YU News

Dr. David Glaser, professor of music at Stern College for Women, has two good pieces of news. On Sept. 5, 2021, a piece he composed for clarinetist Chris Grymes will appear in a concert held in Mantzius Hall (Mantziussalen), Birkerød, Denmark, as part of a concert where Grymes will also perform…

Dr. Jennifer McGrory Cooper, NCSP is an assistant professor in the School-Clinical Child Psychology program at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She and 13 colleagues—Dr. Dieu M. Truong (University of Houston), Dr. Marie L. Tanaka (University of Arizona), Dr. Sam Song (University of Nevada…

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department at Sy Syms School of Business, spoke with National Public Radio’s Marketplace on Aug. 13, 2021, about how the “vertical integration” of streaming studios today evokes old Hollywood’s power. Below is an edited transcript…

Dr. James Kahn (photo courtesy of Wallethub) In Wallethub’s recent review of “2021’s Best Personal Loans,” Dr. James Kahn, Henry and Bertha Kressel University Professor of Economics and chair, Department of Economics at Yeshiva University, was one of several experts asked for their insights about…

Dr. Shannon R. Lane, associate professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, partnered with Dr. Jennifer McClendon (University of Nevada Reno School of Social Work), Dr. Victoria Osborne-Leute (Sacred Heart University School of Social Work) and Dr. Kim Baxter (Orvis School of Nursing, University…

Two faculty members of Wurzweiler School of Social Work—Dr. Susan Mason, professor and director of the Ph.Dd program, and Dr. Sari Skolnik, assistant professor—have co-authored, along with Rachel Miller, a therapist in private practice, “ Psychodrama for Schizophrenia: adaptive techniques in mutual…

Dr. Shannon R. Lane, associate professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, partnered with Dr. Adelaide K. Sandler (Marist College) to investigate the nexus between politics and food in “ Diverse Views of Political Empowerment Among Community College Students Who Receive Food Assistance Benefits…

Dr. Travis Tae Oh, assistant professor of marketing at Sy Syms School of Business, published in Psychology Today (June 29, 2021) the results and analysis of a study he did on what it will take to bring back fun in the post-pandemic era. In answer to the research question, “What is it about the ...

Rabbi Mark Wildes Rabbi Mark Wildes is an adjunct lecturer in the Rabbinic Training Program at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), from which he received semicha [rabbinic ordination]. He is also founder and director of Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE), described as “a warm and…