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Members of the media frequently call the University for experts on various topics. If your expertise can be used for a breaking news story, call your campus media representative. The following are a few recent national media hits. Space makes it impossible to print media mentions on the local level.
Dr. Amy Eyler (public health) was featured in an article on the Reuters Health website, reutershealth.com. Eyler discussed the findings of her recent study regarding the exercise rates of women, co-authored by Dr. Ross Brownson and with Yuh-Ling Shyu.
University students, staff and alumni were featured on CNN and CNN Headline News Jan. 28, 29 and 30 discussing the success of the St. Louis Rams and the excitement in the community. Staff and students were interviewed live Jan. 28 in Simon Recreation Center about Rams fever. These interviews were aired throughout the weekend on CNN and Headline News. In addition, the "Dinosaurs" (University alumni from the 1930s and 1940s who played football when SLU had a team) were interviewed for a five-minute segment about their personal experiences playing football at SLU and their love of the game. The Dinosaurs were interviewed live Jan. 28 on CNN. A story about them aired on CNN Jan. 29 and on Headline News throughout the day Jan. 30.
Sandra Johnson (provost) was quoted extensively in an article in Medical Economics magazine and was quoted in Family Circle Magazine concerning legal issues in pain management.
Nic Terry (law) was quoted in an article of the American Medical News regarding the anti-racketeering law, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act.
Dr. William True (public health) was interviewed Jan. 25 by "Radio Health Journal," a radio program syndicated to more 350 stations nationwide. True discussed his research on the inheritability of alcoholism and nicotine dependence.
Dr. Ross Brownson (public health) was interviewed in January by the Washington Post. Brownson discussed his recent study of women and exercise published in the February edition of the American Journal of Public Health.
Terry Dempsey, SJ (MOCRA) was interviewed by the San Jose Mercury News and the Newark Star-Ledger for stories about the new image of Jesus as published in the National Catholic Reporter.
Dr. Jack Renard (theological studies) was interviewed for three hours at Gardner Films in Baltimore for a documentary film on the history of Islam to air next fall on PBS.
Mark Dykewicz, M.D. (allergy and immunology) was interviewed Dec. 21 by WebMD. Dykewicz discussed an article in the Dec. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Dykewicz also was interviewed by the National Safety Council for its quarterly publication. He discussed the treatment of rhinitis and potential driving impairment from antihistamines.
Charles Eby, M.D. (pathology) was interviewed Jan. 20 by "The Medical Minute" for a story about the future outlook of the development of blood substitutes and how they would be used in treatment.
Kevin Miller, M.D. (psychiatry/adult psychiatry) was interviewed Jan. 28 by the Associated Press and local media outlets about how the St. Louis Rams' winning season is affecting the psychological health of fans.
Pond Kelemen, M.D.(surgery) was interviewed Dec. 9 by USA Today. Kelemen discussed the sentinel lymph node dissection procedure that offers an alternative to more radical surgery and a less invasive way of determining if breast cancer has spread to lymph nodes under the arm.
Raymond Slavin, M.D. (allergy and immunology) was interviewed Jan. 21 by the "The Medical Minute" for a story about an article published in the current issue of the British journal Thorax suggesting that five apples a week improves lung function for people with breathing problems.
Dr. Jerome Cohen (cardiology) was interviewed by Reuters Health for their website reutershealth.com. Cohen discussed a recent study claiming that taking vitamin E supplements may help prevent smoking damage to arteries. Cohen emphasized that taking vitamin E supplements is no substitute for smoking cessation.
An interview with Dr. Phyllis Terry Friedman (Psychological Services Center) was distributed to wire services and was mentioned on ESPN Jan. 26.
Paul Czysz (aerospace and mechanical engineering) was interviewed Feb. 4 by New York Newsday and the San Francisco Chronicle about the Alaskan Airlines crash.
Dr. Robert Herrmann (earth and atmospheric sciences) was interviewed by Gannett News Service and was quoted in a number of newspapers, including the Arizona Republic and the Salt Lake Tribune.
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