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Tag Archives: Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

SHSS Hosts 23rd Residential Institute, Oct. 1-5

The Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) and the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) programs in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently hosted the 23rd Residential Institute (RI) on NSU’s main campus. During RI, students engaged in distance learning come to campus to attend classes…


SHSS Alum Establishes the Association of Conflict Competent Churches

Kenneth Newberger, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has established The Association of Conflict Competent Churches. The ACCC is designed to assist churches in gaining competence in addressing conflict through training and the creation…


SHSS CSA Program and Dean Brad Williams Host Panel with Senior Student Affairs Officers

The College of Student Affairs Program in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs recently featured a panel of Senior Student Affairs Administrators and Officers on NSU’s main campus as part of Residential Institute. The topic of the panel…


SHSS Faculty and Students Speak at Human Trafficking Symposium

Judith McKay, J.D. Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies  in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and two doctoral students, Regina Beradin and Katariina Juliao recently spoke at a symposium, “Human Trafficking: A Conundrum in the 21st Century?” sponsored by the Inter American…


SHSS Alum Presents at ABCHS Conference

Gregory Vecchi, Ph.D., doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was recently a featured speaker at the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security Conference in Orlando. Vecchi addressed the research and projects of the F.B.I.’s Behavioral…


SHSS Faculty and Students Help Local Children Prepare for School

Anne Rambo, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was commended by the administration of the North Side Elementary School in Ft. Lauderdale for assisting with their Back to School Health Fair. Rambo and student volunteers from DFT…


SHSS Alum appointed Director of Family Therapy Clinical Training at Valdosta State University

Martha Laughlin, Ph.D., a master’s and doctoral graduate of the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has been appointed Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training in the Family Therapy Program at Valdosta State University, Georgia. Prior to coming to Valdosta…


Fulbright Scholar at SHSS to Give Talk on UN Peacekeeping, Sept. 29

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) are host to Fulbright Scholar Georgina Chami, Ph.D., on Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in room 2057 in the Maltz Building on NSU’s main campus. Chami will speak about, “United Nations’ Peacekeeping…


SHSS to Host Talk on ‘Positive Peacemaking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,’ Oct. 4

The African Peace and Conflict Network (APCN) and the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will host a presentation entitled: “Positive Peacemaking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” as part of the events featured during the 23rd Residential…


SHSS to Host Talk on ‘When Human Rights Law Faces Terrorism and Counterterrorism,’ Oct. 2

The Social Justice Roundtable and the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will host a presentation and discussion entitled “When Human Rights Law Faces Terrorism and Counterterrorism,” as part of the events featured during the 23rd Residential Institute. Residential Institute is…


SHSS Faculty and Student to Present Workshop on Equine Therapy

Shelley Green, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and Olivia Schlapfer Colmer, M.S., doctoral student in the department, will be present a day-long workshop entitled: “Equine Assisted Family Therapy: Utilizing Horses in Brief, Systemic, Clinical Work.” The…


SHSS Faculty and Students Travel and Study in Ecuador

Elena Bastidas, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and fourteen graduate students from the department traveled to Ecuador during the summer as part of an Advanced Practicum course. The courses focused on conflict management and…


SHSS Faculty Presents at ACR Conference in Chicago

Judith McKay, J.D. Ph.D. Judith McKay, J.D. Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) gave presentations at the Association for Conflict Resolution’s Annual Conference in Chicago on Sept. 1-4, 2010.  McKay’s presentation was entitled: “Family…


SHSS Alum Addresses the Broward Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Charmaine Borda, Ph.D., a master’s and doctoral graduate of the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was the featured presenter for the Broward Association for Marriage and Family Therapy on Sept. 17. Borda’s workshop was entitled: “Family Dilemmas: Dynamic, On-demand Education…


SHSS Doctoral Student Authors Two Chapters in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Book

Harriet E. Kiviat, M.S., doctoral student in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has authored two chapters in the book, Doing Something Different: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Practices, edited by Dr. Thorana S. Nelson and published in 2010 by Routledge.  Kiviat’s…


SHSS Faculty to Present Workshop for Tallahassee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

  Paul Gallant, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will present a workshop for the Tallahassee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy on Sept. 17. Gallant’s presentation is entitled, “Meaning Making: Using Metaphors of Map, Journey, and…


Community Resolution Services at SHSS Trains BC Athletes on Team Building and Conflict Resolution

Community Resolution Services (CRS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) participated in Broward College’s Athletic Symposium on Aug. 28 on the college’s central campus in Davie. CRS’ training focused on Team Building and Conflict Resolution. There were 130 athletes present from all of the Broward College…


SHSS Doctoral Student Inspires a Project to Help a Village in Ghana

Reverend Linus Nangwele, doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and a priest serving St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Ft Lauderdale, helped to inspire a church project to reach out to Kalsegra, his home village…


SHSS Alum Joins the Faculty at Creighton University

Robert Witheridge, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been appointed to the faculty of the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Witheridge has held several…


NSU Speaker’s Forum Features Ronnie Oller, Aug. 27

Ronnie Oller, community organizer, philanthropist, and wife of Robert S. Oller, D.O., CEO of Nova Southeastern University’s Division of Clinical Operations., will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Aug. 27. She will be talking about the NSU annual mega-event that’s dedicated to kids called “A Day…