How a Master of Social Work Can Provide a Broad Array of Human Services Career Options
The human services field combines elements of many different disciplines to address individual and societal needs. The field offers a broad range of human services career options, from direct social work practice in governmental, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, to leadership roles within these organizations. Social workers must have a unique blend of knowledge about and…
Q&A: How Adelphi’s Nutrition Faculty Bring Real-World Practice Into Their Classes
Meet Feon Cheng and Kimberly Cox-York. They’re part of the team of nutrition experts who teach in Adelphi’s online MS in Nutrition program. They have a passion for teaching and, like their students, strive to build a healthier world through nutrition science. In these two spotlight interviews, Cheng and Cox-York each talk about how they…
Going Beyond Informatics with Health Analytics
Healthcare data is a powerful resource that can deepen understanding of patients’ needs and reveal ways to improve healthcare organizations and policies. The amount of patient data available will grow rapidly as organizations collect more and more patient details and embrace advanced solutions in imaging and analytics. With evidence and predictions gleaned from big data,…
How a Sport Management Alum Went From Freelancer to Full-time at the USTA
Victoria Chiesa is a content producer and editor for the United States Tennis Association. She helps shape the voice of USTA.com and USOpen.org while also writing about local and grassroots tennis. Victoria is a graduate of the Adelphi MS in Sport Management program, during which she served as Adelphi’s coordinator of sports information for the…
How an MS in Sport Management Prepared This Alum for a Career With the WNBA
Bryan Flannery is a public relations coordinator for the New York Liberty and a recent graduate of the Adelphi MS in Sport Management program. He’s working with the WNBA team to celebrate a landmark 25th-anniversary season that comes right on the heels of one of the most unusual years in the association’s history. In this…
Interview: Redefining Trauma, Diversity and Inclusion in Social Work
“Knowing ourselves is the most important part of that journey. Because that’s going to show up in our work with clients.” Social work practitioners focus on improving the lives of others, and so it can seem contradictory or even uncomfortable to turn the lens inward. Yet, as Associate Professor Laura Quiros explains, introspection is critical…
Top 5 Skills Needed for a Job in Sports Marketing
Sports is a massive industry—projected to reach a value of $83.1 billion in North America by 2023 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers—that encompasses long-running professional leagues like the NFL and MLB as well as emerging areas like esports. Growth is fueled by the relationships among players, teams and their dedicated fans. Like any other type of business,…
An Interview With Kai Williams, Academic Technologist at Pace University
At Adelphi, we believe that bringing together students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences is what makes our programs so strong. In this series, we’re featuring four MA in Educational Technology alumni who came to the master’s program from an array of professional backgrounds and who found success afterwards in four different sectors.…
An Interview With Loreto Dumitrescu, Assistive Technology Evaluator at the New York City Department Of Education
At Adelphi, we believe that bringing together students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences is what makes our programs so strong. In this series, we’re featuring four MA in Educational Technology alumni who came to the master’s program from an array of professional backgrounds and who found success afterwards in four different sectors.…
An Interview With Jose W. Diaz, Online Learning Manager at Fashion Institute of Technology
At Adelphi, we believe that bringing together students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences is what makes our programs so strong. In this series, we’re featuring four MA in Educational Technology alumni who came to the master’s program from an array of professional backgrounds and who found success afterwards in four different sectors.…