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, Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, is an associate professor in the
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, Solomont School of Nursing at the University
of Massachusetts Lowell, and has been a board-certified women’s health nurse
practitioner since 1997. She has practiced clinically in a variety of settings includ-
ing obstetrics/gynecology, primary care, and a Title X public health clinic. She is
the author of more than 80 publications, including peer-reviewed manuscripts,
books, and book chapters that focus on various aspects of women’s health through-
out the life span. Her research interests include the intersection of violence and the
reproductive health of women, including violence screening, women’s experiences
of violence, issues surrounding sexual consent and coercion, and human traffick-
ing. Dr. Fantasia is on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Nurse
Practitioners in Women’s Health and is a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow
in the National Academies of Practice. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory
Board for the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing and previously
served on the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Nursing for Women’s Health.
Dr. Fantasia received a bachelor of science in nursing from Salem State College in
Salem, Massachusetts, and master’s and doctoral degrees from Boston College in
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston
College prior to joining the faculty at the University of Massachusetts.
Allyssa L. Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, is an associate professor and program direc-
tor for the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program at the William F. Connell
School of Nursing at Boston College. Dr. Harris has been a board-certified women’s
health nurse practitioner since 1996 and has practiced clinically in a variety of set-
tings, including federally qualified community health centers and family planning
agencies. She currently provides care to patients at Health Quarters, Inc., in Beverly,
Massachusetts. She has authored numerous data-based and clinical publications.
Dr. Harris’ program of research centers on reducing adolescent sexual risk behaviors.
In particular, she is focused on understanding the role of parent–adolescent sexual
communication and media influences on sexual risk behaviors. She has received
awards for Education from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association and
the Inspiration in Women’s Health award from the National Association of Nurse
Practitioners in Women’s Health. She is a member of the Honor Society of Nursing,
Sigma Theta Tau International, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in
Women’s Health, and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal
Nurses (AWHONN). Dr. Harris is the president of the Boston College Chapter of
Sigma Theta Tau, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and a column editor
for the journal Nursing for Women’s Health. Dr. Harris received her associate degree
in nursing from Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and her
bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from Boston College.
Holly B. Fontenot, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, is an associate professor at the
William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and has been a board-certified
women’s health nurse practitioner since 2000. She has practiced in multiple settings,
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and enter the access code below.
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, Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, is an associate professor in the
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, Solomont School of Nursing at the University
of Massachusetts Lowell, and has been a board-certified women’s health nurse
practitioner since 1997. She has practiced clinically in a variety of settings includ-
ing obstetrics/gynecology, primary care, and a Title X public health clinic. She is
the author of more than 80 publications, including peer-reviewed manuscripts,
books, and book chapters that focus on various aspects of women’s health through-
out the life span. Her research interests include the intersection of violence and the
reproductive health of women, including violence screening, women’s experiences
of violence, issues surrounding sexual consent and coercion, and human traffick-
ing. Dr. Fantasia is on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Nurse
Practitioners in Women’s Health and is a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow
in the National Academies of Practice. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory
Board for the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing and previously
served on the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Nursing for Women’s Health.
Dr. Fantasia received a bachelor of science in nursing from Salem State College in
Salem, Massachusetts, and master’s and doctoral degrees from Boston College in
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Boston
College prior to joining the faculty at the University of Massachusetts.
Allyssa L. Harris, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, is an associate professor and program direc-
tor for the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program at the William F. Connell
School of Nursing at Boston College. Dr. Harris has been a board-certified women’s
health nurse practitioner since 1996 and has practiced clinically in a variety of set-
tings, including federally qualified community health centers and family planning
agencies. She currently provides care to patients at Health Quarters, Inc., in Beverly,
Massachusetts. She has authored numerous data-based and clinical publications.
Dr. Harris’ program of research centers on reducing adolescent sexual risk behaviors.
In particular, she is focused on understanding the role of parent–adolescent sexual
communication and media influences on sexual risk behaviors. She has received
awards for Education from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association and
the Inspiration in Women’s Health award from the National Association of Nurse
Practitioners in Women’s Health. She is a member of the Honor Society of Nursing,
Sigma Theta Tau International, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in
Women’s Health, and the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal
Nurses (AWHONN). Dr. Harris is the president of the Boston College Chapter of
Sigma Theta Tau, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board and a column editor
for the journal Nursing for Women’s Health. Dr. Harris received her associate degree
in nursing from Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and her
bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from Boston College.
Holly B. Fontenot, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, is an associate professor at the
William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and has been a board-certified
women’s health nurse practitioner since 2000. She has practiced in multiple settings,
