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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. (2025, February). Adolescent Vaginal and Vulvar Health. Presented at the Cambridge Health Alliance Pediatric Grand Rounds, Virtual: Cambridge Health Alliance.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2025, March). Vulvar and Vaginal Health. Presented at the University of Massachusetts Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Virtual: University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2025, February). Vulvar and Vaginal Hygiene in American Culture. Presented at the Boston College Summit, Boston College: Boston College Women’s Center.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, December). Vaginitis! Presented at the STI Intensive, Virtual: Johns Hopkins STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, December). The History of Genital Hair Removal. Presented at the STI Intensive, Virtual: STD/HIV Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, November). Vulvar and Vaginal Health. Presented at the New England College Health Association, Portland, Maine: New England College Health Association.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, October). Genital Hair Removal and STIs. Presented at the Advancing Women’s Health Annual Conference, Virtual: Harvard Medical School.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, October). The 2024 STI Update. Presented at the Connell School of Nursing Lunch & Learn Series, Virtual: Connell School of Nursing Continuing Education Department.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, October). The History of Genital Hair Removal. Presented at the Connell School of Nursing Lunch & Learn Series, Virtual: Connell School of Nursing Continuing Education Department.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, October). The Management of Recurrent Vaginitis. Presented at the Connell School of Nursing Lunch & Learn Series, Virtual: Connell School of Nursing Continuing Education Department.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, September). Your Amazing Aging Body. Presented at the Boston College Healthy You, Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Department of Human Resources.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, July). The 2024 STI Update. Presented at the National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO: National Nurse Practitioner Symposium.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, June). The History of Genital Hair Removal. Presented at the Johns Hopkins Intensive STI Training for Clinicians, Virtual: Johns Hopkins STD/HIV Prevention Center.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, July). The Management of Recurrent Vaginitis. Presented at the National Nurse Practitioner Symposium, Keystone, CO: National Nurse Practitioner Symposium.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, April). Your Amazing Aging Body. Presented at the Women’s Collaborative, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024, Spring). Healthy Sex and Relationships. Presented at the Boston College Bystander Organization, Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Women’s Center.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024). STIs: The Current Clinical Landscape. Nurse Practitioners Association for Continuing Education Podcast
  • Marshall, A. O. (2024). Female Sexual Development. Presented at the NPACE Annual Virtual Conference, Virtual: NPACE.
  • Marshall, A. O. (2023, October). Women’s Health Workshop: Healthy Female Sexual and Reproductive Development, Recurrent Vaginitis Management Strategies, STI Jeopardy. Presented at the NPACE Annual New England Conference, Falmouth, MA: NPACE.

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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