Nalini Broadbelt, PhD

Nalini V. Broadbelt has experience in both teaching and research in the areas of biology and chemistry. Dr. Broadbelt has been with MCPHS (Boston Campus, School of Arts and Sciences) as an adjunct, faculty associate, and instructor, and is currently an assistant professor. Her responsibilities include coordinator and instructor of chemistry, anatomy, and physiology, curriculum development, and mentoring research projects. Dr. Broadbelt’s additional duties include faculty mentor with the Center for Academic Success and Enrichment and Honors Program, as well as chairperson for the Team Based Learning Collaborative. She is a member of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Interprofessional Education taskforce, Anti-Bias committee, and Search committees.

While residing in New York, Dr. Broadbelt completed a bachelor’s and master’s degree in biology and microbiology respectively from Lehman College at the City University of New York, and a PhD in pharmacology from Weill Cornell Medical College. Her dissertation focused on renal biology with an emphasis on ureteral obstruction influenced by mechanotransduction. During her post-doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Broadbelt continued to investigate the impact mechnotrasduction has on the renal system utilizing the polycystic kidney disease model.

Today Dr. Broadbelt’s interests lie in the area of interprofessional competencies and collaboration, and she is part of the Interprofessional Education Boston Working Group and Team Based Learning Collaborative. As an Interprofessional Education collaborator, Dr. Broadbelt has written interprofessional case studies and collaborated on a problem-based learning course that incorporated biology, chemistry, and public health, and investigated the social ramifications of malaria. These works were presented at the MCPHS University Center for Research and Discovery Conference, College of the Fenway’s Teaching & Learning Conference, Human Anatomy and Physiology Conference, the National Association of Biology Teachers, and the Teacher Professor Conference.