Published: October 31, 2008
Experts Available for Interviews on Holiday Relationship/Family, Safety, and Diet and Nutrition Issues
Newswise - How do you manage your child's gift expectations and your added stress during these tough fiscal times or cope with the recent loss of a loved one this holiday season?
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) experts on those and other holiday-related issues are available for comment via phone, e-mail or live interview at your request.
Here is a sampling of potential holiday-related stories and corresponding experts:
o Dr. Geetha Kumar is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine.
o Paul Lehrer, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, psychophysiologist specializing in anxiety disorders, biofeedback, and behavioral medicine, and professor of psychiatry at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He has published widely on biofeedback, relaxation therapies, and psychophysiological effects of stress, and is senior editor of a basic text in the field, Principles and Practice of Stress Management.
o Nancy Alterman, MSW, LCSW, is a clinical social worker for geriatrics at the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging at UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine. Her clinical interests include counseling for adult children and caregivers.
o Patricia Murphy, Ph.D., APN, FAAN, is a certified grief therapist and adult psychiatric and mental health clinical specialist with UMDNJ-University Hospital. She has published extensively on bereavement and ethics issues, with a particular focus on end-of-life care.
o Jane Ziegler, DCN, RD, LDN, CNSD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions. Her research interests include wellness interventions in college-aged students; resting energy expenditure in overweight and obese adults; and school-based wellness interventions.
o Dr. Steven M. Marcus is executive director of the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System (NJPIES) and professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health and associate professor of pediatrics at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
o Dr. Adarsh Gupta is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine. He has experience blending the science and art of weight management into sustainable, long-term weight loss programs.
o Dr. Leonard Bielory is director of the Asthma & Allergy Research Center and of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
o Dr. Joseph Daniel is an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine.
o Dr. Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD, is co-program leader of Population Science Program at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Demissie also is assistant professor of epidemiology at UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
o Bruce Ruck, Pharm.D., is director of drug information for the New Jersey Poison Information & Education System (NJPIES) at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
o Dr. Wayne S. Berberian, M.B.A.., is an associate professor and residency program director in the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
o Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D., is director of the Tobacco Dependence Program at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health and an internationally known expert on tobacco addiction and treatment.
Source: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
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