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Alison Marshall

Assistant Professor of the Practice

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Alison Marshall

Ph.D., FNP-C, RN

Contact

Maloney Hall 357A

Telephone: 617-552-0179

Email: alison.marshall@bc.edu

Education

  • B.A., Boston College
  • M.S.N., Yale University
  • Ph.D., Boston College

Research Interests

Sexual health, women's health, community health, sexually transmitted infections

Expertise

  • Health and well-being

Clinical Practice

South Boston Community Health Center

Curriculum Vitae

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 Boston College in 2024. From 2013 to 2015, she was on faculty 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 Boston Community Health Center, where she sees patients throughout the life spectrum. She is also faculty 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. 

Selected Publications

  • Marshall, A.O. (2020). Update on Syphilis for Women’s Health Nurses. Nursing for Women’s Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2020.01.009
  • Marshall, A.O. (2015). Managing Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis: Insights for Busy Providers. Sexual Medicine Reviews. DOI: 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 Boston 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 Boston College School of Nursing Continuing Education Lunch and Learn Series, Virtual.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, January). Your Changing Body. Presented at the Boston 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 Boston 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 Boston Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2022, November). The Changing Epidemiology of the Herpes Virus. Presented at the Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) Annual Boston Conference, Boston, 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 Boston Medical Center, Boston 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
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