Stephen Gambescia, PhD, a clinical professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, presented at an international conference in New York in mid-August around the theme, Poeticizing the Urban Apparatus: Scenes of Innovation. 

The October 11 issue of the Chartings e-newsletter included a story titled “CNHP Faculty and Staff Challenged to Think About Diversity” that listed members of the College’s Diversity Task Force...

We are pleased to announce the following Tenure Track, Tenured and Non-Tenure Track Faculty promotions that take effect this Fall...

Jacqui Van Grouw, a Master’s student in Human Nutrition at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, published a paper entitled “Childhood Obesity in America” in the October 2013 issue of Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity with Stella Volpe, PhD...

On October 1, the Center City Student Affairs Office of Drexel University led a volunteer fair for all College of Nursing and Health Professions students in the New College Building’s Geary Auditorium Lobby. 

On October 2, distance learning faculty reached an impressive milestone when they conducted an online learning session, via BlackBoard’s “Collaborate” tool, with a record 215 students in attendance. 

Creative Arts Therapies faculty members Donna Kaiser, PhD and Yasmine Awais each published separate articles in the September issue of the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. 

On October 8, a delegation from the country of Oman, a country situated in southwest Asia, visited the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions to discuss our nursing programs and research. 

Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Division of Graduate Nursing, presented a webinar entitled “Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients with Malnutrition” on September 23 to kick off Malnutrition Awareness Week. As a member of the Malnutrition Committee for the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.), DiMaria-Ghalili sought to inform fellow clinicians about...

On October 16, the 11^th Street community welcomed a brand new public artwork into the neighborhood landscape: a mural called A Healing Home...

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It was a gathering scheduled by Drexel’s Vice Provost for Research, Dr. Deborah Crawford, PhD, that fortuitously allowed Elizabeth Gonzalez, PhD and Eugenia Ellis, PhD to meet for the first time. 

During his second year of nursing school at the University of Buea in his native Cameroon, Maboh Nkwati was exposed to nursing philosophies and principals and felt that he was “home.” 

Drexel University is on the rise, and our alumni- especially our young alumni- are a big reason why. At the College of Nursing and Health Professions, we want to make sure our alumni are seen and heard...

Rita K. Adeniran, DrNP, who graduated from Drexel’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program in 2011, is channeling her passion for creating diverse and inclusive healthcare environments into leading the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fourth Biennial Symposium on Cultural Competence in mid-November...

Fran Cornelius, PhD, clinical professor and Chair of the Division of Graduate Nursing, and Karyn Holt, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the Division of Graduate Nursing, have ignited a new initiative to increase faculty collaboration, improve student engagement, and better the work environment across the University. Through a series of periodic mini-conferences in a series aptly named “Raise the Bar,” that are delivered both in-person and via webcast...

For junior student Shivani Amin, who is currently studying in the 5-year accelerated Pre-Physician Assistant Program, the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) could not have been a better fit. Situated in the fifth largest city in the United States and connected to seemingly boundless opportunities worldwide, Drexel University and the CNHP have helped shape Amin’s career goals early in her education...

On September 12 and 13, the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions hosted the 6^th annual Inside the Simulation Studio Conference in collaboration with the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. Titled “The Brave New World of Simulation: Exploring the Human Factor,” the conference included- for the first time since its founding- a set of pre-conference workshops...

Fran Cornelius, PhD, a clinical professor and Department Chair of the Division of Graduate Nursing, published a book in 2013 that received a notable 4 star review. She co-authored ...

Carol Patton, PhD, a clinical faculty member at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, was recently selected as one of the few members appointed to an advisory committee of the American Nurses Association...

Alison K. Ventura, PhD, an assistant professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department at the College of Nursing and Health Professions, recently published an article about nutrition and child development. According to Ventura, “learning about flavors in foods begins in the womb and during early infancy...

Jennifer Quinlan, associate professor of Nutrition Sciences at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, recently published an article entitled “Foodborne Illness Incidence Rates and Food Safety Risks for Populations of Low Socioeconomic Status and Minority Race/Ethnicity: A Review of the Literature” in The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

At 11^th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University, patients and community members are learning to cut down their salt intake by seasoning their food with herbs and spices. Here, 11^th Street staff experts share their knowledge and recommendations...

Beth Leonberg, an assistant clinical professor in the Nutrition Sciences Program and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics, recently published the second edition of her guidebook, The Pocket Guide to Pediatric Nutrition Assessment...

On October 4, Tazuko Shibusawa, PhD, Dean and Director of the Master’s in Social Work Program at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, gave a presentation about the “Challenges of Diversity” on Drexel University’s Center City campus...

When I stepped onto the stage to sing the Star Spangled Banner at the National Student Nurses’ Association’s 61^st Annual Convention Opening Ceremony last year, I never could have guessed where that performance would take me just five months later. On September 18, I was reunited with my duet partner Bianca Green to sing in front of hundreds of emergency nurses from across the world...

For College of Nursing and Health Professions student Mahmoud Shurbaji, a “typical” day is anything but typical. His day starts with an early morning Crew practice in the chilly waters of the Schuylkill River, followed by afternoon classes in Center City, eventually ending with a few late-night meetings. In addition to being a Health Services Administration (HSAD) major, with double minors in Business Administration and Operations Management, Shurbaji is also the President of the Drexel Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) and a member of the...

The College of Nursing and Health Professions welcomes two new faculty members, Deeptha Sukumar, PhD and Brandy-Joe Milliron, PhD.

Melissa Kavanaugh, a Master’s in Human Nutrition student at the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was recently awarded the prestigious Sara Clemen Parks Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to students on the basis of...

Stella Volpe, PhD, professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences, gave two keynote lectures, one in Brazil and the other in England.  On August 30, she presented her research, “Obesity and Diabetes Prevention across the Lifespan..."

The Department of Nutrition Sciences is very pleased to announce that, beginning during the fall quarter 2013, nutrition counseling services will be available to every Drexel student as a benefit of their student status...

In investigating the food safety challenges that Philadelphia area residents experience in their kitchens, Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department decided it was best to actually get inside some of these kitchens...

Thanks to Master of Human Nutrition graduate Svetlana Thaler ‘12, the Drexel community has yet another way to eat healthfully on or near campus. In a research project she conducted with Professor Nyree Dardarian, Thaler examined the options available at local food trucks, giving each truck a rating based on...

Fruits and vegetables are essential to a healthy diet. When we’re in a store picking out a beautiful piece of fruit, we don’t stop to ask ourselves, “Were pesticides used in the growing process of this apple? Who harvested this apple and how much were they exposed to these pesticides?”

How would you like to eat your meals lying on your back, in a metal tube, surrounded by a symphony of strange noises and goggled researchers? This is what it would be like to eat dinner inside of a functional MRI instrument...