Author: Christie Williams

NSU TQR 12th Annual Conference: 30 Years as a Learning Community”

Since 1990, The Qualitative Report (TQR) has served as a global learning community for qualitative researchers. As a journal, we give researchers an outlet to report their qualitative research and to reflect on how they conduct their work. We have trained a generation of editors and reviewers to provide effective and supportive mentoring to our authors. Our readers download thousands of TQR articles every day and authors cite these works at a rate that grows dramatically each year. As an online resource, we provide unique guides to qualitative research web sites, software apps, design and methodology texts, and teaching and learning qualitative inquiry resources. As a weekly news source, we share the latest developments in the world of qualitative research, new calls for papers and presentations, and the most recent employment openings for qualitative researchers and qualitative data analysts. As a scholarly conference, we gather each January to learn what is new and cutting edge and to celebrate our community as we appreciate what each of us contributes to the field of qualitative research and what participating in the world of TQR has meant to our own personal and professional growth.

DATE:
January 12-15, 2021
Conference Website

Please join us at TQR2021 as we begin our 4th decade as a qualitative research community! Make a contribution to our vibrant gathering of qualitative researchers. Share how you have developed as a qualitative researcher. Introduce others to the great research you have conducted. Teach us how you teach others to become better qualitative researchers. Provide insights into the innovations you have created to improve ways to conduct and report qualitative research. Impart the wisdom of your reflections of being part of this qualitative research.

Please submit your presentation ideas and join us next January virtually for TQR2021! As always, please let us know your questions and comments by sending us your emails to tqr@nova.edu, posting to our Facebook page, or by tweeting us!

 

 

Education Alumnus Named Chief Equity & Social Justice Officer at Open Up Resources

Kristopher Childs, Ph.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been named Chief Equity & Social Justice Officer at Open Up Resources. Open Up Resources is a nonprofit increasing equity in education by making excellent, top-rated curricula freely available to districts as open educational resources. Childs will work with the senior leadership to develop and drive forward key strategic initiatives of the organization in service of dismantling systemic racism in K-12 education in the United States.

Prior to joining Open Up Resources, Childs was a National Mathematics Content Specialist with a textbook publisher. He also served as Assistant Professor of STEM Education at Texas Tech University, former project director of The Cognitively Guided Instruction Project at the University of Central Florida, Lead Mathematics Instructor at Bethune-Cookman University and a public-school mathematics teacher in urban school settings at the secondary level.

He is an active member of the Association of Mathematics Teachers Educators, the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Childs holds a Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering from Florida A&M University, a Master of Science, Mathematics Education from Nova Southeastern University and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education from University of Central Florida.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Get the NSU Edge

As you continue your journey, we want to offer you the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree at Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. Strengthen your résumé and broaden your opportunities by pursuing a degree that can open doors. The application process is easy. Complete the online application and submit the necessary documents.

Not ready to apply? We admit three times a year in the fall, winter, and summer. Some of our programs can be completed in one year. All degrees complement the medical field while  also being stand-alone career paths.

Interested in learning more? Attend one of our Zoom Q&A sessions or visit our website(s).

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
osteopathic.nova.edu/ph
Be the leader your community needs for a healthier future. The program accommodates a diversity of backgrounds and individual career goals, with the options of on-site or on-line learning.
https://nova.zoom.us/j/95997246116
Thursdays
1:00–2:00 p.m.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL  INFORMATICS
osteopathic.nova.edu/msbi
Harness the power of health informatics. Learn how informatics can improve your practice.
https://nova.zoom.us/j/92867105972
Wednesdays
1:00–3:00 p.m.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
osteopathic.nova.edu/msdem
Be prepared for both man made and natural disasters, emergencies, and pandemics. Protect yourself, your community, and your practice.
https://nova.zoom.us/j/97115218415
Thursday
10:30–11:30 a.m.
*MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITION
osteopathic.nova.edu/ms-nutrition
How can nutrition promote health and healing? Further your medical knowledge by understanding one of the foundational principles of human health.
https://nova.zoom.us/j/92133580461
Friday
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
osteopathic.nova.edu/ft/graduate/ft-ms
Develop clinical excellence and prepare for careers as marriage and family therapists.
https://nova.zoom.us/j/95550178142
Mondays and Tuesday
2:00–4:00 p.m.

*Program can be completed in one year

NSU Director of Military Affairs Establishes Changing Lives Scholarship And Launches ROTC Greatest Needs Campaign During November’s National Veterans and Military Families Month

Nicholas Pascucci

The military has shaped the lives of countless individuals and allows them to join an organization that’s bigger than themselves. For U.S. veteran Nicholas Pascucci, service to his country – and community – continues to be the heart of what he does.

Pascucci, who is currently the Director of Military Affairs at NSU, retired from the Coast Guard after 23 years of service.  While in the Coast Guard, Pascucci started as a rescue swimmer and worked his way up into intelligence operations, a critical area that analyzes information and helps guide the decision-making process.

As a civilian and employee at NSU, Pascucci has made it his mission to continue supporting military-related efforts. Working alongside key leaders at the university including Terry Mularkey, Chief of Staff and Vice President of University Advancement, and Kimberly Durham, Dean of the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, Pascucci helped launch the official NSU Army ROTC program in 2019.

Pascucci explains that leading this program and serving as the Director of Military Affairs helped in personally.

“This position helped with the barriers of transitioning back to civilian life.  It gave me a strong sense of giving back and helping military families,” said Pascucci.

Alongside his position, Pascucci established the Nick and Bridgette Pascucci Changing Lives Scholarship to support ROTC students at NSU. After researching ways to give back to students who are looking to join and be enlisted in the military, he found out about NSU’s Changing Lives Scholarships program, which allows donors to choose a specific college or program to support, and also officially name the scholarship.

“If I can play an active role in a student’s military career, it’s such a cool way to give back. I actually have two people who started a Changing Lives Scholarship who have family that they’re honoring. When you do something unselfish, you’re looking to share something that made you feel good. People want to help our service members and fulfill their dreams by continuing their education,” added Pascucci.

Pascucci feels that NSU’s research and ROTC program embodies the same values that he has followed ever since joining the military.

“My ethics aligned with NSU’s integrity toward the military. They research for our veterans, and focus on PTSD and mindfulness. I’m very involved with donating to their research or helping get community partners,” he said.

Pascucci has made it his mission to give back to the community and is actively searching for others who’d like to contribute to incoming ROTC students’ educations at NSU. As part of his legacy, Pascucci wishes to help those who are less fortunate in terms of finances while also serving fellow military members around him.

“One of the things is, I want to make sure I can do whatever I can to ease the financial burden of someone who wants to serve. I’ve been lucky to get my education paid for with tuition assistance and NSU discounts to the military.”

Pascucci welcomes any partnerships from likeminded individuals who want to support military and veterans-related efforts at NSU. Especially during November’s National Veterans and Military Families Month, he also encourages supporters to make a contribution to the NSU Army ROTC’s Greatest Needs campaign.

 

HCAS hosts Women’s Roundtable featuring Three Conflict Resolution Doctoral Graduates

Community Resolution Services in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in the Halmos College of Arts and Humanities and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Institute (HCAS) hosted a Women’s Roundtable via Zoom on November 6, 2020. The event featured three doctoral graduates and four partners from the national law firm Wicker Smith. The event provided strategies and tips for career success, including networking, breaking the glass ceiling, and getting started on your career path.

The three alumni included Kathleen Harmon, Ph.D., founder and president of Harmon/York Associates, consultants to the construction industry, Randy Rutledge, Ph.D., the Founder and Managing Director of Rutledge & Associates, LLC, and Gwendolyn Smith, Ph.D., Chairperson at Green Growth Suriname Foundation.

Community Resolution Services is a practicum and volunteer site for students to engage the NSU and local community in workshops, training, and dialogues, featuring storytelling and other events. For more information, please contact Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D. at mckayj@nova.edu

HCAS invites you to El Cafecito Spanish Conversation Hour, Nov. 12

The Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Humanities and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Institute (HCAS) is pleased to invite you to El Cafecito Spanish Conversation Hour on Thursday, November 12 from 12:30pm-1:30pm via Zoom. Do you want to improve your Spanish? Drink a cafecito while practicing your Spanish in a relaxed, virtual, setting! Come be a part of this fun opportunity to learn and make new friends. All levels welcome!

Join via Zoom:

https://nova.zoom.us/j/97287937395?pwd=N3llV1kxVzJ3N1RvTVFoTGx1dTFMZz09

Meeting ID: 972 8793 7395

Passcode: 905718

For more information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., at yf60@nova.edu.

Education Professor Awarded the 2020 AECT Distinguished Service Award

Michael Simonson, Ph.D.

Michael Simonson, Ph.D., Professor, in the Department of Education, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been awarded the 2020 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Distinguished Service Award.

This is the highest award given by AECT and honors contributions and accomplishments impacting the field of educational communications and technology and related fields. The award recognizes Dr. Simonson’s work with the AECT conference proceedings for the past 40 years.

Dr. Simonson has authored four major textbooks dealing with distance education, instructional technology, instructional computing, and instructional media. He has over 200 scholarly publications and is an editor of two academic journals. His current area of research interest is the diffusion of distance education in organizations.

Recent College of Psychology Grad will Present Poster at Virtual Conference

Kelly Reyes graduated from NSU in May 2020 with a major in psychology and minors in behavioral analysis and criminal justice, but before heading to graduate school, she’s presenting a research poster at a virtual conference.

In late November, Reyes will present “Impact of Response Latency and Confidence on Eyewitness Accuracy,” at the Psychonomic Society virtual conference, based on research she conducted as an independent study with Associate Professor W. Matthew Collins of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Reyes and Collins had 60 students watch a video and examine photos of faces to measure eyewitness accuracy and confidence in choice. The sample size was smaller than planned because in-person research was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I was interested in false memories,” Reyes said, which led her to seek out Collins after reading about his research interests on the college website.

Reyes recorded a video for her poster presentation, and she will be joined by Collins for a live Zoom session at the conference to answer questions.

“This is the big cognitive psychology conference that happens every year,” Collins said of the Psychonomic Society.

Reyes intends to study clinical psychology with a focus on forensic psychology in graduate school, followed by working with mentally ill populations in the prison system.

Click here to watch Reyes’ poster video: https://youtu.be/smVzGnpAgDY

NSU University School Students Selected as Candidates for Students of the Year in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2021 Campaign

NSU University School is proud to congratulate two of our Upper School students, Sinan K. and Jacob N., who were selected as candidates in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s 2021 Students of the Year Campaign for their outstanding leadership, passion to find a cure for blood cancers, and involvement in the community. The Students of the Year campaign is a philanthropic leadership development program through which highly motivated high school leaders embark on a journey of professional growth, ensuring they stand out when preparing for college and beyond.

Beginning February 5, Sinan and Jacob will be among an elite group of candidates embarking on a national seven-week challenge to raise funds and awareness for the fight against blood cancers. The title of Student(s) of the Year is awarded to the candidate or co-candidate team in each community that raises the most funds. Congratulations, Sharks!

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