Nikkola E Carmichael, PhD, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor, Medical Sciences & Education
Biography
Nikkola received a BA in Mathematics and a BMus in Vocal Performance from Rice University and an MA in Musicology from the University of Chicago before discovering her true career path in genetic counseling. She pivoted with a MS in Genetic Counseling from Brandeis University, and then went on to complete a PhD in Health Professions Education at Simmons University, where her dissertation was a qualitative study focused on the training experiences of genetic counseling students who identify with a racial or ethnic minority group. Prior to joining the faculty at Boston University, Nikkola worked as a clinical and research genetic counselor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. For the last 4 years, she has specialized in pulmonary genetics, providing genetic counseling to adult and pediatric patients with lung disease and spearheading gene discovery initiatives. Nikkola‘s research interests are centered on the education of genetic counseling students, the creation of equitable and inclusive training environments for students with identities that are currently underrepresented in the profession, and the ways in which being bicultural impacts genetic counselors’ interactions with patients.
Education
- Simmons College, PhD
- Brandeis University, MS
- University of Chicago, MA
- Rice University, BA
Classes Taught
- GC601
Publications
- Published on 1/15/2023
Rose JA, Planchart Ferretto MA, Maeda AH, Perez Garcia MF, Carmichael NE, Gulati S, Rice MB, Goldberg HJ, Putman RK, Hatabu H, Raby BA, Rosas IO, Hunninghake GM. Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Relatives of Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Jan 15; 207(2):211-214. PMID: 36099425.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/23/2022
Newton CA, Oldham JM, Applegate C, Carmichael N, Powell K, Dilling D, Schmidt SL, Scholand MB, Armanios M, Garcia CK, Kropski JA, Talbert J. The Role of Genetic Testing in Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Perspective From the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Genetic Testing Work Group. Chest. 2022 Aug; 162(2):394-405. PMID: 35337808.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/28/2021
Rolle L, Zayhowski K, Koeller D, Chiluiza D, Carmichael N. Transgender patients' perspectives on their cancer genetic counseling experiences. J Genet Couns. 2022 06; 31(3):781-791. PMID: 34964220.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/20/2021
Carmichael N, Redlinger-Grosse K, Birnbaum S. Examining clinical training through a bicultural lens: Experiences of genetic counseling students who identify with a racial or ethnic minority group. J Genet Couns. 2022 04; 31(2):411-423. PMID: 34545644.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/6/2021
Carmichael N, Redlinger-Grosse K, Birnbaum S. Supporting a sense of inclusion and belonging for genetic counseling students who identify as racial or ethnic minorities. J Genet Couns. 2021 06; 30(3):813-827. PMID: 33550646.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/22/2021
Carmichael N, Martinez Manzano JM, Quesada-Arias LD, Poli SF, Baumgartner MA, Planchart Ferretto MA, DiGianni L, Gampala-Sagar S, Leone DA, Gulati S, El-Chemaly SY, Goldberg HJ, Putman R, Hatabu H, Rosas IO, Hunninghake GM, Raby BA. Psychological impact of genetic and clinical screening for pulmonary fibrosis on asymptomatic first-degree relatives of affected individuals. Thorax. 2021 06; 76(6):621-623. PMID: 33483364.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/11/2020
Pini J, Kueper J, Hu YD, Kawasaki K, Yeung P, Tsimbal C, Yoon B, Carmichael N, Maas RL, Cotney J, Grinblat Y, Liao EC. ALX1-related frontonasal dysplasia results from defective neural crest cell development and migration. EMBO Mol Med. 2020 10 07; 12(10):e12013. PMID: 32914578.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/3/2020
Dutta D, Briere LC, Kanca O, Marcogliese PC, Walker MA, High FA, Vanderver A, Krier J, Carmichael N, Callahan C, Taft RJ, Simons C, Helman G, Network UD, Wangler MF, Yamamoto S, Sweetser DA, Bellen HJ. De novo mutations in TOMM70, a receptor of the mitochondrial import translocase, cause neurological impairment. Hum Mol Genet. 2020 06 03; 29(9):1568-1579. PMID: 32356556.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/15/2020
Hunninghake GM, Quesada-Arias LD, Carmichael NE, Martinez Manzano JM, Poli De Frías S, Baumgartner MA, DiGianni L, Gampala-Sagar SN, Leone DA, Gulati S, El-Chemaly S, Goldberg HJ, Putman RK, Hatabu H, Raby BA, Rosas IO. Interstitial Lung Disease in Relatives of Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 05 15; 201(10):1240-1248. PMID: 32011908.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/21/2020
Carmichael N, Redlinger-Grosse K, Birnbaum S. Conscripted curriculum: The experiences of minority genetic counseling students. J Genet Couns. 2020 04; 29(2):303-314. PMID: 32198906.
Read at: PubMed
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