Challenges Spring 2017

CHALLENGES in theory & practice THE J. A. PANUSKA, S. J., COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

VOL.16 NO.1 SPRING 2017

“Looking for Angels” Searching for “everyday angels” like the late J.A. Panuska, S.J.

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3 Message from the Dean

4-5 Department News • Publications • Presentations

6-9 Remembering Rev. Joseph Allan Panuska, S.J. • Reflecting on Fr. Panuska’s Presidency • A Personal Remembrance of Father Panuska • Brown Bag Lunch Reading Series 10-13 Engaged • Community Celebration • Occupational Therapy Students Help Others

The Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Endowment

• Site Visit Conducted

was founded in 1995 by Edward and Patricia Leahy

• Counseling Program Re-Accredited

to honor the life and memory of their son, Edward R. Leahy, Jr., whose personal disabilities were

14-17 Integrated • Community Health Education Students Contribute to University’s ‘Healthier U Day’

attended to with compassion and skill by many health

• Fleming-Castaldy named Editor-in-Chief for Centennial History Project

professionals over the course of his life. The Leahy

• Wright publishes award-winning book

Endowment provides financial resources to support

• Cerrito Receives Herr Fellowship

theoretical and applied research, faculty development

• Celebration of Remembrance

• Case Competitions • Cerrito Receives Herr Fellowship

disabled persons who need long-term assistance. The

17-18 Global • International Faculty Collaboration Enters Eighth Year • MHA Faculty and Students Present Research in Brazil

endowment supports the work of persons practicing

• University Welcomes Guests

in physical and occupational therapy, nursing science

• MHA Students Travel to Slovakia

and support for programs that advance the cause of

and related health care areas, with particular interest

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The Leahy Community Health & Family Center

in individuals and groups that approach their practice as scholars, teachers and practitioners. Primary recipients are University of Scranton faculty from the

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of the Depart­ ments of Coun­ seling and Human

Raymond Schwenk, M.S., Editor Patricia Connolly, Editorial ­Assistant Office of External Affairs, The University of Scranton

Services, Educa­ tion, Exercise Science and Sport,

PANUSKA COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Panuska College of Pro­fessional Studies, consisting

Health Adminis­tration and Human Resources, Nurs­ ing, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.

The endowment was established and is supported, in part, by the Leahy family and is enriched annually by gifts from corporations and individuals who wish to support the work of the Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Endowment.

Debra A. Pellegrino, Ed.D., Dean Victoria Castellanos, Ph.D., Associate Dean Dianne Posegate, M.S., Assistant Dean, Director of Advising Center Raymond Schwenk, M.S., Assistant Dean Diane S. Muniz, Office Manager/Secretary to Dean Patricia Connolly, Secretary to Associate Dean

PCPS BOARD OF VISITORS Barbara Bossi Michele Rees Finn Melinda C. Ghilardi William Grant Monsignor John W. Jordan

Sharon Kelly JoAnne M. Kuehner Edward R. Leahy Timothy Mooney Maureen Pesavento Gerald Savitsky

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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN message from the dean mesDear Friends of PCPS: After reading Valiska Gregory’s poetic text, Looking for Angels to my granddaughters Geneva and Cecily, I immediately identified with the young girl in the story named Sarah. The text begins with this opening line, “‘Remember,’ said Sarah’s grandpa, ‘Tomorrow we’ll be looking for angels.’”

Debra Pellegrino, Ed.D.

In the Spring 2017 edition of Challenges in Theory & Practice, place yourself in Sarah’s shoes and find that angels are not so uncommon after all. In the text, Sarah’s grandfather points out a few of the things that she’s been missing when she goes through an ordinary day looking for angels. Remember, Sarah’s been missing “the sun on a patchwork quilt, the jewel like glow of ripe raspberries in the garden and the hummingbird, blue green and shimmering, wings, quickening faster than the eye can see, hovered like grace, between the earth and sky.”

The namesake of our college, J.A. Panuska, S.J., President Emeritus (1927-2017) passed away on February 28, 2017. He was our “Papa Bear.” Angels are not always plump cherubs with golden trumpets or made of stone or with wings as white as moths. Angels are everywhere!

We must take the time to search for the “everyday angels” like Father Panuska.

Search through the following pages, and find out for yourself that angels are truly engaged, integrated and global. In the words of our dear Papa Bear published in The Scranton Journal in 1997, “To grow in wisdom and in grace implies not only intellectual and professional development, it implies an internal development. That’s the most difficult to achieve, but it has to happen if we are to accomplish our mission.”

The Panuska College of Professional Studies is honored to carry on the name of Father Panuska, and we also consider our major responsibility to be to our undergraduate and graduate students. We must walk in grace with the mission of The University of Scranton and soar with the angels. Yes, unnoticed beauty is all around us!

Fondly,

Debra Pellegrino, Ed.D. Academic Dean of the J.A. Panuska College of Professional Studies A gift presented to Debra Pellegrino

by Father Panuska at one of their coffee-time chats.

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DEPARTMENT NEWS department news department news Publications

Presentations

Cutrufello, P.T., Gadomski, S.J., & Ratamess, N.A. (2017). An evaluation of agonist:antagonist strength ratios and posture among powerlifters. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(2), 298-304.

Ahmed, S.A., Behun, R. J., & Cerrito, J. A. (2016, September). Creativity in counseling resistant clients: How to turn client resistance into a working relationship. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Creativity in Counseling Annual Conference in Savannah, GA.

Hakim, R.M., Tunis, B.G., Ross, M.D. (2016).

Rehabilitation Robotics for the Upper Extremity: Review with New Directions for Orthopedic Disorders. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 30, 1-7. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2016.1269211.

Nastasi, J., Annunziato, P., Eife, B., Grave, E., Priolo, M., Rojas, M., & Zaloga, A. (2016). Developing a better understanding of functional visual performance: A mixed methods study. Visibility, 10(3&4). Retrieved from: https:// university.envisionus.com/Visibility/Volume-10-Issue-3-4.

Principe D., Pierce G., Collins T.L. (2016). Patient Satisfaction in Older Adults using Telerehabilitation in Home Health: A Systematic Review. The Quarterly Report: a publication of the Home Health Section –APTA, 51(4), p 25-27.

Wright. P.M. (2017). Fast facts for the hospice nurse: A concise guide to end of life care. NY, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Wright, P.M. (2017). Reducing health disparities for women through use of the medical home model. Contemporary Nurse. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2017.1281086 Zalon, M. L., Sandhaus, S., Kovaleski, M. & Roe-Prior, P. (2017). Hospitalized older adults with established delirium: Recognition, documentation, and reporting.

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43(3), 32-40. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20161109-01.

Zalon, M. L. (2016). Technology and continuously learning health systems. [Guest editorial]. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(6), 243-245. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20160518-01.

Arrow, A., Martzen, J., Montalbano, M., Moser, J., Tomlinson, A., & Hakim, R.M. (2017, February). The Effect of Virtual Reality Training on Balance, Gait and Mobility in Persons with Parkinson’s disease: A Systematic Review. Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX. Benson, B.A., Cutrufello, P.T., & Landram, M.J. (2016, November). The effects of self-selected music on exercise performance. Poster presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Mid-Atlantic regional meeting in Harrisburg, PA. Cebrick Grossman, J.A., Arigo, D., & Bachman, J.L. (2017, March). High-intensity interval training, weight loss and body composition changes in obese, sedentary, postmenopausal women. Poster Presentation at the 38th Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) in San Diego, CA. Cebrick Grossman, J.A. (2016, June). Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption following a sub-maximal run and swim in females - a pilot study. Poster Presentation, 63rd at the Annual Meeting American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), 7th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine, 1st World Congress on the Basic Science of Energy Balance.

Boston, MA. Cerrito, J. A. & Eschbach, L. A. (2016, November). In like a lion: Helping students roar to college using Reach Higher metrics. Paper presented at the meeting of the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association Annual Conference in University Park, PA.

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Collins, T.L., Fleagle P., & Reale N. (2017, February).

Patient –Centered Care: Motivational Interviewing and Health Coaching. Presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX. Cominsky, J., Joyce, C., Leschen, S., Raab, M., & Schwartz, J. (2017, February). The Effect of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait Outcomes in Adults with Non-Progressive CNS Diagnoses: A Systematic Review. Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX.

Kuzminski, K., Lewis, J., Pierce, G., Russo, S., & Wagner, B.R. (2017, February). The Impact of Osseointegrated Prostheses on Quality of Life in Patients with Transfemoral Amputation: A Systematic Review. Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX. Laurente, N., Myers, J., Ondevilla, R., & Sanko J. (2017, February). Soft-Tissue Mobilization vs. Eccentric Exercise For The Treatment of Tendinosis. Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX.

Constantino, N., DiPaola, D., Kasman, K., Leighty, J., & Leininger, P.M. (2017, February). The Effect of Fatigue on Balance and Fall Risk using Balance Outcome Measures in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX.

Lolli, J., McMahon, C., Merino, J., Nevers, M., & Miller, D. (2017, February). Systematic Review of Selected Outcomes, Complications, and Postoperative Considerations Among Surgical Interventions for Scoliosis in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX.

Dalton, S., Datti, P. A., Marsili, R., Pettito, D., & Smith, K. (2016, November). LGBT Affirmative Practices. Half-day pre-conference institute provided at the annual Pennsylvania Counseling Association Fall Conference in State College, PA.

Nastasi, J., Baumann, B., Glanton, S., Gordan, S., Gower, N., Kennedy, C., Mertz, L., Russo, D., & Williams, C. (2016, October). Community lighting. Poster session presented at the POTA Annual Conference in Lancaster, PA.

Dolphin, D., Moyer, K., Roncek, R., Roughton, S., & Maida, D. (2017, February). The Effect of Depression on Functional Mobility in Older Adults following Hip Fracture Surgery: A Systematic Review. Poster presentation at Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA in San Antonio, TX.

Nicoteri, J. (2016, November). Drunkorexia: College Students’ Eating/Exercising Behaviors Prior to Alcohol Consumption. Poster presented at Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference in Mount Pocono, PA.

Fleming-Castaldy, R.P. (2016, October). The OTArchive: AOTA’s online centennial history project. Presentation at the Joint Academic Leadership Councils and Fieldwork Coordinators Meeting in San Diego, CA.

Pettito, D., & Datti, P. A. (2016, November). Transgender life in college. Presentation provided at the annual Pennsylvania Counseling Association Fall Conference in State College, PA. S P R I N G 201 7 • C H ALLE N G E S I N T H E O RY & PRAC T IC E

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REMEMBERING REV. JOSEPH ALLAN PANUSKA, S.J.

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oseph Allan Panuska, S.J., the longest-serving president in our history and the University’s first President Emeritus, passed away on Feb. 28 at the age of 89. Fr. Panuska had a particularly strong presence among and impact on students, alumni, faculty and staff of the Panuska College of Professional Studies, which was named in his honor in 1997.

With grateful hearts, we celebrate the life and legacy of Fr. Panuska within these pages of Challenges.

Fr. Panuska walks among Scranton students on the Commons for a 1997 photo shoot for The Scranton Journal.

Reflecting on Fr. Panuska’s Presidency “With this action, the University recognizes and repays, in some small way, the extraordinary work that Father Panuska did for the University. A tireless visionary, during his remarkable 16-year tenure as president, he continually challenged the University to provide its students with the kind of educational opportunities that would enable them to meet the needs of our times.”

— Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., then-president of the University, on the dedication of the Panuska College of Professional Studies, September 1998

“During his unprecedented tenure, he has guided the University through the most significant growth in its history in academic programs, in capital expansion, and in it stature among institutions in the northeast and, indeed, the nation.

Father Panuska’s name should be commemorated along with those of others whose leadership and dedication have shaped the past and future of the University.”

— Resolution by the Board of Trustees naming the Panuska College of Professional Studies, April 9, 1997

“Man cannot create a single speck, God creates all that is besides himself. But men of genius are said to create a painting, a poem, a tale, a tune, a policy; not indeed the colors and the canvas, not the words or notes, but the design, the character, the air, the plan.”

— Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (Gerald P. Tracy, M.D., then-Chair of the Board of Trustees, included this quote in the proclamation naming the college the Panuska College of Professional Studies.)

“I have always felt a special connection to the work undertaken through CHEHR (College of Health, Education and Human Resources). Indeed, the areas it encompasses are so much a part of my life as an administrator, an educator and a Jesuit.”

— Rev. Joseph Allan Panuska, S.J., in a letter to James Pallante, Ph.D., then-CHEHR dean, April 21, 1997

“In renaming the college the Trustees declared its curriculums, ‘a reflection on Father Panuska’s career as an educator and a scientist’ and said its service learning requirement for volunteer activity on the part of all its students, ‘embraces a theme in Jesuit education that is central to the President’s work at the University – educating men and women for others.’”

— Press release announcing the naming of Panuska College, April 24, 1997

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Father Panuska with Patricia and Edward Leahy ’68, H’01

A Personal Remembrance of Father Panuska Edward R. Leahy ’68, H’01

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think it's wonderful how everybody refers to Father Panuska as "Papa Bear," but, the fact is, that is not how I knew him.

Possibly it was because when I was with him, it was typically in a "professional" context at board meetings, or in his office to discuss management decisions about the University, or to consider his projections, maybe even "dreams," for various aspects of the University, the Fr. Panuska I saw was an intelligent, focused, decisive leader with all of the business judgment of a Fortune 500 CEO. Maybe we got along so well because neither one of us thought there was a place for indecisiveness when dealing with the University and its future. He wasn't a "hedger." He was always forthright, never coy. You always knew where he stood. We both used to get a kick out of what I called the "Saks Fifth Avenue" approach to decision making, but my "SFA" referred to "Stop" (don't make decisions before you have enough facts), "Focus" (define with particularity the specific issue that needs to be addressed), "Assess" (weigh the facts carefully in direct relationship to that issue) – then Act! And act he did. His mind was exquisite at parsing the essential facts and not being influenced by the peripheral.

He embodied the ancient Greek concept of phronesis, that practical wisdom that brings knowledge, insight and understanding to bear in the real world. Theoretical arguments were not for him. Put another way, he was wise in the ways of the world, and he put that wisdom to work as a man of action. He had an instinctive, as well as experiential, sense of what would work in a university setting, and what wouldn't. In my view, one of his most considerable talents was his ability to deal with small problems quickly, so as to make time and space for the larger issues.

So what it comes down to is that I saw and experienced Fr. Panuska as a real leader. A leader is not defined by dollars raised or buildings built. The first is often a question of how many rich people you know, and the second is often the necessary by-product of obsolescence. Rather, real leaders are reflected in the heart and soul of the institutions they lead, by the breadth and range of the institution, by its intellectual acuity, by its ventures into "things not attempted yet." That is the measure of a leader, and it is why Fr. Panuska is sometimes referred to as "the second founder of The University of Scranton."

Great ideas outlast great buildings. To take just one example, when Fr. Panuska arrived at the University in 1983, there were no such majors as physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise science, health care administration and more. Fr. Panuska recognized the need for these areas of study because he saw unmet needs in the region and the world. As a result, he oversaw the creation in 1987 of the University's College of Health, Education, and Human Resources, the College that the Board of Trustees in 1997 renamed in his honor.

So, to me, the fact that this Cambridge-trained biologist-cum cryogenics pioneer, with the enduring business skills to lead our University to higher ground and into new realms, had as well the endearing qualities to earn him the sobriquet "Papa Bear," all demonstrate why his name should be revered throughout our institution for generations to come.

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LeeAnn Eschbach Associate Professor, Department of Counseling & Human Services

Dr. Daniel West Professor and Chair, Department of Health Administration & Human Resources

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ather Panuska strongly encouraged faculty to embrace globalization and the development of global competencies in undergrad and grad students. He helped me to develop our partnerships in the Slovak Republic in 1992 by traveling with me to Slovakia to execute our partnership agreements with USAID/AIHA at Trnava University with professor Vladimir Krcmery. Al was a kind and caring person who was strong in his faith; he loved to be with students, interacted well with faculty and cared about his community. Fr. Panuska was a role model for others. He was a great president for The University of Scranton. He was also a friend and I will miss him.

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y persistent memory is Fr. Panuska’s consistent presence on campus. He was the president who was always walking around campus. A walk through the library and Gunster would just take forever because he always paused and visited with students.

Another pleasant memory is just before graduation.

We had a “before graduation” gathering and celebration for CHS undergrad majors under the leadership of AnnMarie Toloczko and Liz Jacob. Fr. Panuska would typically stop by and visit with the seniors, congratulate them, and take time to visit with them. We gave little awards and a couple times he stayed to observe the “ceremony” and congratulate the winners.

He was consistent and had a strong vision of why we needed CHEHR, which became PCPS. He was a real cheerleader and advocate for that shift with the University.

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ittle did I know that when I met Father Panuska in late 1983 or early 1984 that it would be a life-changing experience. I was an architect working for Leung Hemmler Camayd and the project was Redington Hall, perhaps the first major project in Father’s 16-year tenure as president of The University of Scranton.

As we go through life we are sometimes fortunate, indeed blessed, to meet a few people who have a profound and positive influence on our lives. Fr. Panuska was one of those people in my life, as well as his Vice President of Administrative Services, John Flanagan.

Father was a scholar, teacher, scientist, gentleman and perhaps most importantly a gracious, loyal and humble servant of Jesus Christ. He was quick to smile, had a wonderful sense of humor and the fuse on his impatience was exceedingly long, except perhaps, where his students were the object of some injustice, then Papa Bear morphed into Papa BEAR. I recall meetings to review the drawings of the next project with him. He was a quick study and easily transformed the 2D drawings to 3D in his head and asked very compelling questions regarding not only practical plan issues but significant design issues as well. For instance, he wanted a “study space for the students living off campus in the Hill.” This resulted in Redington’s Collegiate Hall. He wanted the top floor of the Weinberg Memorial Library to be a “beacon of light,” which could be seen from the Harrison Avenue Bridge at night. This resulted in the entire ceiling/roof of the Heritage Room being a skylight.

He once suggested, jokingly, that the “Portrait of Bianca Capella” hanging in the Estate was “his Mother on the stoop of their row house in Baltimore.” His smile was contagious and seldom left his face; he liked to be mischievous and enjoyed the humor in mischief.

Father admired and had great respect for the University community, but Papa Bear particularly loved his students, and they in turn loved him. Projects often benefitted the University community, but the driving force behind them was their benefit to his students.

Fr. Panuska’s personal resolve, character and mission transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people and changed the face not only of The University of Scranton but the City of Scranton. His legacy makes us, as well as those coming behind us, better because of him.

It is said that humans are imperfect beings. If that is in fact the case, Fr. Panuska was the most perfect of imperfect beings.

May he rest in peace.

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n the J.A. Panuska, S.J. Reading Room, there is a portrait of our “Papa Bear.” In memory of Father Panuska, PCPS will host a brown bag lunch Reading Series beginning September 6, 2017 at noon. The first book in the series will be The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life by James Martin, S.J., and will be hosted by the dean of PCPS, Debra Pellegrino, Ed.D. and a faculty member from CHS, Dr. Paul Datti. In the words of Dean Pellegrino, “What a wonderful tribute to resurrect the laughter and conversations of Fr. Panuska, who carried so deeply about Ignatian tradition in the reading room dedicated in his honor.” All are welcome to attend as we find “God in all things.”

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Members of the Shea family attend the PCPS Community Celebration to accept the Edward R. Leahy Jr. Award for Excellence in memory of John Shea ’99, G’01, a physical therapy graduate who passed away this past January.

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Rev. Bernard R. McIlhenny, S.J., visits with interim provost Dr. Joseph Dreisbach at the PCPS Community Celebration.

The spring 2016 PCPS Community Celebration begins with a video tribute to Rev. J.A. Panuska, S.J. Father Panuska, the University’s longest serving president, passed away in February.

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The Panuska Community Based Learning Award, given to a student who exemplifies the Jesuit mission of heart and hand and models the academic ideals set forth by Father J. A. Panuska, S.J., former president of The University of Scranton from 1982-1998, is presented to Bridget Furdon (left), a senior counseling and human service major, and Mariah Ruther (right), a senior nursing major.

CELEBRATION Laura Bopp, a senior early and primary education major, receives the Ignatian Community Based Learning Book Award, which recognizes students for their academic promise and commitment to leadership in service and embraces the ideal of being “men and women for others” in the Jesuit tradition through community-based engagement.

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Natalie Bai (left), a senior biology major, and David Velez (right), a senior biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major, receive the Outstanding Service and Inspirational Leadership Award from dean Debra Pellegrino. This award recognizes students who provided dedicated service to the Leahy Community Health & Family Center for all four year of their undergraduate careers.

Casey McCall and Cassandra Simpson (not pictured) were also recipients of the award.

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Occupational Therapy Students Help Others Patricia A. Wisniewski, MS, OTR/L, CPRP, faculty specialist in the Department of Occupational Therapy, facilitated her sophomore occupational therapy students in making weighted stuffed animals to share with children who have a sensory processing disorder such as autism or ADHD. The weight provides calming proprioceptive input and can

help some children focus and pay attention better, reduce anxiety, and improve sleep. The weighted toys are a cute therapeutic option for the classroom, during mealtimes, long car rides, sleeping or taking a nap or even watching television.

The stuffed animals were donated to the Pediatric Program at Allied Services Heinz Rehab.

Site Visit Conducted The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation Self-Study Visit was conducted in February 2017 for the Nursing Department’s Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) and Post Graduate APRN Certificate programs.

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Students, faculty and staff of PCPS gather to acknowledge and celebrate the individuals who donated their bodies to further the education of students in the health professions.

During the summer and fall semesters at The University of Scranton, students from physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia and exercise science utilized the gross anatomy lab to gain hands-on knowledge of the intricacies of the human body. The knowledge and experience the students gain from this experience provides the foundation upon which the rest of their educational experience will build upon.

The ceremony was a celebration of the people who made the selfless decision to donate their bodies to science. Prior to their passing, these

individuals acknowledged the importance of the knowledge gained by students – knowledge that will allow them to go forward and “become healers for others.”

The ceremony included reflections shared by: undergraduate students in occupational therapy Beth Aberant, Kiera Carrigan, Marcella Guilfoyle, Meghan Murtha and professor Chandra Dombroski; graduate students in physical therapy Krista Ziegler and Alissa Zajac and professor Jennifer Schwartz, DPT; Father Rick Malloy, lab director Cheryil Demkosky and the dean of PCPS Debra Pellegrino, Ed.D. A painting entitled “Calla Lily” created by The Verve Vertu Art Studio was dedicated in honor of all of the donors.

Counseling Program Re-Accredited The Council for Standards in Higher Education (CSHSE) Re-Accreditation Board voted to reaccredit the BA/BS Counseling and Human Services Program from October 2016 through October 2021.

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Working on ‘Healthier U Day’ at Scranton are, from left: Matthew McGovern, Kathryn Pierce, Amy Haegler, Mary Cash, Dr. Debra Fetherman, Stephanie Gonnella, Maribeth Keith, Nicole Tagliente, Amanda Peters and Marisa Ciriello.

Community Health Education Students Contribute to University’s ‘Healthier U Day’ Dr. Debra Fetherman’s Health Communication Techniques and Methods class and Eta Sigma Gamma Honor Society participated in the University’s “Healthier U Day.” Community health education students provided education on maintaining a healthy body image while conducting approximately 70 body composition screenings.

Fleming-Castaldy named Editor-in-Chief for Centennial History Project To commemorate the 1917 founding of the profession of occupational therapy, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is completing a multi-year centennial historical research project called the OTArchive. Invited by the AOTA’s Executive Board to serve as this project’s editor-in-chief, Rita P. Fleming-Castaldy, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, is charged with ensuring that knowledge about occupational therapy’s first 100 years will be available to inform the profession’s future.

As the OTArchive editor-in-chief, Dr. Fleming-Castaldy has worked with an editorial board comprised of renowned scholars to identify persons and events that had the greatest impact on occupational therapy throughout its first century. This curated information is featured on the AOTA’s centennial celebration website and will be highlighted during the 100th AOTA national conference. Dr. FlemingCastaldy is also responsible for the development of educational materials, which will help make this history come alive for the profession’s next generation of practitioners.

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“Grief fills the room up of my absent child (Act III, Scene IV).”

This quote from Shakespeare’s King Lear opens the first chapter of Perinatal and Pediatric Bereavement in Nursing and Other Health Professions (Springer Press), a book that Dr. Patricia Wright, an associate professor in the Department of Nursing, co-edited with Dr. Beth Black of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Dr. Rana Limbo of the Gunderson Health System. The book is the first of its kind in the field of perinatal bereavement and has been nationally recognized as a groundbreaking contribution.

Recently, Wright’s book was chosen for the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Award, claiming first place in the palliative care and hospice category. According to the Wolters Kluwer website, the publisher of the American Journal of Nursing, this distinctive award is described as an “opportunity to acknowledge high-quality publications and share that with the health care community”. Through this “prestigious competition that garners the attention of the nursing community and supporting health care publishers,” Wright’s book is recognized as one of the best contributions to the field of nursing for 2016.

Perinatal and Pediatric Bereavement in Nursing and Other Health Professions is an 18-chapter, 382page text that includes the most recent research and theoretical knowledge in the field of perinatal bereavement. This book is a vital resource for health professionals working with families who have been touched by perinatal or pediatric loss. Each of the chapters was contributed by a nationallyor internationally-known scholar. In addition to serving as an editor, Dr. Wright contributed three chapters in which she addressed the overall state of the field, presented her own theory of perinatal bereavement, and discussed the concept of complicated grief as it pertains to perinatal loss.

Cerrito Receives Herr Fellowship Dr. Julie Cerrito, assistant professor and director of the school counseling program in the Department of Counseling and Human Services, has been chosen to receive the Edwin L. Herr Fellowship for Excellence in Counseling Leadership and Scholarship Award.

The honor, awarded by Chi Sigma Iota, the International Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society, was presented at Chi Sigma Iota Days at the American Counseling Association’s 2017 Annual Conference and Expo on March 16-19, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

The Herr Fellowship is awarded annually to a full-time counselor educator in the early stages of his or her career (3-5 years) whose professional goals include career development or international issues in counseling. Dr. Cerrito’s service and scholarship focuses on access, equity and advocacy in addressing the college and career readiness needs of underserved PK-12 youth in school systems.

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Case Competitions The Cleveland Clinic Case Competition includes Master of Business Administration (MBA) students and is structured differently from other competitions. The first round of submissions for this competition were completed at the team’s home campus over a weekend in February.

Instead of receiving the case, preparing a solution, and going onsite to present that solution, Joseph Boino, Saralynne Brown, Andrea Saenz (MBA student) and Kendall Whitehead spent Feb. 1720 in a room in McGurrin Hall to create a postacquisition health system expansion plan. This competition provided the participants with a unique interdisciplinary experience. What the students learned through this experience will be applied in the classroom, during residencies and internships, and throughout their career, as facility and system acquisitions and mergers have become common in health care today and bring with them a growing demand for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Another team consisting of MHA students (Adriana Montagni, Patrick O’Dell and Laura Stack), MBA students (Syed Hurr Hamdani and Jenil Shah), and nursing students (Victor Dec) prepare for the last MHA Case Competition of the academic year. The team will travel to Emory University from March 23 to 26 to present their solution to an, as of now, undisclosed global health issue as part of the International Emory Global Health Case Competition. This competition is unique in that it is student run, is limited to 24 teams and requires representation from at least three different disciplines within each participating school.

The team is working with faculty mentors Dr. Bill Miller and Dr. Stacey Smulowitz in preparation for their trip and the opportunity to, not only put their skills to the test, but to enhance them at the same time.

On Oct. 12, 2016, Salomey Mensah, Ryan Stillman and Emmanuel Yeboah Addo represented The University of Scranton’s MHA program at the 2016 National Association for Health Services Executives’ (NAHSE) 21st Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition. The competition focused on combatting the stigma associated with mental health issues.

Dr. Steve Szydlowski, team mentor and graduate Health Administration program director, said: “The NAHSE Case Competition provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate competency in problem, solving, critical thinking, and communication to health care leaders in a diverse setting.

NASHE supports the need to address ethnic and minority health management education. During the preparation for and participation in the student case study competition, MHA students analyze and present a solution to a panel of health care executives serving as judges. MHA students compete with other MHA graduate student teams across the country from CAHME-accredited program.

Students also attend networking events, mentoring activities and conference educational sessions.”

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Kellia Giambrone, Maggie Ruskowski, Erik Schab and Ray Stemrich traveled to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Administration Case Competition on Feb. 22-24, 2017. There, they presented a population health solution for a large health care system in Baltimore.

Team mentor Michael Costello described the experience and the benefits of participation as “…an opportunity to analyze real-world problems in health care management and then present their analysis and solutions to a panel of professional health care managers serving as judges. The [students] also get to see how teams from other CAHME-accredited graduate programs analyzed the same problems and how they presented their solutions. Participation in the competition can enhance employment opportunities for our graduates.”

The Scranton School District hosted guests from The University of Scranton’s Education Department and visiting scholars from Trnava University, Slovakia. The participants exchanged education-based ideas, realities of diversity in the K-12 classrooms, and discussed plans for future collaboration.

At the University, Drs. Branislav Scranton School District recently hosted guests from Trnava University, Slovakia. Pictured from Pupala and Ondrej Kascak, from left: Bert Gentilezza, Sandra Lamanna, Scranton School District superintendent Alexis Kirijan, Slovakia, visited classrooms and gave Branislav Pupala, Ondrej Kascak, Tata Mbugua, Jeff Brazil, Gregg Sunday and Bill Gaynord. lectures in the Education Department in addition to meeting with interim associate provost for Academic Affairs Dr. Patricia Harrington and PCPS dean Debra Pellegrino.

They also visited Trip Elementary School in Scranton and Bear Creek Elementary School, where education majors have been placed for field observation hours and/or student teaching. The two schools provided insights into the concept of school choice in Pennsylvania while demonstrating school-university partnerships that are essential in the effective preparation of new teachers.

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MHA Faculty and Students Present Research in Brazil Master of Health Administration graduate students completed a study abroad course to Brazil during intersession. As part of the course, a research symposium was conducted at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute with faculty and student research presentations.

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Visitors from Trnava University in Slovakia visited campus in late March. Front row, from left: Debra Pellegrino, PCPS dean, Dr. Daniel West, chair of the Health Administration and Human Resources Department at The University of Scranton, Dr. Viera Rusnakova and Dr. Maira Smidova. Back row, from left: Dr. Mark Majdan, Dr. Martin Rusnak, Dr. Simon Marincak and Dr. Josef Zuffa.

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The Master of Health Administration (MHA) graduate students studied abroad at Trnava and St. Elizabeth Universities in Slovakia. Faculty and students presented their research at the Slovakia Research Symposium .

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Prescriptions dispensed

17 526 763 540 879 1,227 913 843 748 413

Immunizations

2 285 550 290 276 450 285 150 116 87

Service hours performed by students

117 686 959 1,367 1,317 2,175 2,076 2,268 2,852 3,010

6,869 2,491

15,510

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