Medical Laboratory Science

JOYCE R. STONE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE PROGRAM
210 KENDALL HALL
(603) 862-0656
jstone716@excite.com

EDUCATION:

BA Northeastern U 1971, Biology

COURSES TAUGHT:

Clinical Hematology (MLS 652)
Medical Laboratory Seminars - Hematology section (MLS 602)
Clinical Serology (MLS 651)
Phlebotomy Theory (MLS 650A)
Phlebotomy Clinical Internshp (MLS 650B)
Introduction to Laboratory Methods and Techniques - Hematology section (MLS 500)

GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALTIES:

In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, I am the advisor for the students in our Career Mobility Program (which enables medical laboratory technicians to apply their current employment skills toward a BS degree in MLS) and our Fast Track Program (which enables current lab employees holding a non-MLS BS degree in a life science to become ASCP-eligible M.T. candidates within 2-3 semesters).

RECENT PRESENTATIONS:

"Basic RBC Morphology", Northeast Regional Joint Fall Conference, Portland ME, Oct. 2002

PAST PRESENTATIONS:

"Updates in Phlebotomy Safety"
"WBC Morphology for Teachers and Learners"

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Society Of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), associates member
ASCP-Hematology 1972
ASCP-Specialist in Hematology 1975

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

I started my career as a hematology technologist at several Boston area clinics/hospitals (including Lahey clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and University Hospital), before moving to New Hampshire in 1978 and teaching UNH MLS students at Mary Hitchcock Hospital, then located in Hanover NH. I have been a part-time faculty member in the Durham-based MLS program since 1986.