Experts in the News

This report is for the month of December.

UNIVERSITY
A news conference announcing the location for the new SLU arena was covered by virtually all local media outlets. It was also picked up by a number of national newspapers, including the Miami Herald.

The presentation of the University’s highest award, the Sword of Loyola, to the family of the late George “Buzz” Westfall, was covered by all local television stations.

SLU’s program in China was mentioned in the Financial Times (London).

ALLIED HEALTH
Joy Short (nutrition and dietetics) was quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and on KCTV-TV (Kansas City, Mo.), WDAF-TV (Kansas City, Mo.), ABCNews.com, and four local outlets about indulging yourself during the holidays.

ARTS AND SCIENCES
Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux, Ph.D. (political science) was interviewed by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Philadelphia Inquirer about Saddam Hussein’s capture. The Philadelphia story was picked up by several other national newspapers.

Robert Herrmann, Ph.D. (Earth and atmospheric sciences) was interviewed by the Associated Press about a study of St. Louis’ soil and bedrock. The story ran in the New York Times and on the ABC News and Yahoo News websites.

Tom Shippey, Ph.D. (English) was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Sentinel and Akron Beacon Journal about J.R.R. Tolkien and the “Return of the King.”

Ken Warren, Ph.D. (political science) was interviewed by the Kansas City Star about new options being considered on the concealed-carry issue.

BUSINESS
Michael Alderson, Ph.D. (finance) was interviewed by National Public Radio about the bankruptcy of FAO Schwarz. He also was interviewed by Dow Jones Newswire for a story about the Solutia bankruptcy.

LAW
Joel Goldstein, J.D., was quoted in the New York Times about Vice President Dick Cheney.

Derek Jinks, J.D., was interviewed by the Boston Herald about the potential trial of Saddam Hussein.

MEDICINE
SLU’s Hepatitis C vaccine trial was mentioned on WROC-TV (Rochester, N.Y.), WPSD-TV (Paducah, Ken.), WISH-TV (Indianapolis), San Diego Tribune, Chicago Tribune, Arizona Republic, Philadelphia Inquirer and others.

Robert Belshe, M.D. (infectious diseases) was quoted about the flu by more than 100 outlets, including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Canadian National television, CNN.com, FoxNews.com, BBC Radio and CBS Radio Network. He also was quoted by the Chicago Tribune about hepatitis C.

Thomas Chambers, M.D. (molecular microbiology and immunology) was quoted about Japanese encephalitis in dozens of papers, including Newsday, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Yahoo! News.com and ABCNews.com.

Scott Fosko, M.D. (dermatology) was quoted by Prevention magazine about skin cancer.

George Grossberg, M.D. (psychiatry) and his interview about the CogniShunt surgical treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has aired on television stations across the country, including KNXV-TV (Phoenix), WHAS-TV (Louisville), WOWT-TV (Omaha) and KITV-TV (Honolulu).

Ken Haller, M.D. (pediatrics) was quoted in Parenting magazine about milestones that occur in the first year of life. He did numerous interviews about the flu with many local broadcast outlets.

Ghazala Hayat, M.D. (neurology) was quoted on an Ivanhoe medical television report about using a seizure medication to treat back pain that continues to air on television stations across the country, including WABC-TV (New York).

Donald Kennedy, M.D. (infectious diseases) did several interviews about the flu with the San Jose Mercury News, WNWS-AM (Jackson, Tenn.), as well as local media.

Joan Lang, M.D. (psychiatry) was quoted about knitting to relieve stress in Shape magazine. She talked about the blurring of holidays with several local and regional outlets.

Mark Mengel, M.D. (community and family medicine) was quoted in the Fort-Worth Star Telegram and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about avoiding colds.

John Morley, M.D. (geriatrics) was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about convincing your parents to seek medical treatment.

Robert Nicholson, Ph.D. (community and family medicine) was quoted by Dr. Dean Edell, whose radio show is syndicated to 400 stations, and in Discover, Self and Shape magazines about anger and headaches.

Ray Slavin, (allergy) was interviewed for an Ivanhoe health television news story about mold in schools that is running on stations across the country, including WTOL-TV (Toledo, Ohio).

Brent Tetri, M.D. (gastroenterology and hepatology) was quoted in the Detroit Free-Press and Sydney Morning Herald about fatty liver disease.

William Wold, M.D. (molecular microbiology and immunology) and his research on cancer and the cold virus was mentioned on CFTO-TV and KATU-TV (Portland, Ore.).

NURSING
Joanne Langan, Ph.D., was interviewed by multiple local radio outlets about nurses handling injuries and trauma during a mass casualty event.

PUBLIC HEALTH
Tim McBride, Ph.D., (health policy and management) was quoted in the Chicago Tribune, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer and several local outlets about the newest Medicare bill.

SOCIAL SERVICE
Philip Hong, Ph.D., was interviewed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about poor areas facing limited food choices.

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