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Margaret Knight, Ph.D., APRN, BC


Margaret Knight
Margaret Knight, Ph.D., APRN, BC
Assistant Professor

Expertise: Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist


Phone: 978-934-4471
Fax: 978-934-2015
Office: O'Leary 540F

Educational Background

2000 Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
1980 MS, Boston College
1978 BSN, Northeastern University
1975 AND, Northeastern University

Scholarly Interests

  • Acute psychiatric disorders
  • Evidence based practice
  • Effectiveness of nursing interventions in mental health settings
  • Mood disorders in older adults
  • Diversity in Nursing
  • Recruitment of diverse individuals into nursing

Grants & Contracts

2008-2011, Co-Investigator, “Bring Diversity to Nursing:  Recruitment, Retention, and Graduation of High-Quality Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Nursing Students,” with Principal Investigator Karen Devereaux Melillo, Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Jacqueline Dowling, and Co-Investigators Drs. Lisa Abdallah and Mary Findeisen, to U.S. DHHS, HRSA Nursing Workforce Diversity RFP, funded for $894,085.

2007-2010, Co- Investigator, “Bring Diversity to Nursing – Educational Opportunities for Minority Students,” with Principal Investigator Karen Deveraux Melillo, Co-Principal Investigator Dr. Jacqueline Dowling, Co-Investigators Drs. Lisa Abdallah and Mary Findeisen, from Massachusetts Department of Public Health, RFP “Reducing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities:  Workforce Development,” funded in the amount of $183,024

Bio Sketch

Dr. Knight is certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist by the American Nurse Credentialing Center. She is a member of and President Elect of the Eta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the President Elect of the New England American Psychiatric Nurses Association, member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, and Eastern Nursing Research Association. She has had several publications in scholarly journals and has been a reviewer for the International Journal of Integrated Care.

Curriculum Vitae .pdf format


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