May

Monika Julien, an assistant teaching professor, and Toby Seay, PhD, a professor, both in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, were quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story on May 29 about Drexel’s MAD Dragon record label reviving an unreleased album from the Sigma Sound archive 54 years after it was recorded. Students Adriana Criswell, Hayden Clark, Cole Herrmann,  Bella Kaminsky and Harper Risch were also mentioned in the story.

Eric Zillmer, PsyD, Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in the May 29 episode of WHYY’s “The Pulse” about why certain places bring us joy and how to engineer happiness in our lives.

Ali Afify, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on an May 29 NPR "Short Wave Science" story about how wasps help to protect bean plants from caterpillars.

Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, a professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted, and LeBow’s “2026 College Hiring Outlook” report was cited, in a May 29 Bloomberg Businessweek story about how AI is affecting college internship availability. The report was also mentioned in in a May 29 Bloomberg Radio “Money Minute” segment and Bloomberg’s “AI Today” newsletter and the May 30 Briefs Finance newsletter.

Brian Lee, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 27 Los Angeles Times article about a new review of prenatal antidepressant use and whether there is a link to an increased risk of autism in children.

Anat Lior, JD, an assistant professor in the Kline School of Law, authored a May 26 column for The Conversation about whether AIs should be required to report a human user contemplating violence.

Liza Barnes, PhD, an assistant professor in the LeBow College of Business, co-authored a May 19 column for The Conversation about her recently published research on how employers can support workers when they take medical leave.

Nyree Dardarian, EdD, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was featured in a May 19 episode of WHYY's "Studio 2" about why people turn to social media for health advice and discussing some of the biggest online health and wellness trends.

Meera Nair Harhay, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a May 19 WHYY segment about health concerns associated with rising temperatures.

David S. Cohen, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 19 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the PA Attorney General Dave Sunday appealing a Commonwealth Court ruling that struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on public funding for abortion.

Monika Julien, an assistant teaching professor; and Hayden Clark and Harper Risch, undergraduates, all from the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, were interviewed in a May 18 WPHL-TV (PHL-17) segment about their work to resurrect and release an album originally recorded in Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studio 54 years ago.

LeBow College of Business's 2026 "College Hiring Outlook" report was mentioned in a May 17 Wall Street Journal article about the unemployment rates for professionals with advanced degrees, like MBAs.

David S. Cohen, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 16 Guardian story about the ongoing legal battle involving access to the abortion drug mifepristone through the mail.

A 2021 report on data governance and quality from the Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics, in the LeBow College of Business, and Precisely was mentioned in a May 12 Forbes article about the need for collaboration between IT leaders and other company leadership when developing data governance to ensure it succeeds.

Hans Kersten, MD, a professor in the College of Medicine, co-authored a May 15 Healio column about the American Academy of Pediatrics' recently released first clinical practice guideline on faltering weight.

Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was interviewed as part of a panel for a May 11 Techincal.ly story about how moving to the United States can prepare immigrants for entrepreneurship.

Gwen Ottinger, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an opinion piece on May 14 in Undark about how to respect individual choice in public health policymaking.

David S. Cohen, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 13 Mother Jones story about the current legal battle involving access to the abortion drug mifepristone through the mail.

A 2016 study on art-making reducing stress led by Girija Kaimal, EdD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was mentioned in a May 13 Smithsonian magazine article about a new study that shows people who engage with art on a weekly basis age at a slower rate.

Michael Bruneau Jr., PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in an April 30 AARP "Healthy Living" blog post about a new study that shows adding a few minutes of vigorous exercise to moderate exercise workouts will help reduce the risk of several diseases.

Anat Lior, JD, an assistant professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 12 story in NBC News Online about a woman in South Korea who is accused of using AI programs to aid in a murder.

Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, EdD a clinical professor in the School of Education, was quoted in a May 11 Philadelphia Citizen story about what schools can learn from the way South Philadelphia’s Sharswood K-8 has raised reading scores in the first year of the city’s new literacy curriculum.

Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was interviewed as part of a panel for a May 11 Techincal.ly story about how moving to the United States can prepare immigrants for entrepreneurship

Frank Lee, PhD, a professor in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, was interviewed for a May 8 KYW-TV (CBS-3) story about “Skyscraper Games,” which had middle school students create video games that were played on the side of the Cira Centre.

Monika Julien, PhD, an assistant teaching professor, and Toby Seay, PhD, a professor, both in the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, were interviewed in a WXPN-Radio story on May 8 about Drexel’s MAD Dragon record label reviving an unreleased album from the Sigma Sound archive 54 years after it was recorded. Students Adriana Criswell, Hayden Clark, Cole Herrmann,  Bella Kaminsky and Harper Risch were also mentioned in the story.

Usama Bilal, MD, PhD, an associate professor and co-director of the Urban Health Collaborative at the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 8 article in The Guardian about new data linking economic inequality to more than 100,000 temperature-related deaths in Europe each year.

Thersa Sweet, PhD, a teaching professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 8 Philadelphia Inquirer article about two New Jersey residents who were potentially exposed to hantavirus on an airplane.

Laura A. Baehr, PhD, DPT, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, authored a May 7 column for The Conversation about the health benefits of exercise, why it can be hard to maintain an exercise routine and tips for how to incorporate more movement.

David S. Cohen, PhD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was quoted in a May 7 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about access to the medical abortion drug mifepristone via mail in Pennsylvania.

Rob D'Ovidio, PhD, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed in a May 7 WPVI-TV (6-abc) story about a cyberattack affecting the learning management platform Canvas. His interview was also excerpted in dozens of radio segments that aired on affiliates across the country, including KTAR-Radio (Phoenix) and KOA-Radio (Denver).

Kymberlee Montgomery, DNP, a clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, co-authored a May 6 opinion piece for TribLive (Pittsburgh) about using this year’s National Nurses Week to recognize the importance of the profession with federal policies that support and invest in the workforce.

Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 4 Philadelphia Inquirer article about a consumer favorite pastry provided to Philadelphia area coffee shops by a Delaware County bakery that is actually mass-produced and outsourced from a global distributor.

Jennifer Taylor, PhD, Arthur L. and Joanne B. Frank Professor and director of the Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST), was quoted in a May 2 story by the Chicago Sun Times about how to improve safety in hospital settings when law enforcement hands off detainees for medical treatment.

Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, a professor and academic chair in the College of Medicine, was featured in a May 2 KDKA-Radio (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) “Minority Health Matters” segment about racial disparities in maternal and child health.

Richard Hamilton, MD, a professor and academic chair in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a May 1 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the role that marijuana legalization and stronger THC products could play in the rise of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.