Jill Marie Terrien

Jill Marie Terrien, PhD, ANP-BC serves as Associate Professor at UMass Chan Medical School within the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, with additional appointments in the Department of Medicine at T.H. Chan School of Medicine. She maintains a clinical practice focus through her Adult Nurse Practitioner certification and contributes to interprofessional education initiatives across the medical campus.

Educational background includes:

• BS in Nursing from Rhode Island College (1982)
• MS in Nursing (Adult Nurse Practitioner) from University of Massachusetts Medical School (1997)
• PhD in Nursing from University of Massachusetts Amherst (2007)

Dr. Terrien's research centers on communication at end-of-life, palliative care, and APRN education, with significant contributions to interprofessional training and implicit bias mitigation. Her dissertation on end-of-life communication with healthcare providers evolved into collaborative projects with nursing faculty and clinicians across UMMS. Recent publications demonstrate a shift toward health equity interventions, particularly through simulation-based implicit bias training and community-engaged hypertension control initiatives. Her work bridges nursing practice, medical education, and public health policy with emphasis on vulnerable populations.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Chancellor's Medal for Distinguished Service (2023)
• Multiple Faculty Daisy Awards and leadership honors (2021)
• Curricular Innovation Award for opioid training (2018)
• Outstanding Achievement in Medical Education (2018)

Her clinical expertise spans women's health, gynecologic oncology, trauma care, and primary care across private practice and hospital settings. Current projects focus on CONSULT-BP community hypertension control and implicit bias mitigation training using standardized patients, reflecting her commitment to translating research into practice through interprofessional collaboration.