Terri Jabaley
Instructor of Nursing
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Lowell; M.S.N., Emory University; B.S.N., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Office hours: Monday 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and Thursday, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Other times by Appointment
Office: Marian Hall, 403-B
Phone: 617-735-9882
E-mail: jabaleyt@emmanuel.edu
Terri Jabaley Leonarczyk has been a nurse educator and oncology clinical nurse specialist for over twenty years. She has served as nursing faculty in academia for the past 10 years and has taught in both traditional and accelerated formats. She obtained her PhD in nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 2012. She was awarded the Promise for Nursing Regional Faculty Fellowship for doctoral study from the National Student Nurses Association in 2008. Her research focuses on genomics and her dissertation study was "The Experience of Cancer Risk Management Decision Making for BRCA+ Women." She has presented her research at the International Society of Nurses in Genetics 2010 annual conference, the 2011 Innovations in Nursing lecture at Boston College and the Distinguished Scholar Lecture at Regis College. She recently co-authored two chapters in "Accelerated Education in Nursing: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions." She is a member of the National League for Nursing, The International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG), and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing.
Current Research
Completed Research
- Principal Investigator, Cancer Risk Management Decision Making for BRCA+ Women, Dissertation Study.
- Principal Investigator, An Exploratory, Phenomenological Study of Decision Making for BRCA+ Women
Professional Highlights
Additional Education
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Comprehensive Cancer Screening and Detection Program
Past Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor of Nursing, MCPHS, Manchester, NH (2008-2011)
- Professor of Nursing, Nashua Community College, Nashua, NH (2002-2008)
- Faculty, Kaplan, Inc., NCLEX Review Course (2003-2007)
- Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Comprehensive Cancer Program, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD (1993-1997)
- Cancer Screening and Detection Clinician, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA (1992-1993)
- Staff nurse, Oncology, St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA (1987-1992)
Professional Activities
- Faculty Counselor, Pi Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
- Member, International Society of Nurses in Genetics
- Member, National League for Nursing
- Member, Institutional Review Board, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD (1993-1997)
- Faculty Advisor, Nursing Students Without Borders, MCPHS (2010-2011)
- Member, Schwartz Center Educational Rounds Coordinating Committee, MCPHS (2009-2011)
Awards/Honors Received
- Voted 2006/2007 Faculty of the Year, Nashua Community College
- Awarded the National Student Nurses Association 2008 Promise for Nursing Regional Faculty Fellowship
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing
Significant Publications/Presentations
- Jabaley, T. (April, 2013) The Experience of Cancer Risk Management Decision Making for Previvors. Paper presented at the Distinguished Scholar Lecture, Regis College, Weston, MA.
- Jabaley, T. (February, 2012) Innovations in Nursing: The Experience of Cancer Risk Management Decision Making for BRCA+ Women. Paper presented at the annual Clinical Innovations Dinner and Program of the Alpha Chi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, MA.
- Jabaley, T. (October, 2010). An Exploratory, Phenomenological Study of the Experience of Decision Making for BRCA+ Women. Poster session presented at the 2010 International Society of Nurses in Genetics 23rd annual conference, Dallas, TX.
- Kaddoura, M. & Jabaley, T. (2011). Clinical immersion as an innovative pedagogical approach in an accelerated BSN program. In Zhan, L., Finch, L. (Eds), Accelerated education in nursing: Challenges, strategies, and future directions. New York, NY: Springer.
- Kaddoura, M., Williams, C., & Jabaley, T. Curriculum innovation. In Zhan, L., Finch, L. (Eds), Accelerated education in nursing: Challenges, strategies, and future directions (pp.). New York, NY: Springer.
