Faith Newton

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Source:Delaware State University

Faith Richards Newton, Ed.D., Professor of Education at Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, has a special interest in providing accommodations and modifications for students with chronic fatigue syndrome in the classroom.[1]

Education[edit | edit source]

As per Delaware State University faculty page:[2]

  • B.A. - 1980, Early Secondary Social Studies, State University of New York, Cortland, New York, US
  • M.A. - 1987, Educational Leadership, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, US
  • Ed.S. - 1991, Educational Administration, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, US
  • Ed.D. - 1994, Educational Administration, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, US

CFSAC Committee[edit | edit source]

In January 2018, Dr. Newton was appointed chairperson of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) which reports to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[3] Prior to this position, she served as a voting member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) for the term July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2018.[4] She has also chaired the Pediatric Education Working Group.[5]

Publications[edit | edit source]

  • 2015, Article for Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior - "Improving academic success for students with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome"[6] - (Abstract)
  • 2019, Article for Frontiers in Pediatrics - "Meeting the educational needs of young, ME/CFS patients: Role of the treating physician"[8] - (Full text)

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