From the monthly archives: July 2017

Stewart Presents at Sixth World Congress on Polish Studies

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Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, associate professor of English at Yeshiva College, presented a paper at the Sixth World Congress on Polish Studies Conference in Krakow, Poland, June 16-18, 2017.  The conference was co-organized by  The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America, The Polska Akademia Umiejętności and The University of Gdańsk.

The paper, titled […]

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Sweifach Publishes Article on Social Work Supervision

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Dr. Jay Sweifach, associate professor as Wurzweiler School of Social Work, published “A look behind the curtain at social work supervision in interprofessional practice settings: critical themes and pressing practical challenges” in the July 27, 2017, online issue of the European Journal […]

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Blatner Studies Playwriting in Italy

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Dr. Barbara Blatner, lecturer in English at Yeshiva College, will attend the La Mama International Playwrights Retreat in Umbria, Italy, led by playwright Erik Ehn, from August 18 to 28.

Blatner will be presenting a play-in-process, “Marilyn Monroe in the Desert, a Dream in Three Parts.”

The La Mama International Playwrights Retreat is […]

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Doctoroff Publishes Two Articles

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Dr. Greta Doctoroff, associate professor of psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, recently published two articles.

She co-authored an article in the 2017 Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology titled “Engaging fathers in effective parenting for preschool children using shared book-reading: A randomized controlled trial.”

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Geyh Edits Volume on Postmodern American Fiction

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Dr. Paula Geyh, associate professor of English at Yeshiva College, recently edited The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern American Fiction, published in April by Cambridge University Press.

This volume offers an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the American fiction of the past 50 years. It examines styles and genres (e.g., metafiction, graphic novel, digital […]

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Stein Publishes Two Articles on Palliative Care

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Gary Stein, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work and vice chair of the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network, recently published two articles in the field.

“Social Work Involvement in Advance Care Planning: Findings from a Large Survey of Social Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care Settings,” co-authored with […]

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Pollack Publishes Article on Identifying and Preventing Child Sexual Predators

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Daniel Pollack, professor of social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, recently published a brief article titled “How to banish child sexual groomers” on Youth Today, a website created to provide resources to professionals working with young people.

As the name suggests, a sexual groomer is […]

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Gurock Interviewed on “Rabbi Wechsler Teaches”

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Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, the Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History, appeared on the “Rabbi Wechsler Teaches” show on Sirius XM Stars. The show is hosted by Rabbi Harlan J. Wechsler, the founding Rabbi of Congregation Or Zarua in Manhattan. Gurock’s interview occurs about 21 minutes into the […]

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Fine Discusses History of Menorah on TLV1

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Dr. Steven Fine, the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History and director of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, was recently interviewed by “The Tel Aviv Review,” a program on TLV1, an English-language podcast network based in Tel Aviv.

In the interview, titled, “The Menorah: A Most Emblematic Emblem,” Fine analyzes […]

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Lidovsky-Cohen Coordinates International Conference

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Dr. Zafrira Lidovsky-Cohen, professor of Hebrew and director of Hebrew language and literature, coordinated the 2017 International Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture sponsored by the National Association of Professors of Hebrew. The Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University hosted the conference, which ran from June 27 to June 29, […]

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