Rebecca Hill, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, CNE
- Associate Dean, Prelicensure Program
- Associate Professor
- Nursing
Dr. Rebecca Hill earned her BSN from the University of Rhode Island, her MSN and post-master’s certificate in nursing education and DNP from Duke University and her PhD in Nursing from Boston College. She is a family nurse practitioner, certified as a nurse educator, and certified lactation counselor. Her research focuses on the advancement of the state of the science surrounding tongue-tie and its associated sequelae on infant feeding. Dr. Hill mentors students interested in research, and has co-authored several publications with IHP nursing students.
Dr. Hill currently serves as the Associate Dean for Prelicensure Programs and associate professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, teaching at the pre-licensure level. She maintains clinical practice in college health as a family nurse practitioner. In 2019, she co-authored a first-edition pharmacology review text for nursing students preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
Dr. Hill is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the National League for Nursing (NLN) and Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), with past service as President of two chapters of STTI. Dr. Hill currently serves on the board of directors for the Massachusetts/Rhode Island League for Nursing (MARILN).
- BSN, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
- MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Post-Master’s Certificate, Nursing Education, Duke University, Durham, NC
- DNP, Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC
- PhD, Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Research Interests
- Problematic infant feeding
- Ankyloglossia and frenotomy
Presentations
Hill, R.R. Gastrointestinal symptomatology in infants less than seven months of age undergoing frenotomy. Poster Presentation at the 2022 European Academy of Paediatric Societies, Barcelona, Spain.
Hill, R.R. & Pados, B.F. The effects of frenotomy on breastfeeding symptoms, Infant feeding and gastrointestinal health. Presented at the 2022 ICAP Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Hill, R.R. Feeding improvements in infants with tongue-tie. Poster presentation at the 2022 American Academy of Nursing Health Policy Conference. Washington, D.C.
Hill, R.R., Richard, M., & Pados, B.F. (2022). Infant and maternal feeding symptoms with tongue and lip-tie. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. Online ahead of print. doi:10.1097/NMC0000000000000876.
Hill, R.R. & Pados, B.F. (2022). Gastroesophageal symptom improvement for infants following tongue-tie correction. Clinical Pediatrics. August 2022. doi: 10.1177/00099228221117459
Hill, R.R., Hines, M., Martens, A., Pados, B.F. & Zimmerman, E. (2021). A pilot study of non-nutritive suck measures immediately pre- and post-frenotomy in full term infants with problematic feeding. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. https://doi.org/10/1016/j.jnn.2021.10.009
Hill, R.R., Lyons, K.S., Kelly-Weeder, S., & Pados, B.F. (2022). Effect of frenotomy on maternal breastfeeding symptoms and the relationship between maternal symptoms and problematic infant feeding. Global Pediatric Health, 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X211072835
Hill, R.R., Lee, C.S. & Pados, B.F. (2020). The prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged < 1 year: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Submitted to Pediatric Research. Advance online publication https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01239-y
