
Upon this merger she quickly climbed the ranks and created her own position, while also promoting female-led initiatives throughout her work place, giving inspiration to others within her company.Īs of recently, she has established a mentoring program that has run for the second year in a row.

In college, she became a president of her dual fraternity/sorority.Īfter college, she worked in a local business which was soon bought out by a major worldwide company. When she arrived at college she took a job busing around kids to clean up the environment.

She helped with church functions such as bake sales and charitable events. In her early years she took to helping others within her church and community. She grew up in a pastoral family in Southern New England. “Jennifer Potter has helped others throughout her life. Written by Lil O'Rourke, Sophia Academy Trustee Her accomplishments encompass more than 30 years of experience in clinical, research, and academic nursing.” Wolfe has received many awards throughout her career including a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellowship and the Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Award from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Additionally, she has championed the Pathways Program at URI CON with the goal to recruit, support, retain, and graduate students from diverse backgrounds with funding from Health and Human Services Administration (HRSA).ĭr. This includes scientific studies focused on the biological correlates of clinical symptoms and the implications for intervention and relapse prevention.

Wolfe is known for her work with women with eating disorders. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and held a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.ĭr. She was previously the Associate Dean for Research at the William F. “Barbara Wolfe, PhD, joined the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing as Dean in June 2016.
