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College of Psychology Students Present Research at Psychonomic Society’s Annual Meeting
Three students from NSU’s College of Psychology presented their work at the Psychonomic Society 56th Annual Meeting held November 19–22, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. Matthew Welhaf and Audrey Hood, students in the college’s M.S. in Experimental Psychology program, presented work on mind wandering and working memory performance. Their poster, titled…
Halmos Graduate Students Present at the Florida Association of Benthologists Conference
Kaitlyn Brucker and Candace Grimes, graduate students at the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, presented their work at the Florida Association of Benthologists (FAB) Annual Meeting, held November 4–6, 2015, in Clearwater, Florida. FAB is a nonprofit organization that shares expertise and information on the use of aquatic…
Volleyball Team Has Five Student-Athletes Named to All-SSC Team
The Nova Southeastern University volleyball team secured five postseason Sunshine State Conference awards, the most in a single season by the program, in the official announcement released by the league office on Tuesday, November 17. Voting for the 22-member All-SSC team for the 2015 season was conducted among the league’s…
Hector Rodriguez-Cortes Honored With NSU-COM Child Advocacy Award
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Pediatrics Club recently honored Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, M.D. with its Arnold Melnick Child Advocacy Award for his dedication to childhood causes. Rodriguez-Cortes, a pediatric hematology-oncology specialist, began his career in Puerto Rico at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He completed his residency in…
Kenya Rivas, M.D., Receives National Honor
Kenya Rivas, M.D., assistant professor and vice chair of the Department of Geriatrics at NSU-COM, was selected for inclusion in The Latino American Who’s Who. The publication is a New York-based biographical publication that selects and distinguishes leading Latino professionals throughout the world who have attained a recognizable degree of…
Two COM Faculty Members Reappointed to Physician Workforce Advisory Council
In November, two faculty members of NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine—James Howell, M.D., M.P.H., assistant dean of professional relations, and Mark Gabay, D.O., FAAP, FACOP, assistant professor of pediatrics—were reappointed to the 13-member Physician Workforce Advisory Council by Florida’s state surgeon general and secretary of health. All appointments are four-year…
NSU Lifelong Learning Institute Director Wins Community Award
Linda Maurice, M.A., director of the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Lifelong Learning Institute, received the TRIAD 2015 Citizen of the Year Award at the winter annual recognition event held at the Davie Police Department in December. TRIAD is a partnership between the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Broward County Chiefs of Police,…
CAHSS Faculty Presents at African United Council Conference in Orlando
Bertha Kadenyi Amisi, Ph.D., faculty in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was the invited speaker at the African United Council Conference (AUC) in Orlando. The AUC is a nonprofit organization with the mission of supporting African refugees. Amisi has extensive experience with international NGOs and the…
CAHSS Launches Honor Society Chapter, Delta Kappa Omicron
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce their new chapter in Delta Kappa, the International Marriage and Family Honor Society. Delta Kappa is the official honor society for Marriage and Family Therapy. The NSU chapter is called Delta Kappa Omicron and was started by…
CAHSS Student and Faculty Member present Workshop for Cable Professionals
Neil Katz, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCAR) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) led a workshop with doctoral candidate Katherine Sosa titled Emotional Intelligence: A Personal Competitive Advantage, in New York. The workshop was a part of the Cable Communications Institute…
Two NSU Student Athletes Garner Weekly Conference Honors
Two Nova Southeastern University student-athletes were chosen as their respective sport’s Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. Men’s swimmer Anton Lobanov (So., Novosibirisk, Russia) earned the first SSC Male Swimmer of the Week honors of the 2015-16 season for his performance…
NSU Athletics Sends Two to National FAR Conference
Stephen Russo, Ph.D., Faculty Athletics Representative for NSU and associate professor in NSU’s College of Psychology, recently participated with other renowned faculty experts at the 2015 NCAA Division II FAR Advanced Leadership Institute, a conference also attended by current women’s basketball player Katie Barnard. Dr. Russo was selected among 16…
Chris Harrison the Chief Technology Officer of Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was a guest speaker at the “The Future of Technology in Education” forum on Thursday, Oct. 15. Harrison described the initiative to transform how Technologies like IoT, remote and social can be leveraged to improve student outcomes and position…
Nova Southeastern University Optometry Faculty Member Earns Prestigious National Designation
Ava K. Bittner, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, associate professor at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Optometry, was awarded Research Diplomate status in the Low Vision Section of the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans in October. Approximately 7 percent of Fellows of the…
NSU Director receives 2015 Glass Ceiling award from the National Diversity Council Florida Chapter
Mary Blackinton, P.T., Ed.D., GCS, CEEAA, director of the Hybrid-Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy program (HE-DPT) at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Tampa Campus, has been named a 2015 Glass Ceiling Award Winner by the National Diversity Council’s Florida Chapter. Blackinton received the statewide honor at the organization’s 5th annual Women’s…
CAHSS Faculty Members Co-author Article “Assessing iPad Use by Arts and Science Faculty”
Claire Lutkewitte, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Writing and Communication in NSU’s College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS,) published an article in the journal Academic Exchange Quarterly (Summer 2015.) The article was titled, “Assessing iPad Use by Arts and Science Faculty.” It was co-authored with Pradeep…
CAHSS Faculty Conducts International Peacebuilding Training for ASPR in Austria
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., faculty in NSU’s College of Art, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) designed and co-facilitated an international peace building practitioners’ training with South African facilitator and mediator Eldred DeKlerk. Invited by the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR,) the sessions focused on intercultural dialogue processes,…
Russell Abratt, Ph.D., Named HCBE’s Professor of the Year
Russell Abratt, Ph.D., professor of marketing, has been named the 2014-2015 H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year. This award is presented annually to a full-time faculty member who has served the university for at least ten years, has achieved national and/or international prominence and…
Osteopathic Medical School Professor Honored with National Award
Norman Rose, D.O., FACOS, FICS, clinical professor of surgery at NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons’ (ACOS) Orel F. Martin Award and Medal on October 5 at the ACOS Ceremonial Conclave held in Chicago, Illinois. The Orel F. Martin Medal, which is the organization’s…
NSU’s CIO Named One of South Florida Business & Wealth’s 24 C-Level 2015 Apogee Award Honorees
South Florida Business & Wealth announced that Tom West, M.B.A., Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has been selected one of 24 C-Level Executives as a recipient of its 2015 Apogee Awards. Mr. West is being honored as the Apogee Awards Broward…