Openings are still available for several Falk College study abroad programs this summer. Offerings include: HTW 400/600—Comparative Health Policy May 24-June 14, 2014 This six-credit undergraduate and graduate course will use a variety of modalities for students to learn about comparative health policies. Students will visit Geneva, Amsterdam, and Morocco to fully immerse themselves in settings that take different policy approaches to health problems. Taught by Dr. Lutchmie Narine, students will have the opportunity to visit important health care institutions (e.g., the World Health Organization in Geneva) and participate in discussions with health care leaders in each country which will…
Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., associate professor of public health in the Falk College and faculty fellow in the Burton Blatt Institute, received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. The research project, “Stakeholder Views on Intellectual Disability Research Ethics,” is expected to have significant ethical and public health implications. Robert S. Olick, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor of bioethics and humanities at Upstate Medical University, will serve as co-investigator on the project. Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) face significant physical and mental health disparities. Ethical challenges may discourage their…
Brooks B. Gump, Ph.D., MPH, professor, Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition in the Falk College, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The research project, “Environmental Toxicants, Race and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children,” will investigate the relationship between race, socioeconomic status, blood lead levels, cardiovascular responses to acute stress and cardiovascular disease risk. To better pinpoint the early antecedents of racial disparities, the study will focus on a sample of 300 African American and European American children ages 9 to 11 in the city of Syracuse,…
The Department of Child and Family Studies, in collaboration with La Casita Cultural Center at Syracuse University, is pleased to announce the “West Side Through My Eyes,” teen photography exhibit. A preview will be held in conjunction with the 2013 Chancellor’s Awards for Public Engagement and Scholarship on April 24 in the Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. The full exhibit will take place May 3-August 1 at La Casita. Open to members of the local community and Syracuse University, the exhibit will share the sights and stories of the young residents of the Near West Side reflecting their identification of place…
Associate professor of Public Health and a Burton Blatt Institute faculty fellow, Katherine McDonald, recently published the article, “There is No Black or White: Scientific Community Views on Ethics in Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research,” in the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. Her findings from four focus groups with researchers and ethics review board members explored how to ethically conduct research, relevant factors to consider, appropriate ways to address ethical concerns, and the role of ethical and civil rights principles. Findings indicate support for the use of ethical principles and newer models of disability to promote inclusion…
On Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, Syracuse University will sponsor a campus wide visiting day for prospective graduate students. The day will include formal presentations on our Falk College graduate programs and an afternoon expo highlighting all of SU’s graduate programs with career and financial aid presentations as well. Falk College’s morning presentation will provide information on our programs in: Addiction Studies CAS, Child and Family Studies, Global Health MS, Global Health CAS, Nutrition Science, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, and Sport Venue and Event Management. Below is the agenda and registration form. Please feel free to contact us if…
Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Leigh Gantner, R.D., Ph.D. was named the very first Grace L. Ostenso Nutrition and Public Policy Fellow by the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. The fellowship exposes scientist and engineers to the public policy process to better integrate their research into public policy, and share their scientific expertise with Congress and Federal agencies. She will work on Capitol Hill, either in the House of Representatives or the Senate, working for a member or a committee, for one year starting in September 2012.
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has selected Katherine McDonald, assistant professor of public health in the Falk College and faculty fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), as the recipient of the 2012 Early Career Award. The Award recognizes McDonald for her achievements and many contributions to the field of developmental disabilities. She will accept the Award in June at the AAIDD Annual Meeting. AAIDD is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities. McDonald joined Syracuse University in 2011. Her dual appointment reflects a unique and unprecedented…
Event celebrating National Professional Social Work Month includes keynote address by Barbara Shaiman, founder and president of Champions of Caring In honor of her tireless work advocating for the health needs of underserved populations, Luvenia Cowart, Ed.D., R.N., executive director and co-founder of the Genesis Health Project Network, will receive the 2012 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award at an annual ceremony March 27, 7 p.m., in Maxwell Auditorium. Sponsored by Social Workers United, the School of Social Work and the Falk College, the program is free and open to the public. The evening will feature a keynote…
Perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, have been used in the manufacture and processing of many household items since the mid-1950s. Daily human exposure to PFCs may result from non-stick cookware, food packaging, paints and coatings, and waterproof fabrics. Today, PFCs are associated with attention and behavior problems in children, which was detailed in recently published research by associate professor of public health, Brooks Gump, in the June 17, 2011 edition of Environmental Science and Technology. In this study, Gump and a collaborative research team found that increasing levels of PFCs in children’s blood were associated with an impaired ability to inhibit responses…