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Fall 2025 |
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Letter From the Interim Provost
Welcome to this fall’s showcase of faculty activity at Adelphi. I am struck by the connectivity of the pieces featured in this edition. Connections between parents and offspring and the centrality of caretaking highlight the universality of this theme across disciplines—from psychology to public health, and literature to science.
Naama Gershy Tsahor, PhD, associate professor of psychology, considers parents’ approaches to navigating the homework of their children as a way to understand the ever-changing nature of these relationships. Parental vaccine hesitancy and misinformation about the necessity of immunizations in Nigeria are the focus of College of Nursing and Public Health Associate Professor Korede Yusef, PhD’s research, shedding light on a topic that is very much in the news. An essay by Susan Weisser, PhD, professor emerita and senior adjunct faculty in the English department, on her relationship with her mother, makes us appreciate the constant evolution of relationships that deeply ground our identities. And Shana Caro, DPhil, assistant professor of biology, uses her training in evolutionary biology and zoology to approach the study of how bird parents feed their babies in times of abundance and scarcity. Together, these works of research and creativity help us better understand the connections that hold us together and allow us to thrive.
Adelphi’s faculty are dedicated teachers and researchers, and I am delighted to share some of their latest work with you, knowing that our knowledge expands from collaborations on and well beyond our campus. Happy reading.
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Sincerely, |
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Susan Dinan, PhD
Interim Provost |
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Understanding Parental Vaccine Hesitancy: A Case Study in Nigeria |
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With vaccines dominating the news and misinformation spreading rapidly, Korede Yusuf, PhD, associate professor of public health in the College of Nursing and Public Health, launched a study. The goal: to get to the heart of why parents choose—or refuse—to vaccinate their children.
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Is Your Homework Parenting Style “How Can I Help?” or “You’re On Your Own, Kid”? |
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Naama Gershy Tsahor, PhD, associate professor in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, takes the homework help conversation beyond the academic pros and cons to the parent-child relationship benefits—and offers a framework for creating meaningful connection.
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A Love Story |
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Through the lens of a nursing home visit, in the creative nonfiction essay “Mother/Daughter, Daughter/Mother,” Susan Weisser, PhD, professor emerita and senior adjunct faculty in the Department of English, shares a poignant look at the mother-daughter relationship in the midst of Alzheimer's disease—and the unconditional love that remains when parent-child expectations have dissolved.
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Birds of a Feather: The Evolutionary Science Behind Bird Parenting |
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Adelphi Researcher Secures NSF Grant to Advance Research in Social Decision-Making |
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Dominic Fareri, PhD, associate professor, director of the neuroscience program and co-chair of undergraduate psychology in the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, is leading a collaborative study on how understanding personality traits impacts the navigation of social situations.
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Time, “9 Years Since the Pulse Nightclub Shooting What Comes Next?”
This essay by Marcos Gonsalez, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of English, looks retrospectively at the mass shooting at the LGBTQIA+-friendly nightclub and the deeper meaning of this tragic event.
Newsweek, “Immigrant New York Farm Workers Issue Warning Over ICE Raids”
Maggie Gray, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, gave her perspective on New York agriculture and described workers’ current fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Times Higher Education, “Can anything save US science?”
Josh Hiller, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, shared his view that the administration’s cuts are driven less by cost savings and more by politics.
Scientific American, “Researchers Identify Four Autism Subtypes with Distinct Genes and Traits”
Stephen Shore, EdD, clinical associate professor in the School of Education, was noted in this article for his well-known quote: “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.”
Newsday, “Census bureau data shows almost one-third of New York residents over 5 spoke a language besides English at home”
Xiao-lei Wang, PhD, dean of the Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Studies, discussed ways to embrace multilingualism in education as the community grows more globalized. |
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