Eric Johnson, PhD, an assistant clinical professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, is the new Director for the Master of Family Therapy Program.

Stephanie Brooks, PhD, Chair of the Couple and Family Therapy Department,  was featured on the list of Top 99 Professors in Counseling, Psychology and Therapy published on MastersinCounseling.org...

Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, led a study that used electroretinography (ERG) to measure the brain’s pleasure response to eating.

Congratulations to MSN Leadership student Allen Fasnacht, who was presented with the 2013 Rita Celmer Award from the Pennsylvania Emergency Nurses Association State Council. The highest award given by the...

Catnip, also known as catmint, is a widely grown perennial herb that belongs to the mint family. It grows one to three feet high with ascending, opposite branched stems. The coarse, pubescent, ovate shaped leaves are gray-green in color, with characteristic serrated edges that render a pungent, mint-like aroma...

Ellen Feld, MD, an associate clinical professor in the Physician Assistant Department, was published in The Christian Science Monitor on May 30.

Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, an assistant professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, received a Stein Fellowship for the upcoming academic year.

Joan Bloch, PhD, an associate professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, has agreed to serve on the leadership team for the Health Sciences and Academic Affiliations Committee at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Joke Bradt, PhD, an associate professor in the Creative Arts Therapies Department, co-authored a Cochrane Systematic Review on music interventions for preoperative anxiety with Minjung Shim, a Creative Arts Therapies doctoral candidate.

Congratulations to John Cornele, an instructor in the Accelerated Career Entry BSN Program, who successfully completed the National League for Nursing’s Certified Nurse Educator exam on...

Congratulations to Rhoda Redulla, DNP, who received the Philippine Nurses Association of America’s (PNAA) Nurse of the Year Award for Research.

The College’s application to change the CRNP program specialty and name from the MSN Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program to the Women’s Health- Gender Related Nurse Practitioner Program (WH/GRNP) was approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing on June 12. The proposed plan of study and syllabi for the Women’s Health- Gender Related Post-Master’s Certificate (WH/GR-PMC) were also approved. The verbiage for several course objectives and clinical courses have been revised and improved in accordance with the change.

Students from various disciplines within the College of Nursing and Health Professions live with one another on Drexel’s Main Campus in the Learning Community, supporting each other in a variety of ways throughout their academic and extracurricular careers. “This is the right time to talk about the Learning Community...

The Drexel Male Nurses Association sponsored a pizza fundraiser on June 11 in the Klahr Lobby of the New College Building to support their attendance of the American Association of Men in Nursing Meeting in October 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. “We could not be more thankful for the support...

Jean MacFadyen, an assistant clinical professor in the Advanced Role MSN Department, authored an article that was published on Nurse.com on May 4. “Nurse figure skater earns golds, health” is about how  Gina Shaughnessy, a staff nurse at the...

Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, was invited by the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences to speak at their conference, “Capacity Building in Nutrition Sciences: Revisiting the Curricula for Medical Professionals” on June 6. DiMaria-Ghalili, who has a dual appointment in...

Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate professor in the Health Services Administration Department and Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, co-authored an article...

Alison Ventura, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, was interviewed for an article posted to the Reuters Health website on March 12 called “Breastfeeding may not ward off childhood obesity.”

Patricia Shewokis, PhD, was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her work, “HCC: Medium: Collaborative Research: Improved Control and Sensory Feedback for Neuroprosthetics.”

Joke Bradt, PhD, an associate professor in the Creative Arts Therapies department, was interviewed for an article on Reuters.com about how creative arts therapies can relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer.

Nyree Dardarian, professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, was featured in a Prevention magazine article in March called, “4 Ways to Eat Green This St. Paddy’s Day.”

Congratulations to Michael Kennedy, PhD, professor and Chair of the Health Sciences Department, who received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 2013 Graduate Student Association Awards.

Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate professor of Health Services Administration and Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, co-authored an article in May on “Understanding of the Application of Advanced-Practice Health Educator Subcompetencies by Certified Health Education Specialists”

Congratulations to David Ebaugh, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the Health Sciences Department, who recently won a Drexel University Teaching Excellence Award. “I was honored to have received the Teaching Excellence Award,” Dr. Ebaugh said.

Kristine Mulhorn, PhD, an associate professor and Chair of the Health Administration Department, was invited by the United States Social Security Administration to their first meeting to discuss making the International Classification of Functioning and Health (ICF) the function status federal standard in the United States.

Maureen Davey, PhD, an associate professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, recently disseminated findings from her completed two-year BARRA, Inc. funded grant, which was designed to culturally adapt a family intervention to help African American parents who are coping with cancer and their school age children.

11th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University collaborates each spring with the Fox Chase Cancer Center to provide breast cancer screenings to 11th Street patients who don’t have insurance that covers the tests.

Junior Nursing student Alyse Maiden was one of two recipients of the Philadelphia Area Association of Healthcare Recruiters (PAAHCR) 2013 Scholarship.

The Wilbur W. Oaks Physician Assistant Student Society of Drexel University was awarded the 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student Society Award for the group’s efforts in community service.

First year Radiologic Technology students volunteered for Inspire a Child to Dream Day on April 25 on Drexel University's main campus. The happy helpers participated in hands-on educational activities with children ages 7 to 14 years-old.

A study completed by Drexel researchers in the Creative Arts Therapies department was mentioned in the May 20 Huffington Post article, “Music Therapy Could Ease Anxiety In Patients With Respiratory Failure, Study Finds.”

Garlic has been used for medicinal purposes for at least 5,000 years. Long before the recognition of garlic’s potent antimicrobial actions it was used to help protect against bubonic plague, which we now know to be a bacterial infection.

The Natural Standard Academic Achievment Award was issued to Leah Muriuki ‘ 12 for her graduate project work titled, “Promotion of optimal breastfeeding practices as a means of preventing and managing childhood diarrhea in the underserved communities in Kenya.”

Nyree Dardarian, professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, was featured in Drexel University’s Alumni Spotlight.

This year, the Creative Arts Therapies Department took the initiative to shoot a video about their programs from their own point of view. Hear comments from students and faculty and watch experiential learning in all three...

Congratulations and welcome to the first Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) Alumni Network Board of Directors. This dynamic group is comprised of CNHP alumni from many different healthcare disciplines from all over the United States. The first meeting for elected leadership will be...