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In the Media

Here's Why You Should Never Wash Chicken Before Cooking It

May 16, 2019

Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 16 Reader's Digest article about the dangers of washing raw chicken.

We Talked to a Philly Sports Dietitian to Find Out How Runners Should Eat

May 13, 2019

An interview with Kellsey Frank, assistant director of the Center for Nutrition and Performance in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in a May 13 Philadelphia magazine story about how runners should eat.

Should You Wash Your Chicken?

May 3, 2019

Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 3 Mother Nature Network story about the dangers of washing raw chicken.

'Don't Wash Your Raw Chicken': CDC Warning Sparks Online Debate

May 2, 2019

A 2013 study by Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, about the dangers of washing chicken before cooking was mentioned in a May 2 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) article about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently tweeting the warning to not wash raw chicken. The story was published by multiple NBC affiliates across the country.

Sponges Left in Sinks Become Fecal Germ Bombs, Science Says

April 30, 2019

An April 30 USA Today story that quoted Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, about kitchen sponges being "germ bombs" and tips to reduce bacteria and germ exposure, was picked up by a variety of media outlets including the Courier Post, MSN Health, Florida Today, Arizona Republic and Indianapolis Star.

Sponges Left In Sinks Become Fecal Germ Bombs

April 30, 2019

Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in an April 30 USA Today story about kitchen sponges being "germ bombs" and tips to reduce bacteria and germ exposure.

Rising Hunger Among the Elderly Could Mean Higher Rates of Malnutrition

April 16, 2019

RoseAnn DiMaria-Ghalili, PhD, assistant dean for Interprofessional and Collaborative Research in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an April 8 Philadelphia Inquirer story about rising rates of hunger and malnutrition in the elderly population in Philadelphia and throughout the country.

10 Ways an Obamacare Repeal Would Affect PA., N.J.

March 27, 2019

A March 27 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the ways an Affordable Care Act repeal would effect Pennsylvania and New Jersey mentioned Nyree Dardarian, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, and her 30-day McDonald's diet because, under the ACA, chain restaurants are required to post the number of calories in their menu items.