Tag Archives: Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
SHSS Alum earns Faculty position at the University of Rhode Island
Jacqueline Sparks, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Family Therapy in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) is now an associate professor of Family Therapy in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island. Sparks is the…
SHSS Students in Family Therapy Launch MFT Club
Students in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) have launched a new student group called the Marriage and Family Club. The goal of the group is to enhance and share the knowledge, skills, and networking necessary to successfully complete the…
SHSS Alum serves as Chief Clinical Officer at Gratitude House
Kaisha A. Thomas, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) is the Chief Clinical Officer at Gratitude House in West Palm Beach. Gratitude House was founded in 1968 and is a fully accredited Level…
SHSS Faculty Presents Workshop to the Hispanic Elected Local Officials Board
Neil Katz, Ph.D., faculty and Chair of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) presented a workshop on “Communication Styles and Dealing with Differences” to the Hispanic Elected Local Officials Board in Fort Lauderdale. Katz teaches courses including Negotiation…
Faculty, students and alumni of the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently participated in the 2011 Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (FAMFT) Conference. Ronald Chenail, Ph.D., professor in DFT gave the plenary presentation entitled: “How our Clients Can…
SHSS Faculty Interviewed by Media on Hugo Chavez
Dustin Berna, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was interviewed by NBC 6 Miami regarding the health of Hugo Chavez, his recent trip to Cuba for surgery and how his health may have an…
Berna is a political scientist who has an interest in political systems and regimes and their impact on domestic and global affairs.
SHSS Faculty and Student Present at Aging Conference in San Francisco
Tommie Boyd, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Family Therapy in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and Yulia Watters, doctoral candidate in the department, presented at the American Society on Aging Conference in San Francisco. Their presentation was entitled, “Increasing Cultural Competencies: Keys…
SHSS Faculty Interviewed by Media on bin Laden and Terrorism
Dustin Berna, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was interviewed by WSVN Channel 7 Miami regarding the death of Osama bin Laden and the impact of his death on terrorism and U.S. relations with Pakistan….
SHSS Students to Present Workshop on Graduate Study at the Alvin Sherman Library, May 4
Mary O’Grady, M.A., doctoral candidate and Brooklyn Welden, M.A. doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will offer a workshop entitled “Freeze Your Professor and Other Coping Strategies for Graduate Students,” at the Alvin Sherman Library…
SHSS Faculty Member named to Broward County Board, “Credentialed by 26”
Anne Rambo, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Family Therapy (DFT) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was named to the board in Broward County of the “Credentialed by 26” grant project funded by the Forum for Youth Investment. Credentialed by 26 is a nationwide,…
SHSS Launches New Program in National Security Studies and Kicks it off with FBI Event, May 18
The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) will commence its new Master of Science in National Security Affairs (NSA) in the Summer Term beginning on May 16. To kick off the commencement of this new degree program, NSA in collaboration with the FBI Miami Counterintelligence Strategic Partnership Program…
SHSS Alum Invited to Speak at Wellesley College
Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was invited to speak at Wellesley College to train students preparing for a service trip to Barbados to be effective trainers in a…
SHSS Faculty Presented at Florida Consortium for Women’s Studies Annual Conference
Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., associate professor and Chair of the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), gave a presentation at the Florida Consortium for Women’s Studies Annual Conference hosted at Florida Atlantic University. The Consortium had speakers from across the US…
SHSS Doctoral Candidate is Named Fulbright Senior Lecturer for Spring 2012
Jacqueline Font-Guzman, J.D., a doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named a Fulbright Senior Lecturer at the Carlos III University Law School in Madrid, Spain beginning spring, 2012. Font-Guzman is an assistant professor and associate director at the Werner Institute for Negotiation…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Apr. 15
Jason J. Campbell, Ph.D., assistant professor of conflict resolution and philosophy in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at NSU’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, will be the featured speaker at the NSU Speaker’s Forum on Apr. 15. He will discuss, “Analyzing genocide in the 21st Century.” Campbell…
SHSS Faculty Publishes Book on Land Rights in Paraguay
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has authored a book entitled, “Land and Dignity in Paraguay.” Based on her dissertation study the book examines how the indigenous communities in Paraguay are mobilizing…
SHSS Student is Public Policy Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin
Larry Schooler, a student in the M.S. program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was selected as a Public Policy Fellow at the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution in the School of Law at the University…
SHSS Faculty Publishes Article on Peace in the Niger Delta
Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has written an article, “Demobilization or Remobilization? The Amnesty Program and the Search for Peace in the Niger Delta,” published in the journal African Security. The article…
SHSS Alum Authors Book Chapter for The American Arbitration Association
Kathleen Harmon, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a book chapter published in The AAA Handbook on Construction Arbitration and ADR – 2nd Edition. Harmon’s chapter is entitled: “Construction…