College of Health Professions News

Pleasantville, NY — Pace University’s College of Health Professions (CHP) proudly welcomed two distinguished keynote speakers for its winter graduation recognition ceremonies in Pleasantville on December 18: Andrea Dalzell, RN, known nationally as The Seated Nurse, for the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABS) Pinning Ceremony and esteemed scholar Michael Iwama, PhD, MSc, BScOT, for the Occupational Therapy (OT) program.

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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Pace’s January Intersession lets you knock out up to four credits in just four weeks—most of it fully online and on your own schedule. Lighten your spring load, stay on track to graduate on time (or early, if you’re an overachiever), and even try something totally new. Cozy vibes and academic progress? Yes, please.

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