News at Adelphi

When Maureen C. Roller, M.S. '01, D.N.P., clinical associate professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health, proposed a study abroad program for Adelphi nursing students at a faculty meeting nearly a decade ago, she got an immediate green light. “As soon as I mentioned it, I became in charge of a committee," Dr. Roller recalled. “It's such a rich experience for students to study abroad, and I wanted our nursing students to experience that."

“The opioid crisis has become real to many people, who are now seeing it firsthand in their communities and realizing how devastating it is," said Marissa Abram, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi. “Nurses are essential to identifying addiction and getting people into recovery."

Each year, students in Dr. Susan Zori's "Nursing Care of the Older Adult" class work in small groups to develop inventive products that could improve the lives of the elderly and address unmet needs.

According to Zainab Toteh Osakwe, Ph.D., assistant professor in Adelphi's College of Nursing and Public Health, the use of post-acute care services has increased dramatically over the past two decades for patients recently discharged from a hospital.

“Adelphi laid the foundation for the work that I am able to do today and the impact that I plan to make tomorrow.”

“Adelphi set me on my career path.”

Jane H. White, Ph.D., is an expert in psychiatric-mental health nursing who has made a profound impact on Adelphi's nursing program since arriving on campus in 2005.

During her January break in 2017, Amy Lin '18 joined a dozen students on a College of Nursing and Public Health faculty-led study abroad service trip to help the people of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.

Adults over 85 are the fastest-growing population in the United States, and one in five Americans will be over 65 by the year 2050.

How do you save the life of a new mother who might be hemorrhaging? What's the best way to examine and immunize a newborn?

The 2018 rankings are in, confirming that Adelphi’s undergraduate nursing program is among the nation’s elite.

Dr. White has been selected by The New York Academy of Medicine's prestigious Fellows program.

Success in Adelphi's graduate nursing programs requires sophisticated academic abilities.

Adelphi's first recipients of the DAISY Award “for extraordinary nurses," presented by the College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH).

Julia Abey is doing what many students in her nursing program consider impossible. She's spending a semester studying abroad.

In honor of National Nurses Week 2018, Adelphi University held more than a week of events celebrating the contributions of our nursing students, faculty and alumni.

The new ratings from Niche are out, and they confirm what we know — that our undergraduate nursing program is top notch.

Joan Wheeler, M.S.W. ‘74, D.S.W. ‘86: One Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthy Career in Social Work

Cheryl Nelson, B.S. ’67, M.S.W. ’92, is a former nurse and social worker who is an expert on Narcissistic Personality Disorders.

Researchers have been studying the public health crisis resulting from the misuse of opioids and other drugs for years, covering the topic from seemingly every angle.

Adelphi University theater, nursing and social work students and faculty, under the guidance of Autism Friendly Spaces, put on a performance for individuals on the spectrum and their families.

Adelphi graduate Vanessa Malliloo is a nurse working at the very same neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) unit she was rushed to moments after being born.

The extraordinary Lenny Achan ’99 began his transformative career as a nursing student at Adelphi, and has gone on to become Chief Innovative Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Chelsea Wollman is a cum laude Bachelor of Science 2014 graduate of The College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi University.

Students and alumni of Adelphi's online M.S. in Nutrition Program met face-to-face for a field trip to the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn.

Stella Uwechia, pursuing a master’s in healthcare informatics, won a graduate oral presentation award at Adelphi’s 14th annual Research Conference in April 2017.

Diana Mason, Ph.D., senior policy service professor at George Washington University School of Nursing, called on nurses to be “at the table where major healthcare decisions are being made.”

Keynote speaker Jane H. White, Ph.D., addressed the 140 undergraduate and graduate students who were coated at the 2017 white coat ceremony.

Jasmine Thalappillil is a registered nurse in a telemetry/stepdown unit at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where she started as a new graduate nurse.