NESS in the News: 2015 BEYA STEAM Teacher of the Year Earned a Doctor of Health Science
Congratulations to one of our very own members of NESS’s Board of Directors, Erica Watson, for graduating with a Doctor of Health Science and clinical health and clinical nutrition concentrations!
“Erica Watson graduated with a Doctor of Health Science and clinical health and clinical nutrition concentrations. She walked in the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater to receive her diploma during the commencement at the University of Bridgeport. Her peer-reviewed publication is titled “Using Positive Psychology to Promote Cardiovascular Health in African-Americans.”
While a doctoral candidate at the University of Bridgeport (2018-2021), Dr. Watson served as a science teacher in Groton Public Schools. Since 2016, she has worked as a human biology professor at Eastern Connecticut State University. As part of the New England Science & Sailing Foundation Board, she is focused on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning and social-emotional wellness.
In 2015, Dr. Watson won the K-12 Promotion of STEM Education Teacher of the Year Award at the BEYA STEM Conference.”
