Pharmacy School Alumni Celebrated

The School of Pharmacy celebrated alumni on Oct. 18, at the annual Alumni Roundtable and Reception. Special thanks are extended to the panelists for the evening: Adam Penn ’16, Cameron Stewart ’16, Evelyn Holt Ashkan ’15, Nick Weatherton ’11 and Mikhail Arthur ’10.

Congratulations also go out to inaugural award winners Maryam Tabatabai ’00 (Distinguished Alumni Service Award) and Christopher Shirey ’09 (Graduate of the Last Decade – GOLD – Award). 

The Inova Center for Personalized Health-Fairfax location held its alumni event on Friday, Oct. 25. Special thanks go to the evening’s alumni panelists: Brittany Vogle Henry ’16, Matthew Henry ’17, Tiffany Chan ’17, Mahta Mahmoudieh ’16 and Vitto Amnathvong ’15.

Above photo: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Gina Peacock, Ph.D.; Graduate of the Last Decade Award-winner Christopher Shirey ’09; Distinguished Alumni Service Award-winner Maryam Tabatabai ’00; and Dean of the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy Robert DiCenzo, Pharm.D.

ASMR Research Cited in Media 

Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences Craig Richard, Ph.D., was featured in several media outlets this fall regarding his study of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): 

Salon

“Inside the World of Spooky ASMR Videos”

The New York Times

“What Does Having a Boyfriend Have to Do With Sleep?”

The Washington Post

“Brad Pitt is ‘the Laurence Olivier of eating’ on screen. Here’s why we like to watch.”

Financial Planning

“Soothing or ‘absurd?’ Pretend advisors roleplay as planners in ASMR YouTube videos”

Los Angeles Review of Books

“Sweet Nothings: The ASMR Phenomenon and American Intimacy”

Self

“Is It Weird That I Love to Watch Mukbangers Eat on YouTube?”

The Boston Globe

“The Blissful and Bizarre World of ASMR”

Parentology

“What Does ASMR Mean and Are There Benefits To It?”