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Nancy Puglisi

Nancy J. Puglisi, Ph.D.

Graduate Adjunct Faculty
Director of the Paths & Approaches to Transformation & Healing (PATH) Institute

Office phone number: (603) 862-0929
e-mail: nancy.puglisi@unh.edu

Profile
Dr. Puglisi is the Coordinator of the PATH Institute, which provides experiential and academic opportunities to study integrative health and healing concepts. Dr. Puglisi's adjunct faculty responsibilities include teaching for the Master of Education and Master of Business Administrative programs. In addition she is the University System of New Hampshire’s Director of Organizational Wellness responsible for 4500 benefits eligible faculty and staff members in the delivery of health promotion, faculty and staff assistance and organizational health programs.
Degrees and Education
  • Ph.D., Union Institute and University, 1994
  • B.S., Keene State College, 1978
  • M.Ed., Plymouth State College, 1981
Research Interests

Dr. Puglisi's current research interest is focused in two related and diverse areas. She is interested in the healing of the human organism by integrating alternative and complementary healing modalities. Her second area of investigation includes researching the characteristics and strategies involved in creating healthy organizational environments.
Publications
  • Wellness Connections, “ Plymouth’s Alternative Topics in Health and Healing Offers Postgraduate Certificate Opportunity,” December 1995
  • Interviewed by Administrator, “ELF Promotes Wellness,” January 1991
  • College and University Personnel Journal, “Take Care of YoursELF,” Winter 1989
Associations, Boards and Committees
  • American Society for Training and Development, Alexandria, Virginia
  • National Wellness Association, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
  • EAPA, Employee Assistance Professional Organization, Arlington, Virginia
  • Institute of the Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California
Academic Distinctions
  • Selected to participate in the Fetzer Institute's Leadership Formation Program, for the formation of leaders in higher education, with Dr. Parker Palmer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, June 1997
  • Faculty of the Year, Granite State College (formerly College for Lifelong Learning) Merrimack Valley Region, June 1997
  • The award recognizes a Merrimack Valley Region faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning process within the college
  • Distinguished Faculty of the Year Award, Granite State College (formerly College for Lifelong Learning) June 1997
  • The award recognizes a Granite State College Faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the teaching and learning process within the college
  • Fred C. Ford Award, presented by the College and University Personnel Association's Eastern Region, April 1995
  • The award recognizes the effective use of interactive television as an innovative idea reflecting ingenuity and a comprehensive understanding of human resources management in higher education
  • Fred C. Ford Award, presented by the College and University Personnel Association's Eastern Region, March 1983
  • The award recognizes the creation of a cost-effective health promotion program as an innovative idea reflecting ingenuity and a comprehensive understanding of human resources management in higher education
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Community Health Promotion Award, January 1995
  • Meditation and Weight Management Program recognized as a comprehensive health promotion program
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' community Health Promotion Award, January 1988
  • Mammogram and Cholesterol Screening program recognized as an outstanding health promotion program
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