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NSU Research Spotlight
Researcher Spotlight: Formulating Opioid Dosage Forms with Abuse-Deterrent Features
Hossein Omidian, Ph.D., is a professor at NSU’s College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. He and his research team are developing technologies (patent-pending) to formulate opioid dosage forms with abuse-deterrent features. These technologies will help prevent drug tampering and abuse, which can increase the speed of drug absorption via…
NSU Research Spotlight: Linda Sobell, Ph.D. and Mark Sobell, Ph.D.
Most individuals whose alcohol problems are not severe, particularly college students and young adults, do not seek treatment. NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies researchers Linda Sobell, Ph.D. and Mark Sobell, Ph.D., supported by several federally funded research grants have successfully recruited such individuals to participate in alternative interventions (vs….
NSU Researcher Spotlight: The Prevalence of Vitreomacular Adhesion in Patients 40 Years and Older
Julie Rodman, O.D., M.Sc., FAAO, associate professor in the College of Optometry, is the principal investigator of an investigator-initiated study titled “The Prevalence of Vitreomacular Adhesion in Patients 40 Years and Older (VAST).” Funded by ThromboGenics, Optovue, Carl Zeiss Meditac, and Nova Southeastern University, the research team includes faculty in…
Recently, Jose Lopez, Ph.D., a professor and researcher in NSU’s Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography completed a scientific collection trip to the Bahamas that was a bit out of the ordinary. That’s because he, along with colleagues, rode on the 87-foot sport yacht “Mystique” from Miami to New…
NSU Researcher Spotlight: Anxiety Treatment, OCD and Related Disorders
Jedidiah Siev, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in Nova Southeastern University’s College of Psychology and is the Director of NSU’s Anxiety Treatment Center (ATC) and OCD and Related Disorders (NORD) Program. Siev completed a post-doctoral fellowship and pre-doctoral internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School, following…
Dentists and other health care providers who treat patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) require special training to understand the skills and techniques needed to care for this growing population. Romer Ocanto, D.D.S., M.S., CAGS, chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Dental…
NSU Researcher Spotlight: A Cross-Institutional Study of Multilingual Writers
Shanti Bruce, Ph.D., professor and interim chair of the Department of Writing & Communications in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, is principal investigator of the study titled “The Language Repertoires of First-Year Writers: A Cross-Institutional Study of Multilingual Writers.” Funded by a Conference on College Composition and…
The use of organophosphates worldwide, as nerve agents and pesticides, was reported to cause 3 million toxicity cases per year. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, nearly 7,000 toxicity cases were recorded in the last two years in the United States due to their use as pesticides….
NSU Research Spotlight: Andrew J. Felo, Ph.D.
Andrew J. Felo, Ph.D., CFE, CMA, CFM, worked with colleagues from the University of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania State University on a research study addressing what organizations can do to increase the likelihood that mid-level managers will choose to invest in projects that improve sustainability performance, such as one to reduce…
Studies have shown that the United States has one of the highest incidences of fatal anaphylaxis in the world. For anaphylaxis treatment in community settings, epinephrine intramuscular injection using an auto-injector, e.g. EpiPen®, in the thigh is universally recommended. Despite this, many people at risk of anaphylaxis in community settings…
NSU Research Spotlight: Rachel A. “Stacey” Coulter, O.D., M.S.Ed.
Rachel A. “Stacey” Coulter, O.D., M.S.Ed., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D., associate professor in NSU’s College of Optometry is the principal investigator for a multi-year, clinical trial grant from the National Eye Institute titled “Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial – Attention and Reading Trial (CITT-ART).” As one of eight clinical centers, Coulter and the…
NSU Research Spotlight: Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D.
Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine (INIM), recently applied for a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to fund her research study titled “Genomic Approach to Find Novel Biomarkers and Mechanisms of Chronic…
NSU Research Spotlight: NSU’s Researchers Discover DNA Repair is High in Heart, Nonexistent in Brain
NSU researchers recently discovered that, contrary to prior belief, tissues of different mammalian organs have very different abilities to repair damage to their DNA. These new findings indicate that the heart has the greatest capacity to repair its DNA, followed by the intestines, kidneys, spleen, testes, and lungs. The brain,…
Millions of people take angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) to help treat heart failure. But it turns out not all ARBs are created equally, according to one Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researcher’s findings. Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Ph.D., F.A.H.A., assistant professor of pharmacology at NSU’s College of Pharmacy, along with his research team,…
NSU Research Spotlight: Autism Spectrum Disorder
NSU and the dietary supplement company Immunotec are conducting a research study to determine the effects of a supplement to improve behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder. The study will investigate the effects of a cysteine-rich whey protein isolate in children diagnosed with autism. The primary function of this…
NSU Research Spotlight: Star Medzerian Vanguri, Ph.D.
Star Medzerian Vanguri, Ph.D., assistant professor of writing, Division of Humanities, Farquhar Colleges of Arts and Sciences, is currently working on a multi-institutional study that investigates whether/how explicit instruction in sentence fluency and style in composition courses influences students’ writing over time and across various contexts. The study contributes to…
NSU Research Spotlight: Coral Reef Conservation
Sam Purkis, Ph.D., Professor at NSU’s Oceanographic Center, is passionate about his work on coral reef conservation. “Our coral reefs are fragile and degrading,” says Sam Purkis. “As one of the first ecosystems to collapse, they serve as a forewarning to the rest of our environment.” He leads a team…
NSU Research Spotlight: Coral Reef Ecosystems
Scientists are asked frequently asked about which coral reefs are important in terms of biodiversity — the number of species that inhabit them. NSU Oceanographic Center professor James Darwin Thomas, Ph.D., is investigating small species of crustaceans that tell the evolutionary history of how biodiversity is assembled and maintained in…
NSU Research Spotlight: Healthy Lifestyles
In the alcohol field, self-change — recovering from an alcohol problem without treatment or attending a self-help group — is a common and well-documented phenomenon. Many individuals who drink at high-risk levels, particularly young adults whose problems are not severe, do not seek treatment. To reach such risky drinkers, Nova…
NSU Research Spotlight: Fresh Water Usage
Coastal communities in Florida are facing a range of issues related to the impacts of climate change and development, and social science research plays a critical role in identifying stakeholders, understanding their experiences and perspectives, and engaging them in effective decision-making processes on the personal, professional, and community-wide levels. Robin…