August

Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 31 Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder article about how much money college football players could earn if the money college football programs made was actually invested in the athletes and the hope that current calls for change to the college sports structure have lasting impacts.

Daniel Filler, JD, dean of the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an August 31 National Jurist article about how take law studies online.

The College of Medicine was mentioned in an Aug. 27 Philadelphia Business Journal article about receiving a million dollar grant – the largest grant on the list given to institutions across Pennsylvania – through the commonwealth's COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies program established to support the rapid advancement of ways to prevent and treat infections.

Vision 2020’s “Toast to Tenacity” event was held yesterday on Independence Mall to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment, which ruled that the vote cannot be denied on the basis of sex. WPVI-TV (6-abc), KYW-TV (CBS-3) and KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) covered the event in stories on Aug. 26.

Joel Maxcy, PhD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 26 Toledo Blade article about Ohio State University’s expected financial hit because of COVID-related sports cancelations.

Harris Steinberg, a professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and executive director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Aug. 26 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the Sixers targeting Penn's Landing for a potential new basketball arena.

President John Fry was quoted in an Aug. 26 Philadelphia Business Journal story that outlined Drexel's approach to fighting racial injustice.

President John Fry was quoted in an Aug. 26 FOX News online story about colleges pivoting to remote learning in the fall. The story was also picked up by Yahoo! Finance.

Laura Gitlin, PhD, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, co-authored an Aug. 26 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) opinion piece about the need for many states to re-classify adult day programs as essential and allow them to open during pandemic shut downs to restore a certain level of quality of life for the elderly population that relies on these programs and to decrease the burden on home care workers and long term care facilities.

Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 26 Diverse Issues in Higher Education article about the history of the term “student-athlete” and college sports journalists recently deciding not to use it because it implies athletes are students, not employees, and cannot be compensated for their commitment to university athletics.

A 2012 study about college football players fair market value, led by Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 25 New York Times opinion piece about the pandemic giving college football players the opportunity to boycott and demand lasting, institutional changes to the sport.

Mariana Chilton, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities, was quoted in an Aug. 24 CBS News segment about how the pandemic is contributing to the number of Americans who cannot afford enough food.

Tania Czarnecki, PsyD, executive director of counseling in the Office of Counseling and Health Services, was quoted in an Aug. 24 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer about COVID-19 causing mental health challenges faced by graduate students.

Seth Welles, PhD, ScD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, debunked COVID-19 myths in an Aug. 23 NBC10@Issue segment.

Jon Gelhaus, curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in an Aug. 21 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the city’s population of cicadas.

Drexel President John Fry was featured in an Aug. 21 Philadelphia Business Journal story about the University’s partnership with Brandywine Realty Trust and Wexford Science and Technology on development projects in University City.

President John Fry was featured in an Aug. 20 Philadelphia Business Journal story about his insights on the future of higher education amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, the Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Athletics, was quoted in an Aug. 20 Today.com article about tips to help cope with crisis fatigue.

Sharrelle Barber, ScD, an assistant research professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Aug. 20 Philadelphia magazine article about what it would mean to declare racism a public health emergency and what our officials can do to help ensure health equity now.

Lynn Yeakel, director of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership and founder and president of Vision 2020 at the College of Medicine, was interviewed Aug. 20 by WCAU-TV (NBC-10) about the Women 100 celebration. Yeakel was also quoted in an Aug. 27 KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the Equal Rights Amendment.

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Mike Jordan was featured on the Aug. 19 episode of KYW-Newsradio's "1-on-1 with Matt Leon" podcast about his playing and coaching background.

Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick, PhD, an assistant professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was quoted in an Aug. 18 Health Mania article about recently published research she led on measuring the social networks of young adults with autism and how that can lead to a better understanding of the resources and benefits the social networks provide.

Daniel Filler, JD, dean of the Kline School of Law, was quoted in an Aug. 18 preLaw article about COVID-19 and how it might affect law school admissions

Karen Weaver, EdD, an associate clinical professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 17 Bloomberg "Quint" article about college athletics programs looking to ultra-wealthy donors to make up for revenue losses due to pandemic-related sports cancelations.

William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science, was interviewed Aug. 15 on an INDUS News “Scope” segment to discuss the vote by mail ballot issues related to the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.

Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor and department head of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in an Aug. 15 Philadelphia magazine article about his daily livestream interviews and discussion series “COVIDCalls” – where he works to understand just what the pandemic might reveal about Americans. Michael Yudell, PhD, a professor and chair in the Dornsife School of Public Health was quoted in the article discussing the social problems exacerbated by the pandemic. Sharrona Pearl, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, and Esther Chernak, MD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, were also mentioned in the piece.

Michael Kozak, EdD, an assistant professor in the School of Education was interviewed for an Aug. 14 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) news segment about challenges parents may face while transitioning to full time virtual learning.

John A. Rich, MD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Aug. 14 Healio article about a new Drexel study reporting that severe postraumatic stress symptoms created pathways to seeking help among some Black men who survived exposure to trauma.

Clare Sauro, director of the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection and an assistant professor in Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was quoted in an Aug. 13 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how to store, sell and donate clothes.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in an Aug. 13 Philadelphia Inquirer article about an increase in suburban Philadelphia house sales amid the pandemic.

Meera Nair Harhay, MD, an associate professor in the College of Medicine and the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Aug. 13 Healio Nephrology article about how quality of life assessments are associated with varying wait times for a kidney transplant among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz professor of Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Aug. 12 Science News story about erroneous reporting around a new study that suggested the study indicated neck gaiters did not prevent aerosol spread of COVID-19. Haas was cited in a related story in Mic on Aug 13.

Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz professor of Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, was quoted in an Aug. 12 Science News story about erroneous reporting around a new study that suggested the study indicated neck gaiters did not prevent aerosol spread of COVID-19. Haas was cited in a related story in Mic on Aug 13.

“Civil Dialog,” a project led by Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and director of the Entrepreneurial Game Studio in the ExCITe Center, was featured in an Aug. 12 Technically Philly post. The project will turn Nesbitt Hall into an interactive public art installation and canvass for conversation this week.

Tabatha Abu El-Haj, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, authored two opinion articles on Aug. 11 and Aug. 10 for Balkinization about the necessity to legislate a robust right to peaceably assemble and the search for clarity on protester’s rights in McKesson v Doe.

Paul Harrington, PhD, a professor in the School of Education and director of the Center for Labor Markets and Policy, was quoted in an Aug. 11 Associated Press article about the effects of the pandemic on disappearing youth summer jobs. The article was picked up by The New York Times and several regional outlets.

William Rosenberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Science, was interviewed Aug. 10 on POTUS-Radio (XM-124) to discuss the upcoming Democratic and Republican national political party conventions. Rosenberg explains the history of the political convention as well as the specific factors that will influence the 2020 conventions, particularly amid COVID-19.

Tabatha Abu El-Haj, JD, an associate professor in the Kline School of Law, authored two opinion articles on Aug. 11 and Aug. 10 for Balkinization about the necessity to legislate a robust right to peaceably assemble and the search for clarity on protester’s rights in McKesson v Doe.

Karen Weaver, EdD, an assistant clinical professor in the LeBow College of Business, authored an Aug. 10 Forbes article about the Big Ten conference canceling the fall sports, including football. Weaver was also quoted in an Aug. 10 WCBD-TV (NBC-Charleston, South Carolina) broadcast about how the pandemic-related cancellation of sports is impacting the finances of schools like Clemson University, with a major football program that brings in a lot of money for the school and surrounding area.

The College of Medicine’s 2020 White Coat Ceremony, during which 269 first-year medical students in the class of 2024 officially started their medical education at Drexel, was covered Aug. 7 by WCAU-TV (NBC-10), WPVI-TV (6-abc) and KYW-TV (CBS-3).

Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 6 USA Today article about how COVID-19 has led college athletes to unite and demand their safety and equity concerns be addressed by schools and conferences.

Thersa Sweet, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was interviewed in a KYW Newsradio (1060-AM) "In-Depth" podcast about individuals expanding their COVID-19 bubble and the risks associated with that.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, the Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Athletics, was quoted in an Aug. 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how the longevity of the pandemic is affecting people’s mental health and ways to cope.

Bruce Katz, JD, distinguished fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab, co-authored an Aug. 4 Philadelphia Citizen article about a handful of relief bills and programs that, if Congress acts, may boost small business

Research by Edward Kim, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, was mentioned in an Aug. 4 Fortune post about new discoveries in artificial intelligence. Kim’s recently published work looks at spiking neural networks, deep-learning systems that are intended to mimic behavior of the human brain, including what it does during sleep.

A 2012 study about college football players fair market value led by Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was mentioned in an Aug. 3 Sports Illustrated article about how Penn State football players would benefit from name, image and likeness legislation.

Ellen Staurowsky, EdD, a professor in the LeBow College of Business, was quoted in an Aug. 3 Los Angeles Times article about PAC-12 football players boycotting playing until a list of demands are met and how it compares to previous player boycotts.

Research from Stephen Lankenau, PhD, a professor and associate dean for research at the Dornsife School of Public Health, that finds that trained community members can reverse overdoses through use of an app and naloxone, was featured in a Aug. 3 EMS1.com article.

Joseph Hancock, PhD, a professor in Westphal College, was quoted in an Aug. 2 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how COVID-19 will impact our vanity viewpoints.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an Aug. 1 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how restaurant trends will and will not change post-COVID-19.

Kevin Gillen, PhD, senior research fellow in the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, was quoted in Aug. 1 Philadelphia magazine and Philadelphia Inquirer articles about expectations for the Philly housing market amid the coronavirus crisis.