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Alison Marshall

Assistant Professor of the Practice

Profile

Alison Marshall, Ph.D., FNP-C, RN, is an assistant professor of the practice at the Connell School of Nursing and a board-certified, practicing family nurse practitioner, with an expertise in sexually transmitted infections, health effects of genital hair removal. She earned a Ph.D. in nursing from °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College in 2024. From 2013 to 2015, she was on °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥and directed the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Simmons College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Since 2005, her clinical practice has been at the South °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ Community Health Center, where she sees patients throughout the life spectrum. She is also °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥at The Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England, a CDC funded national training organization, where she teaches other health professionals the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of STIs.Ìý

Selected Publications

  • Marshall, A.O. (2020).ÌýUpdate on Syphilis for Women’s Health Nurses. Nursing for Women’s Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2020.01.009
  • Marshall, A.O.Ìý(2015). Managing Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis: Insights for Busy Providers. Sexual Medicine Reviews.ÌýDOI: 10.1002/smrj.45
  • Editor: Schuiling, KD, Likis, FE. Sexually Transmitted Infections, In: Women’s Gynecologic Health; Fourth Edition: Jones & Bartlett Publishing, (2020)

Selected Presentations

  • Marshall, A. O. (2023, July 20–21). STI Update 2023 [Educational Session]. National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO, United States.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2023, July 20–21). Public Defender: A History of Genital Hair Removal [Educational Session]. National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO, United States.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, July). The 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines: An Update for Clinicians. Presented at the National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, July). The Changing Epidemiology of the Herpes Virus. Presented at the National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, Colorado.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, February). The 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines: An Update for Clinicians. Presented at the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College School of Nursing Continuing Education Lunch and Learn Series, Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, February). The 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines: An Update for Clinicians. Presented at the Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE), Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, February). The Changing Epidemiology of the Herpes Virus. Presented at the Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE), Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, March). Vaginitis! Presented at the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College School of Nursing Continuing Education Lunch and Learn Series, Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, January). Your Changing Body. Presented at the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College Women’s Group Monthly Meeting, Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, January). Your Changing Body: A Women’s Health Lecture. Presented at the Women’s Collaborative at °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College, Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, November). Pubic Defender: The Health Implications of Genital Hair Removal. Presented at the Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) Annual °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ Conference, °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥, Massachusetts.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, November). The Changing Epidemiology of the Herpes Virus. Presented at the Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) Annual °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ Conference, °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥, Massachusetts.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, October). The Changing Epidemiology of the Herpes Virus. Presented at Advancing Women’s Health: A 2022 Update, Virtual: Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education.

Selected Appointments & Awards

  • Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award 2018
  • Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award 2019
  • Graduate Teaching and Mentorship Award 2020

Professional Activities

  • 2005–present—Credentialed at °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ Medical Center, °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ MA (no hospital privileges)
  • 2004–present—Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Delta Mu Chapter
  • 2005–present—Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  • 2006–present—Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • 2021–present—National Coalition of STD Directors