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Michelle Kelly, PhD

Michelle Kelly, PhD

Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment and Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care and long-term health effects of premature birth.

Premature BirthsNeonatal Intensive CareChildren's HealthPediatricsNurse Practitioner Education
Rebecca Shenkman

Rebecca Shenkman

Director of the MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Rebecca Shenkman, MPH, RD, LDN, is an expert in nutrition, weight management and using food to help prevent and control disease.

Childhood ObesityDiet and BehaviorsNutrition & Disease PreventionNutrition & Lifestyle ChangesWeight Management
Ruth  McDermott-Levy, PhD

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Children's Environmental HealthClimate ChangeCommunity & Public Health NursingEnvironmental Health/Health impacts of UOGDEpidemiology
Linda Copel, PhD

Linda Copel, PhD

Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Dr. Copel, PhD, RN, CNS, BC, CNE, NCC, FAPA has extensive experience providing counseling in situations of familial and domestic violence.

LonelinessBereavementPartner AbuseMental HealthFamily Dynamics
Lisa Diewald

Lisa Diewald

Associate Director, MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Lisa K. Diewald, MS, RDN, LDN, is an expert in healthy eating and nutrition education programs for children and adults

Polycystic Ovarian SyndromeWeight ManagementNutritionObesity PreventionNutrition Counseling
Patricia Crenny

Patricia Crenny

Accounting Instructor | Villanova School of Business

Patricia Crenny is an expert in financial and tax accounting.

BusinessFinancial ServicesFinancial AccountingTax AccountingRetirement
Elizabeth  Burgess Dowdell, PhD

Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell, PhD

Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an expert in the use of social media by adolescents and the health risks posed by online behaviors.

CyberbullyingGun ViolenceHealth Risk Behaviors in Children and AdolescentsInternet SafetySleep Texting
Jim Mendez, PhD

Jim Mendez, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC is an expert in lung disease and transplantation, pharmacology and clinical ethics.

Advanced Practice NursingBioethicsCommunity HealthLung TransplantationNurse Practitioner Practice
Beth Vallen, PhD

Beth Vallen, PhD

Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of Business

Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making.

Consumer BehaviorConsumer Goals/MotivationFood MarketingBusinessHealth-Related Decisions
Charles Taylor, PhD

Charles Taylor, PhD

John A. Murphy Endowed Chair Professor of Marketing; Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Marketing and Consumer Insights | Villanova School of Business

Charles "Ray" Taylor, PhD, is a go-to source on advertising, international marketing, branding and consumer behavior.

Big Event AdvertisingBusinessBlack Friday MarketingAdvertising