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NSU Receives Awards in Statewide Print Competition
Three graphic designers in the Office of Publications at Nova Southeastern University have received awards at the 25th annual Florida Print Awards, the printing industry’s largest and most prestigious statewide graphic arts competition. The Printing Association of Florida (PAF) presented the awards to designers Melina Safady, Mayuri Patel, and Randy…
Faculty Member in Occupational Therapy develops new Mobility Wheelchair
Sandra Winkler, Ph.D., OTR/L, assistant professor of Occupational Therapy in the College of Health Care Sciences, is the first named inventor on US Patent and Trademark Office Patent No. 8244655, titled, “Force-Sensing Orthotic Electric Device Controller” issued August 14, 2012. The purpose of the device is to provide independent mobility…
Computer Sciences School Professor Publishes Paper in Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks
Laurie Dringus, Ph.D., Professor at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has published her paper entitled “Learning Analytics Considered Harmful” in the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (JALN), Volume 16, Issue 3, June 2012. Her paper is part of an invited contribution to the Special Issue on Learning…
SHSS Faculty Presents in England at the Oxford Round Table
Jason J. Campbell, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), gave a presentation at the 7th session on Environment and Climate Change at the University of Oxford’s Harris Manchester College in Oxford, England. The session was…
OC Research Attends Sponge Taxonomy Workshop in Panama
Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center professor and researcher Jose Lopez, Ph.D., attended a workshop on sponge taxonomy at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Bocas Del Toro, Panama from Aug. 5 to 11. This is part of the current National Science Foundation project to place sponges on the Tree of…
Business School Professor Publishes Articles on Leadership
Barry Barnes, Ph.D., professor of management in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently co-authored an article with John Humphreys, Jennifer Oyler, Stephanie Pane Haden and Milorad Novicevic. The article, which is titled, “Transcending the Power of Hierarchy to Facilitate Shared Leadership: The Historical, Counterculture Case of…
NSU College of Pharmacy and Asthma-Friendly Childcare Center Training Program form Partnership
Two fourth-year student interns in NSU’s College of Pharmacy, Tenim Novoa and Ryan DeBraganca, are collaborating with the Department of Health (Julie Dudley, M.S., and Jamie Forrest, M.S.) and the South Florida Asthma Consortium (Donald J. Torok, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M., and Andrew Cuddihy, M.P.H.) to become the inaugural pharmacy team members…
Former Optometry Faculty Member to Receive Posthumous Award
The American Academy of Optometry has announced the recipients of the various awards for distinguished individuals in optometry for 2012. Recognized for their consistent contribution to the advancement of the profession, 2012’s award recipients, the Awards of the Section on Cornea, Contact Lenses & Refractive Technologies include Lester E. Janoff,…
Medical School Receives $1.47 Million HRSA Grant
In July, Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-COM) was awarded a five-year, $1.47 million grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration. The training grant, which focuses on primary care and interprofessional education and practice, will enable physician assistant (P.A.) students…
SHSS Faculty and Alumna publish article in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Ronald Chenail, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), published an article in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy entitled, “Clients’ Relational Conceptions of Conjoint Couple and Family Therapy Quality: A Grounded Formal Therapy Theory.” The article…
Professor Named Mentor of the Year
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S., professor of family medicine and associate dean of clinical and graduate medical education at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, was named Mentor of the Year by the Broward Health Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program. The honor is awarded by the residents each summer to…
Medical School Student Publishes Research Article
Ryan Moorhouse, a second-year Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine student, coauthored an article entitled, “The Role of Context in the Visual Identification of Objects.” The article was published in the June 2012 edition of Medical Data.
COM Professor Promoted to Assistant Dean of Education, Planning, and Research
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D., professor of family medicine and public health and former director of education, planning, and research at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been promoted to the position of assistant dean of education, planning, and research.
NSU Faculty Member Selected to Serve on Peer Review Team
Steven P. Kurtz, Ph.D., professor and director of the Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities (ARSH) at the Institute for the Study of Human Service, Health and Justice, has accepted an invitation to serve as peer reviewer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Center for…
NSU Scientists Attend International Summit in London
Scientists from NSU’s Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities (ARSH) attended the International Association for Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) summit “Controlling the HIV Pandemic with Antiretrovirals.” The June 2012 conference was held in London, England. Specific strategies discussed during the meeting were treatment as prevention…
Law Students Win Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition
Shepard Broad Law Center students Alex Annunziato and Alixandra Buckelew were the winners of the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition, organized by the Young Lawyers Division. The Moot Court Competition took place in Orlando during the annual Florida Bar convention that was held on Jun. 20 and 21. Ryan…
NSU Students Get Real-world Experience with Cardinals Baseball
James Turner and Spencer Ray, sport and recreation management students at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, are working in Minor League Baseball this summer and earning credit, while gaining valuable experience. Professor Nancy Olson recently visited the students when the Palm Beach Cardinals hosted the Clearwater…
SHSS Faculty Publish Book on Conflict Resolution and The Scholarship of Engagement
Several faculty members from the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) collaborated on a book entitled, “Conflict Resolution and the Scholarship of Engagement.” DCAR faculty who contributed chapters to the book, which was published by Cambridge Scholars, include: Elena…
SHSS Student Appointed to the Broward County Human Rights Board
Brandon Hensler, master’s student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was appointed to the Broward County Human Rights Board (BCHRB) in June 2012. The board encourages equal treatment and seeks to prevent discrimination against racial, religious, ethnic…
Allen Yessman, a 1992 graduate of the Master of Accounting program and a current adjunct professor of accounting at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was recently appointed to the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (FICPA) Relations with Accounting Educators Committee by its state board. Allen…