Faculty

The Strength of the Hispanic Woman
For Hispanic Heritage Month, Chantel Diaz (B.F.A. ’13, M.A. ’15) reflects on the role of women in Hispanic culture and how it has shaped who she is today.

Staying Healthy at 35,000 Feet
NYITCOM-Arkansas infectious disease physician Carl Abraham, M.D., arms airline passengers with information to avoid getting sick.

There’s a Simple Solution to the Doctor Shortage
A Salon op-ed by College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., makes the case for expanding the scope of practice for physician assistants. As she writes, doing so could help address challenges caused by the nationwide physician shortage.

Q&A: Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Center Director Adena Leder, D.O., a neurologist and movement disorders specialist, shares important information about this neurodegenerative condition.

NYITCOM Physician: Diabetes Patients Should Heed FDA Warning
NYITCOM’s Eleanor Yusupov, D.O., advises patients not to be misled by marketing claims that smartwatches and smart rings can safely monitor blood glucose.

AI Might Make Real Estate More Sustainable
A Reuters op-ed by Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., contends that in order to fight climate change, architects need to abandon their long-held obsession with individual authorship and celebrity and embrace artificial intelligence.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Explained
Bernadette Riley, D.O., director of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility Treatment Center, shares insight after the movie star reveals she lives with EDS.

Trends in 2024: Nutrition
Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, clinical associate professor and chair of interdisciplinary health sciences, shares her 2024 nutrition predictions.

Convocation 2023: Celebrating the Start of the New Academic Year
On August 31, faculty and staff celebrated the start of the 2023-2024 academic year at the university’s annual faculty and staff convocation—as well as the presentation of the Presidential Excellence Awards.