News at Adelphi

In the Fall 2021 semester, across all of higher education, faculty members sought ways to keep students safe and engaged amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

As a critical scholar, Eric Knee, PhD, assistant professor of health and sport sciences, often studies how systems of oppression create inequities in society.

According to the American Heart Association, about 55 percent of Black adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

There are, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), as many as 3 million Americans who suffer from chronic stuttering.

A new interdisciplinary, open access scholarly journal will soon be published—with leadership from Adelphi Professor Reem Khamis, PhD, and support from Adelphi University Libraries—to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding speech and communications disorders as they relate to marginalized people and groups.

Associate professor of theatre John McDermott has designed sets for more than 250 shows off-Broadway and regionally since 1992.

Recent works burnish Adelphi's reputation as a world leader in psychoanalytic research.

One Adelphi professor's fight to bring change to her field.

Behind the unsung innovations driving global commerce.

A new dual-blockchain architecture promises to enhance election transparency, security and equity.

Study examines the connection between attachment anxiety and loneliness.

Adelphi social work professor advocates for better practices and policies after shocking statistics on suicide come to light.

Shining a light on the struggles of vulnerable healthcare workers.

In addition to teaching, Derner faculty members engage in scholarship and research. Here are recent highlights of their work.

Mary Beth Cresci, PhD, adjunct professor, who served from 2005 to 2018 as director of the postgraduate programs at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, received the Founders Award from the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (SPPP), Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (APA), at its April meeting.

When Louise Geddes, PhD, associate professor and chair of the Department of English at Adelphi, and Valerie M. Fazel, PhD, instructor of English at Arizona State University, attended the Shakespeare Association of America annual conference in New Orleans in 2016, they were struck by the sights and sounds of an elaborate jazz funeral held in honor of the 400th anniversary of the playwright and poet's death.

For many people, the word archaeology conjures up visions of researchers digging up old things like ancient tools or pottery.

The following faculty members describe their productive sabbatical projects:

For the first time since the pandemic hit in March 2020, College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) faculty and alumnae delivered presentations in person at the Eastern Nursing Research Society's 34th annual Scientific Sessions, held March 31 to April 1 in Providence, Rhode Island.

For many people, preparing for a workout involves simple steps like pulling on stretchy workout clothes, tying the laces on a pair of running shoes, filling up a water bottle and tuning in to a playlist of high-energy music.

Overseas deployments are a fact of life for many American military families. These life-altering experiences—during which service members must leave home for an average of six to 12 months as part of their service in the armed forces—can bring about wide-ranging emotions and reactions, not only for those being deployed, but also for their families on the home front.

“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts." ~ from William Shakespeare's As You Like It

Imagine being able to send your sullen, obnoxious tween to live with another family. Their foster family not only puts up with them, they educate and train them. Your child is returned to you as a young adult, mature, skilled and ready to take on the family duties.

For more than a year now, we've been hearing about how supply chain issues are causing shortages of everything from electronics and autos to meat and household products.