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NSU Achievements
International Business Alumnus Accepts U.S. Delegate Position
Jonathan Evans, a graduate of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Master of International Business Administration program, was recently named the official U.S. delegate for UniCEUB, a top-tier private university in Brasilia DF (Brazil’s Federal District). His official start date was June 1, 2010. In this new…
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…
University Treasurer Graduates from Leadership Florida
Jeff Lowe, University Treasurer, is a recent graduate of Leadership Florida and the first from NSU. He is currently assisting with the Gubernatorial and Senatorial Debates to be held at NSU in October in partnership with Leadership Florida. Recently, he has also received appointments to the Board of Directors for…
Office of Human Resources Quarterly Kudos Award Winner
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) recognizes Maria Nachmann-Tomattis as the quarterly KUDOS award winner. Nachmann-Tomattis is an HR Information Systems Analyst, supporting Banner and other HR-related systems. She demonstrated proactive, “big picture” creative thinking when she made suggestions that streamlined a six hour process down to 58 minutes. These suggestions…
Pharmacy Student Competes in Central American and Caribbean Games
NSU College of Pharmacy (COP) congratulates its Ponce, Puerto Rico student Alejandra Ortíz Irizarry, class of 2013. Ortíz competed in the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010) as member of the Puerto Rico National Women’s Water Polo Team. This was not Ortiz’s…
NSU College of Pharmacy Faculty Publish Paper on Energy Drinks
Three NSU College of Pharmacy faculty from the West Palm Beach Student Educational Center -Stephanie L. Ballard, Pharm.D., BCPS; Jennifer J. Wellborn-Kim, Pharm.D., BCPS; and Kevin Clauson, Pharm.D., – published a paper on energy drinks frequently marketed to individuals interested in athletics and active lifestyles. Their article was published in…
Pradeep Vanguri, Ph.D., ATC, assistant professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected by the Emerge Broward Board Engagement program to serve on the Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. Over the next year, Vanguri will work to provide educational experiences to…
NSU Optometry Dean Chosen as Florida Optometrist of the Year
David S. Loshin, O.D., PH.D., F.A.A.O., dean of NSU’s College of Optometry received the Florida Optometrist of the Year award from the Florida Optometric Association on July 24 during the organization’s annual convention in Orlando. The prestigious accolade was given to Loshin for his tireless efforts to advance education at…
Milestone Achievement: NSU Faculty Members Produce Medical Book
On July 23, a wine-and-cheese book-signing reception was held at the NSU Faculty Club to commemorate the publication of Health Matters: The Human Side of Medicine, which marks the first time in NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine history that a medical book was completely edited and authored by a cadre…
CPS Dean Appoints Amarilis Acevedo, Ph.D., to a Second Year as Visiting Faculty
Karen Grosby, M.Ed., dean of the Center for Psychological Studies (CPS), recently announced the appointment of Amarilis Acevedo, Ph.D., to a second term as visiting faculty at CPS. Acevedo received her doctorate in physiological psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and subsequently completed an APA-approved re-specialization program…
Computer Sciences School Alumnus Appointed to Disaster Recovery Task Force
Jose Francisco Molina Garcia Plaza, Ph.D., an alumnus of NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, has been appointed by Governor Chet Culver of Iowa to serve in a task force to research disaster recovery case management assistance needed for businesses following a major disaster, and asked to submit…
Information Systems Student Presents Paper and is Published for Work in Cloud Computing
Wayne Pauley, a Ph.D. candidate working on his dissertation in information systems with professor William Hafner, Ph.D., at NSU’s Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences, co-authored a paper he recently presented at the Usenix HotCloud 2010 conference in Boston. The paper titled “Toward Risk Assessment as a Service in…
Diego Castano, Ph.D., associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, has earned “famous” citation status for his co-authored physics article. The paper, titled “Renormalization-Group Study of the Standard Model and its Extensions: The Standard Model,” published in 1991 in the journal Physical Review, has been cited more…
NSU Geriatric Training Center Receives $2.1 Million HRSA Grant
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Florida Coastal Geriatric Resources, Education, and Training Center (GREAT GEC) received a five-year, $2.1 million grant this month from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the services and programs offered by the center. The…
NSU Medical Resident Receives Daniel Koprince National Award in Dermatology
Julian Moore, D.O., a third-year medical resident at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine – Broward General Medical Center’s Dermatology Residency Training Program, was recently awarded the prestigious Daniel Koprince National Award in Dermatology. He received the accolade for his clinical case presentation of Bullous Sweets Syndrome at the annual American…
NSU Doctoral Student Receives Degree in Iraqi Palace
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Saindon Jr., who was also a NSU doctoral student in the College of Allied Health and Nursing, is the first NSU graduate to receive a degree in an Iraqi palace. Saindon received his doctor of health science degree on May 17 at the Al Faw…
West Palm Beach SEC Pharmacy Students Present Poster at International HIV Conference
NSU College of Pharmacy (COP) Class of 2011 students Kailin Li, Elizabeth Trang, Shawnya Walters, and Sheila Yesquen, along with COP faculty Stephanie Ballard, Pharm.D. BCPS, assistant professor, pharmacy practice, from the West Palm Beach Student Educational Center presented their poster: “Does Distance Affect Outcome of HIV Therapy?” to a…
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…
M.B.A. Alumnus Named President and CEO of Vincent’s Healthcare
Moody Chisholm, an M.B.A. alumnus from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s NSU Jacksonville location, recently accepted the position of president and CEO of St. Vincent’s HealthCare. He was featured in an article published on July 5 in The Florida-Times Union, which included a profile and Q&A….