Denise Harmening, PhD, MT(ASCP), is the director of the Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Management program and professor in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science. She is a well-known author; her publications are many and include: Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis (fifth edition), Laboratory Management Principles and Practices (third edition), Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices (sixth edition) and Heme Notes (first edition). Harmening was hired in 2010 specifically to design the college’s first online curriculum. She is a recipient of the Excellence in Education Award, a national recognition given by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP); the Sally Frank Memorial Award given by the American Association of Blood Banks; and the Karen Tiegerman Memorial Lectureship Award given by the Massachusetts Association of Blood Banks. Harmening is a member of the ASCP Editorial Advisory Board: Medscape Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She has been the principle investigator for seven grants from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and has completed over fifteen clinical trials. Harmening has been in the field of transfusion medicine for many years. Her research in red cell and platelet preservation has led to seven patents.
