How to Undo Systemic Racism in Higher Education Faculty Hiring
January 20, 2023
Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Veronica Carey, PhD welcomed Marybeth Gasman, PhD, author and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair and a distinguished professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University, for an open dialogue about systemic racism in higher education with regard to hiring and retaining faculty of color.
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CNHP Graduation Highlights and Awards
June 21, 2022
On June 9, 2022, the College of Nursing and Health Professions held their college graduation ceremony at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts before the University's commencement ceremony at Citizen's Bank Park. Speakers and award winners are highlighted.
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Drexel Health Sciences Building Updates
April 08, 2022
The ground has been broken on the Drexel Academic Tower, the new home for the College of Nursing and Health Professions in the University City Campus. Periodic updates, photos and video will be posted so you can feel part of the project.
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Longevity at Drexel Recognized Annually
January 07, 2022
Every year Drexel recognizes faculty and professional staff for their years of service to the university. The people who have dedicated so much of their professional lives to the education of future leaders are the backbone of the university.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 19, 2021
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we reflect on our mission for health equity and social justice and how we respond to the healthcare needs of transgender individuals.
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What is the Macy Program?
March 15, 2021
The Macy Undergraduate Leadership Fellows program provides students at Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dornsife School of Public Health an opportunity to exponentially boost their leadership potential and learn how to collaborate with and work on interprofessional teams.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020
November 20, 2020
November 20 is observed as Transgender Day of Remembrance around the nation. Board of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Shell Myers shares why a day like this so incredibly important and necessary.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May 12, 2020
This May we are in the middle of a pandemic. People are struggling with a number of physical and mental health challenges as a result of COVID-19's unpredictability and the way it's completely changed lives. Let's call upon Mental Health Awareness Month to remind us to make our mental health a priority.
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Tending to Students' Mental Health
April 10, 2020
Faculty from Counseling and Family Therapy organized and recorded a 30-minute Zoom check-in for students about mental health. They provided excellent resources and tips for handling our new situation.
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The Danger of White Innocence Lecture by George Yancy, PhD Starts New Conversations
March 11, 2020
At least 220 students came to hear George Yancy, PhD, speak at the Distinguished Presenters Series launched last year by the College of Nursing and Health Profession's Board of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. His lecture was entitled "The Danger of White Innocence," and sparked interest in continuing the conversation about many of the topics he raised.
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CNHP Clinical Practices Round-up
January 16, 2018
Ever wonder about CNHP’s practices? Where are they? Who they serve? What services are available at these practices? Read the Round-up to get an overview, then read all the individual articles posted highlighting the people who make these places run.
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Rundiogram
January 15, 2018
This is a monthly column highlighting the accomplishments of the faculty and students. It started as a column just for nursing, but we're expanding and renaming it. In the next issue of Off the Charts, look for "R & B Notes" by Al Rundio, PhD who continues to talk up nursing and Stephanie Brooks, PhD who will highlight health professions.
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Mother Baby Connection
January 12, 2018
Postpartum depression, anxiety and other psychiatric symptoms transcend race, culture and socioeconomic status and affects one in ten women. CNHP’s Bobbie Posmontier, PhD and Pamela Geller, PhD developed a unique and successful way of helping new moms.
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News at 11
January 11, 2018
For 19 years, the nurse-led Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services has been touting a message of an integrative approach to health. Its people, patients, staff, and neighbors alike, benefit from such a great center.
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Future Leader of Community Health
January 10, 2018
If there is a perfect place for John Kirby, Jr. to work, it is the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Center and the perfect job for him is the one he currently has as the director of community health and wellness at 11th Street.
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Student Powered Community Wellness: Meet Our Team
January 10, 2018
Meet the students who greet everyone coming through the door at the Community Wellness HUB with a bright and cheerful smile. From diverse backgrounds and institutions, these men and women chose the HUB for different reasons, but all share a desire to serve.
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Dr. Erica Wilkins: Behavioral Health Counseling
January 09, 2018
With a wealth of experience, Erica Wilkins, PhD is bringing healing into the community—the Community Wellness HUB. Neighbors from the Mantua and Powelton Village area have access to her knowledge through counseling and family therapy.
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Community Wellness Services at the HUB
January 09, 2018
It took over a year to gather information from residents of Mantua and Powelton Village before the Community Wellness HUB opened its doors. Looking at health concerns, Loretta Jemmott, PhD and her team created seven key areas for services.
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IPER Roles and Responsibilities
January 09, 2018
IPER's Brown Bag Lunch Series is off to a great start. New collaborative working groups are forming, ideas are being exchanged and faculty and students are getting excited about what learning outcomes will result from this series and work. Read the story to see how you can get involved.
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Power Over Pain
November 30, 2017
The number of Americans affected by chronic pain and the annual cost to treat it is staggering. Add to it the poor outcomes and it is clear that we are facing one of the most challenging health issues to address. A new approach is needed and Sarah Wenger, PT, DPT is working on just that.
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IPER Mindfulness Workshop Recap
November 29, 2017
Mindfulness is a hot topic. That's easy enough to see from the more than 55 students from multiple disciplines who came to "Mindfulness: for Clinical Practice and for Life" in early October. A workshop given by faculty in physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences and creative arts therapies, students experienced the science and the creative part of mindfulness.
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IPER Brown Bag Lunch Series
November 29, 2017
IPER's Brown Bag Lunch Series is off to a great start. New collaborative working groups are forming, ideas are being exchanged and faculty and students are getting excited about what learning outcomes will result from this series and work. Read the story to see how you can get involved.
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The Opiate Epidemic: Keeping a finger on the pulse
August 07, 2017
For clinical professor Angela Colistra, PhD, getting the most up-to-date information about this 21st century epidemic includes talking to those on the front lines including addicts. Her hope is to improve training and moving clients to recovery.
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Inclusive and Welcoming Mental Health Support
August 06, 2017
Christian Jordal, PhD, director of the Master of Family Therapy program and assistant clinical professor and Anthony Pennant, LMFT, adjunct professor and CNHP alumnus are training students to be culturally competent and socially just clinicians.
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Commencement Activities and Celebrations
July 05, 2017
Academic excellence and hopes for the future were celebrated and shared at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts at CNHP’s commencement exercises. Graduates received sage advice and life’s lessons from two student commencement speakers and the incoming CEO of BAYADA Home Health Care on June 12.
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With Graditude for Your Service: 2017 Retirements
June 03, 2017
No matter how long an individual has been at the College of Nursing and Health Professions, be it faculty or staff, his or her contributions to the success of educating our students and changing the delivery of healthcare will be recognized for years to come.
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On a Mission
May 01, 2017
Very few individuals can gather enough experience before going to college to be absolutely sure of their chosen major, especially when following the traditional path of starting the fall after high school graduation. Health Services Administration senior, Toni Ross, is one of the few who can say that her experiences before coming to Drexel undeniably revealed the path she wanted to pursue. But Toni Ross is anything but traditional...
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Students Secure Spring-Summer Co-ops
February 15, 2016
In less than two months, another round of co-operative education students will embark on their six- month-long professional journeys focused on sampling careers in the health professions and nursing. For some, this will be their first go-round. For others, this could be another step toward landing a job post-graduation.
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Before and After Clinical: Two PA Students Share their Perspectives
August 27, 2015
The primary goal of Drexel’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program is to develop graduates who are competent, caring physician assistants, possessing the skills of life-long learning needed to incorporate new knowledge and methods into their practices and to adapt to a changing medical environment.
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Sampling Careers at Summer Institute
July 30, 2015
If you were given a week to sample a desired major and connect with professionals in your field, all before coming to college, would you take it? The high school students who attended Drexel’s Exploration in Mental Health Careers hosted by the Behavioral Health Counseling Department certainly did. From June 22 – 26 and July 6 – 10 nearly 30 students made the journey to Drexel to get the inside scoop on all things mental health, and their experiences couldn’t have been more positive.
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Robert Chapman, PhD, to Retire
June 25, 2015
Since joining the Behavioral Health Counseling Department in 2006, Robert Chapman, PhD has endeared himself to students and to faculty throughout the College and University with his thought-provoking lectures...
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Behavioral Health Counseling Colloquium
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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Join Us for Creating Integrated Healthcare for People with ASD
October 15, 2014
Creating Integrated Healthcare for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder. That’s the title of the one-day conference scheduled to take place on November 8, 2014 in Behrakis Grand Hall on Drexel’s University City Main Campus. The conference, complete with invitational speakers and networking opportunities, will explore...
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Colloquium Addresses Collegiate Alcohol Use
July 14, 2014
The College’s Behavioral Health Counseling Program presented its second colloquium in late May, this time focusing on collegiate alcohol use. Robert Chapman, an associate clinical professor and the Associate Director of the Behavioral Health Counseling Department, delivered an informative and entertaining talk for attendees in the Geary Auditorium of the New College Building.
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College Provides Free Screenings for Veterans
July 14, 2014
The Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions was asked to provide Philadelphia’s veterans with an array of health screenings during the second annual City of Philadelphia City Council President’s Veteran’s Fair on May 21.
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Students Witness Life in a Prison’s Psychiatric Inpatient Facility
March 20, 2014
Students from the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program (PMHNP) at the College of Nursing and Health Professions were invited to tour the Philadelphia Prison System on February 18 during their On Campus Intensive (OCI) days. MHM Services, Inc., one of the largest mental health providers to jails and prisons throughout eleven states nationwide, has agreed to provide Drexel’s PMHNP students opportunities to complete clinical hours and experiences within their system...
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6 Ways to Moderate Consumption if You Choose to Drink
February 28, 2014
It’s not news that some college students choose to drink alcohol. That some of these drinkers actually choose to, or unintentionally, become intoxicated while drinking and experience an array of consequences is likewise no secret.
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Fellowship Allows Posmontier to Bring Therapy for Postpartum Depression to Israel
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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Sabella and Posmontier Author Chapters in Psychopharmacology Book for Nurses Edited by Student Laura Leahy
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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Stephanie Ross Presents “Stressed: To Be or Not To Be”
November 01, 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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Chapman Ties Dracula Film to Addictions Counseling
November 01, 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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Evidence of Success
September 01, 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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Carey: At the Forefront of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Training
September 01, 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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Summer Program Influences High School Students to Join BHC
September 01, 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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Alumna Laura Salciunas ‘12 is on the Fast Track
September 01, 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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A Longstanding Alumni Tradition
September 01, 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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