Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Interim Assistant Dean for Prelicensure Programs
Dr. Rebecca Hill earned her BSN from the University of Rhode Island, her MSN, 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 and certified nurse educator. Dr. Hill currently serves as the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, overseeing all academic nursing programs. In 2019, she received the Nancy T. Watts award – the highest honor bestowed to one faculty member annually, recognizing exceptional teaching at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.
Her program of research includes the evaluation of problematic feeding for breastfeeding dyads experiencing ankyloglossia. Dr. Hill is an active member of several professional organizations including the American Nurses Association, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the National League for Nursing, and Sigma Theta Tau International.
Dr. Hill currently serves on the Board of Governors for the National League for Nursing (NLN) and co-chair of the international Committee on Interprofessional Research, Education, and Ankyloglossia Science. She was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in 2023 and serves on the Breastfeeding Expert Panel.
2024 Best Abstract Award: New England Association of Neonatal Nurses
2023 Sigma Theta Tau Upsilon Lambda Chapter Inge Corless Research Award
2023 Partners in Excellence Individual Award: Optimizing Teamwork (MGH Institute of Health Professions)
2019 Nancy T. Watts Excellence in Teaching Award (MGH Institute of Health Professions)
2013 Outstanding DNP Capstone Award (Duke University)
Hill, R.R., Carnino, J.M., Levi, J. (2024). Study protocol evaluating breastfeeding for mother-infant dyads experiencing infant ankyloglossia. Nursing Research. Electronically published ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000801
Hill, R.R. (2024). Feeding and gastrointestinal symptomology: Comparing infants without oral restriction to those with treated and untreated tethered oral tissues. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy (IJOM) 50 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.52010/ijom.2024.50.2.5
Pados, B.F. & Hill, R.R. (2024). Reference values for the Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000001044
Bernstein, S.L., Kittredge, M., Novy, E., & Hill, R.R. (2024). Assessment of breastfeeding content in accredited nurse practitioner programs. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105018
Pados, B.F. & Hill, R.R. (2024). Development, psychometric testing, and reference values of the Infant Eating Assessment Tool (InfantEAT). Advances in Neonatal Care. Online ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC0000000000001132
Cox, R.L., Hunt, K.L., & Hill, R.R. (2023). Comparative analysis of NCLEX questions: A duel between ChatGPT and human expertise. Journal of Nursing Education, 62(12): 679-687. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20231006-07
Narvasa, A.D. & Hill, R.R. (2024). Scoping literature review: Gastrointestinal signs in infants with ankyloglossia. Pediatric Medicine. https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/pm-23-35
Hill, R.R., Lyons, K.S., Kelly-Weeder, S., & Pados, B.F. (2023). Improvement in problematic feeding symptoms for infants with tethered oral tissues after frenotomy. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. Online ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JNN.2023.07.007
Hill, R.R. & Pados, B.F. (2023). Gastroesophageal symptom improvement for infants following tongue-tie correction. Clinical Pediatrics, 62(2):136-142. doi: 10.1177/00099228221117459
Tagliareni, M.E., Sipe, M.H., Hill, R., Reidy, P.A., Ciesielski, S., & Lucey, J. (2023). Leading as servant in times of crisis. Nursing Education Perspectives. Online ahead of print. Doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001017
Hill, R.R., Richard, M., & Pados, B.F. (2023). Infant and maternal feeding symptoms with tongue and lip-tie. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 48(1):17-23. doi:10.1097/NMC0000000000000876
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 in full term infants with problematic feeding. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2021.10.009
Tran, J. & Hill, R.R. (2022). Breastfeeding experience and changes in feeding among parents of infants diagnosed with tongue-tie. Nursing for Women’s Health, 26(1), 21-29. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2021.11.004
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
Pados, B.F., Repsha, C., & Hill, R.R. (2021). The Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for infants and toddlers. Global Pediatric Health, 8. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211033130
Hill, R.R., Wong, J., & Parikh, G. (2021). The relationship between tongue-tie and maternal well-being. Submitted to MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 46(5), 258-263. doi:10.1097/NMC.0000000000000739
Pados, B.F., Hill, R.R, Yamasaki, J.T., Litt, J. & Lee, C.S. (2021). Prevalence of problematic feeding in young children born prematurely: A meta-analysis. BMC Pediatrics, 21, 110. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02574-7
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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01239-y
Hill, R.R., Park, J., & Pados, B. F. (2020). Bottle-Feeding Challenges in Preterm-Born Infants in the First 7 Months of Life. Global Pediatric Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X20952688
Hill, R. & Pados, B.F. (2020). Symptoms of problematic feeding in infants under 1 year of age undergoing frenotomy: A review article. Acta Paediatrica, 00-1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15473
Pados, B.F. & Hill, R. (2019). Parents’ descriptions of feeding their young infants. Nursing for Women’s Health, 23 (5), 404-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2019.08.001
Hill, R. (2019). Implications of ankyloglossia on breastfeeding. MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 44(2), 73-79. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000501
Hill, R., Wong, J., & Thal, R. (2019). Formative assessment and its impact on student success. Nurse Educator, 44(1), 4.
Hill, R., & Flanagan, J. (2019). The maternal-infant bond: Clarifying the concept. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge. doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12235
Hill, R. & Ruggiero, K. (2017). Infantile reflux: the unsuspected culprit. Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 13(2).
The Gerber Foundation, Principal Investigator. Exploring maternal and infant feeding symptoms for mothers breastfeeding infants with tongue-tie: A prospective cohort study.
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Principal Investigator. Symptoms of GI dysfunction and the gut microbiome in infants with tongue-tie pre- and post-frenotomy.
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Principal Investigator. Symptoms of Feeding Difficulty in Infants with Tongue-Tie Pre- and Post-Frenotomy.