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January 29, 2015
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If you are a healthy adult between the ages of 18 and 60 years and a member of the Drexel community (students/ faculty or staff) we would be delighted to have you join our research. The research, which is...
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January 29, 2015
The study of psychiatric rehabilitation has been an important topic among mental health professionals recently. Predicated on skills development, psychiatric rehabilitation aims to stretch the limits of typical medication...
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January 29, 2015
The FDA National Food Safety Survey was developed about 20 years ago and is administered every 5 years. Last year there was an open comment period and Jennifer Quinlan, PhD and Shauna Henley, PhD submitted...
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January 29, 2015
For the past two years, Al Rundio, PhD, Associate Dean for Post-Licensure Nursing Programs & CNE has been the President of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA). Rundio has served on the...
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January 29, 2015
Joke Bradt, PhD received the 2014 Research and Publication Award from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). She was fortunate to have her mentor, John Creswell, PhD, present at the...
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January 29, 2015
Music has always been part of my life. I started playing the viola when I was six. My brother, the cello, my sister, the viola… and together we were “The Barry Trio.” I graduated...
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January 29, 2015
In July, resident Graduate Art Therapy faculty Donna Kaiser, PhD, Yasmine Awais, and Michele Rattigan presented at the 45th Annual American Art Therapy Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Also...
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January 29, 2015
There are only a handful of people in this world who can work through multiple jobs, be unemployed for nine months, take care of three children, work full-time and also attend classes at night to get a bachelor’s...
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January 29, 2015
Mike Mahoney, MA Music Therapy ’11 helped Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia cancer patient Tom Gillin create the viral ‘Bald So Hard’ video featured on Today in September...
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January 29, 2015
If you’ve ever seen the movie Good Will Hunting, you know Matt Damon’s title character, Will Hunting, is a tough cookie to crack. Through the movie, we watch as psychologist Sean Maguire, played by the late...
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January 29, 2015
The CNHP Living Learning Community is a wing in Myers Residence Hall dedicated to students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions...
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January 29, 2015
From November 19 until November 21, 2014, 27 members of the Drexel University Student Nurses’ Association (DUSNA) represented Drexel nursing as voting delegates at the 62nd Annual Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP) Convention in Lancaster, PA...
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January 29, 2015
Victoria Scotti, a PhD candidate in the Creative Arts Therapies program, was just awarded the Estonian Student Scholarship for the second year in a row. Along with classmate Angela Aicher, Scott is co-authoring an article on arts-based research...
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January 29, 2015
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD has been appointed Vice President for Health and Health Equity, Drexel University and Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions.
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May 9, 2013
Donna Sabella, PhD, an assistant clinical professor and Director of Global Studies, authored a chapter of the book Sex Trafficking: A Clinical Guide for Nurses, which was published this year by Springer. The chapter, titled Health Issues and Interactions with Adult Survivors, addresses the various emotional and physical health problems...
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May 9, 2013
Curator Jacqueline DeGroff explained some of the artistic elements in the original Tokujiro Nishi oil paintings at a lecture and reception for the Tokujiro Nishi Art Exhibition on April 17. The paintings are on display in Drexel’s Main Building April 1 – May 17.
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May 9, 2013
The members of 11th Street Family Health Services’ Teen Talk group are completing a service project this spring in which they will work alongside senior community members to build a community garden. In preparation, the teens have planted seedlings, which are rapidly growing.
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May 9, 2013
Students from the College of Nursing and Health Professions came out to StudyPalooza on March 15 to study, relax, eat, and get assistance with their classes. The event, which took place on the first floor of the New College Building, provided writing assistance, massages, extended library hours, craft activities, nutrition counseling, virtual yoga and meditation...
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May 9, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate professor and Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, began a collaborative research project with Randy Tudy, PhD, the Dean of Cor Jesu College in the Philippines. Their project will look at how select colleges in the Philippines explicate their mission and purpose via their official college websites...
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May 9, 2013
Senior Nutrition Sciences students participated in Drexel’s Annual Research Day on April 18 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center...
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May 9, 2013
Roberta Waite, PhD, an associate professor and the Assistant Dean of Academic Integration and Evaluation of Community Programs, was awarded the 2013 International Society of Psychiatric Nursing Education (ISPN) Award at this year’s ISPN Conference in San Antonio, Texas...
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May 9, 2013
Drexel nursing alumna Nga Nguyen, A.C.E. ‘08, gave a presentation on March 28 at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Her talk was about integrating the science of caring as a framework guiding interdisciplinary education...
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May 9, 2013
Creative Arts Therapies PhD student Elizabeth “Liesbet” Manders ‘14 was named a Fulbright Scholar for 2013-14. She was one of the record number of Drexel students who were offered grants this year through the Fulbright Program.
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May 9, 2013
Art Therapy graduate student Elizabeth
“Libby” Kimport won a Drexel Research Day Award for her study, The Effectiveness of Clay Work in the
Reduction of State Anxiety for Adult Psychiatric Inpatients: A One Group,
Pretest-Posttest Design. The purpose of Kimport’s study was to investigate
the efficacy of structured creative clay work as a means of decreasing state
anxiety in adult psychiatric inpatients. This is the second year in a row that
Kimport has won a Research Day Award.
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May 9, 2013
The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Effectiveness (IRAE) has announced the creation of a public website on learning assessment at Drexel University...
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May 9, 2013
Christian Brenner, MHS ’13, joined the practice of Premier Orthopaedic Associates of South Jersey in Vineland New Jersey as a Physician Assistant. Brenner previously worked as an athletic trainer and physical therapy assistant...
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May 30, 2013
College of Nursing and Health Professions students Katie Fox, Mackenzie Himpler and Ambar Witter recently returned from their study abroad trip to Costa Rica.
“I would definitely encourage anybody in the College of Nursing and Health Professions to do it. It took a little bit of work to make it work with my plan of study, but it was so worth it. I would do it again 1,000 times in a heartbeat..."
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May 30, 2013
Donna Sabella, PhD, Director of Global Studies, and Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, an assistant professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, each contributed a chapter to the Manual of Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses, which was published in April. Dr. Sabella’s chapter, titled Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, provides...
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May 30, 2013
Congratulations to the members of the Physician Assistant Class of 2014 who recently received prestigious national awards and appointments...
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May 30, 2013
Professor Stephanie Ross developed a list of medicinal herbs that served as the inspiration for artist Ben Volta’s mural design for 11th Street Family Health Services’ participation in the Mural Arts Program’s Porch Light Program. “I spoke with Ben before I developed the botanical medicine list because I wanted to maintain the integrity of plants that were...
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May 30, 2013
Congratulations to Jennifer Nasser, PhD, who was promoted to Associate Professor and awarded tenure by The Drexel University Board of Trustees. "I am very happy to be granted tenure and a promotion and want to thank all those who supported me in this effort,” Nasser said. “I am especially excited about..."
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May 30, 2013
Four times per year Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions offers a Certificate in Simulation course in the Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation and Practice (CICSP). On the first day of the event, participants are asked to assist with the care of the injured after a mass casualty disaster. In the past, the staff at the Simulation Lab has created scenarios involving a bus accident, a terrorist bombing, a house fire, bird flu, and even a zombie apocalypse...
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May 30, 2013
Drexel University’s Alumni Weekend kicked off on May 3 with a special 50-year reunion for the Class of 1963. Nursing alumnae from the then Hahnemann Hospital Training School for Nurses took the “tour of a lifetime” of Drexel’s Hahnemann University Hospital. The group of ten alumnae visited the emergency room, the oncology floor and the...
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May 30, 2013
Students from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and College of Medicine participated in an interdisciplinary cesarean section simulation in the Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation and Practice (CICSP) on April 30. The C-section high fidelity simulator prototype, named “C-Celia” was developed...
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May 30, 2013
Drexel Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was awarded Student Organization of the Year by Drexel University Student Affairs on May 16 in Behrakis Grand Hall. This award is presented to a recognized student organization that has shown outstanding commitment to its organizational goals, has made an impact in the Drexel community, and that has excelled in...
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May 30, 2013
The Drexel Center for Integrated Nutrition & Performance (CINP) presented the second annual Sports Nutrition Conference on May 9 in Behrakis Grand Hall on Main Campus. Some of the featured presentations included: "Achieving Optimal Weight for Optimal Performance"...
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May 30, 2013
11th Street Health Services of Drexel University hosted a large community health fair called “Painting a Healthy City” on May 11 in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. The interactive health fair included mural painting, food, music, gardening, health resources, fitness activities, Reiki massage, yoga, cooking demonstrations...
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May 1, 2013
Kymberlee Montgomery '09 opened her DrNP dissertation with an epitaph: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Her husband Owen Montgomery, MD’s motivation stems from a similar world view. “Thomas Jefferson has a quote about responsibility,” Owen said. “If you have the ability to change the world for the better, you also have the responsibility to change it.” Kym and Owen Montgomery are living their personal missions...
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May 9, 2013
Nina Multak, an assistant clinical professor in the Physician Assistant Department, gave two presentations. The first, “Implementing an Open Source EMR in a Nursing Informatics Course,” took place at the iConference in Fort Worth, Texas...
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May 9, 2013
Alis Panzera, an assistant clinical professor of nursing, brought her sons Nicholas, 11 years old, and Christopher, 7, to Inspire a Child to Dream Day in the Simulation Lab on April 25. “This was our third year attending the event. Both of my boys look forward to it every year,” she said.
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May 30, 2013
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May 30, 2013
Congratulations to Professors Nyree Dardarian and Beth Leonberg of the Nutrition Sciences Department, who were both appointed...
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May 30, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate clinical professor and Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 26 Philadelphia Inquirer article about foul language in the work setting...
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May 30, 2013
Congratulations to Fran Cornelius, PhD, an associate clinical professor and Chair of the MSN Advanced Role Department, and Karyn Holt, PhD, an associate clinical professor, whose Fellow appointments in Drexel University’s Online Learning Council will be continued for another year by...
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May 30, 2013
On May 7, the Complementary and Integrative Therapies Program presented at the Spring Nurse Practitioner Residency Week. In the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, Dorit Breiter, PhD, an assistant clinical professor and Director of the Psychiatric Mental health Nurse Practitioner Program, invited Professor Stephanie Ross, Chair of the Complementary and Integrative Therapies Program, to provide...
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May 2, 2013
Paul Clements, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Graduate Nursing Advanced Role M.S.N. Department, was quoted as the expert voice in an NBC10 article, “Why Hit-and-Run Drivers Flee: The psychology behind the choice to leave.” Dr. Clements is a forensic and psychiatric clinical specialist, Certified Gang Specialist, and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Association of Forensic Nurses...
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May 2, 2013
Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, a clinical professor of nursing and Associate Dean for Post Licensure Nursing Programs, was interviewed for an Advance for Nurses article about universities’ struggles to find enough qualified nursing faculty. "There was a lot of attention being paid to the [presidential] election," Rundio began, "With the president being re-elected, the focus now is on the effects of the Affordable Care Act and the increase in insured people under the plan.” In response to the fact that the aging population and more insured individuals will require a larger workforce of nurses...
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May 24, 2013
The College of Nursing and Health Professions hosted the Memorial Day Primer on May 21, Drexel’s NAME, welcomed attendees to the event with his bagpipes.
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May 20, 2013
“I have the freedom and choice to serve my country, which alone is worth defending,” said Kimberly A. Oelschlager, a Physician Assistant at the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Coronado, California. “What started as an initial four year commitment is now 12 years on active duty.”
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May 20, 2013
Lisa Aiello-Laws, an online adjunct faculty member, is currently teaching the first term of “The Unique Healthcare Needs of Veterans,” a new course created to teach nursing students how to help returning veterans.
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May 20, 2013
“Memorial Day is a time in our country to honor our fallen military: men and women that have given their lives -- the ultimate sacrifice -- for our country,” said Leland “Rocky” Rockstraw, PhD, Assistant Dean of Simulation and Clinical and Technology Academic Operations at the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions. “Memorial Day is not just a day off; it’s a day of remembrance.”
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May 20, 2013
“The military helped me develop discipline, the joy of caring for wounded soldiers, and the importance of decorum,” said Dr. Vicki Lachman, a clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Dr. Lachman served as a second and then as a first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps between 1968 and 1971.
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May 20, 2013
Lindsey Leibig, 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, has wanted to practice medicine since childhood. After September 11, 2001, she started to think about joining the military and began to realize that she had the opportunity to be part of something bigger than herself.
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May 20, 2013
The College of Nursing and Health Professions is partnering with the Philadelphia City Council and Veterans Advisory Commission again for the Annual Veterans Resource Fair on May 22.
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May 20, 2013
Dr. Karyn E. Holt, an associate clinical professor in the Division of Graduate Nursing, voluntarily joined the Air Force as a Nurse Corps Officer after practicing as a Registered Nurse in civilian hospitals and in one army hospital for a decade.
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May 20, 2013
Elizabeth Meyers ‘14 is a student in Drexel’s Physician Assistant program and a fifth generation member of the Air Force. “I have always had a love for the military and grew up in a ‘blue’ Air Force family. I have always wanted to serve my country,” she said.
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May 15, 2013
Jane Fedorczyk, PhD, an associate clinical professor and Director of Post-Professional Clinical Programs in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, traveled to India with Terri Skirven and Evelyn Mackin in early March...
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May 1, 2013
“I am a mother, a wife, a nurse and an immigrant,” said Renata Estes '08/'12, a two-time graduate of Drexel’s online nursing programs. Immigrating to the United States from Poland at just 20 years old, Estes was convinced that...
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May 1, 2013
“I’m married to nursing and my daughter,” said single mother and fourth generation nurse Veronica Weaver, who earned her BSN in 2009 and her MSN in 2011, both from Drexel Online. “It was an amazing journey. I loved the flexibility and diversity of the classes..."
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May 1, 2013
Karen Adamson, MSN, WHNP-C '09, donated $6,000 from her BAYADA Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice to two teen mothers she works with in her practice who are pursuing degrees in the health professions. “I work in the family practice office and I feel like sometimes the teen moms get forgotten...
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May 1, 2013
In 1953, Dorothy Sutherland of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare wrote to President Eisenhower, asking him to declare a National Nurse Day. Although he never acted on her request, an unofficial National Nurse Week was observed the next year...
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March 4, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, associate professor of Health Services Administration and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, wrote an article.
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March 4, 2013
Robert Maschi, DPT, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, presented a poster titled, “The Relationship Between Running Cadence and Leg Length in Healthy Female Runners” at the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego, California in January.
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March 4, 2013
Stella Volpe, PhD, professor and Chair of the Nutrition Sciences Department, was selected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute.
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March 29, 2013
Congratulations to Roberta Waite, PhD, who was named a 2013 Philadelphia Tri-State Nurse.com Nursing Excellence Regional Finalist. She was nominated in the Advancing and Leading the Profession category, one of six award categories that also include Clinical Care: Inpatient, Education and Membership, Home, Community, and Ambulatory Care, Patient and Staff Management, and Volunteerism and Service.
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March 29, 2013
Alison Ventura, MD, passed the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) exam after attending a week-long intensive training course at UC Berkely, an endeavor funded through a Drexel Career Development Award.
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March 29, 2013
Congratulations to Master’s of Human Nutrition student Tiffany Huang, who was selected as an intern at the prestigious USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
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March 29, 2013
Welcome to Donna Sabella, PhD, who joined the College of Nursing and Health Professions staff last month in the newly created Director of Global Studies role. Sabella speaks Portuguese and comes to us with a background in nursing, English as a Second Language, and...
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March 29, 2013
“If you do a lot of texting or repetitive pinching from something like knitting, you’re more at risk for arthritis,” Jane Fedorczyk, PhD, said...
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March 29, 2013
Wanted: CNHP graduate students to present their research at the Graduate Student Association’s monthly lunch series...
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March 29, 2013
The College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) Alumni Network is accepting nominations for interested candidates to serve on its Board of Directors.
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March 1, 2013
Robert Maschi, DPT and David Ebaugh, PhD, professors in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department, will host a continuing education course during Alumni Weekend on May 4th.
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March 1, 2013
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, was selected to be a member of a prestigious board for the United States Department of Agriculture: the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Material for Foods.
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March 1, 2013
11th Street community members who offered their opinions on proposed designs during a Mural Design Review lead by members of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program on Friday, February 22.
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March 1, 2013
Paul Nolan, PhD, an assistant clinical professor and Director of Music Therapy Education in the Creative Arts Therapies Department, was interviewed for an article.
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March 1, 2013
Drexel University has “developed the will and the way to become a major player in online learning,” wrote Inside Higher Ed’s Joshua Kim in his February 14 article about the Gateway to Online Learning Scholarship.
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March 1, 2013
On February 13, WHYY Health and Science reporter Carolyn Beeler wrote about a medical fellowship in pediatric obesity care that was recently established at the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. She quoted Stella Volpe, PhD, professor and Chair of the Nutrition Sciences Department, about the way that these types of positions in obesity care are becoming increasingly more commonplace.
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March 1, 2013
Drexel University Online has announced a new partnership with Delta Phi Epsilon, Inc.
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March 1, 2013
Kymberlee Montgomery, DrNP, Chair of the Nurse Practitioner Programs, Kate Morse, PhD, Director of MSN Clinical Education and Interdisciplinary Simulation, Sharon Griswold, PhD, Director of Simulation, Department of Emergency Medicine, DUCOM, and Jamie Smith, Simulation Education, DUCOM, presented "The Six Steps: Implementation-Beginning with the End in Mind" at the International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) on Tuesday, January 29.
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March 1, 2013
Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, an assistant professor and DrNP Track Coordinator, sang the Jewish and American national anthems.
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March 1, 2013
Two graduates of the Clinical Trials Track are contributing to the profession by publishing articles nursing journals.
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March 12, 2013
“Knowing I can make a difference and impact people even with just a smile is amazing,” said Rebecca Walker, a third year student in the BSN Co-op Program.
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March 29, 2013
Age is no obstacle for middle-aged Drexel nursing students Diane Werner, 47, and Stephanie Reeves, 44, who were quoted on Nurse.com about their positive experiences going back to college later in life.
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March 12, 2013
Linda Dayer-Berenson’s textbook, Cultural Competencies for Nurses: Impact on Health and Illness, now in its second edition, was published by Jones & Bartlett Learning on February 12.
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
Junior Nursing student Alyse Maiden was one of two recipients of the Philadelphia Area Association of Healthcare Recruiters (PAAHCR) 2013 Scholarship.
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June 12, 2013
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.”
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
Congratulations to Rhoda Redulla, DNP, who received the Philippine Nurses Association of America’s (PNAA) Nurse of the Year Award for Research.
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June 27, 2013
Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, an assistant professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, received a Stein Fellowship for the upcoming academic year.
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
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.
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
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.
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June 27, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate professor in the Health Services Administration Department and Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, co-authored an article...
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June 27, 2013
Ellen Feld, MD, an associate clinical professor in the Physician Assistant Department, was published in The Christian Science Monitor on May 30.
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
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.
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 27, 2013
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.
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June 27, 2013
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.
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June 27, 2013
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June 27, 2013
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...
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June 12, 2013
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.”
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June 12, 2013
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.”
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
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.”
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
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.”
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
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”
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 12, 2013
Nyree Dardarian, professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, was featured in Drexel University’s Alumni Spotlight.
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June 12, 2013
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June 12, 2013
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.
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June 11, 2013
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...
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June 11, 2013
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...
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July 29, 2013
"11th Street is an interdisciplinary facility. They have every part of health care represented here from primary care nurses to dental to physical therapy and fitness. When I interviewed, everyone was very welcoming and passionate about all aspects of health. I knew it would be a great experience to work here..."
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July 29, 2013
Melanie Carminati ’14, a doctoral candidate in the Physical Therapy Program, attended the American Physical Therapy Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she received the Honorable Mention Award for the 2012-2013 Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge...
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July 29, 2013
Jamie Rincker, a recent graduate of Drexel’s master’s program in Nutrition Sciences, worked with Nutrition Department chair Stella Volpe, PhD, and Victor Tringali of University Wellness to create the food audit, “Feed the Dragons, A Guide to Healthier Food Selections on Campus..."
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July 29, 2013
“I was terribly nervous, as were we all,” said John Evers, a Family Nurse Practitioner student who travelled on a medical mission trip to Haiti along with seven other students from the program during mid-June...
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July 22, 2013
Drexel sophomore Niket Subhedar is forging a unique path to medical school in the Health Services Administration Program at the College of Nursing and Health Professions. While working toward his Bachelor’s degree in HSAD, Subhedar is also fulfilling his pre-requisite requirements to continue on to medical school...
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July 22, 2013
“I want my happiness to spawn from my career and that is one of the many goals I strive to achieve,” said freshman Health Services Administration (HSAD) student Freddy Perez...
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July 29, 2013
Send us photos and stories from your summer vacation! We’ll feature your adventures in Chartings and on CNHP social media. Please send photos and information to mko28@drexel.edu.
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July 29, 2013
Argie Allen, PhD, shared her expertise in couple and family therapy on The TODAY Show on June 24 and July 5. In her June segment, Allen spoke about the rising number of young people living and having children together without getting married. Marriage rates are now the lowest they have been in more than a century and the number of cohabitating couples is up from 440,000 in 1980 to 7.5 million in 2010. “People are getting married later; they have more choices..."
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July 29, 2013
Drexel students Scott Naples and Amanda Malik brought together the College of Nursing and Health Professions and School of Public Health for the first-ever Health Professions Dinner, where attendees discussed interdisciplinary medical practices. In a large group discussion, students from the Physician Assistant Program reviewed two medical cases with students from the School of Public Health, one about an HIV patient and another about immunization clinical trials...
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July 29, 2013
“The students really worked hard to prepare…they adjusted tasks as needed and were up for the adventure!” said Jeannine Uribe, PhD, who accompanied eight online RN-BSN students from Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions on a trip to Paraguay...
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July 29, 2013
Sara Bunyaratapan, a first year Physician Assistant student at Drexel University, received a highly competitive scholarship to attend the 12th Annual Paul Ambrose Scholars Program Symposium, held June 20-23 in Washington, DC. She joined 45 other medical, Physician Assistant, dental, pharmacy, physical therapy, and graduate nursing students dedicated to bringing health promotion and preventive approaches to health professions education and their communities...
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July 29, 2013
Echinacea is a member of the aster family, like ragweed and chrysanthemums, and is commonly known as purple coneflower due to its stunning color and distinctive shape. The genus name, Echinacea, is derived from the Greek echinos that translates into ‘hedgehog”, referring to...
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July 29, 2013
Juanita Gardner’s path as a Physician Assistant has completed a sweeping loop that started and ended at Drexel University. After graduating from Drexel’s Physician Assistant Program, Gardner spent 11 years working at the Henrietta Johnson Medical Center, a federally qualified community health center in West Wilmington, Delaware...
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July 29, 2013
“My father was a general practitioner for fifty years and he regularly made house calls. It seemed like a natural step for me to do the same,” said Bobbie Posmontier, PhD, who has delivered more than 2,000 babies in homes, hospitals and birth centers as a Nurse Midwife. She previously had her own practice that emulated midwife practices you might find in the United Kingdom. Posmontier gave her charts directly to the patients with which she worked, explaining, “There were no secrets between us..."
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July 29, 2013
Congratulations to John Cornele and Carol Okupniak, who are transitioning to new roles within the College effective August 1. Cornele has been named the new Director for the Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation & Practice (CICSP) and Okupniak will be transitioning to full-time teaching in the undergraduate nursing program...
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July 29, 2013
Nursing faculty member Carol Patton, PhD, has been Chair of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (FNP-BC) for 8 years.
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July 29, 2013
“I kind of see life like an impressionist painting,” said Creative Arts Therapies alumna Jamie Wasson, who is legally blind. Wasson has worked as an art therapist at an outpatient clinic in Center City for seven years, helping children and families who have dealt with a lot of loss, grief and trauma...
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July 29, 2013
At just 27 years old, Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions alumna Ajarat Bada has traveled across the globe spreading her mission to ensure interfaith collaboration for peace. Her project, The Missing Millennium Development Goal, has attracted the attention of the United Nations, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and several world leaders including South African social rights activist Desmond Tutu...
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July 22, 2013
The Health Services Administration Department held their first annual alumni and recent graduates networking event on June 13 in the Friends Center on Cherry Street in Philadelphia. Alumni from all over the country and currently graduating seniors were...
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July 22, 2013
“It was an absolutely amazing experience and one that changed me forever,” said senior Health Services Administration student Freddy May of his unconventional study abroad trip to the London Paralympics last year...
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July 22, 2013
When Spencer Ward, PhD, begins teaching any of his courses, he always starts with an introductory exercise. Students share their names, where they are from, their backgrounds and any prior work experience they may have. “I tell everyone that the reason I do it is not only to create a more relaxing environment, but to create bonds and network,” said Ward...
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July 22, 2013
So just what can someone do with a degree in Health Services Administration? Students graduating with an HSAD degree have gone on to careers with health maintenance organizations (HMOs), insurance companies, hospitals, marketing firms, government agencies, advocacy organizations, clinics, mental health organizations and long-term care facilities, to name a few...
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July 22, 2013
Eric Chapman graduated from Drexel’s Health Services Administration program in Spring 2012. He works with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and his professional and academic affiliations include the American Society for Public Administration, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management...
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July 29, 2013
The Complementary and Integrative Therapies (CIT) Program recently marked its fifth year participating in the Summer Nurse Practitioner Residency Week at Drexel University. On June 26, Stephanie Ross, Director of the Complementary and Integrative Therapie Program, gave a two-hour presentation called “A Student’s Guide to Holistic Living."
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January 16, 2013
Due to the quantity and quality of her personal research, involvement, and dedication to the Physician Assistant profession during the past 25 years, assistant clinical professor Nina Multak has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
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February 28, 2013
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February 28, 2013
Nurse anesthesia students Jianquiao Chen and Rosangela Santos welcomed visitors in the Atrium at Bayhealth Medical Center during the hospital’s celebration of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Week...
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February 28, 2013
PhD students, DPT students, and faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences presented a peer-reviewed poster at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego, California last month. Han Chen, Jan Meiers, Elizabeth Wang-Hsu, Terry Strazzullo, Bright Adjei, and Sue Smith, PhD’s, poster is entitled “Test-Retest Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change of the BESTest in Postmenopausal Women.”
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February 28, 2013
Patricia Shewokis, PhD, who has a dual appointment in the Departments of Nutrition Sciences and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, is a co-author on a journal manuscript that was recently published in the prestigious journal, The Journal of Neural Engineering.
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February 27, 2013
Vicki Schwartz, an assistant clinical professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, has been named a recipient of the 2013 Silver Dragon Society Award by the Honors and Awards Committee. In addition to being Drexel faculty, Professor Schwartz is also a 1987 graduate of Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, where she obtained her Master’s degree.
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February 28, 2013
Robert Maschi, DPT, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, has written a chapter called “Patient Education” in the textbook Therapeutic Programs for Musculoskeletal Disorders, published in December 2012 by Demos Medical.
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February 27, 2013
On February 12, Stella Volpe, PhD, professor and Chair of the Nutrition Sciences Department, was interviewed for an hour-long segment on WHYY’s Radio Times about the validity of some of the myths and presumptions surrounding obesity treatment and prevention.
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February 27, 2013
Congratulations to Alison Ventura, MD, assistant professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, who was named a Fellow of The Obesity Society, one of the highest honors bestowed by the organization.
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February 28, 2013
Susan Smith, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences and Associate Dean for Research and Health Professions Education, co-authored an article titled “Director of Clinical Education Performance Assessment Surveys: 360-Degree Assessment of the Unique Roles and Responsibilities of this Position in Physical Therapy Education.”
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February 27, 2013
On January 10, Patricia Gerrity, PhD, Associate Dean for Community Programs and Director of 11th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University, participated in a radio program broadcasted via WIHI, the channel for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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February 27, 2013
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the Health Services Administration Program and the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, was awarded the title of MCHES (Master Certified Health Education Specialist) this summer.
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February 27, 2013
A team of Drexel University faculty and staff were awarded the 2012 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award for the book Legal Issues Confronting Today's Nursing Faculty: A Case Study Approach, published by Davis Plus.
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February 27, 2013
Lisa Chiarello, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, presented an educational session called “Promoting Best Practice in Early Intervention” at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego, California in January.
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February 27, 2013
Jennifer Nasser, PhD, and her research team’s 2011 Drexel candy study found that “multiple characteristics of chocolate, including sugar, cocoa and the drug-like effects experienced, play a role in the desire to consume chocolate.” The research study was cited as evidence in an article about chocoholism published on Valentine’s Day, a holiday often associated with heart-shaped boxes filled with the sweet stuff.
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April 1, 2013
Congratulations to Karyn Holt, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the Advanced Role MSN Department, who was recognized for her contributions to the nursing profession by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Nursing with their Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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April 1, 2013
The College of Nursing and Health Professions Compliance website is now officially up and ready for viewing...
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April 1, 2013
A new post-baccalaureate certificate program in the Integrated Nursing Care of Autism Spectrum Disorder will be offered in fall 2013 to nurses who have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing as well as to BSN or Master’s degree students who want to minor in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) nursing care.
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April 1, 2013
After a long tiring day, discover deep relaxation and scintillating comfort by experiencing an “Aroma Therapy Pebble Foot Massage". Simply cover the bottom of a large ceramic dish or wooden bowl with...
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April 12, 2013
“Evelyn Mackin is a true pioneer in her commitment to returning hand surgery and hand injury patients to full function of rehabilitation,” said Gloria Donnelly, PhD, Dean of the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions. Mackin, now ninety years-old, is considered the “mother” of the hand therapy profession...
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April 12, 2013
Terri Skirven is the Director of Therapy at the Philadelphia Hand Center, the Director of the Hand Rehabilitation Foundation, and a guest lecturer in the Drexel Certificate in Hand Therapy Program on the topics of wrist examination and the treatment of wrist injuries and conditions. There is no doubt in Skirven’s mind that hand therapists who have completed the Drexel program tend to have a significant leg up in the competitive job market for certified hand therapists.
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April 12, 2013
The Drexel Certificate in Hand Therapy and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation Program is unique in both quality and format, providing busy practitioners with a blend of online, didactic and laboratory experiential components that allows them to pursue a higher degree while working, maintaining family life, and taking care of other responsibilities.
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April 19, 2013
Stephanie Ross, Director of the Complementary and Integrative Therapies Program, traveled to Seoul, Korea in mid-October 2012. She served as a liaison from Drexel’s Office of International Programs and from the College of Nursing and Health Professions, developing potential international relationships between Drexel University and Korea University, Dongbang Graduate University, and Eulji University...
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April 19, 2013
Patricia Rubertone, assistant professor and Director of Clinical Education in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, was elected to the American Physical Therapy Association’s Clinical Education Special Interest Group Nominating Committee...
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April 19, 2013
Patients with chronic pain now have the opportunity to participate in group education sessions at 11th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University to get the tools and knowledge they need to best manage their pain.
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April 19, 2013
Painting began at 11th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University on April 5 for the mural which will be placed on a residential building at 8th and Parish Streets upon completion.
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April 19, 2013
On April 8, nineteen students from the Nutrition Sciences Department were placed in dietetic internships across the country for the coming year. Please join us in congratulating the following students who received internship matches...
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April 19, 2013
Noel Goodstadt, DPT, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, wrote an article published in the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy in April.
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April 19, 2013
Congratulations to H. Michael Dreher, PhD, who was promoted to the rank of Professor. He is the fourth nursing faculty member to be promoted to this rank since 1996...
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April 19, 2013
Marlene Watson, PhD, an associate professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, wrote a book about African Americans’ unhappiness with their families, relationships, and bodies. Facing the Black Shadow was published in February...
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April 19, 2013
Family Nurse Practitioner student Marilyn Berchie was awarded a $5,000 scholarship to complete her final clinical with Minute Clinic. Berchie has worked in adult care clinical settings at several locations in Maryland, seeing patients for a variety of conditions.
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April 19, 2013
Congratulations to Lisa Chiarello, PhD, who has earned promotion to full professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences...
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April 19, 2013
The College of Nursing and Health Professions Alumni Network is currently accepting nominations of qualified alumni interested in running for election to the Board of Directors...
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April 19, 2013
The pioneering work of Denham Harman, MD, PhD, paved the way for the concept that aging is not a mysterious event that occurs at random. But, rather, aging is a consequence of the damage caused by an excess of “free radicals.”
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April 19, 2013
Drexel nursing students were recognized as major leaders this year at the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Annual Convention, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina from April 3-7.
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April 19, 2013
The Washington Business Journal published an article on April 3 about the new Drexel University office opening in Washington D.C. this summer.
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April 19, 2013
Barbara Posmontier, PhD, an assistant professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, was quoted by Sanjay Gupta, MD, in his article, “How Support, Coping Skills, Can Reduce Postpartum Depression Risk,” On everydayhealth.com.
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April 11, 2013
“Sometimes books cannot tell you the actual feel of how you touch a patient. For interventions, books tell you roughly what to do but there isn’t a part that tells you how to touch, how many repetitions you have to do,” said Un San (“Christina”) Tai, an occupational therapist and current student in Drexel’s Certificate in Hand Therapy and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation Program.
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April 12, 2013
Jen Manning has a two-month patient waiting list for her therapy care in the health clinic on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota where she works. She is a current student in the Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation Program at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions.
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April 12, 2013
“The program really made a big difference in my life. It changed my career path,” began Gayle
Severance, a 2004 graduate of the Drexel Certificate in Hand Therapy Program. “I was working
in hand therapy because the person doing hand therapy at...
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September 30, 2012
The Nurse Anesthesia Program is excited to welcome Kirsten Brinkman-Hansen to their staff in the dual role of Academic Advisor and Admissions Coordinator. Kirsten joins the program from Drexel University’s Goodwin College, where she was an academic advisor for the past six years
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September 30, 2012
Paulina Sockolow, DrPH, Assistant Professor in the Health Sciences Department, attended the NIH Mobile Health Summer Institute at Northeastern University in Boston from July 29-August 3 this summer.
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September 30, 2012
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September 30, 2012
Nutrition Sciences Department Chair Stella Volpe, PhD, was elected Vice President of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and started in the leadership role in June 2012 at the conclusion of the ACSM’s Annual Scientific Conference.
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September 30, 2012
Gloria Donnelly, PhD, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, announced September 17 that Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, and Faye Meloy, PhD, will be appointed to Associate Dean positions, effective October 1.
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September 30, 2012
Rita K. Adeniran, a 2011 graduate of the College’s DNP Program, was invited into the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellowship Program. Adeniran previously served as Global Nurse Ambassador for ...
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September 30, 2012
Good Housekeeping ran an article in their August issue that described the health benefits of listening to certain types of music. The article, “3 Health Benefits of Your Favorite Song,” quotes Joke Bradt, PhD, a board-certified music therapist and an associate professor in the Creative Arts Therapies Department.
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September 30, 2012
Jane Fedorczyk, PhD, an associate clinical professor and Director of the Post-Professional Clinical Programs for the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, attended the Clinical Practice Guidelines Workshop at APTA Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia from July 24 - 27.
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September 30, 2012
Trusted higher education and job news source The Chronicle of Higher Education recently released statistics on the fastest growing campuses in America in its recurring weekly segment, the Almanac of Higher Education.
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September 30, 2012
Elizabeth Gonzalez, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Graduate Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice Department, was recently elected to the position of President Elect for the Asian American / Pacific Islander Nurses Associated Inc. (AAPINA).
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September 30, 2012
Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, was installed as President of the International Society of Nurses on Addictions (IntNSA) on September 7 at the organization’s 36th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
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September 30, 2012
Nutrition Department professor Beth Leonberg, in collaboration with professors from several other universities, submitted a final proposal for a research endeavor titled "Electronic Medical Record Simulation to Enhance Learning of Medical Nutrition Therapy," which promotes an interactive learning alternative for nutrition program students.
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September 1, 2012
Like other members of the Behavioral Health Counseling faculty, Lisa Schmidt, PHD’s prior clinical experiences inform and inspire her current work as an educator. Before joining the Behavioral Health Counseling faculty, Schmidt worked in New Jersey community mental health...
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September 1, 2012
There is ample evidence that the Behavioral Health Counseling curriculum is hitting the mark. Graduates are highly sought-after by...
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September 1, 2012
As a first-year nursing student at the College in 2009, Britt Cumens found herself developing a specific interest in addictions counseling. “I decided that I wanted to pick up an...
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September 1, 2012
While working in a locked, long-term psychiatric ward for adults in the 1970s, Ronald Comer, DSW, came to the realization that any hope of helping patients recover from their illnesses was hinged on major changes occurring within systems of care.
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September 1, 2012
Robert Chapman, PhD, brings 40 years of experience to his Behavioral Health Counseling faculty position as well as substance use disorder and addiction expertise. He is driven by a desire to reduce the...
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September 1, 2012
Psychiatric rehabilitation (psych rehab) is a model that views recovery not as the absence of illness but as working within an illness. It gives individuals with mental disorder diagnoses the skills, resources and support they need to live, work, learn and socialize.
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September 5, 2012
On September 5, 2012, Ellen Feld, MD, of the Physician Assistant Department had her story, "Worries," published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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September 1, 2012
Dorothy Mastriena is a dog lover, a diehard Phillies fan (Jimmy Rollins is her favorite player), and she can polish off a cheese steak and plate of onion rings solo. She also celebrated her 102nd birthday last March and is the oldest living alumna of the College. Born in Birmingham, Pennsylvania on March 19...
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September 30, 2012
With more than one-third of American adults suffering from impaired sleep, some turn to pharmaceutical drugs as a coping mechanism. Yet, clinical research has demonstrated that many of the common sleep aids are often addictive, sedative drugs with common side effects, and over a period of time actually exacerbate abnormal sleep patterns.
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September 30, 2012
In the forms of rivers, lakes, and of course, the ocean, Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, is surrounded by water on all sides at home in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. "I love where I live," he said.
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September 30, 2012
In this video tutorial, Nutrition Department instructor Nyree Dardarian offers insight into how to build a healthy meal.
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September 30, 2012
The College of Nursing and Health Professions Alumni Network, the College’s first official alumni group, was formed earlier this year, aiming to unite Drexel graduates and those who graduated from its legacy institutions, including the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, and MCP Hahnemann University.
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September 1, 2012
The Behavioral Health Counseling department has a roster of accomplished faculty members, a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum, offerings for nontraditional students, and a creative program for engaging prospective students...
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September 1, 2012
The Saturday Scholars Program offers an alternative route to completing the Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral Health Counseling. With classes held only on Saturdays, this accelerated, part-time option is designed to meet the needs of individuals who...
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September 1, 2012
In 2010, the Behavioral Health Counseling Department began hosting an annual Summer Academy program for high school students considering careers in behavioral healthcare. This summer, 31 students traveled from the tri-state area, as well as from South Carolina, Texas, and Florida, to come to Drexel’s campus and attend the program.
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September 1, 2012
“I always had an interest in behavioral health. I was always the ‘counselor’ among friends and had a genuine interest in helping people. I didn’t realize I could make a career out of what came so naturally to me until I came here,” said Laura Salciunas, a 2012 graduate of the Behavioral Health Counseling Program.
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September 1, 2012
On June 20, the Behavioral Health Counseling department hosted 40 of its alumni at its 10th Annual Alumni Dinner. Music by guest flutist Lisamarie McGrath welcomed alumni into the room as they reunited with their classmates and professors at the catered dinner.
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October 30, 2012
Stephen Gambescia, PhD, an associate clinical professor in the Health Services Administration Program and the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, was awarded the title of MCHES (Master Certified Health Education Specialist) this summer.
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October 25, 2012
Christiana Awosan, a marriage and family therapist and doctoral candidate in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, received the prestigious John and Harriette McAdoo Award. Established by the Ethnic Minorities Section of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR).
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October 1, 2012
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the College of Nursing and Health Professions two federal grants for scholarships that will help disadvantaged students in the Physican Assistant and Couple and Family Therapy programs. The College’s detailed student...
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October 1, 2012
Physician Assistant students Cam-Tu Pham and Anna Whittington are among the small number of 2012 Physician Assistant Foundation Scholarship recipients. This scholarship is part of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Student Academy and was established in 1977...
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October 1, 2012
Art Therapy students Lauren Messina and Jessica Schumacher are this year’s recipients of the Ronald E. and Nancy Scheller Hays Art Therapy Scholarship. The scholarship is offered to graduate students in the Art Therapy Master’s Program who complete the required courses in the first year of the program.
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October 1, 2012
Trish Shewokis, PhD, presented research at the 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society in San Diego, California.
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October 1, 2012
Trish Shewokis, PhD and Maggie O’Neil, PhD, had their paper, “Cardiorespiratory Response During Physical Therapist Intervention for Infants and Young Children with Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency,” accepted for publication. It will be featured...
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October 1, 2012
On October 24, Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, Assistant Dean for Advanced Practice in Nursing, was honored at the 9th Annual Divas and Dons Gala. The event recognized the contributions of 19 awardees and was sponsored by the Institute for Nursing of the Foundation of the New Jersey State Nurses Association.
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October 1, 2012
Nutrition Department instructor Nyree Dardarian was interviewed by Prevention magazine this month about the health benefits of root vegetables. She discussed the unique properties of parsnips, kohlrabi, turnips, rutabaga, and carrots, as well as provided preparation tips for each of the root vegetables.
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October 1, 2012
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, was interviewed by FOX-29 on October 25 for a segment about what health code violations mean and how they can be avoided. Quinlan served as the expert...
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October 1, 2012
Cheryl Portwood, PhD, and Jean MacFadyen, PhD, presented lectures on developments in geriatric nursing to audiences at the Saint Francis School of Health Sciences in Cameroon, Africa.
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October 1, 2012
Peggy Dolan, Executive Director of the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund, gave a presentation at the Friends Select School on October 25. Her talk, titled “The Other Side of Medicine: the emotional, physical, and financial turbulence of serious illness on patients and their families,” revealed just a few...
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October 1, 2012
At the end of the summer, the College entered into a partnership with Foulkeways at Gwynedd, a continuing care retirement community located in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania. 16 students from both the ACE and traditional four-year BSN programs offered assistance to Foulkeways residents while...
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October 1, 2012
Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an assistant professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, had an article published in Obesity. Dr. Nasser, along with Angelo Del Parigi, MD, who has a courtesy faculty appointment in the Department, published “Electroretinographic detection of human brain dopamine response to oral food stimulation.” The article is about...
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October 1, 2012
Nursing faculty members Cheryl Mele and Cindy Little, PhD, and Ellen Giarelli, PhD, each contributed chapters to a textbook, Genetics and Genomics for Nursing, that will be available in 2013.
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October 1, 2012
Jan Meiers, DPT, an associate clinical professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, was certified by the Geriatrics Section of the American Physical Association as a Certified Expert on Exercise in the Aging Adult (CEEAA). This certification...
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October 1, 2012
In September, Stephen Gambescia, PhD, traveled with Scott Gabriel Knowles, PhD, Director of the Great Works Symposium, and nine students who completed a course called “Perspectives on Disabilities” to the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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October 1, 2012
Obstructed labor is a leading cause of neonatal and maternal death in developing countries. Often the only way to save both mother and baby’s lives in cases of obstructed labor is to intervene surgically, though there are unfortunately far too few health professionals trained and capable of providing...
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October 1, 2012
Whether you’ve noticed the movie poster for Chariots of Fire in his office or you’ve seen him going on a run toward the Delaware River after work, you might already know that Steve Gambescia, PhD, has a pretty serious passion for running. His athletic career began at St. Joseph’s University, where he...
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October 1, 2012
H. Michael Dreher, PhD, an associate professor in the Graduate Nursing Division, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing on October 13 during the Academy’s 39th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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October 1, 2012
Lisa Chiarello, PhD, and Robert Palisano, ScD, of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences presented two research workshops at the 4th International Cerebral Palsy Conference in Pisa, Italy. Their presentations centered around a research platform...
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October 1, 2012
Adjunct Professor Becky Castellanos, DrNP, presented her dissertation at the Third Annual International Conference on Violence in the Healthcare Sector. The conference, which aims to raise awareness of the implications violence has on the healthcare sector, took place from October 24-26 in Vancouver, Canada.
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October 1, 2012
Sharon Byrne, DrNP, an assistant clinical professor in the Graduate Nursing Division and the Track Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, had her poster abstract displayed November 2 at The National Institute of Health’s 2012 Eliminating Health Disparities Summit in National Harbor, Maryland.
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October 1, 2012
Arts Therapies Department professor Joke Bradt, PhD, gave 2 presentations at the American Music Therapy Association's national annual conference in mid-October. This year’s conference theme was “Changing Winds: Innovation in Music Therapy.”
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October 1, 2012
Professors Jose Barcega and Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, have each been awarded a spot on the Top 100 Nursing Professors in 2012 List by BSNtoMSN.org. Professors Barcega and DiMaria-Ghalili were selected based upon the academic rankings of the College of Nursing and Health...
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October 15, 2012
“This program felt like a good fit and the faculty was very approachable. I think they do a good job at emphasizing taking what you learned in class and translating it to the clinical experience,” said Lauren Weaver, a member of the Physician Assistant Class of 2013...
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October 15, 2012
The Wilbur B. Oaks Physician Assistant Student Society was named for Dr. Oaks, an internal medicine PA who retired from the College’s PA Program faculty two years ago and was instrumental in starting the Program here in 1971. While the Student Society once focused much of its attention on planning fun social events for...
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October 15, 2012
“We were using Standardized Patients and simulation back in the mid-90s. Our students were required to complete Standardized Patient exercises before graduation. Back then, it was a way for us to evaluate what the students had learned. Now, though, we’re using it as an education tool in every single course,” said Nina Multak, Assistant Clinical Professor in the PA Department...
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October 15, 2012
Physician Assistant Week, which occurs every year between October 6 and 12, is dedicated to celebrating the Physician Assistant (PA) profession across the country. Started by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, PA Week is a tradition...
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October 15, 2012
Juanita A. Gardner, MPH, BS, PA-C, joined the PA Department faculty in May 2012. In her role, she facilitates small group learning, teaches in the classroom setting, conducts site visits, creates relationships with new clinical rotation sites in urban...
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October 15, 2012
Drexel’s Physician Assistant Program, which is known for its diversity, mission, community engagement, and outstanding curriculum, owes much of its success to a leader who never stops innovating. Patrick Auth, PhD, MS, PA-C, Associate Clinical Professor and Physician Assistant Department Chair, believes wholeheartedly...
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October 15, 2012
The Physician Assistant profession developed during the 1940s when United States military personnel returned from World War II with hands-on medical experience in the field but without a formal education or degree that would allow them to practice on civilians. The first PA curriculum was created by Eugene Stead...
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October 15, 2012
The mission of the PA Department at the College of Nursing and Health Professions is twofold: to educate Physician Assistants to work in medically underserved areas and to promote the PA profession.
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October 1, 2012
Halloween is just around the corner, and with it comes the opportunity to overindulge in sweet treats. The only thing scarier than the costumes and haunted houses is the amount of sugar we consume during the holiday and the weeks following.
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October 1, 2012
We live in a fast paced-world, characterized by ever-expanding and increasingly sophisticated technology. Today’s students have the ability to communicate instantly with one another, to access vast libraries and to store all of their communications in an electronic device no larger than the size of a small book.
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November 1, 2012
College of Nursing and Health Professions faculty members Maria Benedetto, DPT, Margery Lockard, PhD, and Carol Okupniak facilitated activities for local high school students enrolled in the College of Physicians’ Karabots Junior Fellows Program, a year-round intensive interdisciplinary program for students interested in pursuing careers in health care that was established by Nick and Athena Karabots of The Karabots Foundation.
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November 1, 2012
Stella Volpe, PhD, professor and Chair of the Nutrition Sciences Department, gave a talk at High Point University in North Carolina on November 12. Her former graduate student Kimberly Reich, PhD, who is now an assistant professor in Exercise Science at High Point, invited Volpe to be a part of...
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November 1, 2012
The Family Process Institute of The Family Process Journal, an independent organization that publishes research about families and systems, names several Writers Fellows each year. In 2012, Yajaira Curiel, MA, CFT, a Doctoral candidate in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, was named a Writers Fellow.
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November 1, 2012
College of Nursing and Health Professions students have the immense advantage of having access to the College’s state-of-the-art Simulation Lab during many of their courses. Faculty use the lab for both teaching opportunities and for student assessment. Interdisciplinary collaborations bring students...
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November 1, 2012
From October 22-26, seven 11th Street Family Health Services staff members attended Sanctuary training at the ANDRUS Center in Yonkers, New York. The Sanctuary Institute is a division of ANDRUS and the Sanctuary model was founded in the 1980s by Sandra Bloom, MD, a graduate of the Drexel School of Public Health.
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November 1, 2012
Professor Deanna Schaffer was appointed Chair of the BSN Co-op Program after an extensive search process. Effective immediately, Professor Schaffer will carry out the responsibilities of this role with the support of Paula Marques, the BSN Co-op Program Coordinator.
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November 1, 2012
On November 7, Stephanie Ross, Director of the Complementary and Integrative Therapy Program, presented a workshop to the University community titled “Stressed: To Be or Not to Be.” She showed the audience how to recognize stressors, eliminate unnecessary ones, and most importantly...
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November 1, 2012
Jennifer Quinlan, PhD’s lab recently published two of its manuscripts. “Identification of Cj1051c as a Major Determinant for the Restriction Barrier of Campylobacter jejuni Strain NCTC11168” was featured in Applied and Environmental Microbiology and...
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November 1, 2012
The Porch Light Initiative is a division of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program that partners with behavioral health agencies in three specific area codes in Philadelphia. 11th Street Family Health Services was invited to be a Porch Light partner for the Initiative’s third year.
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November 1, 2012
Maureen Davey, PhD, an associate professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, was appointed to the Editorial Board of the Contemporary Family Therapy Journal. This publication specializes in new practice, research, and theories that are useful in family therapy..
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November 1, 2012
On October 21, alumnus Thomas Marsilio was inducted into the Marian High School Hall of Fame. During his time at Marian, Marsilio was a member of both the football and basketball teams for four years, and served as a tri-captain in both sports during his senior year.
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November 1, 2012
Marlene Watson, PhD, an associate professor in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, was selected to be a member of the Board of Directors for The Family Process Journal. This organization cultivates and exchanges different research regarding the dynamics and structure of families by publishing a quarterly academic journal.
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November 1, 2012
The first week in November marks National Distance Learning Week, which celebrates and creates awareness for distance programs and faculty across the country. On November 8, Drexel University Online honored the accomplishments of faculty and staff...
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November 1, 2012
Donna Kaiser, PhD, professor and Director of Art Therapy Graduate Programs, kicked off a lecture series about interdisciplinary careers in the arts at Ursinus College on September 17. The date of her presentation corresponded...
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November 1, 2012
The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants editorial board announced that student Staci Hoops won their 25th Anniversary Challenge, for which she had to answer the question, “What will it be like to be a PA 25 years from now?”
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November 1, 2012
Ellen Giarelli, PhD’s book, Nursing of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Integrative Care across the Lifespan, was published by Springer in April 2012. An edited book with multiple chapter authors, it is designed to help nurses and other health care professionals integrate an understanding of...
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November 1, 2012
The Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), an event that is run by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics each year, took place at the Philadelphia Convention Center from October 6-9. FNCE draws thousands of Registered Dietitians, researchers, industry leaders, health care providers, and policy makers. This year, a number of College...
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November 1, 2012
On September 5, 2012, Ellen Feld, MD, of the Physician Assistant Department had her story, “Worries,” published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Her article recounts her personal encounter with grade II ductal carcinoma (breast cancer).
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November 1, 2012
Jane Fedorczyk, PhD, a clinical professor and Director of Post-Professional Clinical Programs in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Hand and Upper Limb Symposium at St. Joseph’s Health Care.
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November 1, 2012
On Saturday November 3, faculty, staff, and students from the College of Nursing and Health Professions hosted the annual Family Day on the Center City Campus. Students were invited to bring their parents, siblings, and other family members to learn more about opportunities and curricula.
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November 1, 2012
In August, MSN student Jacqueline Dombrowski, who hopes to specialize in anesthesia upon graduating in May 2013, presented a performance improvement project at the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists’ (AANA) annual conference in San Francisco. Her project focused specifically on...
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November 1, 2012
Online BSN student Deanne Wilk wrote a paper on Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome for Cindy Little, PhD’s Genetics in Nursing and Health class last spring. When Deanne mentioned the paper at work, a cardiology physician and Drexel alumnus asked...
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November 1, 2012
Nyree Dardarian, a Registered Dietitian and instructor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, was interviewed for a Women’s Health magazine article about drinking coffee. The article discusses...
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November 1, 2012
Liv Marie Leirvåg lived in Manayunk while she completed her Dance Movement Therapy degree at Drexel in 2001. She received an award because she was the first to write about dance/movement therapy and child neglect. A native of Bergen, Norway, Liv Marie...
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November 1, 2012
Christiana Awosan, a marriage and family therapist and doctoral candidate in the Couple and Family Therapy Department, received the prestigious John and Harriette McAdoo Award. Established by the Ethnic Minorities Section of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
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November 1, 2012
Robert Chapman, PhD, a clinical associate professor in the Behavioral Health Counseling Department, was interviewed for a CBS-3 news clip about Stephanie Bon Jovi’s heroin overdose. Stephanie, daughter of musician Jon Bon Jovi, was discovered in her Hamilton College dormitory room with...
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November 1, 2012
Shortly after Halloween, professor and Associate Director of the Behavioral Health Counseling Department Robert Chapman, PhD, held a screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula. In addition to recognizing the holiday by screening the scary movie, Chapman’s intentions also included...
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November 1, 2012
Adrian Banning, a clinical instructor in the Physician Assistant Program, was interviewed in the beginning of November for a NurseZone.com article. The article discussed the different educational programs and career opportunities available to military students in active duty as well as veterans after they have served.
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November 1, 2012
Last month, Argie Allen, PhD, was featured in a FOX-29 segment about infidelity. Here, she shares some of her expertise and explains who forgives whom more willingly, frequently, and why...
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June 30, 2012
Argie Allen, PhD, was interviewed on NBC's The TODAY Show May 10 in a segment about how parents can learn to avoid shouting when children are demanding their attention in undesirable ways.
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June 30, 2012
On June 20, the Behavioral Health Counseling department held its 10th Annual Alumni Dinner. Music by guest flutist Lisamarie McGrath welcomed alumni into the room as they reunited with their classmates and professors.
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June 1, 2012
"I always liked to go to art museums and read about artists' visions and struggles," said Dean Gloria Donnelly, who began exploring the watercolor medium six or seven years ago. After speaking with an artist who exhibited at a local gallery that she enjoyed visiting, Dean Donnelly made...
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June 1, 2012
In January, the College of Nursing and Health Professions implemented the Macy Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program (MULFP,) a program developed by tenured Associate Professor Roberta Waite, PhD, who additionally serves as the Assistant Dean of Academic Integration and Evaluation of Community Programs.
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June 1, 2012
In a lengthy article about changing degree requirements for nurses published on June 23, The New York Times features Jennifer Matton, who is working at Abington Hospital while pursuing her BSN at Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, saying “Its online RN to BSN program began in the late 1990s with a few dozen students and today has 650.
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June 1, 2012
“This is the perfect job for me. I absolutely love what I do“, said Kimberly Schaefer, Industry Solutions Practice Manager for Healthcare at AT&T. Schaefer’s career has followed an organic evolution, beginning in pharmaceutical sales where she quickly developed a passion...
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June 1, 2012
This month, Paul Clements, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Graduate Nursing, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Cumberland County Community College. It is the most prestigious and selective honor that the College awards its graduates; only thirty-seven alumni...
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January 24, 2012
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December 1, 2012
The Center for Integrated Nutrition and Performance, which is located in the Daskalakis Athletic Center, offers a weight management program for Drexel University faculty and staff that taps into the expertise of the University community to teach healthy lifestyle choices.
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December 1, 2012
Stella Volpe, PhD, Chair of the Nutrition Sciences Department, was interviewed by Men’s Fitness Magazine for a Q&A article about stomach bloating that men may experience during and after a workout.
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December 1, 2012
Stephanie Ross, an assistant clinical professor and the Director of the Complementary and Integrative Therapy Program, was invited to be a podium speaker at the Pennsylvania Hospital’s 9th Annual Nursing Conference on November 29.
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December 1, 2012
Nursing faculty from the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation and Practice (CICSP) spent the week of November 26, 2012 at The University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, which is the judicial capitol located in the heart of the country. Leland “Rocky” Rockstraw, PhD, Linda Wilson, PhD, Carol Okupniak, and John Cornele provided a simulation immersion certificate in healthcare simulation for a diverse group of midwives, nurses, clinical skills staff, managers, lecturers, simulation equipment suppliers, and technical staff who came from multiple South African universities as well as from the country of Botswana.
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December 1, 2012
Sheri Silfies, PhD, who is an associate professor and the Research Lab Coordinator for the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department, presented her current research on trunk neuromuscular control in low back pain on December 17 as a part of the Brotz Lecture Series in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University
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December 1, 2012
Patricia Shewokis, PhD, a professor in both the Nutrition Sciences and the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Departments, will be featured on the Discovery Channel on January 17.
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December 1, 2012
Margaret (Maggie) O’Neil, PhD was appointed to a newly formed American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) task force dedicated to exploring the role of physical therapists in prevention, wellness, fitness, and disease management.
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December 1, 2012
Tara Cooke is a student in the on-campus Bachelor’s in Nursing Program at the College and her mother, Susan Cooke, 51, is currently enrolled in Drexel Online’s MSN in Nursing Leadership Program. The Cooke family exemplifies an interesting trend in higher education: multigenerational learning among family members.
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December 1, 2012
Kymberlee Montgomery, DrNP, Assistant Clinical Professor and Nurse Practitioner MSN Department Chair, was invited to present at the United States-Russia Forum, “Bilateral Collaboration to Improve Women’s and Infants’ Health,” which took place in Moscow from May 21-23.
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December 1, 2012
The Drexel Graduate Student Association raised a total of $1,300 for The 11th Street Family Health Services Expansion Fund by hosting an Academic Casino night for Drexel’s graduate students.
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December 1, 2012
Ellen Giarelli, an associate professor in the Division of Graduate Nursing, gave a talk about genomics and autism at The Franklin Institute as a part of the Penn Genome Frontiers Institute’s Community Lectures and Events series: “Genomics and Autism Spectrum Disorders.”
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December 1, 2012
Drexel opened its Expressive and Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center, which provides both an open work area for inter-college collaboration and a place to showcase multi-disciplinary activities and projects. Located at the University City Science Center’s 3401 Market Street building, the ExCITe Center will demonstrate how the conversion of many technologies, such as humanoid robots, video games, and digital knitting machines, can encourage innovation across multiple fields.
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December 1, 2012
David Ebaugh, an assistant professor in the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department, gave a presentation titled, “Scapular Muscle Function” and ran a shoulder and elbow cadaver anatomy workshop at the 2012 Shoulder and Elbow Update in Philadelphia during mid November.
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December 1, 2012
In January 2013, Drexel will open a new office in Washington D.C. that will serve as an outreach and academic center for both the University’s campus programs and for Drexel Online.
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December 1, 2012
Veronica Carey, an assistant clinical professor and the Associate Director of the Saturday Scholars Program for the Behavioral Health Counseling Department, attended the World Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation’s (WAPR) conference, “Change Thinking, Change Practice, Change Services,” in Milan, Italy. There, she gave a presentation on the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner, or CPRP, credential.
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December 1, 2012
During the Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania’s 60th Anniversary Convention and Alumni Reunion in mid November, Dr. Gloria Donnelly, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, gave a keynote address titled, “The Many Facets of Nursing: Yesterday to Today.”
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December 1, 2012
On Friday, November 30, another Mural Arts Program Porch Light Initiative open studio day was held at 11th Street Health Family Health Services. There, members of the 11th Street community continued work on an art project that they had previously started, which involved outlining different herbal plants with medicinal value and health benefits onto tracing paper.
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December 1, 2012
Lori Tiberi, a 2002 alumnae of the College’s Master’s in Creative Arts Therapy Program, has long promoted patient recovery through drawing, painting, and other creative projects. Today, she works as a creative arts therapist at the Magee Rehabilitation Center in the Jefferson Health System
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December 1, 2012
Recent graduate Amber Hazan, BSN, RN, who now works at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, collaborated with co-worker Mary Markov, MEd, RN, to write an article for the Technology section of The Journal of Pediatric Nursing.
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December 1, 2012
On the evening of December 6, alumni of the College of Nursing and Health Professions gathered in a cozy space above Tir na Nog Irish Bar and Grill in the Phoenix building for the College’s Alumni Holiday Party.
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August 1, 2012
Danielle Matthews, Nutrition and Food Sciences ‘13, is completing a co-op at 11th Street Family Health Services in the role of Health Education Outreach Program Assistant. Danielle, of Williamsville, New York, plans to become a Registered Dietitian and earn a master’s degree.
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August 1, 2012
11th Street hosts members of the Teens 4 Good Program for two weeks at a time, providing opportunities to work in the urban garden and to take part in nutrition and cooking classes. One day, the high school students learned how to cook a healthier version...
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August 1, 2012
Four Family Nurse Practitioner students from the College had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Haiti with ESF on a medical mission trip in late June. During their weeklong stay, FNP students Debbie Pestrak, Karen Riley, Colleen Silk and Nicole Waetzman delivered acute...
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August 1, 2012
“The Mixed Method International Conference held annually in England is unlike any other research conference I have attended in that the atmosphere is one of creativity that welcomes innovative thinking in research. That type of atmosphere, creativity and energy is what attracted...
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August 1, 2012
On July 6, a group of eight Doctorate of Physical Therapy students performed in a dance concert fundraiser called “We Dance for Research” in the Geary Auditorium of the New College Building.
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August 1, 2012
On July 25, Dean Donnelly and Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, each received letters from the New Jersey State Nurses Association Institute for Nursing, notifying them that Dr. Rundio will be honored for his extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession at the organization’s upcoming Diva and Don Gala on the evening of October 24, 2012.
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August 1, 2012
“I love this community so much. Before I came here I never thought it could be that deep,” Rebecca Shasanmi shared with us during an intimate conversation about the time she has spent as the Health Promotion and Outreach Associate at 11th Street Family Health Services.
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August 1, 2012
The Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy was established in 1963 by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and recognizes individuals in the field who conduct outstanding clinical or educational research, publish frequent scientific studies...
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August 1, 2012
Ryan McDevitt, Physical Therapy ’13, co-authored an article titled “Return to Play Considerations Following ACL Reconstruction.” The article was published in ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine news magazine. McDevitt wrote the article while participating...
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August 1, 2012
Argie Allen, PhD, began making appearances on television as soon as she graduated from college. On local Philadelphia TV station WYBE, Allen interviewed politicians, families and people with substance addictions; an experience that ignited Allen’s interest in being televised. She said, “I realized that I could take my passion for helping people clinically to TV and radio and have a larger impact.”
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August 1, 2012
On June 7, 11th Street staff welcomed John Kirby to their team in the role of Fitness Trainer. John comes to 11th Street from another health center and has experience in both case management and working with patients who have chronic illnesses.
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August 1, 2012
This month we had the pleasure of talking to Jessica, an 18 year-old 11th Street community member with a major passion for food in all of its stages, from earth to table.
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August 1, 2012
Jasmine Doshi, Behavioral Health Counseling ‘12, has received both the Ian L. Alexander Outstanding Commuter Student Award and the Distinguished Undergraduate Tutor Award.
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August 1, 2012
Erin M. Harvey, an incoming student in Drexel’s ACE program this coming fall quarter, was awarded the “A Nurse I Am” scholarship by Cherokee Uniforms. To apply for the scholarship, applicants were asked to watch a video and answer related questions in an essay. Erin was one of 10 finalists chosen...
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August 1, 2012
On October 9, Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, will be speaking with Dr. Jane White at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. During her presentation, “RD/RN Teams: A Collaborative Approach to...
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August 1, 2012
The Integrated Nutrition Sciences Research Laboratory at 3711 Market Street, Directed by Stella L. Volpe, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences, has been busy lately with the the addition of new equipment.
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August 1, 2012
Joke Bradt, PhD, has received a National Institute of Nursing Research grant for her study entitled “The Effects of Vocal Music Therapy on Core Outcomes in Chronic Pain Management.”
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August 1, 2012
Books and Bagels is a new event that will be held every month for graduate students to discuss and appreciate current research across the disciplines. The most recent installment took place on July 27 at noon in the Center City Campus’ Bellet Building.
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August 1, 2012
Each June, the American Physical Therapy Association tallies its student members as a part of the ‘Reach100’ nationwide challenge to encourage student membership and participation. Institutions with 80-100% APTA membership are honored with tiered awards...
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August 1, 2012
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica [Fam. Urticaceae]) is a perennial herb native to Europe, and is characterized by square stems, lance-shaped leaves with serrated margins, and clusters of small green floral structures. All parts of the plant bristle with stinging hairs.
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August 23, 2012
Each June, the American Physical Therapy Association tallies its student members as a part of the ‘Reach100’ nationwide challenge to encourage student membership and participation. Institutions with 80-100% APTA membership are honored with tiered...
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August 1, 2012
On July 11, the College of Nursing and Health Professions hosted a reception for alumni and friends at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa in Savannah, Georgia. The event took place in conjunction with the American Art Therapy Association’s 43rd Annual Conference...
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September 29, 2010
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September 22, 2010
Congratulations to the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner & Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Tracks’ Faculty and Students on their 100% Pass Rate for the 2009-2010 year!
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September 22, 2010
The Drexel Undergraduate Nursing Division is the largest private undergraduate nursing program in the state and has a strong commitment to giving individualized attention to each student.
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October 30, 2010
Ruth Henriquez, Leah Noble, Latoya Jackson, and Kionna Wright, four junior level students in the co-op nursing program, received scholarship awards from Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc, Theta Chapter.
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October 27, 2010
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October 23, 2010
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October 22, 2010
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October 22, 2010
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October 20, 2010
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November 17, 2010
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May 6, 2010
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May 1, 2010
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May 20, 2010
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May 30, 2010
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June 10, 2010
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July 15, 2010
Members of CNHP participated in the Wear Your Sneakers to Work Day on June 18th and walked from 15th and Race to Drexel Park (31st and Powelton).
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December 8, 2010
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December 8, 2010
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December 6, 2010
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December 15, 2010
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December 13, 2010
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December 1, 2010
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August 9, 2010
Drexel University’s inaugural “Certificate in Simulation” course is being presented to the public on August 9-13 by the College of Nursing & Health Professions (CNHP) Center for Interdisciplinary Simulation & Practice (CICSP) in collaboration with CNHP Continuing Education.
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