Expertise
Adult Health, Medical Surgical Nursing
Education
- Ph.D.: Nursing, (2019), University of Massachusetts Lowell
Dissertation/Thesis Title: Bone Mineral Density in Boston Puerto Rican Adults. - Other: Nursing Education, (2014), University of Massachusetts, Lowell - Lowell, MA
- Other: Adult Nurse Practitioner, (1995), Simmons College - Boston, MA
- MS: Clinical Nurse Specialist, (1993), University of Massachusetts Worcester - Worcester, MA
- BS: Nursing, (1989), University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA
Selected Awards and Honors
- UMass Lowell (UML) Innovations in Teaching (2014), Teaching - UMass Lowell
- UML School of Nursing Teaching Excellence Award (2014), Teaching - UMass Lowell
Selected Publications
- Zhang, Y., Soroken, L., Laccetti, M., Ronan De Castillero, E., Konadu, A. (2015). Centralized to Hybrid Nurse Station: Communication and Teamwork among Nursing Staff. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(12) p34.
Selected Presentations
- The Relationship Between Simulation Evaluation Scores and Clinical Grading Outcomes - St. Anslem College Conference for Nurse Educators, June 2016 - Falmouth, MA
- Use of Standardized Patients to Teach Therapeutic Communication in Undergraduate Nursing Education - Eastern New England Research Society, 2015
- Communication and teamwork among nursing staff after work station transition - Lowell General Hospital Research Symposium, 2014 - Lowell, MA
- Using theatre students as Standardized Patients in Undergraduate Nursing Education - UML Second Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning, 2014
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Use of Standardized Patients in Nursing Fundamentals Education (2013), Grant - College of Health Sciences
Soroken, L., Laccetti, M., Mote, S., Young, D.J. - Clinivest Evaluation of Restless Leg Syndrome Awareness and Quality of Care in the Primary Care Setting. (2007), Grant
Soroken, L. (Principal) - Phase IV Study GOAL A1C Clinical Trial Study: Glycemia Optimization with Algorithms and Labs at Point of Care (2002), Grant
Soroken, L. (Principal)