Senior Thesis is one of my favorite courses to teach. I love to see the students formulate a research idea and pursue it from the conceptual phase to a completed study. Guiding them in this process is rewarding as they gain confidence and see their work come to fruition.

"As a clinical research nurse, I have a passion for the role research plays in healthcare and its advancement toward the best clinical care. Over the past 8 years, I have taught Endicott College nursing students grow from developing the ideas they have for research questions sophomore year, to performing a thorough review of the current literature on their topic in Thesis 1, to formulating a plan to carry out their research and analysis of the data. Our nursing students continue to amaze me with the ideas they come up with, their passion for their topic, and the quality of the work they produced in their final thesis paper and presentation. This years class of nursing students has faced extraordinary hurdles, and they overcame them both personally and professionally as a budding nurse researcher. I love to teach these amazing young adults, and always learn so much from them as I hope they learn from me."

"For me, I enjoy teaching Thesis II as I am able to watch the students not only grow from freshman year to their senior year, but also throughout the semester as they travel along in their research journey. It is amazing to see how proud the students become of themselves and their work by the end of the semester. What starts out as a tiny seed, blooms into a beautiful flower."

Nursing is an evidence-based profession, so it is of the utmost importance that our nursing students be able to search professional literature, read and understand that literature, and produce scholarly writing to support their practice and learning. The research and thesis courses that are part of our nursing curriculum, are an integral part of our student's nursing education. Students learn the relevance of research in clinical decision making and in planning safe, evidence-based care for patients. Professional writing and presentations are also a vital part of communication in nursing. Over the years some of our student projects have been timely and informative. It is with great pride that I can help our students with their thesis projects. Congratulations to this years Senior Thesis students, well done!