Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, associate professor of Nursing, Doctoral Nursing, and Nutrition Science, and Paulina Sockow, DrPH, associate professor, Department of Health Systems and Science Research, participated in a panel discussion for the Farnese Symposium, “Aging in Place: What is the Future?”

 

Karen Diaz, Sarah Pelletier, Jennifer Romania, and Rachael Rock participated in the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants Conference Challenge Bowl and earned 3rd place. 

 

Susan Aldridge, PhD, senior vice president of Drexel University and president of Drexel University Online, wrote an article called “Putting Technology to Work for Transfer Students,” which is featured on The EvoLLLution.  

 

Bronwen Gale (Art Therapy & Counseling, ’16) was recently selected as the recipient of the Delaware Valley Art Therapy Association’s Master’s Thesis Research Award for her thesis, “Artistic Inquiry with Loved Ones of Those Exhibiting Hoarding Behaviors.” Gale was recognized for her research during the DVATA’s 2016 Conference on October 1 at the Franklin Institute.  A number of Art Therapy & Counseling faculty and alumni also presented at the conference, including Girija Kaimal, EdD, assistant professor; Donna Kaiser, PhD, former director of Art Therapy & Counseling; Denise Wolf, adjunct professor; Yasmine Awais, assistant clinical professor, and alumni Jessica Drass ‘12, Michelle Dean ‘96, Bethany Stiltner ‘10, Caroline Peterson ‘00, and Laura York ‘10. 

 

Sherry Goodill, PhD,  HU '80, chair of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, delivered the Marion Chace Foundation keynote address, “Movement, Metaphor, and Money,” at the 51st Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference.

 

Ellen Schelly Hill, Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling program director, received the President’s Award, which recognizes American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) Board of Directors members for their service and contributions to ADTA and the dance/movement therapy field. 

 

Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling faculty member Dawn Morningstar (Eastern Region Member-At-Large) and adjunct faculty Anne Margrethe Melsom (Chair, Committee on Approval) were installed on the American Dance Therapy Association Board of Directors.