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Scholarly activities and accolades: November-December 2023

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the months of November and December 2023. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Chris Sarachilli, assistant director of communications and marketing, at chris.sarachilli@temple.edu.  Presentations and Speaking Engagements Deirdre Dingman served as a panelist in a discussion following the...
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School of Social Work

James Kelch brought social justice to social work

James H. Kelch, Jr., one of the inaugural professors at Temple’s School of Social Administration, passed away on Nov. 25 at age 85. Across 40 years, Kelch taught social work and social justice to more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students. He retired in 2000, then continued to teach a class each semester through 2008 as an adjunct professor in what had become the School of Social Work.  “Jim truly lived the social justice and human rights foci of social work,” says Lois Millner, associate professor emerita in the School of Social Work, who met Kelch when she jo...
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College faculty among country’s—and university’s—leading scholars

Twelve faculty members from the College of Public Health were recognized as being among the top 50,000 scholars in the country, according to recent calculations from the AD Scientific Index. The Index measures both research productivity and the degree to which an individual’s scholarship is used by other researchers. The faculty members are also among the top 150 scholars at Temple University. “We have an incredibly talented and successful group of faculty and staff who are engaging in transformational interdisciplinary research,” said Jennifer Ibrahim, dean of the Colleg...
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Sue Dickey

Sue Dickey reflects on a 43-year legacy in nursing

Sue Dickey knows nursing is in her blood. Her great grandmother became a small-town Pennsylvania nurse in 1900. “I visited there about 20 years ago,” Dickey says. “The lady who lived next door to her former house, who was in her nineties, said to me, ‘did you know your great grandmother delivered me?’” Dickey found her own calling in pediatric nursing, then obstetrical neonatal practice, and came to Temple to teach in 1981. Now, she is set to retire after 43 years delivering Temple nurses into the world, so to speak. All told, it’s been around 90 semesters. “I...
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Scholarly activities and accolades: October 2023

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of October 2023. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Chris Sarachilli, assistant director of communications and marketing, at chris.sarachilli@temple.edu.  Presentations and Speaking Engagements Christopher Wheldon presented his research, "Feasibility of anal dilator rehabilit...
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Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Amita Avadhani

New nursing chair Amita Avadhani is shaped by COVID ICU experience

Amita Avadhani, newly appointed chair of the Department of Nursing, brings not only an extensive teaching and leadership background to the College of Public Health but also vital experience in critical care, including work as a hospital ICU nurse during the outbreak of COVID-19. Avadhani comes to Temple from Rutgers University, where she earned her doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and served in leadership and teaching roles, including directing acute care nurse practitioner master’s and DNP programs, as well as post-master's programs. Her work with professional organizations...
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College welcomes new faculty for 2023-2024 academic year

The College of Public Health brings together top scholars from around the world—teaching in our classrooms, leading our research, and forging partnerships across the community. The following new faculty join the college starting the 2023-2024 academic year. Amita Avadhani, professor of instruction and chair of the Department of Nursing Jessica Goss, instructor in the Department of Nursing Alyson Hansbarger, instructor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Sherief Ibrahim, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Health Services Administr...
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Jay Fagan

Fagan speaks at US congressional panel on fatherhood

Jay Fagan, professor emeritus in the School of Social Work, served as an expert on a June U.S. Congressional policy briefing titled “Reclaiming the Fatherhood Narrative for Black Men,” hosted by Florida Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, chair of the Caucus on the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. Fagan spoke alongside experts on family law and psychoeducational studies, as well as representatives of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. and parenting influencers. Fagan was invited to discuss his recent paper, “The Myth of Low-Income Black Fathers’ Absence...
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Research

SSW assistant professor contributes to Board of Visitors member’s new book on preventing child sexual abuse

Paul DiLorenzo, a member of the College of Public Health’s Board of Visitors and Temple master of social work graduate, has co-edited a new book, Child Sexual Abuse: Practical Approaches to Prevention and Intervention, intended as a resource for therapists, pediatricians, caseworkers, victim advocates, and law enforcement professionals. DiLorenzo, a child welfare expert who has served as part-time faculty member in the School of Social Work, collaborated on the book with Teresa Huizar, chief executive officer of Washington, D.C.-based National Children’s Alliance. Julia Kobu...
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Wu recognized for excellence in analytics and data science education

Jingwei Wu, associate professor and primary research faculty of the Biostatistics Core in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been named the 2023 recipient of the SAS Institute’s Emerging Educator Award. The award recognizes educators who have shown exemplary progress in advancing analytics education and preparing students for careers in analytics and data science for five or fewer years. Wu says that he originally had no intention of becoming an educator. After graduating from The Beijing University of Technology with his BS in computational and applied mat...
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