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Drexel Women Hit the Right Note in Music Industry Spotlight
Monika Julien, an assistant teaching professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and Drexel alumnae Ashley Vanett and Samantha Haynie, were interviewed in a March 24 Women's History Month segment on WPHL-TV (PHL-17) about women in the music industry and how Drexel's co-op program and alumni network prepare graduates for careers in the industry.
Inside a Court Hearing That Decided How She’d Give Birth
Elizabeth Kukura, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a March 20 ProPublica story about the case of a woman in Florida being forced to participate in a court hearing that decided how she would give birth when her pregnancy became a high-risk scenario.
Why These Drexel Docs Want All the Dead Mice You Trap in Your House
Megan Phifer-Rixey, PhD, an associate professor, and Adrienne Kasprowicz, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, were featured in a March 19 Philadelphia magazine story about their research on genetic and behavioral variations among urban and rural mice populations.
Philly-Area Prison Could Reshape how America Treats Prisoners
Jordan Hyatt, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a March 19 Axios Philadelphia story about "Little Scandinavia," a prison reform project he is leading at the state correctional institute in Chester, Pennsylvania and how it could lead to broad changes in how America treats people in prison.

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Abi Aghayere

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

buildings, civil engineering, engineering

Aghayere studies structural systems and why they fail. He has written extensively about wood, concrete and steel construction and structural failure analysis. And commented in media stories about building collapses, the degradation and testing of infrastructure and the built environment.

 

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD

Criminology & Justice Studies
D'Ovidio researches the intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system. He directs Drexel's research program in computer crime and digital forensics. In the past, he has worked with the New York City Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime. His work with the law enforcement community also includes training investigators on techniques to trace Internet communication and seize electronic evidence and cell phones.

Girija Kaimal, EdD

creative arts therapies
Kaimal’s research focuses on understanding the way that creative self-expression affects human emotions and other brain processes. Her work particularly focuses on the ways people's experiences influence what they create, and how art-making can be used to reduce stress and stress-related issues.

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