Words Have Consequences
Revisiting the Covid-19 Script
Published Books by Dr. Janet Farrell Leontiou
Additional Published Writings by
Dr. Janet Farrell Leontiou
Juried Articles
Health Communication:
"Words Matter,” CHEST Journal. June 2023.
“The Doctor Will See You Now,” Narrateur-Zucker School of Medicine. Issue 8, 2019.
“Are IVF Doctors Exempt From the Hippocratic Oath,” Neonatology Today, Vol12, issue1; January 2017.
Disabilities:
“I Hope You Dance,” Parenting Special Needs Magazine, September 1, 2011.
“The King’s Speech,” The Exceptional Parent, May 2011.
“A Mother’s Cross Roads,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, June 2010.
“Why Do We Have to Be Anything But Beautiful?,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, March 2010.
“A Place of Grace,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, December 2009.
“Including Andreas,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, September 2009.
“Trusting Yourself,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, March 2008.
“Heart Song,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, December 2007.
“In Our Own Words,” Cerebral Palsy Magazine, March 2007.
Parenting:
“Common Sense for Parents,” Rye Record, April 4, 2002.
Rhetoric:
​"The Socratic Seminar without Socrates," AAUP Advocacy, December, 2016
“Museus e Magazines: The Art of Display,” in A.M. Barbosa (ed) Anais 96 vol 1 (Congresso Nationale de Pesquisadores em Artes Plásticas, 1997).
Non-Juried Articles
“Some Issues for Dealing with GI Issues in Kids with Disabilities,” Medium, July 2022.
“Creating Context for School Board Decisions,” Medium, January 31, 2022.
“How We Talk About the Pandemic To Kids Matters,” Medium, January 19, 2022.
“Speaking The Rage Into Being,” Medium, November 30, 2021.
“Sinophobia,” Medium, March 31, 2021.
“Mr. Vice President, I’m Speaking. I’m Speaking,” Medium, October 11, 2020.
“The Trinity of Patient, Doctor, and Hospital,” Thrive Global, August 1, 2019.
“Names Matter: The Importance of Using the Patient’s Name,” Thrive Global, June 16, 2019.
“Why Labeling Children ‘Low Functioning’ Creates a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy,” The Mighty, January 2019.
“When a Woman Asked How I Knew If My Son With a Disability Was Excited,” The Mighty, April 27, 2018.
Substack Articles
In addition, Dr. Leontiou posts articles to her Substack regularly. To view the latest articles, click here.
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Letters to the Editor & Newspaper Articles
Additional Academic Writings and
Personal Interviews by
Dr. Janet Farrell Leontiou
Master's Thesis and Dissertation
Ph.D. Dissertation, "Food for Thought: The Rhetoric of Babette's Feast," Penn State University, 1994.
M.A. Thesis, "That's the Way It Is: A Case Study in the Construction of Organizational Culture," Penn State University, 1985.
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Interviews on IVF
"When Pregnancy Dreams Become IVF Nightmares," Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, June 1, 2017.
"I Regret Having IVF," New York Post, January 11, 2017.