Tag Archives: Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
SHSS Welcomes New Faculty Member Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D.
Honggang Yang, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has announced the appointment of Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D. to the faculty at SHSS. Duckworth has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR). Duckworth received her doctoral degree in Conflict Analysis…
SHSS Faculty Forms Student Group to Work with Organizations
Neil Katz, Ph.D., Chair and Professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently formed a new group for students, the Conflict Consulting and Training Group (CRCTG). The purpose of the group is to mentor those students in DCAR…
SHSS Doctoral Candidate Named Associate Dean of Students at UF
Anthony DeSantis, M.S., a doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR), in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has been named the new Associate Dean of Students at the University of Florida. DeSantis was previously the Director of Housing at NSU and is…
SHSS Faculty Member Featured in Washington Post article on Family Business
Patricia Cole, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences was interviewed for a Washington Post article entitled “Shear Business: Can the divorced founders of Hair Cuttery run their salon together?” In the article Cole pointed out that…
SHSS Faculty Member Discusses Restorative Justice and ADR at Keiser University
Judith McKay, J.D. Ph.D., chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) and director of Community Resolution Services (CRS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was recently an invited guest speaker at Keiser University. McKay addressed students and faculty in the Criminal Justice and Paralegal Studies…
SHSS Alum becomes Senior Vice President of Operations for Health Solutions at CIGNA
Jodi Aronson Prohofsky, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), is now Senior Vice President of Operations for Health Solutions business unit of CIGNA. She was named leader of a Clinical Leadership Team featuring national medical…
SHSS Alum Appointed Assistant Professor at Salisbury University
Jacques Koko, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has received an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution at Salisbury University in Maryland. Koko was previously an…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, July 16
Debra Ann Nixon, Ph.D., assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the university-wide diversity and inclusion facilitator, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on July 16. She will talk about assessing inclusion using the results from…
Gas station spat leads to death (Miami Herald)
A fight over who would get to use a particular pump at a Lauderdale Lakes gas station has left one man dead and another charged with manslaughter. … Judith McKay, director of Community Resolution Services at Nova Southeastern University, said the purported road rage likely manifested into personal offense.
SHSS Faculty Presents at the 6th Congress of Qualitative Inquiry in Illinois
Ron Chenail, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) presented at the 6th Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2010) held on May 26-29, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As part of a panel entitled, “Journal Publishing,” Chenail…
SHSS faculty receives 2010 Andres Nazario, Jr. Diversity Award from FAMFT
Martha Gonzalez Marquez, Ph.D., assistant professor and associate chair of the Department of Family Therapy at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was recently awarded the 2010 Andres Nazario, Jr. “Diversity Award” at the annual Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (FAMFT) conference in Deerfield Beach. This…
SHSS Hosts Internship Fair, Recognizes Edward Packer, D.O.
The Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) hosted the Annual Internship Fair on May 21st at the University Center. Each year, over 50 community sites are invited to share information with DFT masters and doctoral students for graduate placements in the…
SHSS Faculty Announces African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review
Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and founder of the Africa Peace and Conflict Network (APCN) has announced a new journal, African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (ACPR). It is co-founded by the West African…
NSU Students Campaign On Behalf of the Conflict Minerals Fair Trade Act
Students from the Center for Psychological Studies and the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, along with John Prendergast, co-founder of the “Enough Project” – an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity – visited with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen recently to advocate on behalf of the Conflict Minerals…
SHSS Doctoral Candidate Presents at Qualitative Conference in Canada
Stephen Pidwysocky, doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) presented a paper at the 27th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: Social Pragmatism as a Conceptual Foundation. The conference was held at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada on…
SHSS Faculty Co-Author Book Chapter on Systemic Family Therapy
Tommie Boyd, Ph.D., and Anne Rambo, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) co-authored a chapter in the book, Auditory-Verbal Practice: Toward a Family-Centered Approach, edited by Ellen A. Rhoades and Jill Duncan. The book provides the basics…
Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean and professor of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) authored a chapter in the book, Academic Administration: A Quest for Better Management and Leadership in Higher Education, edited by S. Chen. The book provides a comprehensive view of academic affairs administration related to…
SHSS Faculty Joins the Advisory Board of African Studies Quarterly
Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was invited to join the Advisory Board of the African Studies Quarterly (ASQ), The Online Journal for African Studies. The ASQ is published by the University of…
SHSS Faculty Presents Keynote Address at Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series
Paul Gallant, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Armour Family Therapy Lecture Series at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Ga. on Apr. 13-14. The theme of this…
Dr. Larry A. Calderon Hosts NSU Speaker’s Forum, Apr. 30
Shelley Green, Ph.D., professor of family therapy at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Apr. 30. Green will be speaking about stable foundations and creating an equine-assisted family therapy approach. Green served as the director…