Scholars Share: October 2018
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) and the Graduate College welcome the Drexel community to join us for our next Scholars Share: Conversations on Graduate Research to hear from current graduate students about their research endeavors and a faculty moderator who will facilitate questions and discussion from the audience. Lunch is provided to attendees.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
12:00 - 1:00PM
Three Parkway Building, Room 601A (6th Floor)
1601 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Take the free Drexel shuttle (Dragon Route) from University City Campus to Center City Campus! Just show your DragonCard ID!
View the Recording [Zoom]
Featured Speakers:
Lisa Lanza, MPH, RD, LDN, CLC
PhD Program in Nutrition Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Brain Reward Regions Activation in Response to Food and Food Cues
About Lisa: Lisa Lanza is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian in Pennsylvania. She is originally from Honduras, but completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Dietetics at Mercyhurst University in 2008. She worked as a Nutrition Professional and Office Manager at the Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children managed by N.O.R.T.H. Inc. in Philadelphia for almost 4 years. After that, she worked at a randomized controlled trial at New York University as a Nutritionist/Dietitian for 4 years. Here, she conducted nutrition education family groups as well as provided lactation counseling. She completed her Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Nutrition and Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health at the City University of New York, Hunter College in 2016. Currently, she’s pursuing her PhD in Nutrition Science at Drexel University with a focus on brain neurocorrelates, appetite and obesity pathophysiology.
Description: Lisa will be presenting on her preliminary studies involving functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and food consumption. Her dissertation involves brain activation in response to food and food cues in postpartum non-depressed women, postpartum depressed women and nulligravida women. Although she is not yet conducting her study, she will discuss her primary aims, background information, current issues and significant based on her hypotheses.
Ming Yuan Low, MA, MT-BC
PhD Program in Creative Arts Therapies
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Reconsidering "Dis"ability: How Autism Impacts Caregiver and Care-Receiver Relationships
About Ming Yuan: Ming Yuan's research interests include the efficacy of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy method, neurodiversity, and Asian music therapists’ experiences in America. He is currently working on his dissertation - to collaborate with autistic stakeholders – autistic clients as well as autistic music therapists to identify change processes and benefits of music therapy valued by the autism community. Ming Yuan has presented on music therapy, autism, and arts-based research in various platforms around the US, Malaysia, and at the World Congress of Music Therapy in Japan.
Description: Ming Yuan will share how a duoethnographic and arts-based research study of the lives of several dyads revealed the intricacies of caregiver and care-receiver relationships, when the care-receiver identifies as living with autism. The results of this research challenges us to reconsider what is disability, who is disabled, and who takes care of whom in these unique relationships.
Rose DeLuccia, MS, RD, LDN
PhD Program in Nutrition Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions
The Effect of Vitamin D and Magnesium on Glycemic Control
About Rose: Rose is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian in Pennsylvania. Rose attended the University of Delaware and graduated in 2014 with her bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, minoring in Biology. She then went on to complete her Dietetic Internship at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and became a registered dietitian in 2015. After finishing her dietetic internship, Rose returned to the University of Delaware to complete her master’s degree in Human Nutrition in 2017. Rose is currently a 2nd year doctoral student, studying Nutrition Sciences, at Drexel University. After graduation, Rose plans to eventually work with government or industry-based clinical research to contribute to the understanding of the link between food, nutrition, chronic diseases, and overall health. Matching with this research interest, Rose’s presentation today focuses on determining the outcomes of a supplementation trial conducted in adults with obesity.
Description: Rose's research aims to determine the combined effects on vitamin D and magnesium on glycemic control which may help reduce the risk of certain health conditions in overweight and obese populations.
Faculty Moderator:
Assistant Professor
Nutrition Sciences Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions