Student and Alumni Stories, Events, Faculty Highlights, and Video Features
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It has been a spring and summer full of achievements and transitions. Foremost, it was a privilege to share in the accomplishments of our students at the May award ceremonies and commencement, and a reminder of how well Pace prepares our graduates for their careers and to better the world. Many, many congratulations!
For our returning students in Pleasantville, we are excited that grant-supported expansions and improvements are occurring this summer in our simulation labs. We are also working on the New York City Communication and Speech Disorders clinic this summer and NYC Center for Excellence in Healthcare Simulation expansion next year.
We are all adjusting to an endemic phase of COVID. I just returned from a vacation in South Korea, where I observed 100% of the people masking indoors in public settings and on a Korean Air flight airplane. Here in the United States, as we know, we have a different balance of individual preferences and public health. Please know Pace University is carefully following all CDC, state, and local guidance with updates as needed, based on local case rates and variant evolution. We will remain "mask friendly" for all.
The outbreak of Simian pox (aka Monkeypox) in NYC and the lack of vaccine appointment availability for
at-risk populations, shows us yet again that the world, our nation, state, and city lacks a robust and coordinated public health infrastructure. Pace is doing all we can within these constraints. The University and University Health Care continue to monitor developments.
I'd like to welcome Joanne Singleton to her role as Associate Dean, Interim, for the Lienhard School of Nursing as we undertake a national search. As a University we are preparing to say a fond farewell Provost Quiñones, who will assume a presidency in California. We have many new faculty and staff joining, new and continuing students throughout the year, and I hope the balance of the summer is a good one for all!
Marcus C. Tye, Ph.D. [he/him]
Dean, College of Health Professions
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STORIES WITH VIDEO FEATURES |
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Student Chefs in the Making
Our nation is burdened by high rates of nutrition-related chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, overweight, and obesity. The CHP Nutrition and Dietetics program is designed to help students address these challenges head on by learning how to teach people to prepare healthful, delicious foods as well as to improve access to healthful, affordable food for everyone.
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Health Equity and
Reproductive Justice
This interactive panel discussion, with experts in the nursing/public health and the legal/policy realms, addressed how a reproductive justice lens brings focus and clarity to existing inequities, including racial bias in healthcare interactions, racially disparate maternal health outcomes, narrowing access to abortion care, and other vital issues.
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"You have to find that passion every day," says CHP alumna Tyra Prophete, RN. "I always knew I wanted to advocate for people."
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CHP Scholarship Day 2022
CHP Scholarship Day was a huge success as students shared their scholarly projects with faculty and friends.
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Nursing student Kalin Tang, '22, traveled around the world and found herself at the Lienhard School of Nursing. Kalin and her family lived in countries like Hong Kong, Korea, and Thailand, and also in several states throughout the United States. These world-wide experiences are what inspired her to become a nurse.
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CSD student Wilmarie Vazquez Milian, '22, is a dedicated and hardworking student with a passion for helping children. She landed an externship at a private pediatric clinic in Astoria, Queens. Prior to her May 2022 graduation, she was offered a placement with the practice to complete her clinical fellowship.
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Nursing student Samuel Silva Ortiz, '22, is proud to be the first member of his family to graduate from a university in the United States. Samuel received the award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Undergraduate Nursing and achieved Latin Honors Summa Cum Laude.
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A RECIPE FOR CAREER SUCCESS |
Nutrition student Lauren Pappalardo is taking charge of her future—and with the help of the College of Health Professions, she's earning a master's degree to build a new career aligned with her values and passions.
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Class of 2022 Vice President Anonna Chowdhury, PA-S, is passionate about advocating for patients who are underrepresented in medicine. Her goal is to bridge the gap and educate patients to better understand their next steps.
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2022 Student Government Ambassadors for the College of Health Professions Alexa Slack and Grainne McGinley are inspired to advocate for students just as they will advocate for patients.
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Alumna Una Hopkins, DNP, FNP-BC, RN, '12, has made a difference in critical patient care and clinical research throughout her 36 years in the field. Una was enrolled in LSN’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program under the leadership of Joanne Singleton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC.
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Rhonda Maneval, DEd, RN, vice dean of CHP and the Lienhard School of Nursing, accepted a position as dean of the College of Health and Wellness at Carlow University. Please join us in extending congratulations and warmest wishes to Rhonda and thanks for her leadership and service to LSN, CHP, and Pace. We also hope you share in the sadness of losing her and understanding of this next stage in her remarkable career as an administrator, educator, researcher, and practitioner.
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INTERIM ASSOCIATE DEAN appointment
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We are pleased that
JOANNE SINGLETON, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
will be assuming the role of
Associate Dean, Interim, of the
Lienhard School of Nursing,
effective July 1, 2022.
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Dr. Singleton, professor of graduate studies, Lienhard School of Nursing, is a leader in advanced practice nursing, interprofessional education and practice, evidence-based practice, cultural competence, and the assistance animal field. Dr. Singleton is a fellow in the National Academies of Practice, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Nursing. She created Canines Assisting in Health (CAsH) to educate interprofessional healthcare providers on assistance animals to support individuals with visible and invisible disabilities and has educated thousands of health care professionals in this area. Dr. Singleton is teamed with Pawfessor Spirit who is educated as a service dog and works with her in CHP as a facility dog.
There will be a national search for a permanent leader of LSN. Dr. Singleton will continue as interim until the search concludes.
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Congratulations to Winifred Connerton, PhD, CNM, associate professor of nursing, on being accepted for the American College of Nurse Midwives Fellowship in 2022. As one of the highest honors within ACNM, Fellowship is bestowed upon those midwives whose demonstrated leadership within ACNM, clinical excellence, outstanding scholarship, and professional achievement have merited special recognition both within and outside of the midwifery profession. Winifred was honored and celebrated for her accomplishments at this year’s 67th ACNM Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
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Congratulations to Millie Hepburn-Smith, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, SCRN, associate professor and program director of undergraduate nursing, for presenting her capstone project, “Fostering an Inclusive Learning Environment” at The American Association of the Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Diversity Learning Institute and for her induction into the Diversity Leadership Institute Fellowship. Millie has worked for many years to reduce health care disparities, and a big part of this work involves preparing a more diverse nursing workforce.
"I am most thankful to AACN for this rare opportunity to enrich our philosophy of inclusivity and holism for Pace nursing students!"
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John Damiao, OT, assistant professor of occupational therapy, co authored the research article, "Inter-Rater Reliability of the Pizzi Health and Wellness Assessment (PHWA)."
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Kyomi Gregory-Martin, PhD, CCC-SLP, assistant professor and expert on speech-language disorders and dialects, was interviewed on radio WIOX for HealthCetera. She discusses the role of a speech-language pathologist, accent expansion, and the structural determinants of health.
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Christen Cupples Cooper, Ed.D, RD, assistant professor of nutrition, was published in the Over Sixty article, "9 cooking mistakes that could be making your food toxic."
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Andréa Sonenberg, PhD, WHNP, CNM-BC, professor of nursing, authored an op-ed in the Albany Times Union, "Commentary: Provider shortage is bringing health care to the brink."
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Marie Lourdes Charles, EdD, assistant professor of nursing, and Gretha Fievre, RN, clinical adjunct faculty, recently returned from Haiti after leading a project team for the HEAL-Haiti Nursing Education Initiative. They are helping to provide continuing nursing education to nursing students and nurses who are not yet licensed. The goal is to help more nurses in Haiti be successful on the NCLEX-RN examination.
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Christen Cupples Cooper, EdD, RD, assistant professor of nutrition, and Mary Opfer, MS, RD, CDN, clinical assistant professor of nutrition, were featured in the Aaptiv article, "8 Healthy Orders from Fast Food Restaurants, According to Experts."
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THE TODAY SHOW
More than 60 Pace University students came to New York City to film with the TODAY Show. They helped set a new Guinness World Record as part of their Earth Day celebration.
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CHP JEFFERSON AWARD WINNERS
2021-2022 Pace Bronze Medal Award Winners Elizabeth Colon-Fitzgerald, director of clinical assignment, recruitment and retention for CHP and adjunct professor of psychology, and Grainne McGinley, ’22, CHP nursing graduate, are shining examples of the Pace community.
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CHP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS |
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Do you have a communications request?
CHP Marketing and Communications is here to effectively promote CHP programs, events, and faculty, staff, and student news. A new department webpage is being designed for you!
A great feature will be a
for faculty and staff to submit requests for services such as:
News Announcements | Social Media Posts | Website Updates | Email Blasts | Flyers | Brochures | Photography/Videography | and more
A link will be sent out to all CHP faculty and staff,
asking that future requests be submitted through the form.
This new process will be a great addition to the services offered to the CHP community.
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CONSTRUCTION AT LIENHARD HALL |
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Construction is moving along for the Lienhard Hall enhancements, with an anticipated completion date in early August 2022.
Funding from the Higher Education Capital (HeCap) Matching Grants Program will allow CHP to expand program offerings and enhance student life.
Highlights of the renovation include
The Healthcare Hub
Flexible classroom and lab spaces
Conservation and sustainability elements
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Explore employment opportunities
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CONTACT US
chpcommunications@pace.edu
@CHPATPACE
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