Faith Newton
Faith Richards Newton, Ed.D., Professor of Education at Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, US. She has a special interest in providing accommodations and modifications for students with chronic fatigue syndrome in the classroom.[1]
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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)
- 2017, Article for IACFSME newsletter - "Education: Children with Pediatric CFS/ME" (Full Text)
- 2019, Article for Frontiers in Pediatrics - "Meeting the educational needs of young, ME/CFS patients: Role of the treating physician"[7] - (Full text)
Talks & interviews[edit | edit source]
- Mar 20, 2014, Speaker at the 2014 International IACFS/ME Research and Clinical Conference - "Translating Science into the Classroom: A Workshop for Clinicians, Patients and Educators"
Online presence[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- 31 May 2016, Transcript of May 2016 CFSAC meeting - presentation of Pediatric Education Working Group
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Faith_Newton2
- ↑ http://www.desu.edu/sites/default/files/u50/Newton_1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.doverpost.com/news/20180118/dsus-newton-heads-national-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-advisory-committee
- ↑ https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/cfsac/about-cfsac/roster/index.html
- ↑ https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/cfsac/meetings/2017-01-12/index.html
- ↑ Newton, Faith (2015), "Improving academic success for students with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome", Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 3 (2): 97-103, doi:10.1080/21641846.2015.1004831
- ↑ Newton, Faith R. (Apr 2, 2019). "Meeting the Educational Needs of Young, ME/CFS Patients: Role of the Treating Physician". Frontiers in Pediatrics. 7. doi:10.3389/fped.2019.00104. ISSN 2296-2360. PMID 31001499.
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