Category: Health Care

Writing Faculty Receive CCCC Research Impact Award Honorable Mention

Congratulations to Claire Lutkewitte, Ph.D., Juliette C. Kitchens, Ph.D., and Molly J. Scanlon, Ph.D., in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts who have earned the 2023 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Research Impact Award Honorable Mention for their book Stories of Becoming: Demystifying the Professoriate for Graduate Students in Composition and Rhetoric. The CCCC Research Impact Award acknowledges an outstanding empirical research publication from the previous two years that advances the mission of the organization or the needs of the profession.

“My colleagues and I are very honored to receive this award. It validates all the hard work we put into our research. We believe our book provides some much-needed insight into the field of Composition and Rhetoric,” said Lutkewitte.

For more information about the award, please see the CCCC website.

Posted 03/05/23

Farquhar Honors College Sisters Present at National Conference

From left, Jenna and Marina Handal at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego.

Farquhar Honors College student Jenna Handal and her sister Marina Handal, an honors alum, presented their joint research at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) Annual Scientific Meeting. The sister duo collaborated to explore cosmetic surgery options for patients who have undergone weight loss surgery.

The pair came together to conduct this research due to their shared interest in medicine and public health. Jenna is a junior pre-med student, and Marina is a second-year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)/Master of Public Health (MPH) student at NSU.

“I felt very humbled to have presented at the AACS conference alongside doctors, residents, and other health professionals who I admire for their hard work and achievements,” said Jenna. “I was also proud to share my research with the other poster presenters and felt so fortunate to learn about their findings.”

Their research will serve as a comprehensive guide for physicians and patients who need details on the risks, benefits, costs, satisfaction rates, etc., of the various cosmetic procedures available to eliminate excess tissue and loose skin after weight loss surgery.

“Attending the AACS conference taught me the importance of getting involved and playing an active role as a student researcher,” said Jenna. “I gained experience presenting research in a professional setting, which will surely help me in the future. I was also afforded the opportunity to connect with individuals in the medical field who gave me valuable advice for years to come.”

Posted 03/05/23

NSU Social Media Team Presents at PRSA Meeting

From right, Andrew Rivera and James Profetto

On Feb. 16, the Public Relations Society of America’s Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter hosted their monthly meeting at Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Campus. NSU was well represented with their social media team in attendance: James Profetto, social media manager, and Andrew Rivera, social media content specialist. The panel tackled the topic of social media and best practices for growing engagement across all platforms.

Along with answering questions from professionals, NSU’s social media team presented a case study that detailed how they showcased the university’s partnership with the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program and turned it into an award-winning campaign.

“This was a wonderful chance to showcase what NSU has done to advance the landscape of social media in higher education,” Profetto said. “Like the old adage says, ‘A rising tide lifts all ships,’ so to be able to give and receive guidance in this field helped me leave feeling inspired and confident about the impact of social media in telling stories and empowering others for years to come.”

With more than 30 people in attendance, there was room for a bit of teaching and a whole lot of learning.

“It was a privilege to share what I’ve learned in the field with others to help them achieve their goals,” Rivera said. “If there’s something I’ve learned in my professional experience, it’s to always remain innovative and learn from others. This was another opportunity to do just that.”

Posted 03/05/23

Halmos College Professor Publishes Article in Cultural Analytics

Amanda Furiasse, Ph.D.

Amanda Furiasse, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities & Politics published “Sailing on Encrypted Seas: The Archive and Digital Memory in African and Diasporic Futurism” in the Journal of Cultural Analytics January Issue.

The article offers valuable insight into African religions’ varying approaches to consciousness, memory, and identity and how African and Latin American artists are reworking these ideas to reimagine the constitutive elements of AI and machine learning devices.

According to Professor Furiasse, “Working on this article allowed me to meet with artists and gain valuable insight into the varying ways in which artists are thinking about AI and digital technologies. The arts have always been a crucial resource for technological innovation. This article brings attention to the possible ways that the arts can help solve pressing technological challenges and develop more ecologically and culturally conscious AI models.”

Posted 02/19/23

Psychology Professor Presents at Law Society of Ireland

NSU College of Psychology adjunct professor Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren will be presenting to the Law Society of Ireland’s annual human rights lecture. The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023 and will be conducted via Zoom.

Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren, who teaches in the College’s Forensic Psychology M.S. program, is currently the presiding County Court Judge of the Misdemeanor Mental Health Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County. She pioneered the nation’s first therapeutic Mental Health Court in 1997 which has been dedicated to the decriminalization of persons with mental illnesses and neurological disorders.

The Law Society is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the solicitors’ profession in the Republic of Ireland. It offers legal education and training as well as encouraging and supporting the highest professional standards in the profession.

Posted 02/19/23

Halmos Faculty Interviewed on World War I Podcast

David Kilroy, Ph.D.

David Kilroy, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), was recently interviewed about his book, For Race and Country: The Life and Career of Colonel Charles Young, for the World War I Podcast presented by the MacArthur Memorial.

In 2022, Col. Young was posthumously promoted by the Biden administration to brigadier general – a rank he likely would have advanced to during World War I.  Born into slavery at the close of the U.S. Civil War, in 1917 Charles Young was the highest ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army.

A veteran of the 1916 Mexican Expedition, his name appeared on a list of that campaign’s officers that General John J. Pershing recommended for future brigade command.  Then, just as the U.S. entered World War I, he was controversially sidelined after failing a routine medical exam.  The podcast, linked below, explores the controversy of his forced retirement and other aspects of Charles Young’s extraordinary career.

Charles Young: For Race and Country (buzzsprout.com)

For information about Kilroy’s book, please see:

https://www.amazon.com/Race-Country-Career-Colonel-Charles/dp/0275980057

Posted 02/19/23

Health Care Sciences Faculty to Represent U.S. at International Meeting

Carole Zangari, Ph.D.

Carole Zangari, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA-F, BCS-CL, professor of Speech-Language Pathology, was elected to the Board of Directors for the U.S. Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC). She also will serve as the liaison to the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). Additionally, Zangari is the new Coordinator for ISAAC Region 1, which includes the U.S., Canada, Peru, and Brazil. These organizations work to improve the lives of children and adults with the most severe communication disabilities who are unable to meet their communication needs with speech alone.

For the past six years, Zangari has been actively involved with the USSAAC Disaster Relief efforts, helping nonspeaking people with ALS, autism, and developmental disabilities prepare for and recover from hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other major disasters. The group’s activities support disaster preparedness and recovery across the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

Zangari will represent the U.S. at the ISAAC biennial meeting in Mexico this summer. She has also been invited to present a pre-conference workshop entitled “Baby Steps: Fostering AAC and Language Development in Preschool Children.”

Posted 02/19/23

Fischler Professors and Alums Publish Book Chapter Together

A team of three professors and two doctoral alumni from the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice have published a new book chapter.

Gina Peyton, Ed.D.; David Ross, Ed.D.; and Vanaja Nethi, Ph.D.; and two doctoral graduates: Melissa Tara Sasso, Ed.D.; and Lucas A. DeWitt, Ed.D., recently published the chapter “Proven Best Practices in Guiding Non-traditional Dissertation Students to Degree Conferral in the United States.” It was published within the Palgrave and Macmillan book by editors Mulligan, Ryan, and Danaher, titled “Deconstructing Doctoral Discourses: Stories and Strategies for Success.”

Peyton said the theme of the book focuses on the different perspectives of many of those involved in the education process, including the students, advisers, and dissertation chairs. Furthermore, their chapter discusses methods of helping non-traditional doctoral students who are often professionals with full-time jobs and family commitments.

“They have all these other challenges that they’re faced with in terms of work life and family life, and aging parents, sick children or being ill themselves. Students have all these other obstacles that they’re dealing with, in addition to trying to complete an Ed.D. program. Our perspective is how do you work with this type of population? What do they need in terms of getting through the process successfully?”

One thing that Peyton said that helps these non-traditional students is having a strong support system.

“The literature supports that if you don’t have a good dissertation chair-student relationship, the success rate is not as high. Between all the resources that we offer, and then the individual attention that we offer our students, is why we have a pretty successful rate with our students who graduate.”

Peyton was also grateful that she and her colleagues were able to include the point of view of two recent doctoral graduates who previously went through the process. “Drs. Sasso and DeWitt wrote a lot about what they needed as well as provided the necessary steps to succeed, for example a solid support system and good time management skills.

According to Peyton, students, advisors, and dissertation chairs could all benefit from reading this book.

“It gives all of our experiences.”

Congratulations Peyton, Ross, Nethi, Sasso, and DeWitt! For more information on the book chapter, click here.

 

Halmos Faculty’s Study Appears in Science, Nature, National Geographic

A new study that builds on a previous paper by Eben Gering, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), has appeared in Science, “A parasite makes wolves more likely to become pack leaders.” Nature also wrote about the study, citing Gering’s recent work, as did National Geographic.

Gering’s scholarly interests include the evolution, behavior, and diseases of invasive and feral animals, adaptation, invasion biology, wildlife and zoonotic diseases, and animal behavior.

Science: A parasite makes wolves more likely to become pack leaders | Science | AAAS

Nature:  Parasite gives wolves what it takes to be pack leaders (nature.com)

National Geographic: This parasite manipulates the minds of wolves, rats—and maybe even you (nationalgeographic.com)

Posted 02/08/23

Health Care Sciences Faculty Receives Simulation Award

Melissa Morris, MSN, RN, CPN, CHSE

Melissa Morris, MSN, RN, CPN, CHSE, the director of simulation and interactive technology with the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, recently received the Award for Research in the Field of Virtual Reality Simulation.

The honor was presented to Morris at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare 2023 in Orlando on January 21-25.

The criteria considered for the award were:

  • How current is the research
  • Impact on patient care and learners and cost
  • Innovation (new or modified; how it is different from the current solutions)
  • Generalizability (how many programs/departments/professions can use it with success, (i.e., meeting outcomes)”

Morris was the primary investigator and team leader on this project.

Posted 02/06/23

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