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NSU Alumni Spotlight
NSU Alumnus Help Davie United Sharks Win State Championship
The Davie United Sharks, the Town of Davie’s competitive youth soccer program is making waves throughout the state of Florida! The Davie United Sharks U11 Girls team, Coached by NSU alumnus and current PT student, Rachael Reid have been taking large bites out of their opponents all season. The girls…
SHSS Alum is Coordinator for Florida Recruitment at Georgia Southern University
Patricia Beavan, M.S, graduate of the Master’s program in College Student Affairs (CSA) in the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) is the Coordinator of Florida Recruitment in the Office of Admissions at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. In addition she…
SHSS Alum Receives the Commanders Award for Civilian Service from the US Army
Fiona Mosley, M.S., graduate of the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was the recipient of the prestigious Commanders Award for Civilian Service, the equivalent of the Army Commendation Medal awarded to active duty soldiers. Mosley received the award for her impressive…
Medical School Alumnus Garners Oliva Scholarship
Matthew L. Duke, D.O., a 2010 alumnus, received a $1,000 FOMA Marcelino Oliva, Jr., D.O., Student Scholarship Award, which honors students who advance and promote the practices and principles of osteopathic medicine, showcase dedication to continuing Marcelino Oliva’s vision, and epitomize the qualities of commitment, passion, and involvement in the…
NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate Named Humanitarian of the Year
Joshua D. Lenchus, D.O., R.Ph., FACP, SFHM, a graduate of the NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been named Humanitarian of the Year by the Soref Jewish Community Center in Plantation. Lenchus, who serves as president of the Jackson Health System medical staff, will be honored on April 27 at…
Medical School Alumna Receives Child Advocacy Award
The Pediatrics Club of NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine recently honored Lisa Gwynn, D.O., M.B.A., CPE, FAAP, with the Arnold Melnick Child Advocacy Award for her contributions to the field of pediatrics. Gwynn is medical director for the University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic/Children’s Health Fund South Florida Project and assistant clinical…
College of Pharmacy Alumna Shares Stories from Honduras
Life as a pharmacist can be very challenging, especially when you find yourself in a different country. But no matter where you are, you can always make a difference. NSU College of Pharmacy alumna Laura Chan, Pharm.D. (2010), recently returned from a 2-year trip to Honduras, where she worked as…
SHSS Alum Publishes Book on Innovative Group Psychotherapy Work
Celia Quintas, Ph.D. a graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences has published her first book on her innovative group psychotherapy work. The book, Ohana and the Creation of a Therapeutic Community, was published as part of…
SHSS Alum Appointed to the Faculty at Regis College
Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., graduate of the master’s and doctoral programs in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been appointed to the faculty of Regis College in Weston, MA as an Associate Professor of Politics and Social Justice and…
SHSS Alum Appointed Visiting Research Professor at U.S. Army War College
Thomas Matyok, Ph.D., a graduate of NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been appointed visiting Research Professor at the United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA. His role will be to undertake high-impact, policy relevant studies regarding the strategic environment, its principle strategic challenges, and…
SHSS Alum Appointed Assistant Director at Bethune-Cookman University
Dorielle Cyprian, M.S., graduate of the M.S. in College Student Affairs (CSA) program in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named the Assistant Director of Student Involvement and Student Leadership at Bethune-Cookman University. Bethune-Cookman University, a member of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), is…
College of Pharmacy Alum Named 2013 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Deborah Brown, M.S., Pharm.D., C.Ph., Class of 2000, was named a 2013 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Fellow under ASHP’s Practitioner Recognition Program. The ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program is intended to recognize excellence in pharmacy practice and promote public awareness of pharmacists who have distinguished themselves in practice. Brown…
SHSS Alumna Publishes Book Chapter on Mediation Programs; Receives Grant from Creighton University
Jacqueline Font-Guzman, J.D., Ph.D., doctoral graduate of NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a chapter on court-annexed mediation programs in Puerto Rico and the US in the book, Mediación y Resolución de Conflictos: Técnicas y Ámbitos, eds. Soleto-Muñoz, Carretero-Morales, and Ruiz-López. The book received the 2012…
SHSS Alum Leads Students, Teachers and Rites of Passage Inductees on Historic Scholarship Tour
Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D., a graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), led a group of thirty-six students and seven teachers from Carol City Elementary School and Miami Carol Senior High School on a…
NSU Alumnus Finishes in Top 10 in Latest LPGA Tour Event
Former NSU women’s golfer Sandra Changkija earned her highest career finish on the LPGA tour with a ninth-place showing at the Safeway Classic over the Labor Day weekend. Playing at Columbia Edgewater, Changkija had rounds of 68, 66, 69 and 73 to finish with a 12-under-par score of 276. That…
SHSS Alum Publishes Book, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition
Margaret Mitchell Armand, Ph.D., LMHC, a doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a book entitled, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Tradition published by Lexington Books and based on her dissertation research. It is…
SHSS Alum Appointed to the MSFT Faculty at Friends University in Kansas
Edrica D. Richardson, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate of the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has been appointed as an assistant professor in the M.S. in Family Therapy Program at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. Prior to receiving her Ph.D. from…
SHSS Faculty and Alum Publish Article on Relational Identities
Christopher Burnett, Psy.D., associate professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has co-authored an article with DFT doctoral alum, Celia Quintas, Ph.D., entitled, “Relational Identities: Reclaiming Ourselves through Recreating Each Other in Collaborative Conversations in Group Therapy Work.” The…
Boudreau a Top-30 Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year
NSU’s rowing alumna Lauren Boudreau has been named one of 30 nominees for the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year award, as announced by the NCAA. “It is such an honor to be among these nominees,” said Boudreau. “There are former NCAA athletes that have gone on to be Olympians and accomplished…
SHSS Alum Named Chief Financial Officer at Santa Fe Community College
Brian Ziemer, Ph.D., a graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Community College serves more…