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: Tuesday 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. For the past nine years, she has served as nursing faculty in associate and baccalaureate programs and has taught in both traditional and accelerated formats. She is currently a PhD candidate in nursing at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. 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 is "The Experience of Cancer Risk Management Decision Making for BRCA+ Women." She presented her pilot study at the International Society of Nurses in Genetics in 2010. 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
- Principal Investigator, Cancer Risk Management Decision Making for BRCA+ Women, Dissertation Study.
Completed Research
- 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
- Instructor, Department of Nursing, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
- 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
- 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. (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.
