Annie Korp is the news manager who covers nursing and health professions. Her beat also includes the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services Center, the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Sport Management and the Center for Food and Hospitality Management. She graduated from La Salle University and has lived in Philadelphia for nearly a decade. Contact Annie at amk522@drexel.edu or 215-571-4244.
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Cornell University examined and compared perceived and received peer recognition to help college level physics instructors address these perceptions in the class room and encourage students to achieve success.
Because almost no existing diet programs focus specifically on reducing ultra-processed food intake, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences designed an intervention that included a variety of tactics to target the uniquely problematic aspects of UPFs. On average, participants successfully reduced their UPF intake by almost half.
In a study of more than 3.5 million adults, researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and George Washington University (GWU) found that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was highly elevated among adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Ethical judgement, adaptability and critical thinking are among the skills that employers value the most in job candidates, according to Drexel University’s 2025 Annual College Hiring Outlook Report. The 54th annual job market analysis, published by Drexel’s LeBow College of Business sheds light on the trends and challenges shaping this year's hiring projections.
Researchers from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined how many autistic people in the United States received housing support from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to explore their experiences and health outcomes.
New research from Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting with more subtle symptoms.
Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions recently published a study in Biological Research For Nursing examining symptoms, health outcomes and physical function over time in older adults with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and polypharmacy.
The Autism Transitions Research Project, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, has released new findings that underscore critical challenges and opportunities in transitioning autistic youth into adulthood.
