Histology Faculty
 

Health Science |    Histology |    Respiratory Care |    Medical Assisting  

 
 

Zoe Ann Durkin

Marcia L. Dunne

Alice April Walker

 

Zoe Ann Durkin - Program Director

Zoe Ann Durkin has a Masters in Education and has served as Program Director and an Instructor in Histotechnology since 1988.  Her primary concerns in her career have focused on helping students develop into capable professionals.  Ms. Durkin was instrumental in bringing the Histotechnician Program to Goodwin College.  She has served as adjunct faculty at Manchester Community College, University of Hartford and Harford Community College and enjoys  begin an educator and mentor.   

Ms Durkin is Vice President of the Northeast Association of Allied Health Educators, participated in the Coalition for Allied Health Leadership program in Washington DC, serves as a board of director for Hartford Healthcare Credit Union (HHCU) and is currently the chairperson for HHCU’s Human Resource Committee.  She volunteers for the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) as a team leader, site visitor and self study paper reviewer.  Ms Durkin is also on the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Programs Review Committee (CLSPRC) for NAACLS.  She reviews programs for Accreditation, Progress Reports and Standards.  Ms. Durkin is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), National Society of Histotechnology (NSH), and Connecticut Society of Histotechnologists. 

Throughout her career Ms. Durkin has given numerous presentations at the national level as well as locally.  The topics include:  Preparing for the ASCP BOR HT Practical Exam; The New Allied Health Student Cost: Benefits and Recruitment; Connective Tissue Stains;      Self - Directed Work Teams; Liver Biopsies:  The Aid of Special Stains for Diagnosis; The Attributes of a Healthcare Professional, The Affective Domain; Developing a Histotechnician Applicant Screening Process and Interview Profile

 Civic minded and community orientated Ms. Durkin has worked with the United Way and Combined Health Appeal Community Campaign as a Loaned Executive, Chairperson of Hartford Hospital’s United Way campaign and a United Way Allocation Committee member.

  Ms. Durkin has worked with many professionals and welcomes opportunities to network and share information.

Marcia L. Dunne

Marcia L. Dunne is an Instructor in the Histotechnician Program at Goodwin College.  She has a BS in Pathobiology from the University of Connecticut and brings 29 years of experience to the program.

 Among Ms. Dunne’s many accomplishments: she has been a supervisor of a large productive histology laboratory, an Instructor in histotechnology since 2000, and an ASCP Board of Registry Practical Exam Grader for Histotechnicians submitting work to become nationally certified. 

Professional affiliations include Membership in the Connecticut Society of Histotechnology, where she has served on the Nomination committee and as a past Newsletter Editor.  She is also a member of the Northeast Association of Allied Health Educators (NAAHE) and is currently the Registration Chairperson; Ms. Dunne is also a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and is on the Hartford Healthcare Credit Union’s nominating committee.

 Ms. Dunne is organized and coordinates several different responsibilities.  She takes an active role in her own continuing education and shares valuable information with her students and peers.

Alice April Walker

Alice April Walker, Sacred Heart University graduate, earned her BS in Biology. Alice has always possessed a will to reach new heights. Shortly after completing the Histotechnician program at Goodwin College, she was added to the faculty as an adjunct instructor in 2007. Ms Walker is a hard working person who is continuing her studies to help enhance her career. Ms. Walker enjoys passing her knowledge to others and is well received by her students.