PI Jonathan Deutsch Receives EPA Grant
April 20, 2023
Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in Culinary Arts and Food Science and the director of the Drexel Food Lab, is the PI on a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. His research, along with co-Is, Brandy-Joe Milliron, PhD, associate professor in Nutrition Sciences, and Roni Neff, PhD, an associate professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, will look for innovative solutions to reduce household food waste, specifically through prevention.
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Gitlin Delivers Drexel FIRST Seminar
November 22, 2022
Dean Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, gave a talk as part of the Health Equity Seminar series as part of the Drexel FIRST (Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation) program. “Beat the Blues” is a community-academic partnership with Center in the Park, a senior center located in Germantown, PA.
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Co-Investigators From CNHP and School of Public Health receive $14.4M NIH Award for Health Disparities Research
October 14, 2021
New NIH grant awarded to Drexel University co-principal investigators, Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, and Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, to hire, retain and support 10 new faculty members with a long-term goal to transform university research policies, procedures and culture and create a sustained pipeline of outstanding, diverse faculty who are well-positioned to be successfully promoted and substantively contribute to health disparities research with significant impact on individual and population health outcomes.
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Teng recognized with Philly Hero Award
April 13, 2021
Teng is an assistant clinical professor in undergraduate nursing at Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions. She is the course chair for Population Health Concepts and has taught Relationship Based Care and Pharmacology I.
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PhD alumnus better prepared for teaching through COVID
August 27, 2020
Mohammed Alghamdi took on the role of physical therapy department chair nine months ago after receiving his PhD in Pediatric Physical Therapy in 2019. At the time, he likely didn't realize how his education from CNHP got him ready to lead during a pandemic.
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CNHP Faculty Among Rapid Response Grant Recipients
April 30, 2020
Drexel University's Rapid Response Research & Development Fund was designated for urgent action, short-term projects focused on COVID-19-related health and health-related research and development. Two CNHP faculty members were awarded grants to advance research and provide more PPE for our frontline heroes.
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Cell2Society Aging Research
September 20, 2019
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, RN, CNSC, FASPEN, FAAN, FGSA, an assistant dean for Interprofessional and Collaborative Research and professor of Nursing and Nutrition Sciences and principal investigator, and interdisciplinary collaborators have been awarded a $250,000 grant from Drexel University.
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New Project Funded
February 11, 2019
Brandy-Joe Milliron, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, receives funding for interprofessional cancer research study.
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2018 Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, MD Sex and Gender Research Forum
February 20, 2018
CNHP’s researchers will be presenting their research at Drexel’s 2018 Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, MD, Sex and Gender Research Forum, which will be held March 8, 2018. Our College will have an impressive showing of our research at this University-wide research forum. The abstracts were peer-reviewed and nine were accepted for presentations.
CNHP and DABDEI are co-sponsors of this event.
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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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Margaret Finley Wins Career Development Award
November 30, 2017
After winning an award from Drexel for career development, Margaret Finley, PT, PhD received a grant from the Department of Defense to discover a biopsychosocial prospective surveillance model for development of shoulder pain following spinal cord injury.
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Rundiogram
October 23, 2017
This is a monthly column highlighting the accomplishments of the nursing faculty and students. This month, we congratulate the induction of new Fellows in the Academy of Nursing and a research grant awarded to an undergraduate co-op student.
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Two Unique Peas in the CNHP Pod
September 20, 2017
From an intensive study abroad research project to student ambassador to EMT, accelerated health sciences students Lauren Certo and Valerie Iovine are taking opportunities no other place than Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions would afford them.
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New Dean Announced
August 10, 2017
The College of Nursing and Health Professions appoints Laura N. Gitlin, PhD as its new Dean. She will help keep CNHP's place at the forefront of innovative health care education and research and be the perfect custodian of CNHP’s interprofessional practice, education and research initiative (IPER).
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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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A Message from the Interim Dean
July 05, 2017
Congratulations to all our College of Nursing and Health Professions graduates! The achievements of all of our graduates is a testament to their hard work and dedication to compassionate care as well as the outstanding preparation and guidance our esteemed faculty provided.
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For the Good of All
July 05, 2017
This assistant professor shares how her love of nature and her desire to save the world initiated a journey that’s taken her around the globe to calm fears around anything green while helping reintroduce the sacredness of feeding oneself.
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Learning the Nitty-Gritty of Muscle and Nutrition
July 05, 2017
Rachel Kelley knew nutrition was the path she wanted to take and we are lucky she found her way to Drexel for graduate work. She benefitted from the interprofessional learning and CNHP’s connections in Philadelphia to fine tune her area of interest.
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Music Demonstrated to Alleviate Cancer Patients' Symptoms
September 22, 2016
We’ve all heard of laughter being the best medicine, but what about music?
A systematic review published by the Cochrane Library found that there is significant evidence that music interventions help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue in cancer patients, while also boosting their quality of life.
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Co-ops Take Second at Research Day
May 26, 2016
Three nursing students take second place at CHOP Research Day for their research project in implementing simulation into the unlicensed assistive personnel orientation
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Disability In The Workplace
March 15, 2016
Though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all places of employment to provide equal access and reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities, there are still many barriers to employment that may stand between a deserving individual with a disability and their full career potential.
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Healthy or Habit Forming
January 19, 2016
A daily dose of exercise is a key component of a healthy lifestyle, but when a flare for fitness becomes a compulsion the mental and physical side effects can easily become unhealthy.
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Fulbright Scholar Hopes to Expand Art Therapy
September 22, 2015
After spending 10 years abroad in Russia, Israel and Denmark, Minh-Anh Nguyen, PhD, has finally landed in the Creative Arts Therapy Department to work on his research as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar. His pursuit of scholarship and desire to bring creative arts therapies to his native Vietnam are the driving forces behind his tenure at Drexel.
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Grammy Grant Funds Music and Brain Study
April 16, 2015
When most people think about the Grammys they envision music's elite gathering to celebrate a year of achievements. For Joke Bradt, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies and certified music therapist, that vision includes music therapies and brain imaging.
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University, Inc.
April 16, 2015
Drexel is one of just a handful of universities endowed by the Coulter Foundation to help academic researchers bring their health-care discoveries to market — much the way an angel investor helps entrepreneurs.
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Q&A with Victoria Scotti
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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Loretta Sweet Jemmott Joins Drexel
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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Girija Kaimal Consults on Therapeutic Art Program in Malawi
December 16, 2014
Girija Kaimal, PhD, was in Malawi, Africa in September 2014 as a research and evaluation consultant to Save the Children in their study of the outcomes of a project called Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART). The research project involved baseline assessments of over 800 children from approximately 60 preschools...
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Fulbright Scholar Studies Impact of Creative Arts Therapies on ASD
October 15, 2014
Liesbet Manders is a PhD candidate in the Creative Arts Therapies Department at the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2013 for her research proposal, which later took her to Heidelberg, Germany to investigate whether participants...
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Ellen Giarelli Changes Healthcare for Patients with ASD
October 15, 2014
Ellen Giarelli, an associate professor in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Department at the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, is an expert in strategies for public health surveillance of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and through her work has...
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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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Gioia Chilton Wins Research Award
September 25, 2014
Gioia Chilton, PhD, the first graduate of the College’s new PhD in Creative Arts Therapies Program, has been selected as a recipient of the E. Paul Torrance Graduate Student Research Award for 2014.
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Q&A with Fulbright Scholar Lauren Pitts
September 25, 2014
Lauren Pitts, MS Couple and Family Therapy ’13, EdD ’17, will be traveling to Barbados to study the impact of father-daughter communication on adolescent daughters’ sexual decision-making.
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Jennifer Nasser Awarded Seed Funding and Grant
July 14, 2014
Jennifer Nasser, an associate professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, has been awarded seed funding for her research from the Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) at Drexel University, which announced the first round of awardees after the organization received 35 competitive applications.
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Research Spotlight: Core Stability and Shoulder Injury
July 14, 2014
Faculty and doctoral students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Department of Health Sciences have embarked on a research study looking at possible associations between athletes’ core stability and shoulder injuries.
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Seminar Explores Teen Obesity
June 10, 2014
The Nutrition Sciences Department at the College of Nursing and Health Professions has initiated a monthly seminar series. In the spring, the department invited Katherine W. Bauer, PhD, an assistant professor of public health at Temple University and a member of the Temple Center for Obesity Research and Education, to present to students...
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Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili Receives Co-op Grant
June 10, 2014
The Office of the Provost and the Steinbright Career Development Center of Drexel University have granted $7,250 in research co-op funding to Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili for the upcoming fall/winter co-op cycle.
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Tell Me About Your Mother
June 09, 2014
Her presentation, titled “Tell Me About Your Mother: The Power of a Simple Question to Reveal a Patient’s Voice Through a Family Discussion,” focused on the use of open-ended questions to help families identify patients’ wishes...
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College to Host Autism Conference
April 22, 2014
Ellen Giarelli, EdD, and Kathleen Fisher, PhD, from the College of Nursing and Health Professions and Jennifer Plumb, DSW/LSW, PhD, from the University’s AJ Drexel Autism Center were awarded conference grant funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality NIH/AHRQ.
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The Brain on Broccoli: Jennifer Nasser Shows Rachael Ray
April 22, 2014
Rachael Ray, a well-known television personality and celebrity chef recently invited Jennifer Nasser, PhD, an associate professor of Nutrition Sciences at the College of Nursing and Health Professions to join her on set to explain human brain responses to certain foods.
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Research Spotlight: Encouraging Preliminary Data Using Music Therapy for Chronic Pain
March 20, 2014
Millions of people suffer from chronic pain every year and, consequently, millions of people feel estranged from their social life, family, and physical body. “The body becomes the enemy so you try to get rid of the pain and almost get rid of your body,” associate professor in the creative arts therapies Joke Bradt, PhD, said. “People with chronic pain often see personal relationships destroyed because of their pain. The pain breaks down communication and leads to many misunderstandings and frustration. People often end up feeling lonely and isolated.”
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Teen Suicide Expert Guy Diamond Joins the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions
March 20, 2014
Guy Diamond, PhD, joined the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Couple and Family Therapy Department as a full-time permanent faculty member at the start of the new year after serving in a visiting professor role during 2013. A renowned expert in adolescent suicide screening and depression treatment, he joins us at the pinnacle of a career filled with important publications, accolades, groundbreaking research, and an outstanding grant funding history.
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Pilot Study Aims to Stop Teen Tobacco Dependence
February 28, 2014
There are approximately 3.1 million adolescents who smoke. The problem is that the human brain does not fully develop until people reach their mid-20’s, and so tobacco use is especially harmful to adolescents. Furthermore, almost 90% of adult smokers started when they were teenagers, explained Suzan Blacher, an assistant professor in the online RN-BSN Program at the College of Nursing and Health Professions.
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Research Spotlight: The Gait Lab
February 28, 2014
Tucked away on the second floor of the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Three Parkway facilities is the newly developed Gait Lab of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences.
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Research Spotlight: Palisano Pioneers Essential Research on Cerebral Palsy
December 02, 2013
Cerebral palsy, a term that encompasses a group of motor conditions, movement disorders, and muscle tone or posture disorders, affects almost 800,000 Americans. Robert Palisano, PT, a distinguished professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions’ Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been researching cerebral palsy in children and adolescents for the past twenty years...
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Nix the Rinse: Why Washing Your Chicken is Hazardous to Your Health
August 29, 2013
Do you have raw chicken sitting in your refrigerator at home right now? If the answer to that question is yes, “you should assume that you have either Salmonella or Campylobacter bacteria on it, if not both,” Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the Nutrition Sciences Department, explains.
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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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