Jarkon Featured in News12 Mental Health Segment

Jul 24, 2023

Psychiatrist Liat Jarkon, D.O., director of the Center for Behavioral Health, appeared in a News12 beWell segment recognizing National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The discussion centered on raising awareness for the challenges that affect the mental health of racial and ethnic minority groups, including barriers to treatment, historical trauma, and cultural mental health stigmas. 

 

Haar Shares Insight for HuffPost Article on Supplement Risks

Jul 19, 2023

Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, clinical associate professor and department chair of interdisciplinary health sciences, is quoted in a HuffPost article about supplement interactions and risks. The article discusses how certain lifestyle habits, medications, foods, and drinks can have a negative impact on vitamin intake, with Haar explaining common misconceptions about supplement safety. 

“Many consumers are under the impression that any dietary supplement available over the counter is always safe but that is not necessarily the case. While substances considered drugs undergo a battery of testing before being released to the public, substances in the category of ‘dietary supplements’ are actually innocent until proven guilty. They may be offered for sale until there are substantial reports that they are dangerous,” Haar said.

For this reason, she said, it’s important for consumers to speak with their doctor before taking a new supplement, especially if they are taking a prescription medication that might have a negative interaction with certain supplements.

 

Newsday Highlights New York Tech Appointments

Jul 17, 2023

Newsday featured two members of the New York Tech community in its People on the Move column. The coverage highlights the election of alumna Debra Vogel to the Board of Trustees, as well as the news that NYITCOM's Martin Gerdes, Ph.D., has been named university professor.

Earlier this month, Newsday reported that two additional alumni, John R. Keville and Thomas J. Van Laan, were elected to the Board of Trustees at New York Tech.    

 

InnovateLI Publishes Balentine Op-ed

Jul 12, 2023

As seen in an InnovateLI op-ed, Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Balentine, D.O., implores Congress to quickly reinstate the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) lapsed radio spectrum authority, which expired in March 2023. Balentine notes that, since then, no new spectrum has been allocated, hurting wireless connectivity across the country, including those who rely on telemedicine services for their healthcare.

“It is vital that Congress acts now to reauthorize the FCC’s ability to distribute new spectrum and provide a spectrum pipeline for future technological advances. The progress of telehealth and closing the digital divide within the healthcare sector both depend on it,” Balentine writes.

 

Latest Tenure Appointments in Inside Higher Ed

Jul 05, 2023

Inside Higher Ed reports that several New York Tech faculty members were recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, service, and commitment to the university through tenure. The appointments, which are effective September 1, 2023, include faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, School of Health Professions, and School of Management.

 

Raj Interviewed for Cultural Relativism Story

Jul 01, 2023

Clinical psychologist Anu Raj, Psy.D., is quoted prominently in a Verywell Mind article about cultural relativism and mental health treatment. As noted in the article, cultural relativism suggests that ethics, morals, values, norms, beliefs, and behaviors must be understood within the context of the culture from which they arise, and, because all cultures have their own beliefs, there is no universal standard to judge those cultural norms. The article was also picked up by several other sites, including Yahoo Life.

“When mental health professionals account for the differences in values, and attitudes towards and of marginalized people (including communities of color and LGBTQ+ communities), providers develop respect for individual patients. Consequently, patients are less likely to be misdiagnosed and more likely to continue treatment,” explains Raj, who also notes that an individual’s perception of mental health, including stigma, is often influenced by their cultural identity and social values.

 

Stout Discusses VR in Medical Education, Research

Jun 30, 2023

Randy Stout, Ph.D., associate professor at NYITCOM and director of the Center for Biomedical Innovation, was interviewed by several outlets regarding the ways that emerging technologies, like virtual reality (VR), can help to educate future physicians and advance medical research. In speaking to MedicalTechnologySchools.com, he shares that he and his colleagues have used VR to help medical students better understand various topics, including kidney anatomy and neuroanatomy. During a separate interview with the research-focused podcast Autm on the Air, Stout discusses how augmented reality (AR) and VR have helped to shape understanding of neurological disorders, among other topics.

 

Vahey Shares Perspective on Admissions with Newsday

Jun 29, 2023

An article in Newsday reports on the U.S. Supreme Court decision that race-conscious admissions policies at select college were unconstitutional. Several local colleges and universities offered input on the impact of the decision; said Karen Vahey, Ed.D., dean of admissions and financial aid, “New York Tech does not need to consider race in admissions because we work hard to attract a talented pool of applicants who represent communities of color.”

 

News Sites Feature Rajnarayanan in COVID-19 Coverage

Jun 29, 2023

As seen in Becker’s Hospital Review and MedPage Today, Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Ph.D., assistant dean of research and associate professor at NYITCOM-Arkansas, shared insight on EU.1.1, a new SARS-CoV-2 subvariant that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began tracking this week. Rajnarayanan, who manages a COVID-19 variant database, tells Becker's Hospital Review that while the new subvariant contains several spike protein mutations that make it more transmissible than its predecessor, subvariant XBB.1.5, “it doesn't have any advantage over other circulating lineages right now.”

 

Real Simple Taps Rothstein for Back Pain Story

Jun 29, 2023

Alexander Rothstein, instructor and program coordinator for the Exercise Science, B.S. program, provides stretching recommendations in a Real Simple article about sleeping with back pain. Rothstein details a lunge stretch for the thighs and hips, as tight hip flexors can aggravate lower back pain.

“Often the hips or upper back are the cause of low back pain, so instead of addressing the pain with a [back] stretch, make sure the pain is not caused by tightness elsewhere,” he says.