Student & Alumni Spotlight

Explore the research and accomplishments of students and alumni from the School of Nursing. 

DNP Graduate Publishes Research & Returns as Faculty Member

Dr. Carolyn Gaulke published research in The Nurse Practitioner demonstrating that an electronic dashboard significantly improved monitoring, screening, and vaccination rates for veterans with inflammatory bowel disease receiving biologic therapy.
MMM Project

SUNY Brockport Nursing Student Launches Nonprofit, Featured on WGRZ-TV

SUNY Brockport nursing student Lilianna Palumbo co-founded the Mountains, Minds & MRIs Project with her brother Giovanni, to help individuals access critical neurological testing when insurance or cost is a barrier.
Senior nursing student, Christina Barzac, during her presentation at Poster Palooza on Scholar's Day.

Nursing Student Earned Judges’ Choice Award for Emergency Department Research

Christina Barzac, a senior nursing major and Honors College student at SUNY Brockport, received a Judges’ Choice Award for her poster presentation at Scholar’s Day on April 14.
Senior nursing student, Brooke Tanner, showing the fall risk acuity tool she developed to help prevent falls in older adults in long-term...

Nursing Student Developed Practical Fall Prevention Tools for Long Term Care

Brooke Tanner developed practical, acuity-based fall‑prevention tools for long‑term care facilities as part of her honors thesis, translating evidence-based research into bedside practice.
New students inducted into Omicron Beta Chapter of the International Nursing Honor Society

Nursing Students Inducted into International Honor Society Sigma

On March 27, twenty-one School of Nursing students were inducted into the Omicron Beta Chapter of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma, in recognition of their academic excellence and leadership potential. 
Care of Older Adults Class Picture Spring 2026

Bridging Generations: Retired Nurses Share Wisdom with Nursing Class

A class of students in their first year of the undergraduate nursing program received a living history lesson when retired nurses Annette Bovenzi and Jane May visited their gerontology course to share a lifetime of experience.

Q&A with Barbara James ’00/’04

Barbara James ’00/’04 shares how strong mentorship, real-world clinical experience, and personal determination helped shape her path and fuel her passion for nursing.

Q&A with Meaghan Campbell ’16

Meaghan Campbell ’16 reflects on how Brockport’s nursing education, faculty mentorship, and immersive experiences shaped her approach to psychiatric mental health care.

Q&A with Nicole Lexer ’07

Hear from Nicole Lexer ’07 as she reflects on her path from Brockport’s nursing program to a career focused on patient care, education, and clinical leadership at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Q&A with Amiteshwar Singh ’24

Hear how a Brockport nursing alum leveraged mentorship, hands-on ICU experience, and a strong campus community to launch a career in critical care nursing.

Q&A with Nicole Edwards ’23

As a bedside nurse in Unity Hospital’s Intensive Nursing Care Unit, Nicole Edwards ’23 credits Brockport’s nursing faculty, leadership opportunities, and clinical experiences with preparing her to care for patients and advocate for the future of healthcare.

Q&A with a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Mary Blake ’98 shares how a Brockport nursing education prepared her to launch a private practice while serving patients with compassion and expertise.

Q&A with a Hospital President

Hear how new Brockport Foundation board member, Jill Graziano ’96, turned her Brockport experience into a career as President of two Rochester-area hospitals.
Lisa Zarnello

Lisa Zarnello

RN-BSN in Nursing

Bridgett Oyeyemi

BS in Nursing
Racheal Wood

Alum Served as Nurse to the First Family

A career in the Army Nurse Corps has stationed Racheal Wood ’05 around the world, including the White House Medical Unit.