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The Oncology Nursing Society features CHP Professor Catherine Finlayson in a story on legislative advocacy in healthcare. Professor Finlayson discusses the growth of the chapter’s Advocacy Education Day and the importance of connecting nurses with lawmakers, patient advocates, and community organizations.
College of Health Professions Professor Michele Lucille Lopez writes a piece in Lohud examining how federal loan-limit changes threaten the graduate nursing pipeline. Professor Lopez explains that reclassifying advanced nursing programs as “non-professional” reduces borrowing limits, making graduate education less accessible and potentially worsening shortages of nurse practitioners and nurse educators.
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College of Health Professions Professor Christen Cooper speaks to Today’s Dietitian, examining the overlooked intersection of human trafficking and nutrition. Cooper highlights how trafficking survivors often face extreme malnutrition, dehydration, and trauma-related health conditions — and calls for enhanced training to prepare registered dietitians to respond with informed, compassionate care.
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In GQ, CHP Professor Christen Cooper emphasized that healthy weight gain requires consistency and realistic expectations. “Americans just want a quick fix,” Cooper said, advising that true progress comes from long-term nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle balance — not shortcuts or supplements.
CHP Professor Laura Cvek writes a piece in Authority Magazine on Medium outlining five key solutions to strengthen the nation’s mental health system. Drawing from clinical experience, she emphasized empathy, workforce training, accountability, and equitable access as cornerstones of reform.