College of Health Professions and Social Work
Professor Jonathan Singer wins 2012 Media Award
Accolade
Jonathan Singer, assistant professor for the College of Health Professions and Social Work at Temple University, was one of ten people recognized by...
May 14, 2012
Talking about falls
In the Media
Among older adults 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injury death and injuries from falling send two million older Americans to the...
May 9, 2012
Bottle delivery, not milk type, linked to weight gain
In the Media
Babies fed by bottle are likely to gain more weight than babies fed at the breast, according to a new study. "This finding suggests that infants fed...
May 7, 2012
More fathers staying at home with children
In the Media
Jay Fagan, professor of social work at Temple, says the number of men choosing to stay home with their children has been steadily growing. The...
May 3, 2012
News Story
Christina Mortensen, M.S., Community and Regional Planning. Mortensen was among the few hundred selected this year for the Presidential Management Fellows program, a prestigious two-year paid government fellowship that provides her with the opportunity to work with a variety of United States government agencies.
May 4, 2012
Undergraduate public health program receives national recognition
Accolade
The Department of Public Health recently been chosen as a "Best Practice" in undergraduate public health education by the Health People 2020...
March 5, 2012
News Story
According to a recent article in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Temple researcher Adam Davey has found centenarians diagnosed with diabetes in their 80s living 20 or more years with the condition. The study tested 244 older adults, ages 98 to 108, in 44 counties. It found that 12.5 percent — or 1 in 8 — of the group had type 2 diabetes.
January 31, 2012
News Story
Offered in partnership with the Community College of Philadelphia, the Center for Social Policy and Community Development's “Making the Dream of College Come True” program provides literacy and life-skill classes to help families plan their path to postsecondary education.
January 30, 2012
Experts disagree on dissolvable tobacco products
In the Media
A group of U.S. lawmakers wants stricter rules for dissolvable tobacco products. Other advocates say smokeless products can lessen the disease, death...
January 25, 2012
Dissolvable tobacco on trial
In the Media
The Food and Drug Administration has gathered scientists and tobacco policy experts to study the potential health risks of melt-in-your-mouth tobacco...
January 20, 2012
Researcher uncovers clues to high blood pressure among African Americans
In the Media
African Americans develop high blood pressure more often than white Americans. Michael Brown, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology...
December 27, 2011
Facebook monitors suicidal posts
In the Media
A new feature of Facebook allows users to report posts that look like suicide threats. The social networking site will then send an email to the...
December 19, 2011
News Story
Speech-language pathology students in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders are partnering with persons with aphasia to create personalized books designed to help them regain reading and writing skills.
December 14, 2011
Person of Interest
Jennifer Ibrahim, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of public health, is expert in health policy making, specifically for food safety and tobacco...
Person of Interest
Jonathan Singer, PhD, is an assistant professor of social work in the College of Health Professions and Social Work. His clinical and research...
Person of Interest
Gary Foster, PhD, is the director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education and a professor of medicine and public health. He is an...
Suicidal behavior increasing among elementary school-age kids
In the Media
While suicide is not typically associated with young children, a new study finds that this problem is present even in elementary schools. Jonathan...
December 6, 2011
News Story
Jonathan Singer, an associate professor in social work, recently collaborated on a project with the Mural Arts Program and published a new study, both surrounding suicide prevention.
December 6, 2011
Girls' physical activity levels drop off as they get older
In the Media
A National Institutes of Health study followed girls for a decade beginning at age 8 or 9. Over time, leisure-time physical activity declined...
November 28, 2011
News Story
A study led by Jennifer Orlet Fisher, director of the Family Eating Laboratory at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education, has found that adding 2.5 ounces of ranch dressing as a dip to a serving of vegetables helped bitter-sensitive children eat more of them.
November 29, 2011
PA State Nurses Association Presents Frances Ward with Volunteer of the Year Award
Accolade
The PA State Nurses Association (PSNA) presented the 2011 Volunteer of the Year Award to Frances Ward, PhD, RN, CRNP, Temple University. As a...
November 21, 2011
CARAS Program Project Grant Awards fall 2011
Announcement
The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies is pleased to announce that eighteen Research/Creative Project Grants have been made...
November 16, 2011
News Story
The second annual Community Driven Research Day, held recently in Temple's Mitten Hall, brought representatives from community groups together with researchers from Temple, Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to explore opportunities for partnerships that address public health concerns.
November 16, 2011
Why are fans so supportive of Paterno?
In the Media
As the sex abuse scandal continues to dominate the news and rock Penn State, students have been demonstrating in support of fired coach Joe Paterno...
November 11, 2011
News Story
As part of a continuing series profiling students and the opportunities available to them at Temple, athletic training major Albert Padilla discusses his work helping athletes get back on their feet after an injury.
November 11, 2011
