September

Mariana Chilton, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 30 article in The Guardian about health consequences from rising grocery costs.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, authored a Sept. 30 Restaurant Business piece about how restaurants can best cancel guests' reservations and manage expectations.

Mariana Chilton, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured on the Sept. 29 episode of WHYY's "Radio Times" about food insecurity in the region and the connection between chronic disease and domestic policies that make it harder for families to eat well.

Tabatha Abu El-Haj, PhD, JD a professor in the Kline School of Law, was mentioned in a Sept. 29 Washington Post opinion piece about the bipartisan proposal to fix the Electoral Count Act.

A research collaboration between the College of Engineering and West Chester University was mentioned in a Sept. 28 Philadelphia Inquirer feature about a West Chester biologist who studies how marine animals move.

Sharing Excess, a non-profit startup founded by Evan Ehlers while he was a student at the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship, was featured in a Sept. 28 Philadelphia Inquirer article about how the non-profit helped to redistribute 11 million pounds of surplus food and produce in Philadelphia that would have gone to landfills.

Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Philadelphia Inquirer article about guidance for parents and caregivers on how to talk to children about difficult topics like the recent shooting at a Philadelphia high school.

Drexel's Head Golf Coach Ben Feld was featured in a Sept. 28 Philadelphia Inquirer story about his success as an amateur competitor and how it has helped to inspire his team.

Catherine Ulozas, Drexel's chief investment officer and vice president for Investment, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Institutional Investor story about how the university's investment decisions in 2019 are producing good returns.

Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in Sept. 27 Associated Press and Sept. 28 HealthDay articles about a recent federally-funded study that explored a possible connection between aluminum used in vaccines and an increased risk of asthma in children.

Diana Robins, PhD, director, and Diana Schendel, PhD, professor and leader of the Modifiable Risk Factors research program, both in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, were quoted in a Sept. 27 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the Autism Institute’s recent award from the NIH to examine health determinants, health services delivery, health inequity and how it impacts autistic people’s health outcomes.

Shintaro Kaido, senior vice provost for Innovation and executive director of Drexel Applied Innovation, was quoted in Sept. 21 Philadelphia Business Journal and Technical.ly Philly stories about the first cohort of startups supported by Raynier Seed Fund, which is administered by Drexel and the University City Science Center in support of underrepresented entrepreneurs in the region.

Drexel's partnership with the Mantua Civic Association and Morton McMichael School to design and build a new playground at the school, was featured in a Sept. 20 Philadelphia Tribune story. Debra Ruben, an associate professor and academic associate dean in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, who helped lead the project, was mentioned in the piece.

Evelyn Thimba, senior vice president for Enrollment Management, was quoted in a Sept. 16 Philadelphia Tribune story about The Drexel Promise, a program that will provide eligible students from New Jersey and Pennsylvania community college graduates with a tuition discount at Drexel. The story also ran in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star on Sept. 17 and was cited in a Sept. 20 Billy Penn news roundup on Sept. 20. The program was also mentioned during a Sept. 19 WTXF-TV (FOX-29) “Good Day” segment.

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 15 Woman’s World magazine article about how to handle caregiver burnout. The article was republished on MSN.

Karen Restifo, MD, JD, regional vice dean of the College of Medicine at Tower Health was interviewed for a Sept. 14 episode of WEEU-830AM "Health Talk" radio about the impact of the campus and its community in Berks County and the future of medicine in the region.

Aleister Saunders, PhD, executive vice provost for Research & Innovation, was mentioned in a Sept. 12 Philadelphia Business Journal story about its event that focused on the effect of growing cell and gene therapy research on the demand for real estate in University City. The story also was picked up by NBC Philadelphia.

Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, the Dana and David Dornsife dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured in the Sept. 8 episode of WHYY’s “Radio Times,” which discussed new life expectancy data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Thersa Sweet, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 7 WHYY story about the latest recommendations on the omicron booster shot.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 7 Everyday Health story on the mental toughness Serena Williams displayed during her tennis career.

Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a Sept. 7 Audacy story about the updated "Don't Wash Your Chicken" campaign, a program to educate home cooks on safe raw poultry handling, from Drexel, the Partnership for Food Safety Education and New Mexico State University. The story was shared across multiple Audacystations, including Philadelphia's KYW-Newsradio and KCBS-Radio in San Francisco.

Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in an a Sept. 5 Popular Science story about the new bivalent vaccine for COVID-19 BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.

Alex Ezah, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Sept. 5 BBC story about limits to global population growth as the human population approaches 8 billion this year.

Research led by Jennifer Quinlan, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was mentioned in Sept. 4 Nexstar Media Wire story about the updated Don't Wash Your Chicken campaign, a program to educate home cooks on safe raw poultry handling, from Drexel, the Partnership for Food Safety Education and New Mexico State University. The Nexstar story was shared widely on local news affiliates across the country including in San Diego, California; Dallas, Texas; Norfolk, Virginia; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Sarah Long, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Sept. 2 Associated Press article, that was picked up by PBS Newshour, the Boston Globe, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, KCRA-TV (NBC-Sacramento) and among other outlets nationwide, about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky's decision to endorse new booster vaccines designed to target both the newer Omicron variants along with the original variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, authored a Sept. 1 Restaurant Business article on crafting "mocktail" or zero-proof cocktail lists.