Institutes: Distance Learning and
Multimedia Integration in the Classroom

1992-Present Massachusetts Coalition for Nurse Practitioners; 1992-1993, Massachusetts Coalition of
Nurse Practitioners; Regional Representative for Greater Lowell; Legislative Committee,
Member.

1986-1997 North Shore Nurse Practitioners, Member; 1996-1997, Scholarship and Award
Committee, Member; 1993-1994, Legislative Committee Member, planned Legislative
Reception for March 22, 1994, Towne Lyne House, Lynnfield, MA and Co-
Representative to the Alliance for Nurses in Advanced Practice (Massachusetts)

1993 March, Panel Discussant for American Association of University Women, Andover-
Georgetown Branch, Conference entitled "Women's Health Care - Physical and Mental
Wellness"

1992-1993 Healthy Older Adults Action Alliance, American Association of Retired Persons,
Member.

1992-1993 Appointed Vice-President of the Ten Club Board of Directors.

1987-1996 Greater Lowell Alzheimer's Association, Board Member, 1987 to Present; Health
Professions Committee, Chair, 1991 to 1993; Secretary, 1988-l991; Health Professional
Subcommittee, Member, 1987-l991; Research Committee Member, 1995-1996.

1991 (October); listed by the Gerontology News publication of the Gerontological Society of
America, as the third place tie for recruiting the largest number of new members for the
6700 multi-disciplinary member organization.

1982-2001 American Nurses Association; Massachusetts Nurses Association, Member

1990 Inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Member

1990 Massachusetts Alliance for Nurses in Expanded Practice, Member; assisted with
planning arrangements for the November l4, l990 networking meeting with Regina
Villers, MNA Lobbyist, University of Lowell
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1989 Merrimack Valley Long-Term Care Planning Task Force Committee, in association with
the Villers Foundation, sponsored "LTC Forum," Andover-Tewksbury, MA, November
l989.

1978-Present Gerontological Society of America, Member; Nursing Interest Group Member;
Geropsychiatric Mental Health Nursing Informal Interest Group, 2005-Present

1985-1990 Massachusetts Gerontology Association, Member.

1983-1985 American Cancer Society, Merrimack Valley chapter, Public Education Committee,
Member.

1983-1984 American Nurses Association, Item Writer for the Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification
Examination.

1985-1986 Merrimack Valley Health Planning Council, Long-Term Care Task Force.

2009 American Heart Association, Basic Cardiac Life Support, Health Care Provider Renewal
Certification

1973-1982 American Heart Association, CPR Instructor

1982 Teaching Older Adults, doctoral level course, Boston University, Gerontology Institute,
grade =A.

1983 Ethical and Legal Frameworks of Human Service and Educational Organizations,
doctoral level course, University of Massachusetts Lowell, grade = A.

Professional Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

2011 AJN Book of the Year Award, first place in two categories: Gerontologic nursing and
Mental Health. Melillo, K.D. & Houde, S.C. (2011) (Eds.). Geropsychiatric and mental
health nursing (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

2009 Fellow status awarded through the Social Research, Policy and Practice Section of the
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

2008 Featured faculty member and researcher at the “6th Annual Lasting Impressions
Celebration” sponsored by D’Youville Foundation and honoring University of
Massachusetts Lowell for its outstanding contributions to seniors in the Greater Lowell
Community, Vesper Country Club, Tyngsboro, MA, November 17, 2008.

2008 Special Speaker as former Merrimack Valley Outstanding Nurse Award Recipients, with
Dr. Lisa Abdallah, for the 30th Anniversary Area Health Education Center’s (AHEC)
Celebration, UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA, September 22, 2008.

2006 Listed as one of 15 Geriatric Nurse Leaders Today, in Ebersole, P. Geriatric Nursing:
Growth of a Specialty, New York: Springer Publishers, Chapter 4.

2005-Present Manuscript reviewer for Geriatric Nursing, appointed by Dr. Barbara Resnick, Editor
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2004-Present Editorial Advisory Board member for the Journal of Gerontological Nursing

2004 Received Faculty Development Research Grant from the Office of the Provost.

2001 Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

2001 Distinguished Alumni Award, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA

1994-2000 Research Scholar, Center for Health Promotion, University of Massachusetts Lowell

1999-Present Review Panel member for the Journal of Gerontological Nursing

1999 Reviewer for the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Evidence
Report/Technology Assessment, Number 6: Prevention and Management of Urinary Tract
Infections in Paralyzed Persons, AHCPR Publication No. 99-E008.

1998 Francis Cabot Lowell Alumni Award in Health Professions, University of
Massachusetts Lowell, September 12, 1998, American Textile Museum

1998 Coordinator of Graduate Gerontological Nursing Specialty which received U.S. News
and World Report’s 1998 top rankings for the best graduate schools for this nursing
specialty. University of Massachusetts Lowell was the only school in New England
named to the top tier (l5th place).

1998 Received Teaching Excellence Award for the Department of Nursing, University of
Massachusetts Lowell.

1999 Cited in Polit, D.E. & Hungler, B.P. (1999). Nursing research: Principles and methods. (6th
ed.) (p. 260). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott.

1998 Cited in reference list (twice) in Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Screening Geriatric
Assessment Resource Manual. (1998). Boston: Author.

1997 Cited twice in Matteson, M.A., McConnell, E.S. & Linton, A.D. (1997). Gerontological
nursing: Concepts and practice. 2nd Ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, regarding
Laboratory Interpretation in Older Adults, p. 865, 894, in Chapter 22, Gerontological
Nursing in Acute Care Settings.

1996 Cited twice in Lueckenotte, A.G. (1996). Gerontological nursing, St. Louis: C. V. Mosby, p.
433, 562, for articles on Interpretation of Normal and Abnormal Laboratory Values in
Older Adults.

1997 Dissertation Committee Member (Second Reader) for Margaret McAllister, Doctoral
Student at Northeastern University's, Health Policy, Society and Law Ph.D. Program, for
the study entitled, “Nurse Administrators’ Experiences with Implementation of
Regulations Governing Prescriptions of controlled Substances for Advanced Practice
Nurses in Massachusetts.”

1995 Cited in Bullough, B. (1995). Professionalization of nurse practitioners. Annual Review of
Nursing Research, l3, 239-265.
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1994 Cited in Morley, J.E., & Solomon, D.H. (1994). Major issues in geriatrics over the last 5
years. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 42(2), 218-225.

1994 Selected as Post-Doctoral Fellow by the Gerontological Society of America; sponsoring
agency, Boston Senior Home Care, opted not to accept Fellow this year, 1994.

1994 Received a Council on Faculty Development Grant, University of Massachusetts Lowell,
April 27, 1994, $l,000.

1994 Acknowledged by Dr. Diane Feeney Mahoney as a member of the 6-person expert panel
for the publication, "Appropriateness of Geriatric Prescribing Decisions Made by Nurse
Practitioners and Physicians," IMAGE: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 26(l), 41-46.

1993 Received the American College of Health Care Administrators, 1993 Long-Term Care
Research Award, at the Annual Convocation in Nashville, TN, May 1993. The
Foundation of the ACHCA award is presented to "an individual or organization to
support dissemination of research findings or to fund further research in long-term
care." Announcement published in the Journal of Long-Term Care Administration, Vol. 21,
No. l, Spring 1993.

1993 (February). Received the Merrimack Valley Nursing Task Force, Eleventh Annual Nurse
Recognition Award, 1993.

1993 Selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Nursing?, 5th Ed.

1993 Acknowledged by Dr. May Futrell for ideas and encouragement in an editorial, "Mental
Health Care Reform and Gerontological Nursing," Journal of Gerontological Nursing, l9(9),
4.

1993 Cited in Koetters, T.L. (1993) in ONS: Oncology Nursing Scan, Vol. 2, No. 4 (July/August,
1993), p. 8, for two-part article, Interpretation of Abnormal Laboratory Values in Older
Adults, Part I and II.

1993-1996 Received Eta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, Travel Awards, Fall 1994,
for research poster presentation at the Gerontological Society of America; Spring 1993,
for presentation of research paper at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner
Faculties, Chicago, IL, April 1993; Fall 1993, for presentation of discussion session at the
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Meeting, Cleveland, OH, March 1994;
Fall 1992, for research presentation at the Association for Gerontology in Higher
Education, Baltimore, MD; Fall 1996, for the presentation of poster at the Gerontological
Society of America Meeting, Washington, DC.

1992 Cited 4 times in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Report of the Commission
Established to Make an Investigation and Study Relative to the Practice of Nursing in the
Commonwealth, August 20, 1992, p. 37-39.

1992 Named to the Distinguished Panel of Judges for the Greater Boston Jaycees, "Ten
Outstanding Young Leaders Awards," Westin Hotel, Boston, March, 1992

1992 Cited in Frank-Stromberg, M., & Rohan, K. (1992). Nursing’s involvement in the
primary and Secondary prevention of cancer: Nationally and internationally. Cancer
Nursing, l5(2), 79-l08.
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1992 Cited in Biley, F.C. (1992). The perception of time as a factor in Rogers’ science of
unitary human beings: A literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, l7(9), ll4l-ll45.

1992 Cited in Older Americans Report, Volume l6, No. l2, p. ll6, for research on "Caregiving
Responsibilities for Elderly Individuals Rendered by University Employees," presented
at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March
1992.

1991 Cited in Schainen, J.S. (1991). Environments for nursing care of older clients
(community care). In Chenitz, W.C., Stone, J.T., and Salisbury, S.A. (1991). Clinical
gerontological nursing: A guide to advanced practice. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, p. 529.

1990 Nominated for the 1990 Syntex Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award, under the
category of "Community Service/Outreach" published in Nurse Practitioner: The
American Journal of Primary Health Care, l5(l2).

1990 Received Exemplary Community Service Award, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA,
1990.

1990 Inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 1990

1990 Cited in Lang, N.M., Kraegel, J., Rantz, M.J. & Krejci, J.W. (1990). Quality of health care for
older people in America - A review of nursing studies. Kansas City, MO: American Nurses
Association, p. 47, 92, 117.

1989 Expert Judge for Dissertation of Diane Feeney Mahoney, "The Effect of Legalized
Prescriptive Authority on the Geriatric Prescribing Practices of Nurse Practitioners,"
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1989.

1990 Selected for inclusion in "Who's Who in American Nursing?"

1990 Abstract, "Nursing Process and Outcomes of Care Utilizing Nurse Practitioners in
Nursing Homes," accepted for the Social Research, Planning, and Practice Section of the
Gerontological Society of America's Student Award Competition.

1990 Acknowledged by Dr. May Futrell for ideas and suggestions in an editorial,
"Professional Certification and Gerontological Nursing," Journal of Gerontological Nursing,
l6(5), 3.

1988 Cited for contribution to gerontological nursing research by Irene M. Burnside in text,
Nursing and the Aged - A Self-Care Approach. 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.,
St. Louis, p. 1049, 1058.

1988 Cited in Rubin, M. (1988). The physiology of bed rest: How bed rest changes
perception. American Journal of Nursing, 88(l), 50-56.

1988 Listed in the National Distinguished Service Registry of Certified Nurses in Expanded Practice,
American Nurses Association, U.S. Publication Inc., Omaha, NB.

1987 Selected as an "Outstanding Young Woman of America for 1987"
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1987 Received Faculty Scholarship from the University of Lowell.

1986-1987 Selected for inclusion in "Who's Who in Gerontology?,"by the Gerontological Society of
America.

1986 Selected for inclusion in "Who's Who in American Nursing?"

1986 Cited in Sanders, S.A. (1986). Development of a tool to measure subjective time
experience. Nursing Research, 35(3), l78-l82.

1985 Selected as one of "Ten Outstanding Young Leaders" by the Greater Boston Jaycees;
nominated by the Nursing Image Committee of Eta Omega Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau
International

1984 Cited in B.M. Steffl (1984). (Handbook of Gerontological Nursing, New York: Van
Nostrand Reinhold Co., p. 527.

1984 Inducted into the Eta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International

Non-Teaching Activities

2012 Conference Planning for UMass Lowell and D’Youville Center for Advanced Therapy,
Co-sponsored conference, “Innovation in Clinical Education: Dedicated Education Unit
Model in Long-term Care, UMass Inn and Conference Center, Lowell, MA, August 16,
2012. Role: PI on Mass. Department of Higher Education Nursing and Allied Health
Initiative Grant, 2011-2012, and conference planning, securing and communicating with
Keynote Speaker, Chad O’Lynn, PhD, University of Portland, OR, setting agenda for
partnership meetings, presentation preparation and delivery at conference, and contact
hour certificate processing,

2011, 2012 Consultant with Mass. Senior Care Foundation for the Mass. Senior Care Foundation
and UMass Lowell Nursing Co-Sponsored, “Faculty Institute in Gerontological
Nursing,” weeklong competitive, statewide Institute for nursing faculty across academic
programs. Role: Planning, applicant review, presentation, evaluation, and
dissemination of results, August 15-19, 2011; 2nd annual FIGN August 13-17, 2012.

2011 Consultation, with UMass Worcester, Graduate School of Nursing, on integrating
gerontology in Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner MS Program, July 2011.

1991-1993 Older Americans' Health Fair, May 1991-1993 on Women's Health Issues (including
breast self examination and screening).

1987-1990 Provided consultation to and participated in the Merrimack Valley Chapter of the
Annual L.I.F.E. (Living Is For the Elderly) Conference, Merrimack College, North
Andover, MA, April 1987; participated as Workshop Director in the March 1989 and
1990 Conferences, Lowell, MA, on the topics of "Wellness and Self-Help;" conducted ear
wax screening clinic at the annual L.I.F.E. Conference, 1989 and 1990. Consultant and
participant with the Arlington Visiting Nurses Association, Women's Health Fair.
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Conference Paper Presentations and Testimony

2011 “Retention, Graduation, and NCLEX-RN Success of Minority Nursing Students,”
Concurrent Paper Session Presentation at the 2011 NLN Education Summit, Orlando,
FL, September 21-24, 2011, Abdallah, L., Dowling, J., Knight, M. & Melillo, K.D., Lane,
S., & Scott. D.

2011 “Bring Diversity to Nursing: Lessons Learned after Three Years of Project
Implementation, the University of Massachusetts Lowell Nursing Initiative,” Paper
Presentation, at the 11th International Conference on Diversity in Organisations,
Communities and Nations, Cape Town, South Africa, June 20-22, 2011; Melillo, K.D.,
Dowling, J., Abdallah, L., Knight, M. & Lane, S. – Paper accepted, not presented due to
inability to fund travel.

2009 “Bring Diversity to Nursing: University of Massachusetts Lowell,” Paper/panel
presentation, New England Minority Health Education Conference, October 14-16, 2009,
Providence, RI; Melillo, K.D. , Dowling, J., Abdallah, L., Findeisen, M. & Knight, M.

2009 Testimony submitted to the Elder Affairs Committee at the Statehouse for September 23,
2009 hearing: Regarding SB 318 “An Act to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults” and SB
317 “Resolve Relative to the Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Community” (Sen.
Richard Moore, D-Uxbridge).

2007 Testimony to Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elder Affairs Committee, Regarding SB
422 “An Act to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults” and SB 421 “An Act Relative to the
Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Community” (Sen. Richard Moore, D-Uxbridge), by
Melillo, K.D., on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, Room B2, Statehouse, Boston, MA

2005 “Violence and Assault of Licensed Nursing and CNA Staff in Long-Term Care: Case
Study Analysis of Two Nursing Homes,” paper presentation, Gerontological Society of
America’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 18-22, 2005, Melillo, .K.
D., Lopez, C., Allosso, E., Ranieri, A., Sperrazza, K., Burlakoti, P., Driscoll, S., Wilson, B.,
Chandonnet, L., Slatin, C. and PHASE-in Healthcare Research Team.

2005 “The Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education: An Option for Nurse Practitioners
Interested in Pursuing a Faculty Educator Role,” Houde, S.C., Futrell, M. & Melillo,
K.D. , 31st Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties,
Chicago, IL, April 14-17, 2005

2004 “Teaching Diversity: Sharing Content and Process,” Council on Diversity and
Pluralism, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, December 4, 2004.

2003 “Staff Retention in Challenging Times: Nursing Education Opportunities at the
University of Massachusetts Lowell,” at the Regional Meeting of the Massachusetts
Extended Care Federation, Crowne Plaza, Woburn, MA, March 18, 2003.

2002 “Multidisciplinary Research Team Approaches to Promoting Healthy and Safe
Employment in Health Care: Promises and Pitfalls,” Committee for Industrial Theory
and Assessment Conference, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA,
November 8, 2002, paper presentation, Galizzi, M., Slatin, C., & Melillo, K.D.