April 26, 2007
President Susan
Scrimshaw wrote an op-ed in the April 22 Boston Sunday
Globe. In the editorial titled "The Violence Virus," Scrimshaw states that urban shootings should be
approached as a preventable public health epidemic. She also was featured in an executive profile in the
Boston Business Journal's April 23 issue. The profile includes
background on Scrimshaw's academic career, her anthropological and health care experience, and her goals and
aspirations in leading Simmons College.
Zach Abuza, associate professor of
international relations was
quoted in an April 13 USA Today article about the growing Muslim
insurgency in southern Thailand. He said the death toll from political violence has increased exponentially
in the past year.
Simmons School for Health Studies
Dean Gerry Koocher was interviewed in the
Boston Metro's "60 Seconds with…" Q&A column on April 18,
in which he discussed the Virginia Tech shootings and ways the students' families and the college community
will deal with their grief and loss. On April 19, he also was quoted in a
Boston Globe article focusing on how colleges identify warning signs
of mental illness in their students and what steps can be taken to protect the college community.
Education and
Africana Studies
Professor Theresa Perry appeared on
WGBH-TV/Boston's Basic Black program April 12. The episode, titled
"Rules of Engagement," focused on how educators can engage students of color in the learning process. Basic
Black is Boston's longest running weekly television program devoted exclusively to African American
themes.
Nina Senatore, assistant professor of
education, was
interviewed in an April 16 Boston Herald article about parents using
American Sign Language as another method of communicating with their children. Senatore said that ASL, no
longer used only for children who are hearing-impaired or have developmental delays, helps parents "come
down" to their children's language level.
Simmons School of Management (SOM) Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands is
quoted in an April 8 Boston Sunday Globe article on local
eco-friendly colleges. Merrill-Sands, who was described in the article as a "longtime environmentalist,"
discussed the profitability and social responsibility of SOM's new green building.
NASW Focus, the monthly newsletter of the National Association of
Social Workers Massachusetts chapter, featured an article about
Stefan Krug's
appointment as the Simmons School of Social Work dean.
The Simmons School of Health Sciences nursing program's collaboration with Winchester Hospital was
featured in an April 10 Boston Herald article. In the program,
Simmons provides classes for certified assistants on site at the hospital, enabling them to become registered
nurses. The article included a photo of Associate
Dean
of Nursing Judy Beal with several hospital students.
