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Darryl De Marzio, Ph.D., served as the Program Chair for the
Barbara Buxton, Ph.D., successfully defended her doctoral
annual meeting and conference of the Middle Atlantic States Philosophy of Education Society held Feb. 13, 2010, at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City.
dissertation, “Obese women’s experiences and perceptions in regards to healthcare and their healthcare providers.” University of WisconsinMilwaukee, February 2010.
Maria Oreshkina, Ph.D., and freshman students from the Middle Level Education program attended the Leadership Breakfast hosted by the Pennsylvania Middle School Association, Eastern Region. The breakfast was held at Abington Heights Middle School on Nov. 16, 2009.
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Patricia Moyle Wright, Ph.D., successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Pushing on: A grounded theory study of maternal perinatal bereavement.” Loyola University-Chicago, December 2009.
Health Administration/Human Resources Rebecca L. Haggerty, adjunct professor, earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification in January 2010.
Middle Level Education Students: Participants of the Leadership Breakfast at Abington Heights Middle School. Front Row, L to R: Michelle Thomas, Christina Rossi and Alyssa Thorley. Back Row, L to R: Gina Desplantes, Keri Beckman and Paige Raia.
Occupational Therapy The Occupational Therapy Freshman Seminar students and faculty mentor, Carol Reinson, Ph.D., participated in the September 2009 AIDS Walk at Nay Aug Park, Scranton. All proceeds benefitted the Scranton Temple Health Center HIV/AIDS Clinic under the direction of Sr. Ruth Neely, RSM, MSN, CRNP. Freshman students L to R: Taylor Silberglied and Megan Etzel (PCPS), Kelly Rafalski (KSOM), Erin Collins and Catherine Fisher (CAS) and Megan McCarthy (PCPS)
GRANTS & AWARDS Catherine Lovecchio, Ph.D., received the Best Poster Award for her poster “On-Line Alcohol Education: Impact on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of First-Year College Students” at the Twenty-Seventh Annual International Nursing Technology Conference, April 2009.
2009/10 Diversity Initiative Grant Awardees Pornthip Chalungsooth, Ed.D., and Patricia Moyle Wright Ph.D. Edward R. Leahy Center Clinic for the Uninsured Multi- Language Forum Lori Bruch Ed.D., and Douglas Rand, Graduate Assistant Diversity Awareness Colloquium Barbara Wagner, DPT, and Lisa Burns 8th Annual Northeastern U.S. CONFERENCE on disABILITY
2009/10 PCPS Education for Justice Grants
Nursing Professors Sharon Hudacek, Ed.D., and Catherine Lovecchio, Ph.D., developed a Clinical Liaison Nursing Program with Mercy Health Partners. The goal of this program is to address some of the complications associated with providing nursing students with clinical experience in an efficient and safe manner as it links nursing students with clinical liaison nurses on two acute care units. An academic faculty member is also present on the unit to facilitate care.
A 2009/10 Education for Justice Grant was given to the Peacemakers After-School Program, a program created by Sr. Ann Perrin and housed in the Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Center under the supervision of Andrea Mantione, MSN, CRNP, Director of the Center, Geri Barber, NCC, LPC, MS, and Sr. Ann Perrin, CND.
Sarah MacCombie ’10, Occupational Therapy student,
received an Education for Justice Grant: Social Justice Teaching Initiative for Project Guadalajara
Seated from left: Mercy Clinical Liaison nurses, Victoria Crawford, Nicole Kovalchek, Laura Murray, Ann Shaffer, Carmel Candelori, and Cindy Stone, a graduate student at Scranton. Standing: Pat DeiTos, chief nursing officer, Mercy; University of Scranton nursing students, Lindsay Doroba, Amy Gonglik, Julia Haddon, Stephanie Iovino, Elizabeth Gorge, Anne Meinsen, Elissa Konjarvich, Stacey Castro, Christine Bonasera, Mary Goggins, Laura Skoronski, Kelly Capece and Amanda McCarthy; and nursing professors, Cathy Lovecchio and Sharon Hudacek.
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New Faculty Spring 2010 Amy Banner Counseling & Human Services, Assistant Professor