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In the Media

New Therapies Help Patients With Dementia Cope With Depression

December 8, 2019

Laura Gitlin, PhD, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Dec. 8 New York Times story about therapies to help patients with dementia cope with depression, including the Tailored Activity Program created by Gitlin and her colleagues.

Is Soup the New Salad?

December 2, 2019

Nyree Dardarian, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in a Dec. 2 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) broadcast about soup being a lower calorie, healthy option over salads while eating out.

Culinology Currents, November 20, 2019

November 21, 2019

Rosemary Trout, director of the Food and Hospitality Management department in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was mentioned in a Nov. 20 Culinology post announcing the recently elected Board of Directors for the Research Chefs Association.

Organic Chicken Is Half As Likely to Be Contaminated With Salmonella

November 21, 2019

A Nov. 21 Runner's World article quoting Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, about ways to avoid Salmonella contamination with poultry was picked up Nov. 27 by Bicycling magazine.

6 Ways to Boost Your Health in 60 Seconds or Less

November 18, 2019

Art therapy research from the College of Nursing and Health Professions, on the stress-lowering benefits of art making, was mentioned in a Nov. 18 Woman's World post about health-boosting activities that take 60 seconds or less.

Art Therapy Using Virtual Reality

November 15, 2019

Girija Kaimal, EdD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Nov. 15 Medgadget article about her recent study on using virtual reality as an expressive tool in creative arts therapies.

Art Therapy is Finally Being Taken Seriously as a Tool For Boosting Health

November 12, 2019

Girija Kaimal, EdD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Nov. 12 Inverse article about a recently published World Health Organization report that art can be therapeutic, lending international credibility to an already established field.

Evidence Based Interventions for Dementia Care pt. 1

November 11, 2019

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in the Nov. 11 episode of How to OT podcast about the role occupational therapy can play in dementia care.