News at Adelphi

U.S. News & World Report, one of the leading sources for reviewing colleges across the country, has released its 2020 rankings for Best Graduate Schools, and the College of Nursing and Public Health has risen an impressive 49 spots and is now ranked 115 in the nation for Best Nursing Schools (Master's).

Elaine L. Smith '78, Ed.D., R.N., ANEF, has been selected as dean of the Adelphi University College of Nursing and Public Health, effective March 16.

As the flu season hits its stride, a lot of misconceptions about the illness come along with it.

For the past 75 years, Adelphi University's College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) has prepared students to take the lead as nurses, administrators and nurse educators who make an impact in their communities and professions.

LI Herald reports that Patrick Coonan ’78, Ed.D., who served as dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health, will be recognized at the Malverne Union Free School District’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards ceremony along with former researcher for the Ruth Ammon School of Education Stephen J. Benfante, assistant principal of Davison Avenue Intermediate School.

Korede Adegoke, Ph.D., began her professional career as a physician in her home country of Nigeria, committed to the treatment of pregnant women and their children. Dismayed by the preventable deaths she witnessed almost daily, she eventually came to the conclusion that the best way to help improve health among vulnerable populations would be to go into public health research and teaching.

She was sexually abused as a child. Now, she dedicates her life to helping other survivors break the silence.

When Maureen C. Roller, M.S. '01, D.N.P., clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health, proposed a study abroad program for Adelphi nursing students at a faculty meeting nearly a decade ago, she got an immediate green light. “As soon as I mentioned it, I became in charge of a committee," Dr. Roller recalled. “It's such a rich experience for students to study abroad, and I wanted our nursing students to experience that."

“The opioid crisis has become real to many people, who are now seeing it firsthand in their communities and realizing how devastating it is," said Marissa Abram, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi. “Nurses are essential to identifying addiction and getting people into recovery."

Each year, students in Dr. Susan Zori's "Nursing Care of the Older Adult" class work in small groups to develop inventive products that could improve the lives of the elderly and address unmet needs.

According to Zainab Toteh Osakwe, Ph.D., assistant professor in Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health, the use of post-acute care services has increased dramatically over the past two decades for patients recently discharged from a hospital.

“Adelphi laid the foundation for the work that I am able to do today and the impact that I plan to make tomorrow.”

“Adelphi set me on my career path.”

Jane H. White, Ph.D., is an expert in psychiatric-mental health nursing who has made a profound impact on Adelphi's nursing program since arriving on campus in 2005.

During her January break in 2017, Amy Lin '18 joined a dozen students on a College of Nursing and Public Health faculty-led study abroad service trip to help the people of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.

Adults over 85 are the fastest-growing population in the United States, and one in five Americans will be over 65 by the year 2050.

How do you save the life of a new mother who might be hemorrhaging? What's the best way to examine and immunize a newborn?

The 2018 rankings are in, confirming that Adelphi’s undergraduate nursing program is among the nation’s elite.

Dr. White has been selected by The New York Academy of Medicine's prestigious Fellows program.

Success in Adelphi's graduate nursing programs requires sophisticated academic abilities.

Adelphi's first recipients of the DAISY Award “for extraordinary nurses," presented by the College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH).

Julia Abey is doing what many students in her nursing program consider impossible. She's spending a semester studying abroad.

In honor of National Nurses Week 2018, Adelphi University held more than a week of events celebrating the contributions of our nursing students, faculty and alumni.

The new ratings from Niche are out, and they confirm what we know — that our undergraduate nursing program is top notch.

Joan Wheeler, M.S.W. ‘74, D.S.W. ‘86: One Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthy Career in Social Work

Cheryl Nelson, B.S. ’67, M.S.W. ’92, is a former nurse and social worker who is an expert on Narcissistic Personality Disorders.

Researchers have been studying the public health crisis resulting from the misuse of opioids and other drugs for years, covering the topic from seemingly every angle.

Adelphi University theater, nursing and social work students and faculty, under the guidance of Autism Friendly Spaces, put on a performance for individuals on the spectrum and their families.