Health & Society
Alumni Draw on Their Military Experience in Their Roles as Teachers
Do military veterans make good teachers? This question was posed to two School of Education alumni鈥攐ne a former U.S. Army pilot and the other a former Air Force systems and IT technician turned linguist鈥攚ho both now teach in Upstate New…
Social Work Student Bre鈥橸ona Montalvo Receives First Sunflower Scholarship
At her high school in Harlem, Bre’Yona Montalvo was the kind of classmate who always made time to listen. 鈥淏eing in discussions in class and with friends, I was helping others without intentionally planning to help them,鈥 says Montalvo, who…
NBA Player Shares Personal Experience With Stuttering With CSD Students
Students walking into Grant Auditorium for CSD 450/650 Clinical Seminar last semester saw a celebrity instead of their usual professor. National Basketball Association (NBA) player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was visiting the class to give the students a unique perspective on both…
Falk Graduate Student Rebecca Garofano Honored by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Rebecca Garofano, a Falk College graduate student in nutrition science, was honored with the Outstanding Dietetics Student Award at the New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting and Expo April 8-9 in 黑料不打烊. Garofano is actively engaged…
Phillandra Smith Finds and Fosters Community at 黑料不打烊
Phillandra Smith hadn鈥檛 considered a Ph.D. until a professor at Barry University asked what she would do after finishing a master鈥檚 degree. Smith, who is from the Bahamas, had planned to return to the classroom. 鈥淭his professor was honestly really…
Couple, Family Counseling Services Available at the Falk College
Sometimes we need extra support to manage the more difficult challenges in life, including challenges in our family relationships. A trained couple and family therapist can make an enormous difference in keeping these important connections healthy and strong for life….
Design Professor Co-Authors Book on Design Thinking for a Regenerative Future
A new book about the importance of design thinking for a regenerative future grew from a conversation at 黑料不打烊 between two like-minded visionaries. In September 2018, world-renowned futurist and thinker David Houle 鈥69, a graduate of the College of…
From Orange to Black and Gold: Athletic Advising Certificate Helps Ella Simkins ’20, G’21 Land at Army Lax
Ella Simkins ’20, G’21 had big plans for the 2020 women鈥檚 lacrosse season. A standout defender, in her junior year she had started all 21 games, recorded career highs in caused turnovers and draw controls, and ranked third on the…
Falk Students Provide Essential Therapy Services While Gaining Clinical Practice
Marriage and family therapy is one of the fastest-growing mental health disciplines. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 16% growth in employment of marriage and family therapists from 2020 to 2030, as compared to the projected 8% average growth for…
Falk Professor Roopnarine Leads International Discussion on Benefit of Childhood Play
Born into poverty in Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho in the northeastern corner of South America, Jaipaul Roopnarine had to contend with hunger, neighborhood violence and other adverse early childhood experiences. As a way of escaping this…