News at Adelphi
- Academic and Creative Research Magazine
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Shakespeare fan fiction: self-indulgent pastime or scholarly exercise? According to Louise Geddes, Ph.D., associate professor of English at Adelphi, fan fiction—stories using characters or situations from popular works, written by enthusiasts and posted online—is just one of many internet-based activities turning Shakespeare fan studies on its head.
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For the past three years, Carol S. Cohen, D.S.W., associate professor in Adelphi's School of Social Work, has served as principal investigator on a team of evaluators studying an innovative and unprecedented collaboration between seven U.S. schools of social work engaged, in pairs, with seven Chinese institutions.
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The real-world history behind fostered children in Game of Thrones.
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Adelphi Associate Professor Aditi Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., studies the compilation of these materials, which have undergone a remarkable transformation over the past several decades.
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William Cobbett was the most widely read British journalist of his era, though his name is not well known these days outside the UK. His fame lives on, uncredited, in a term that was invented to describe him.
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Clinical Associate Professor John Wygand put “cupping”—the therapy responsible for those blotches—through its own Olympic-like trials.
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What is information and how does it define us? One Adelphi specialist is putting the University at the forefront of this emerging field called the philosophy of information.
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The research of Meredith Whitley, Ph.D., in informed by a passion for understanding the correlations and causalities affecting young athletes in risk-laden environments—and developing viable solutions.
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A new program called Supervisory Leaders in Aging promises to help several chapters of the National Association of Social Workers dramatically improve the delivery of healthcare and social services to older adults.
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Muhammad Ali, M.S. ’17, uses supply chain research on the petroleum industry to jump-start his dreams of entrepreneurship.
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Archaeological digs are hit-or-miss propositions. Often you find nothing. Sometimes a theory is confirmed. Once or twice in a career, you unearth the unexpected.
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Alexander Heyl, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, exposes students to the rigors of his methodologies, providing them with invaluable access to his cutting-edge work.
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Through his research, Julian R. Woolf, Ph.D., has gained profound insight into the prevailing cultural beliefs about, and attitudes toward, PEDs,
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When a couple gets married, they aren’t just connecting two people—they’re linking two different sets of social ties and networks. This intricate social web is at the heart of Katherine Fiori, Ph.D.’s research.
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For author and professor Martha Cooley, the tombstones in a charming Tuscan village cemetery serve as a touchstone to a pair of seemingly incongruent truths: that grief can be at once imprisoning and liberating.
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When CarolAnn Daniel, Ph.D., arrived in Haiti to volunteer in the wake of the 2010 earthquake, she had no idea that she would end up studying violence among displaced Haitian youth and women.
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Robert Bornstein, Ph.D., calls for continued research into issues surrounding self-reports, particularly the psychological processes that occur when people choose their answers to questionnaires.
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Stephen Mark Shore, Ed.D., recently traveled to Bangladesh and Bhutan to speak about autism education, giving hope to parents that rich and fulfilling futures are possible for their children with autism.
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One of the greatest strengths of Adelphi’s theater program is its deep-rooted connections to the entertainment world: All faculty members work professionally, advancing their craft and bringing their hands-on experience back to the classroom.
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Elizabeth Cohn, Ph.D., uses nursing research to help communities find ways of improving health, for themselves and their children.
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Psychiatric nurses are trained to handle some of the most challenging cases in a hospital setting, but what happens when their patients try to do them harm?
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Research by Patricia Donohue-Porter aims to help nurses manage distractions to provide high-quality healthcare.
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Clinical assistant professor Marie Cox, D.N.P., studies the effects Huntington's disease has on the caregivers of victims.
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Professor Katie V. Laatikainen, Ph.D., studies the EU's relations with the UN.
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Assistant professor Laura Quiros, Ph.D., researches how trauma is often the root of failed treatment plans and relapse of substance abuse.
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Overcoming Barriers to Better Healthcare for Families in New York's Most Diverse Neighborhoods
CategoriesPublished:Associate professor Carolyn Springer, Ph.D., is researching ways to increase life expectancy by implementing better healthcare systems.
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Professor Michael O'Loughlin, Ph.D., studies intergenerational trauma and the impact trauma has on human suffering.
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Adelphi senior Zachary Fallon is working alongside Maria Nagan, Ph.D., to study how molecular dynamics software can simulate how leukemia impacts the function of white blood cells.
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Assistant professor Louise Geddes, Ph.D., co authored a study of online Shakespeare fan fiction and is exploring the the critical and interpretive work being done around Shakespeare on a range of digital platforms.
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Associate professor Diann Cameron-Kelly, Ph.D., researches the importance of helping combat soldiers assimilate back in their lives after being discharged.