About

Dr. Pinto is a nurse educator and scholar with over twenty years of experience in healthcare practice and education. She specializes in early nursing education, fostering professional identity formation, and supporting students’ transition to the rigor of college-level nursing study. She is recognized for innovative approaches to clinical learning in community health and for developing academic–community partnerships that advance health education and improve community outcomes. Her research interests include simulation in nursing education, family and caregiver burden, and childhood chronic illness and mental illness.  

Organizational Affiliations

Department of Community Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Guest Lecturer, Framingham State University (United States, Framingham) - FSU

Substitute School Nurse, Hopedale Public Schools

Past Affiliations

Lead Instructor, BV Excel, Blackstone Valley Education Consortium

Invited Lecturer in the graduate level course "Essential Preparation for Advanced Nursing Role", Framingham State University (United States, Framingham) - FSU

Instructor, Worcester State University (United States, Worcester) - WSU

Health Services Instructor, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational High School

Camp Nurse, Camp Marist

Substitute School Nurse, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School

Substitute School Nurse, Milform Public Schools

Registered Nurse, Milford Regional Physician Group

Registered Nurse, Milford Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (United States, Boston) - BIDMC

Education

Nursing
2026, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD
Nursing
2018, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Framingham State University (United States, Framingham) - FSU

Concentration in Nursing Education

Nursing
2004, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Fitchburg State University (United States, Fitchburg)