Pauline C. Hamel, Ed.D., PT Professor, Clinician (Ret.), Public Health and Health Communications Consultant

Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences

360 Huntington Avenue - 316 Robinson Hall

Boston, MA 02115

617-373-4434

p.hamel@northeastern.edu

http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/hs/index.html

EDUCATION

2002-2006 Doctor of Education: Administration, Training, and Policy

Boston University School of Education

Dissertation: Communication and Health Literacy:

A Changing Focus in Physical Therapist Education

1974-1976 Master’s Degree: Education/Rehabilitation Administration

Northeastern University Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA

1969-1973 Bachelor of Science Degree: Physical Therapy, cum laude

Northeastern University, Boston Bouvé College, Boston, MA

Honors: Boston Bouvé College Honor Society

(Additional) American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

1995-2004 Board Certified in Geriatric Physical Therapy (Ret.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015-2018 Dialogue of Civilizations (International Study/Global Experience Programs) (Summer I) Faculty Leader, Dialogue of Civilizations, London, England Summer I, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Comparative Health Care Systems and Communications for the Health Professions/Global.

Teaching health students using unique cross-cultural opportunities to learn about global health,

health care systems and communications with a focus on the UK’s National Health Service (NHS); focus

on public health, research and health promotion.

2015-present Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Health Sciences (see below) **

2013-2015 Lorraine C. Snell Visiting Associate Professor

Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences

**Professional experience and interests include healthcare communication and promotion, public

health and clinical-community partnerships, interprofessional and global education, healthy

aging, health literacy and the prevention of medical errors, professional development and health

care/community policy, systems, and environmental change, the built environment and urban

planning to support population health & healthier communities.

Recent Leadership experiences in Health Sciences Program/ Departmental administration:

Member of the Health Sciences leadership team; coverage as Interim Chair during Summer 2014,

Interim Co-Program Director 2013-14; ongoing development of NU Term: established the first

Dialogue of Civilizations for the Health Sciences Dept. (Study Abroad/London, Summer I, 2015;

initiated and incorporated the Simulation Lab into coursework and experiential learning; Health

Sciences liaison to Introduction to College committee/Freshmen and Bouvé Fellows advising

with the Office of Student Services; Health Sciences website development team; mentor to

undergraduate Health Science and graduate MPH students; NU Scholars; converted and taught

PHTH 1260 American Health Care System into hybrid course, 2013. (See further committee

work below.)

Current and recent courses taught (2015-2018):

PHTH 2300 Communication Skills for the Health Professions

PHTH 2350 Community & Public Health (beginning Spring 2019)

HSCI 4710 Health Science Capstone

HSCI 1000 College: An Introduction

PHTH 2301/PHTH 1261 Dialogue of Civilizations/Global/London

PHTH 1260 The American Health Care System (until 2014)

PHTH 4992 Directed Study: Comparative Health Systems, US and France

Current/Recent committees (2015-2018) include:

Northeastern University:

Global Experience Office (GEO)Advisery Committee

Bouvé College of Health Sciences:

Asst. Chair, Interprofessional Research and Education & Practice (IPREP)

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Ad Hoc IPE/Research Committee

Health Sciences Department:

Academic Standing Committee

Health Sciences Program Directors/Department Policies

Health Sciences Awards Committee

Health Sciences Department Curriculum Committee

Office of Student Services Academic Advising Committee

Office of Student Services Introduction to College Committee

Health Sciences Website Development Committee

Northeastern Goldwater Scholarship Awards Committee (University Committee)

Mentor/Adviser:

Capstone Adviser (MPH and Undergraduate Health Sciences)

Undergraduate/Graduate student Mentor (career, academic, personal)

Introduction to College/First Year mentoring support

Faculty Adviser to NU Student Organizations (current):

Health Sciences Society

Operation Smile

NU Healthcare Business Club

2014 Bouvé Interprofessional Geriatric Education Faculty Fellowship

Boston University School of Medicine. Sponsored by Interprofessional Geriatric

Education for Team-Based Care. HRSA Grant #1D62HP24189-01-00 in

collaboration with Northeastern Bouvé College of Health Sciences and School of

Nursing, Summer 2014

2009-present Easter Seals Massachusetts

Board of Directors (since 2014)

Disability services, advocacy, youth empowerment, employment, and assistive technologies

across the lifespan

2009-present Mass in Motion New Bedford, Senior Consultant and Adviser (see below)

2009-2013 Mass in Motion New Bedford, Director/Coordinator

City of New Bedford Office of Planning, Housing and Community Development

(formerly located at the New Bedford Health Department)

Mass in Motion Municipal Wellness & Leadership grant

Inaugural Project Director/Consultant

In partnership with MA Department of Public Health and leading health-funding foundations

to address childhood obesity with a focus on policy, systems and environmental change strategies in

schools, hospitals/health centers, worksites, community organizations and the New Bedford community-

at-large; Projects included Safe Routes to School, Healthy Dining New Bedford, Healthy Markets and

Corner Stores, School Health Advisery Council/School Wellness Policies, Southcoast Bikeway,

New Bedford Bicycle Committee, clinical-community partnerships, coalition building and collaboration

with many community partners. Further information at www.massinmotionnewbedford.org

2011-2013 Mass in Motion Kids, New Bedford

Project Coordinator/Consultant

CDC-funded demonstration research with MA Dept. of Public Health, the National Initiative

for Children’s Health Care Quality, and Harvard University School of Public Health with a

focus on obesity prevention/intervention with 2-12 year olds in schools, healthcare, child care

and the community-at-large. For more information, see <www.massinmotionnewbedford.org>

2011-2013 Groundwork Southcoast

Steering Committee/inaugural team representing the City of New Bedford, MA.

A Groundwork USA initiative of the National Park Service chosen as a pilot program (in

progress) with New Bedford and Fall River; Steering Committee works with the National Park

Service Rivers & Trails and the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program

2009-2013 Greater New Bedford Health Equity Initiative (GNB HEI)

MA Department of Public Health/ Southeast Regional Health Office/Healthy People 2020

(Former) Coordinator/ Co-founder: GNB HEI Outreach, Education and Training,

GNB Allies for Health & Wellness;

2009-2013 Greater New Bedford Allies for Health and Wellness

Community Health Network Area (CHNA 26)

(Former) Coordinator, Health Equity Subcommittee

Member, GNB Health Assessment Committee, in collaboration with

Southeast Center for Healthy Communities/Health Imperatives

2009-2013 Health Advisery Council New Bedford Public Schools, New Bedford, MA

Member, interdisciplinary team developing/implementing NBPS School Wellness Policies

2009-2013 Southcoast Bikeway Committee

Steering Committee Member

Promotion and Outreach Committee

2009-2013 New Bedford Bicycle Committee

Founding Member, Policy Adviser & City Liaison for the NBBC Officers and Group

2009-2013 Voices for a Healthy Southcoast/ACHIEVE, SouthCoast/New Bedford, MA

Action Communities for Health, Innovation & Environmental Change

ACHIEVE/CHART Team member

2009-2013 Massachusetts Cancer Prevention Policy Initiative (MCPPI)

VOICES for a Healthy Southcoast/YMCA Southcoast, Mass in Motion New Bedford;

Planning and Policy Committee

2012-2013 Southcoast Healthy Housing and Worksite Wellness Initiative

Grant collaborator; Leadership Team

2009-2013 Southcoast Worksite Health and Wellness Collaborative

Member, employer-based collaborative working to improve health & productivity of those

who work in the Southcoast region

2010-2012 Mattapoisett Council on Aging (COA)

Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

Board of Directors

2008-2014 Boston University Metropolitan College

Master of Science in Health Communication Program, Boston, MA

Adjunct Faculty and Consultant

Online Program (Course creation, development, teaching, and course facilitation):

MET CM 781 Introduction to Health Communication (Primary Instructor)

MET CM 750 American Health Care System for Health Communicators (Primary Instructor)

MET CM 754 Medical Ethics and Public Health Communication (Instructor, Facilitator)

MET CM 734 Contemporary Healthcare Marketing (Facilitator)

MET CM 701 Contemporary Public Relations (Facilitator)

2005-2008 Northeastern University (Adjunct Faculty)

Bouvé College of Health Sciences: School of Health Professions

Department of Health Sciences, Boston, MA

Courses taught:

BHS U300 Communication Skills for the Health Professions

BHS U510: Health Care Ethics

BHS U260 Dimensions of the American Health Care System

2006-2008 Physical Therapy Department, Bouve College of Health Sciences:

Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Education

Administered Clinical Education/internship placements/contract negotiations

Recruitment/development/retention of clinical sites; student advising/mentoring

Collaboration with 600 clinical sites, center coordinators, clinical instructors

Accompanying Course: PTHU510 PT Professional Seminar II

Additional: BHSU300 Health Communication for Health Professions

PTHG243 Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness/Recitation

Committees: (PT) Search Committee, (PT) Academic Standing Committee,

Academic Council, (Bouvé) Experiential Ed (Strategic Planning) Task Force

2005-2006 Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, Associate Clinical Specialist

Courses taught:

PTH U512 PT Project I; Service-Learning

PTH U533 PT Project II; Service-Learning

PTHU305 PT Professional Seminar I/Recitation; Service-Learning

PTHG243 Health Education, Promotion, and Wellness/Recitation

PTH G222 Neuro Management II:

Labs/Recitation

PTHU520 Clinical Integration: Recitation

Member, Bouvé Interdisciplinary Geriatric Education Center

Cape Cod Healthcare

Falmouth and Hyannis, MA

2004-2005 Manager, Nursing Clinical Education

Cape Cod Healthcare

Human Resource Education & Development

(Supervised Nurse Educators in Critical Care, Medical-Surgical,

Maternity, Pediatrics, OR, and Emergency Medicine)

Boston University

Boston, MA

2001-2004 Director, Educational Resource Center

Office of the Dean of Students

Division of Enrollment and Student Affairs

2002, 2003 Adjunct Professor: College of Communication

CM 781 Health Communication: 4 cr. Graduate course

2001, 2002` Adjunct Professor: BU International Programs, London, UK

HP 522 Health & Wellness through the Lifespan:

Community Trends

1995-2001 Clinical Associate Professor

Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

HP 718 Geriatric Fitness Assessment:

Community Trends and Cooperative Interventions

Health Promotion & Advocacy course with Underserved Boston Elders

PT 655 Functional Aspects of Aging

HP 722 Developing An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Health Management of Older Adults,

Core Faculty, Harvard Medical School

HP 151 Introduction to the Health Professions: Co-Instructor

Academic Adviser: PT Underclassmen & Graduate students

Adviser : BU Physical Therapy Association (BUPTA)

Sargent Committee on Academic Policy and Procedure (SAR CAPP)

Faculty-in-Residence, Office of Residence Life

responsible for advising and programming for students on South Campus

Sargent Specialty Floor Adviser, member of Quality of Life Committee

Committee to End Elder Homelessness, Steering Committee

Member, Multicultural Coalition on Aging, HRCA

BU Evergreen Program: Geriatric Fitness/Wellness Instructor

BU Gerontology Center, Workshop Presenter

“Use It or Lose It: Wellness in the Later Years”

“Making Connections: Aging and Staying Well in the Community”

Summer Series, June, 2000

BU Community Services/FYSOP/Education Day, Workshop Presenter

“Making Connections: An Intergenerational Focus” August 2000 & 2001

1997-1998 Primary Instructor: PT 655 and HP 718

Lab instructor:

PT 52l Musculoskeletal I

PT 652 Neurological Systems II: Evaluation & Treatment

PT 653 Neurological Systems III: Evaluation & Treatment

1995-1997 Clinical Associate Professor

Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

Coordination/placement, supervision, and evaluation of PT students in

Clinical Education Site development, inservices & workshops to clinical faculty

Advising of students both in Clinical Education and as Junior Class Adviser

Focus of instruction:

Coordinator, PT 655 Functional Aspects of Aging,

Case Conference I/Professional Issues

Intergenerational programs

Evergreen Program, Senior to Student projects

Member, New England Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Education

Sargent PT Curriculum Committee and Sargent CAPP

Faculty-in-Residence, Office of Residence Life

Responsible for advising and programming of students on West Campus

Sargent Specialty Floor Adviser, member of Quality of Life Committee

Northeastern University

Boston Bouvé College (now Bouvé College of Health Sciences)

Boston, MA

1992-1994 Associate Clinical Specialist, Physical Therapy Faculty

Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

Coordination, supervision, advising, & evaluation of PT students in Clinical Ed

Site development, inservices and workshops to clinical faculty

Focus of instruction: Clinical Seminar and Functional Aspects of Aging

Member, New England Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Ed

1991-1992 Rehabilitation Administration & Counseling Programs: Supervisor/Grad Practica

Responsible for supervision of graduate student practicum & seminar components

1989-1992 Part-time Lecturer, Physical Therapy Faculty

Focus of instruction:

Functional Aspects of Aging,

PT Management/Administration,

Psychosocial Aspects of Disability,

Honors/Directed studies

JML Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (Cape Cod Healthcare)

Falmouth, MA

1989-1992 Director of Rehabilitation Services

& Summers Responsible for creating and directing Rehabilitation Services of 13 staff,

Patient Admission and Discharge, Marketing/Recruitment, Quality Assurance,

And Staff Development

Falmouth Nursing Home

Falmouth, MA

1983-1989 Director of Rehabilitation Department

Physical Therapy Consultant

Falmouth Hospital

Falmouth, MA

1982-1983 Staff Physical Therapist

& Summers General acute/outpatient physical therapy, primarily orthopedic & neuromuscular

Upper Cape Visiting Nurses Association

Falmouth, MA

1981-1982 Staff Physical Therapist

& Summers Home care/geriatric rehabilitation: orthopedic, neuromuscular,

cardiopulmonary disorders

Rhode Island Cancer Control Program

Providence, RI

1979-1980 Rehabilitation Specialist/Physical Therapist

As part of National Cancer Institute federal grant, in conjunction with the

RI Department of Health and Brown University, responsible for statewide

education and outreach to rehabilitation professionals on topics related to

cancer rehabilitation and quality of life issues

Miriam Hospital

Providence, RI

1977-1978 Staff Physical Therapist

General acute and outpatient physical therapy

Goddard Memorial Hospital

Stoughton, MA

1975-1977 Director/Chief of Physical Therapy

Responsible for direction and supervision of Rehab team , evaluation and

treatment of general acute & outpatient clients: neuromuscular & orthopedic

Member of PT Committee, Utilization Review, Patient Care Improvement,

Staff Orientation and Development Committees

St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

Brighton, MA

1973-1975 Staff Physical Therapist

Primary focus: Respiratory ICU, cardiopulmonary care,

general acute and outpatient coverage

Boston Children’s Hospital

Boston, MA

1975 Chest Physical Therapist

Primary focus: children with cystic fibrosis & s/p heart surgery

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Boston

West Newton, MA

1974 Graduate practicum/Rehabilitation Administration Program

Graduate School of Education, Northeastern University

Responsible for information, referral, outreach and coordination

of community services to cerebral palsy population

Clinical Internships

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Youville Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Kennedy Memorial Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, NY

Licensure & Certification

Current:

October 1973 Board of Registration in Allied Health Professions

Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Registration number: 2596

Past:

February 1995 American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

Board Certified in Geriatric Physical Therapy (retired)

Professional Organizations

Current American Public Health Association (APHA)

Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA)

International Mentoring Association (IMA)

2009-2010 American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)

1973-2009 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

1987-2008 APTA Section on Geriatrics

-Health & Wellness Special Interest Group

APTA Section on Women’s Health

APTA Section on Education

1992-1997 New England Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Education

Massachusetts Federation of Nursing Homes

Rhode Island Lung Association

Greater Providence Childbirth Education Association

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES and PRESENTATIONS

2018

o Invited Speaker, Health Communication 10: Health Communication in the Decade Ahead,

Mentoring through Change: Why it Matters. Boston University, June 16, 2018

o NU RISE, 2018: Hamel, P. C. ,PI, Johnson, A. Integration of Contemplative Pedagogy for Social and

Emotional Competency in First-Year Bouvé College of Health Science Undergraduate Student

Population: A Pilot Study. Spring 2018

o (Pending) American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy AACP Annual Meeting, A Model Experiential

Education Program for First Year Health Professions Students to Begin Developing Interprofessional

Competencies, O'Neil-Pirozzi, Musler, T., Carney, M., Day, L., Hamel, P., Kirwin, J. Pharmacy

Education 2018, Boston, Massachusetts, Summer 2018.

2017

o American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference 2017 Theme: "Creating the Healthiest

Nation: Climate Changes Health” . SNAP, Crackle and Shop: Addressing Food Access and

Transportation through Farmer’s Markets and CSAs in Farm to Table is not Just for the Wealthy:

Connecting Farm Fresh Foods with Underserved Communities. Hamel, P., Ferreira, K., Atlanta, GA

November 4-8, 2017

o Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) Conference Theme: ASAHP at 50 -

Reflections on the past, a window to the future of healthcare. The Interprofessional Learning

Continuum: Learn it, Love it, Live it! Co-presenter: Dierdre Jordan. San Antonio. TX October 18-20,

2017

o UNM Mentoring Institute Annual Conference (Theme: A Decade of Cultivating an Inclusive Mentoring

Community: Developmental Networks for Innovation, Achievement, and Transformation, ) Mentoring

Freshmen in the Health Sciences: Piece of Cake, Right? UNM Mentoring Institute, Albuquerque, NM,

October 23-27, 2017.

o National Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice (NEXUS) Minneapolis, MN. Conference

Theme: Nexus Summit 2017 Provocative Ideas for Practical IPE (Poster) Title: A Model Experiential

Education Program for First Year Health Professions Students to Begin Developing Interprofessional

Competencies, Hamel, P. (Co-author with Carney, M., Day, L., Kirwin, J., Musler, J., O’Neil-Pirozzi,

T.) August 20-23, 2017.

2016

o Invited Presenter, UNM Mentoring Institute, 9th Annual Conference, University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, NM. Conference Theme: Developmental Networks: The Power of Mentoring and

Coaching. Tale of Two Cities: Mentoring Teaching Assistants from the Classroom to the Global Stage

October 25-28, 2016

o NU RISE, 2016: Hamel, P. C. ,PI, Santana, S. Application of Health Communication Skills by Former

Health Science Students in Clinical Post-Graduate Programs: A Phenomenological Study Research,

Innovation, Scholarship Expo (RISE)), Northeastern University, Spring 2016

2015

o Invited Presenter, Invited Presenter, UNM Mentoring Institute, Annual Conference, University of New

Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Conference Theme: New Perspectives in Mentoring: A Quest for

Leadership, Excellence and Innovation. Title: They Say that Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Knowing when

it’s time, October 2015

o Invited Presenter, International Mentoring Association, Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Theme: Best

Practices in Mentoring: Tools & Strategies for Success. Title: Mentoring on the Move: From Classroom

to Co-Op to Capstone, April 2015.

o Co-Presenter, Poster Presentation, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Arlington,

VA. Co-op Learning Experiences and Learning Outcomes of Dual Degree Students (BS Health

Sciences/MPH Urban Health), March 2015.

2014

o NU RISE, 2014: Hamel, P. C. ,PI, Shivaprakash, N. Students’ Application of Professional Health

Communication Skills During Co-op: A Phenomenological Study. Research, Innovation, Scholarship

Expo (RISE)), Northeastern University, Spring 2014

o Invited Presenter, UNM Mentoring Institute, Annual Conference, University of New Mexico,

Albuquerque, NM. Conference Theme: Developmental Networks: Mentoring & Coaching at Work.

Title: The Mentoring Three-Peat: Team Mentoring from Classroom to Urban Public Health, October

2014.

2013

o Co-Coordinator/ presenter: National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) Mass in

Motion Kids Learning Community /Weight of the Nation, Greater New Bedford Community Health

Center, March 2013

o Invited Panelist, Spotlight on Obesity Series: Weight of the Nation, Boston University School of Public

Health, January 2013

2012

o Invited participant, CDC National Comprehensive Cancer Control Forum (Atlanta),

August 2012

Invited Presenter, Mass in Motion Action Institute, Hyannis, MA, Topic: Healthy Dining

New Bedford, February 28, 2012

Invited Presenter, MA Public Health Council, MDPH Commissioner Auerbach, presiding; Department

of Public Health, NB Mass in Motion Highlights, January 11, 2012

2011

o Policy Link/Equity Summit 2011: Healthy Communities, Strong Regions, A Prosperous

America, Detroit, MI; Invited participant (as the New Bedford Mass in Motion Coordinator), through

The Boston Foundation and MDPH/Mass in Motion program, November 8-11, 2011

o Invited Presenter, Prevention for Health Caucus, MA State House, 20ll. Topic: Mass in Motion and

Health Equity. Senator Harriette Chandler and Representative Jason Lewis, 2011.

o Presenter, American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, Community

Health Planning and Policy Development program, Washington, DC. History, Public Health and Hip

Hop: Moving toward a healthier community, October 29 - November 2, 2011

o Presenter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Conference on Health

Communication, Marketing and Media, Atlanta, GA. When the Student Is Ready, the

Teacher Will Appear - the Online Education of Health Communicators, August 9-11, 2011

o Invited Keynote Speaker, 7th Annual Workshop of Transplant Financial Coordinators,

Denver, CO. Can you hear me now: Communication, Compassion, and Readiness to Listen,

September 29, 2011

o Presenter, Brilliance in Biocommunications International Conference (Health and Science

Communications Assn.), Phoenix AZ. Public Health and the Health Communicator: Rethinking our

views of the American Healthcare System, June, 2011.

2010

o Workshop Presenter, Ounce of Prevention annual conference, 2010 Taking Action for Community

Health and Equity, Marlborough, MA Beyond Read-Ability: Health Literacy as an Indicator of Health

Equity and Social Justice, October 14, 2010

o Participant/Team leader, Community Leadership Institute for Childhood Obesity Prevention. Tufts

University and Children in Balance, Boston, MA, July 20-22, 2010

o Presenter and planner, Greater New Bedford Health Equity Initiative training workshop. Greater New

Bedford Allies for Health and Wellness/Southeast Regional Health Office, Department of Public

Health, New Bedford, MA

o Greater New Bedford Community Health Workers training Health Literacy: The Essentials for CHWs,

July 23, 2010

o Presenter, 4th Annual Healthy Community Conference, Shrewsbury, MA Department of Public Health,

Mass Partnership for Healthy Communities and Human Resources in Action (HRIA) Greater New

Bedford Health Equity Initiative: Lessons Learned, June 7, 2010

o Mass Forum VII/ Healthy Communities Graduate (9/2009-4/2010 semester)New Bedford-Fall River

team, Health Resources in Action (HRIA), Boston, MA

o Presenter, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Health Academy, Chicago, IL Communicating

Complexity, Simply, April 15, 2010

o Presenter, MA Dept. of Public Health’s Regional Health Dialogue, UMASS Dartmouth, MA. April 16,

2010

o Co-Presenter, The American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL

Health Literacy Resources Workshop, May, 2010

o Presenter, Revolutionary Ideas in Biocommunications, Biocommunications Assn., Health and Science

Communications Assn., Boston, MA Online Health Communication, June, 2010

2009

o Presenter, Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) National Health Literacy Conference,

Irvine, CA. Health Literacy and Physical Therapists: Feedback from the Field , May 6-8, 2009

o Health Literacy Out Loud (HLOL) Podcast Presentation. Intergenerational Health Communication, launched

February 2009. Available at http://healthliteracy.com/podcast.asp

2008

o Co-Presenter, Medical Education for the 21st Century – Teaching for Health Equity conference, Havana,

Cuba Using Communications To Improve Health: A Global Perspective, Nov.30- December 3, 2008.

o Presenter, APTA, Annual Conference & Exposition,, San Antonio, TX, Health Literacy in Physical

Therapy: Feedback from the Field, June, 2008

o Presenter, Northeastern University Research Expo, Health Literacy and the Physical Therapy Clinic

(Poster) March 26, 2008

o Co-Author, Northeastern University Research Expo, RISE, March 26, 2008

Developing Tools Measuring Miscommunication Involving Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams (Poster)

2007

o Presenter, APTA, Annual Conference & Exposition, Denver, CO. Health Literacy: A Changing Focus

in Physical Therapist Education and Practice, 2007

o Presenter, APTA, Combined Sections Meeting, Boston, MA. Communication, Health Literacy, and You:

A Call to Action, 2007

2006

o Presenter, VA New England GRECC Program in Gerontology (as part of the Northeastern Bouvé

Interdisciplinary Geriatric Education Center):Good Medicine Practices for Older Adults: A Patient-

Team Approach:Improving Medication Use: Health Literacy and Patient-Team Communication,

Boston, MA, Sept., 2006

o Presenter, APTA Annual Conference and Exposition, Orlando, FL. Designing for Learning:

Interdisciplinary Education from an Instructional Design Perspective, 2006.

Miscellaneous Professional Activities (1995-2005)

o Northeastern University: Bouvé Physical Therapy Department Administrative Council; Academic Standing

Committee; Graduate Admissions Committee; PT Search Committee

o Cape Cod Healthcare: Leadership/Management/Human Resource Education teams; Nursing, Patient Service, and

Environment of Care committees, 2004-05

o Geriatric Education Consortium, Cape Cod and Community Coalition, 2004-05

o Undergraduate Council, Boston University, Office of the Provost, 2001-2004

o Early Alert Retention Committee, Boston University, Office of Enrollment and Student Affairs 2004

o Student Affairs Professional Staff Development Committee, Boston University, 2003-04

o Workshop Presenter, The Gerontology Center, Boston University “Listen up, Liven up: Health Communication

and You" Summer Series, June, 2004

o Massachusetts Gerontology Association, Executive Committee, Spring/Summer, 2004

o Entry Program, Boston University Time Management and Study Strategies, Office of Disability Services

August, 2003

Workshop Presenter: Boston University Educational Resource Center, Time Management and Study Strategies

2001 – 2004

o Presenter, Boston Society of Architects “Build Boston 2001” Annual Conference “Professionals Making the

Difference in Supported Housing” World Trade Center, Boston, MA November, 2001

o Invited Speaker: University of Massachusetts, Lowell "Making Connections: Campus-Community partnerships”

Focus: Treatment of the Underserved February, 2001

o Workshop Presenter, BU Community Services/FYSOP/Education Day, “Making Connections: An

Intergenerational Focus” August 29, 2000

o Workshop Presenter, The Gerontology Center, Boston University, Summer Series, June, 2000

o “Use It or Lose It: Wellness in the Later Years”

o “Making Connections: Aging and Staying Well in the Community”

o Presenter, American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Mtg, Geriatrics, Health Policy,

Legislation & Regulation, Veteran’s Affairs, Home Health, “Treatment of the Underserved” New Orleans, LA

Feb. 2000

o Presenter, 5th World Congress on Physical Activity, Aging, & Sports “Exploring Diversity Aging via Health

Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders and other Special Populations” Orlando, FL August, 1999

o Presenter, Physical Therapy ’99 Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Physical Therapy Association,

Washington, DC “The 21st Century: Clinicians’ Expectations of Practice & Student Performance” June ‘99

o Invited Speaker: Notre Dame College, Manchester, NH. "Treatment of the Underserved" April, 1999

o Presenter, “Health & Wellness in the 21st Century” symposium, BU Sargent College of Health and

Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, MA, 1999

o SAR College Alumni Association, Workshop Presentations “Use it or Lose it: Where Do I Begin?” Feb, 1999

o Committee to End Elder Homelessness, Boston, MA Steering Committee. Ongoing research on "Innovations

in Managing Housing and Healthcare Services for Chronically Ill Older Homeless Adults" Rehab Case

Management Network Coordinator

o Center for Educational Development in Health: HRSA grant proposal on Allied Health Education, in

collaboration with Boston University School of Medicine, Media Services

o 1998 recipient of the Lynn Phillippi Advocacy for Older Adults Award from the American Physical Therapy

Assn., Section on Geriatrics

o Platform Presenter, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Section on Geriatrics, Boston, MA “Exploring

Diversity Aging & Health Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders”

o Platform Presenter, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, (AGHE) Educational Leadership

Conference, Winston-Salem, NC(see above)

o Platform Presenter, 5th Annual Geriatric Rehabilitation Conference,Education Resources/Prism, Cambridge,MA (see

o Committee to End Elder Homelessness, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. Elders Living at Home Program

Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA-Steering Committees for Older Adult Integrated Service Systems; Community Clinics

Expansion

o PT Magazine of Physical Therapy, Cover/feature story on Pro bono services as part of PT

Curriculum, June,1998

o BU Sargent College Committee on Academic Policy and Procedures Sargent Physical Therapy Curriculum

Committee (1996-2001)

o Evergreen Program: Coordinator, Fitness for Older Adults

o New England Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Education (1992-1997)

Committees: Clinical Faculty,Clinical Instructor Training Workshops; Alternative Models in Clinical Education

o Specialization Academy of Content Experts (SACE) American Board of Physical Therapy

Specialists; Item writer and reviewer of Board Certification exam in Geriatrics (1995-1997)

o Co-Presenter in collaboration with Northwestern University Topic: Future Practice in Clinical

Education. Presented at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, CA ((1996).

o Panelist, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Reno, NV Topic: “Critique of Various Models of Presentation of Geriatric

Content in Physical Therapy Education” (1995)

o American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Geriatric Specialization Exam Review Committee

Philadelphia, PA (1994)

o President, Northeastern University Cape Cod Alumni Club (1993-1996)

o Poster Presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Francisco, CA (1992)

o Poster and Platform Presentation, Massachusetts Chapter APTA Annual Conference, Hyannis MA (1991

o Panelist: Interdisciplinary Care Plans Team Approach Massachusetts Federation of Nursing Homes, Boston,

MA (1991)

o APTA Leadership Grant to National APTA Conference, Boston, MA (1991)Invited Speaker, Massachusetts

Chapter APTA, Southeastern Mass. DistrictTopic: “Geriatric Rehabilitation: Clinical & Business Aspects” ‘89

o Rhode Island Lung Association: Faculty and Adviser for Patient Programs; Writer/contributor to Member

Newsletter (1978-81)

o Co-chairman, Rhode Island Chapter of APTA, Annual Meeting Seminar on Oncology and Pain Management

(1989)

o Cancer Rehabilitation Program Consultant, American Cancer Society, Reach to Recovery Program(1978-80)

o Childbirth Education Teacher Training Course, Providence, RI (1977)

PUBLICATIONS

o Hamel, P. (2016) Tale of Two Cities: Mentoring Teaching Assistants from the Classroom to the Global

Stage. CONNECT, International Mentoring Association, November 2016

o Hamel, P. (2013) What do Sidewalks have to do with Health? Case study in Health Communication:

From Theory to Practice, by Renata Schiavo, 2013

o Hamel, P. (2010). The Meaning of Health Communication: Maybe they just ‘don’t know what they don’t

know?’ (2010) Invited author, the Journal of Communication in Health Care, Volume 3, Number 2, July

2010 , pp. 98-112(15)

o Hamel, P (2009)Health Literacy and Physical Therapists: Feedback from the Field. Abstract accepted

for Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA)’s annual/national conference, Irvine, CA. May, 2009.

o Hamel, P. Filling the Void: Health Communication, Public Relations, and the Marketplace. Public

Relations Society of America (PRSA) newspaper, TACTICS, Spring, 2008.

o Hamel, P. C. (2006). Communication and Health Literacy: A Changing Focus in Physical

Therapist Education. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston University, Boston, MA.

o Hamel, PC (2001) Health Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders and other Underserved

populations via Service-Learning Education. Abstract accepted by the American Public

Health Association for presentation at its annual meeting, Atlanta GA, October 2001

o Hamel, PC. (2001) Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Service-Learning, and Advocacy: A Non-Traditional

Approach to Geriatric Rehabilitation. TOPICS in GERIATRIC REHABILITATION, (ASPEN Pub.)

Published in September 2001 issue.

o Hamel, PC (2000) Diversity Aging: Health Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders and other

Special Populations. GERINOTES, publication of the American Physical Therapy Assn,. Section on

Geriatrics, November, 2000.

o Gibeau, J; Bissonnette, A; O’Brien, E., Hamel, P. (1998-00) Innovations in Managing

Housing and Healthcare Services for Chronically Ill Older Homeless Adults. (pilot study).

o Hamel, PC; Peteet,JO; Bissonnette, AM. (1997) Exploring Diversity Aging and Health

Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders. Platform Presentation, 5th Annual Geriatric

Rehabilitation Conference, Education Resources/Prism Rehab, Cambridge, MA May, 1998.

o Hamel, PC; Peteet,JO; Bissonnette, AM. (1997) Exploring Diversity Aging and Health

Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders. Platform Presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting,

Boston, MA, February 1998.

o Hamel,PC; Peteet,JO; Bissonnette, AM. (1997) Exploring Diversity Aging and Health

Promotion with Formerly Homeless Elders. Platform Presentation, Association for Gerontology

in Higher Education, 24th Annual Meeting: An Educational Leadership Conference, Winston-Salem, NC

February 1998.

o Hamel, PC and Lake, DA (1992) The Effect of an Intergenerational Awareness Experience

on Student Confidence in Health Promotion Abilities with an Elderly Population,

PHYSICAL THERAPY 72 (6Suppl) Platform Presentation, Annual APTA Conference, Danvers, MA, Fall 1992.

o Hamel, PC and Lake DA (1992) The Desire for Employment in the Geriatric Setting: Comparing

Students With and Without Geriatric Clinical Affiliations. PHYSICAL THERAPY 72 (6 Suppl)

o Hamel, PC and Lake, DA (1991) SENIOR to senior Project: an Intergenerational Awareness

Exercise as Communication Facilitator, PHYSICAL THERAPY 71 (6 Suppl): S 10

o Barr JT, Noonan AC, Schumacher GE, Buchanan CI, O’Brien ML, Antilla A, Hamel PC;

(1992) Physical Therapy Practice in Need of More Health Services Research. PHYSICAL

THERAPY 72 (6 Suppl)

o Noonan AC, Barr JT, Schumacher GE, Buchanan CI, O’Brien ML, Antilla A, Hamel PC.

Comparison of Research Designs & Reports in PHYSICAL THERAPY to Other Journals.

PHYSICAL THERAPY 72 (6)

o Hamel, PC and Lake, DA (1992) Recipients of 1991 Cushman Long Term Care Research Grant: “Effects of

Intermittent Socialization with Volunteers on Client Ambulation Program Performance, Morale and Life

Satisfaction in both Institutional and Non-Institutional Long-Term Care Settings.”

SELECTED GRANTS and RESEARCH PROJECTS

o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Affordable Care Act (ACA): Childhood Obesity

Research Demonstration, RFA DP-11-007, Mass in Motion: Community-Clinical Partnerships to

Reduce Childhood Obesity; Mass in Motion Study Steering Committee, with Mass. Department of

Public Health, the National Initiative for Children’s Health Care Quality (NICHQ), Harvard School of

Public Health and New Bedford Mass in Motion; Dr. Lauren Smith, MDPH Medical Director/Chief

Medical Officer, P.I. (Awarded in Fall 2011 for four years.)

o CDC Community Transformation Grants - Small Communities Program, FOA DP12-1216PPHF12.

Member of Leadership team for the Southcoast Healthy Housing and Worksite Wellness Initiative

targeting New Bedford, Fall River and Wareham public housing units to make them smokefree, with

Community Health Worker/Wellness Champions and partnership involvement to work with housing

authorities to change policies and educate families with smoking cessation and tobacco prevention

interventions.

o The Cancer Health Disparities Project: A) Community Health Worker Training and Technical

Assistance and B) Outreach and Education to Promote Cancer Screening, funded by Southcoast

Hospitals Group (SHG) pursuant to a MDPH-approved DON application for radiation therapy services

at the Southcoast Center for Cancer Care in Fairhaven, MA; addresses the need identified by SHG for

better outreach and education to underserved populations about the importance of cancer screening and

prevention.

o South Coast Community Health Assessment, Southeast Center for Healthy Communities, as part of the

Greater New Bedford Allies for Health and Wellness Community Health Assessment, 2011-2012.

o Massachusetts Cancer Prevention Policy Initiative (MCPPI), Comprehensive Cancer Prevention &

Control Program CDC-RFA-DP10071610-DPH, MA Department of Public Health, VOICES for a

Healthy Southcoast/YMCA Southcoast, New Bedford Mass in Motion; Planning and Policy Committee.

Gail Merriam, MSW, MPH, P.I. (Awarded in 2011 for 5 years.)

o Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, Growing Up Healthy Grant awarded to Mass in Motion New

Bedford to address childhood obesity and health equity. Grant was used to create the Victory Park

Children's Garden to support the development of a children’s learning garden in the South end of New

Bedford, MA where children and peer leaders from Trips for Kids New Bedford can grow, explore and

learn about vegetables, basic gardening principles, food safety and how to create healthy snacks.

o New Bedford Mass in Motion Municipal Wellness and Leadership grantee: Data collection using the

CDC Healthy Communities Program CHANGE Tool multi-sector evaluation that identified priorities for

the NB Mass in Motion Community Action Plan and guided by the CDC Recommended Community

Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity to develop evidence-based policy, system and

environmental strategies to guide New Bedford- specific plans; sectors researched included New

Bedford schools, health care organizations, workplaces, community organizations/institutions and the

community-at-large; 2010.

o Project Site coordinator (Greater New Bedford Health Equity Initiative of GNB Allies for Health and

Wellness/CHNA 26) for Evaluating the Use of a Social Determinants Framework for Local and

Regional Health Equity Planning, Southeast Center for Healthy Communities/Health Imperatives,

Stephanie Patton, P.I. (As part of the State Action: Evaluating the Healthy People 2020 Disease

Prevention and Health Promotion Agenda grant.) 2010

o Health Literacy and the Physical Therapy Clinic, PT Projects, Pauline Hamel, P.I. with PT5 Students;

received NU Civic Engagement Grant 2008.

o Improving Patient Safety: A Simulated Patient Approach to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Communication

Among Future and Current Healthcare Providers, National Patient Safety Foundation Research Grant,

Nathaniel Rickles, P.I.

o Collaborator. Facilitation of Communication Skills Development Across the Curriculum in Doctorate of

Physical Therapist Students: A Standardized Patient Model. Lorna Hayward, P.I.