Category: Academics

CAHSS Faculty Speaks on “Brexit, the Border, and Irish Current Affairs “in Delray

David Kilroy. Ph.D., faculty in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was the featured speaker at Tír na mBláth, the south Florida branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the primary Irish organization dedicated to the promotion of the music, dance, language and culture of Ireland. Kilroy’s topic was “Brexit, the Border, and Irish Current Affairs.”

At issue: the 310-mile Irish border, the land boundary that separates Northern Ireland —, which is part of the United Kingdom — from the Republic of Ireland, which is an independent country and a member of the European Union.  And now Brexit — the UK’s decision to leave the European Union — is threatening to rip open old grievances and unravel the fragile peace in Northern Ireland.

Tír na mBláth is providing an internship in the Winter semester, open to all undergraduate students who demonstrate a genuine interest in learning about and promoting Irish culture.  Preference is given to students pursuing the Irish Studies Minor offered by the Department of History and Political Science (DHPS) in CAHSS. Kilroy is professor and Interim Chair in DHPS.

KPCOM Students Earn Induction into OBI

Pictured (from left) are Joshua Berko, Neil Sood, and Matthew Heffelfinger.

Joshua Berko, Matthew Heffelfinger, and Neil Sood, who are second-year NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine students, were inducted into Omega Beta Iota (OBI)—the National Osteopathic Political Honor Society—on October 26 at the American Osteopathic Association’s OMED annual medical conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Induction into OBI is an honorary recognition for politically active medical students and professional mentors who demonstrate excellence in health care politics.

Halmos Student Presents at ACS Meeting in Savannah, GA

In October 2019, Halmos biology major Minhal Khoja was invited to present at the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, in Savannah, Georgia. The talk was entitled “CUREs Beyond the Classroom: a student’s perspective.” CURE stands for Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences. Ms. Khoja’s talk was part of the meeting’s CURE Chemistry Research in the Lab session which was organized by her supervisor and Halmos faculty member Arthur Sikora, Ph.D.

The research project was funded by Dr. Sikora’s PFRDG grant and Ms. Khoja’s travel was supported by the SGA and a scholarship from the Halmos College Department of Biological Sciences.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit organization, chartered by Congress, ACS is at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe.

Stable Place, ExEL, and DFT Collaborate on Equine Assisted Early Immersion Experiences for Undergrads

Through a collaboration between Stable Place, NSU’s Office of Experiential Education and Learning (ExEL), and the Department of Family Therapy, monthly equine assisted Early Immersion Experiences for undergrads are now offered. According to Shelley Green, Ph.D., professor in DFT, “All offerings for this term filled immediately and we look forward to offering more next term, along with some Co-Curricular experiences. Many thanks to Family Therapy doctoral student Caitlin Sickler, M.S., for developing and running this program.”

Green initiated the course, Equine Assisted Family Therapy, which was the first of its kind to be housed in a nationally accredited family therapy program. She subsequently created a second advanced equine assisted course several years ago. She has published articles and book chapters on the subject and has presented at national and international conferences.

Sigma Xi Chapter Installed at Nova Southeastern University

A new Sigma Xi chapter was installed on September 19 at NSU. The ceremony recognized the new chapter’s five officers, sixteen additional members, and support from leaders at the university and nearby Sigma Xi chapters.

“Sigma Xi will enhance and support faculty and student research, promote collegiality among fellow scientists, and allow a prestigious venue for presentation of science topics to both the institution and public,” wrote a chapter founding member, Halmos Faculty Member and chair Emily Schmitt Lavin, Ph.D. in her petition letter to Sigma Xi to start the new chapter.

The chapter’s proposed three-year plan includes serving as a research hub to better connect students with renowned faculty, developing skills students can use to obtain research opportunities and funding, and facilitating opportunities for professional development.

Students were involved in the initial inquiry to start the new chapter, and two students will serve on the first officer team.  NSU’s executive vice president and chief operating officer Harry Moon, M.D. was the guest speaker at the installation, and the vice president of Research and Technology Transfer Gary Margules Sc.D. was the presiding officer. Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO Jamie Vernon attended to officially install and present the new chapter.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is the international honor society of science and engineering. One of the oldest and largest scientific organizations in the world, Sigma Xi has a distinguished history of service to science and society for more than one hundred and twenty-five years. Scientists and engineers, whose research spans the disciplines of science and technology, comprise the membership of the Society. Sigma Xi chapters can be found at colleges and universities, government laboratories, and industry research centers around the world. More than 200 Nobel Prize winners have been members.

For more information: www.sigmaxi.org

Criminal Justice Doctoral Student Leads Research at the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center

Vanessa Patino Lydia, doctoral candidate at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, is the Vice President of Research and Planning at the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center in Jacksonville. She is the Principal Investigator on the latest research that was conducted by the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center which establishes baseline indicators for the status of girls’ disparate well-being indicators, educational and juvenile justice outcomes in Florida.

The data shows that the safety of many girls is compromised and that there are alarming rates of violence and victimization experienced by girls in their communities, schools, and homes. The rates of hopelessness, suicide ideation, and substance use among girls compel our communities and state to take action. By intentionally looking at gender, racial, sexual orientation and geographical differences, the research calls on policymakers, educators, providers, and parents to assess and reframe our responses to better meet the needs of girls.

Vanessa has over 15 years’ experience in public policy research with a special focus on the impact of the juvenile justice system on girls’ trajectories and wellbeing. She has directed research initiatives on gender specific programming, girls/women pathways into the justice system, data trends, community needs assessments, and strategic planning.

These reports issued by the Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center inform advocacy, research, training/technical assistance and direct services to bring about unprecedented systemic reform for girls and young women in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system.

To access the link to the full research report please visit  https://www.seethegirl.org/

CAHSS Offers Spanish course for Legal Professions and course in Spanish Literature

NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is pleased to announce  course, SPAN 3400, Spanish for Legal Professions, and SPAN 3240, Introduction to Spanish Literature to be offered in the winter 2020.

If you are a professional in the legal field or plan to enter the field, SPAN 3400 will provide useful language skills as well as valuable information about legal issues affecting the Spanish speaking communities. For those who would like to learn more about Spanish literature while brushing up on the Spanish language, SPAN 3240 will provide those opportunities.

Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Literature and Modern Languages, will teach the courses.  For more information, please contact Fuentes at yf60@nova.edu.

Halmos Faculty and Students Co-Publish New Journal Article

Robert Smith

This summer, Halmos faculty members Louis Nemzer, Ph.D. and Robert Smith, Ph.D. with Halmos undergraduate and graduate students published a journal article entitled, “The public and private benefit of an impure public good determines the sensitivity of bacteria to population collapse in a snowdrift game.”

Published in Environmental Microbiology, the paper identifies the conditions that facilitate the survival of cooperative microbial populations and has implications in understanding the stability of both beneficial (soils, sediments, gut microbiome) and detrimental (infectious) microbial communities.

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“One goal of this research is to better understand the conditions that are most likely to lead to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria” said Dr. Nemzer. “This work helps shed light on when mixed populations of resistant and normal bacteria are most sensitive to treatment with antibiotic medications.”

The Halmos students, who are also co-authors, are from both the undergraduate and graduate programs. The biology undergraduate student authors are Aimee Doiron, Rodrigo Muzquiz, Marla C. Fortoul,

Aimee Doiron Student

Meghan Haas, Tom Abraham, and Khadija Chowdhury.  The biology graduate student authors are Rebecca Quinn and Ivana Barraza.

For more information: doi:10.1111/1462‐2920.14796

CAHSS Faculty Participates in Communicating Sciences Module in College of Pharmacy

Eric Mason, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Writing and Communication in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), presented to graduate students as part of the Communicating Sciences module in the course, “Bioethics: Principles of Life Science Research,” in NSU’s College of Pharmacy, taught by Robert Speth, Ph.D. His presentation covered the connection between rhetoric, science, and ethics, challenging students to become better communicators and advocates for public literacy about science.

Mason’s presentation was an extension of his work as Faculty Coordinator with the NSU Writing and Communication Center, where he works with NSU faculty to design and implement pedagogies that help students improve their writing and communication skills. Mason’s areas of academic interest include critical theory and pedagogy, visual rhetoric, computers and composition, cultural studies, and service learning. His scholarly work focuses on how the various modalities of composition—textual, visual, aural, and digital—intersect with cultural practices.

NSU University School Students Visit and Explore NSU’s Office of Student Media

NSU University School 1st grade students got a hands-on look at NSU’s student-run media operations when they took an on-campus field trip to NSU’s Office of Student Media as a part of their unit on community. The students learned more about the entire NSU Shark community and how Student Media plays an important role in the educational and cultural life of students at NSU. The Lower School students had the opportunity to visit the Sharks United Television studio, Radio X, and The Current where they interacted with and learned from NSU students about hosting a radio show, creating a newspaper (and reading one), and producing a television show. The USchool students also visited the Alvin Sherman Library where they participated in a storytelling session and located their own library books.

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