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Center for Health & Wellness Staff

  • Jane Powers

    Jane Powers, Director

    MSN, Primary Care, Simmons College
    BSN, Northeastern University

    Clinical interests: Women's health, self-care, health promotion
    Outside interests: Golf, skiing, kayaking, hiking
    Emerson College Employment: June 1997

  • Judith Lytle

    Judith Lytle, MD, Supervising Physician

    Hospital Affiliation: Boston Medical Care Affiliates; Boston Medical Center
    Clinical Interests: Primary care, travel medicine
    Outside Interests: Fitness, reading, baking
    Emerson College Employment: September 2003

  • Elaine Arnold

    Elaine Arnold, Nurse Practitioner

    BSN, MSN, ANP, Northeastern University
    Clinical Interests: Women's health, health promotion, smoking cessation, GLBT health
    Outside Interests: Traveling, hiking, bird watching, photography, reading
    Emerson College Employment: January 2006

  • Robyn Kievit

    Robyn Kievit, Nurse Practitioner, Registered Dietician

    BSN, MSN, Regis College BS, Dietetics, University of Connecticut
    Clinical Interests: Nutrition, wellness, women's health
    Outside Interests: Time with my son, running/exercise, reading, beach
    Emerson College Employment: January 2006

  • Margaret Peterson

    Margaret Peterson, Physician Assistant

    PA Certification, Northeastern University
    BA, Wittenburg University
    Clinical Interests: Self-care, wellness, meditation
    Outside Interests: Kayaking, reading, swimming, film, travel
    Emerson College Employment: September 2007

  • Steve

    Stephen Vinitsky, Nurse Practitioner

    MSN, Northeastern University
    BSN, University of Massachusetts

    Clinical Interests: Urgent care, STDs, travel medicine
    Outside Interests: Scuba diving, travel
    Emerson College Employment: September 2009

  • Erin Wagner

    Erin Wagner, Nurse Practitioner

    MSN, Boston College
    BA, Williams College

    Clinical Interests:Health promotion, self-care, sprots medicine
    Outside Interests:Basketball, skiing, tennis, reading, travel
    Emerson College Employment: January 2012

  • Laura Owen

    Laura Owen, Clinical Coordinator

    MA, Health Communication, Emerson College
    BS, Marketing Communication, Emerson College

    Professional Interests: Patient-provider interaction, health literacy, social marketing
    Outside Interests: Dance, running, traveling, snowboarding, spending time with friends and family 
    Emerson College Employment: September 2009

  • Chris Chernicki

    Chris Chernicki, Coordinator of Wellness Education

    MA, Educational Psychology, University of Northern Colorado
    BS, Management and Marketing, University of Massachusetts at Lowell

    Professional Interests: GLBT health, student empowerment, sexual health and wellness, peer counseling and education
    Outside Interests: Travel, Boston sports, outdoors/hiking, home-cooking, local sports leagues
    Emerson College Employment: December 2011