After graduating from the University of Lowell with a BS in Nursing in 1982, Judi O’Hara worked as an oncology/ hematology nurse at New England Medical Center, in Boston, MA. In 1985 Judi completed a MS from University of Lowell in Primary Health Care Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner Track. Upon relocation to the Midwest she worked as a CCU nurse at Saint Louis University Hospital, as a hospice home care nurse for the Visiting Nurse Association and as clinical instructor for Jefferson Memorial Community College. Judi has been employed full time at Rivier since 1991and currently teaches courses both face to face and in the online learning environment. Teaching responsibilities include Health Assessment, Nursing Leadership, Families and Health in a Multicultural Society, Policy and Politics in the Nursing and Professional Nursing Capstone. In 2000, Judi obtained a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Leadership and Learning from Rivier. Judi serves as co-chair of the Rivier’s Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drugs and serves on New Hampshire Higher Education Alcohol and Other Drug Committee. She actively participates in regional initiatives related to health equity.

"Multicultural Health Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention in Higher Education Health Assessment"