Category: Health Care

Education Alum Publishes Book Chapter and Article

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice alum and adjunct Professor Beverly Knox-Pipes recently published a magazine article and a textbook chapter.

Knox-Pipes graduated from NSU with her Ed.D. in instructional technology and distance education. She was delivering the keynote speech at a conference in Las Vegas last summer when the owner of a home-health organization whose employees were predominantly low-income women and people of color, asked her to write an article addressing breaking the cycle of poverty through education and leadership.

Having worked with Title I schools and in lower economic minority neighborhoods, Knox-Pipes was especially suited to the task. She published “Understanding the Impact of Poverty on Home Health Care Workers” in the magazine Home Care Evolution Quarterly.

Knox-Pipes wrote that it’s important to listen to people in struggling communities and to provide support and opportunities for training and mentorship to benefit employees and their organization.

“Take care of your employees and they will take care of you,” she wrote.

Knox-Pipes also wrote a chapter for the book “ED. Matadores: Revolutionizing the Educational System.”

Reflecting on her extensive career, ranging from teacher to assistant superintendent and professor, Knox-Pipes discussed the challenges and successes of implementing change in education.

To read Knox-Pipes’ magazine article, click here. To check out the book, click here.

Posted 02/18/24

Education Professor Earns Recognition from Guinness World Records

Professor Hui Huang Fang Su

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Professor Hui Huang Fang Su has earned a new accolade: recognition from Guinness World Records.

Su was recently named as one of Chapter 23’s Positive Change Makers in the World 2023.

The chapter focuses on 23 influential people from various fields who are making a difference in the world. Su, one of two people selected from the United States, was recognized for her contributions to the field of education.

Learning of the accolade, Su said she was shocked but honored. She traveled to London for a ceremony, where she accepted the award and got to speak at the House of Parliament.

Su was recognized for her work as the creator of Project MIND: Math is Not Difficult, which helps eliminate the fear of math and make learning fun and more accessible.

While in London, Su met professors from other universities, one of the advisers to King Charles II and British politician Bob Blackman.

Posted 02/05/24

Halmos Faculty Member Interviewed for Belgium Podcast

Santanu De, Ph.D.

Santanu De, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center, was interviewed for a Belgium podcast dedicated to helping shape today’s budding students, researchers and scientific writers. The podcast series, titled “The Researcher’s Chronicle,” was organized by researchers collaborating from Yale University and the Baden Aniline and Soda Factory in Belgium.

De’s session was published online last Dec. 10 via Paperprimer Book and Periodical Publishing in Maryland.

Click here to access the interview.

De’s research and teaching interests include Interdisciplinary research in reproductive physiology, STEM education and pedagogy, anatomy, cell biology and human biology.

Posted 02/04/24

Professor Teaches Asset Mapping in Rural Alabama

Moya L. Alfonso, Ph.D., MSPH, gave participatory asset mapping training to the Blackbelt Community Foundation in Camden, Ala., as a part of a community-based participatory research project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The training was part of the foundation’s Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program. Alfonso is the program director of the Ph.D. and DHSc doctoral programs in health science and an associate professor of health science in the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. Her expertise includes community-engaged research, program evaluation, addiction and recovery, and adolescent health.

Alfonso was invited to teach coalition members to use asset mapping, which is the mapping of resources in local communities with the intent of building on the assets to create change. Her workshop was a part of a series to educate coalition members on a variety of topics, including racism, decolonizing nutrition, accessing resources and advocacy. Asset mapping is being used to reframe the narrative around childhood obesity – focusing more on health than body size and weight – and identify the structural causes of health problems. Coalition members learned how to use asset mapping with community members to identify local resources that could contribute to addressing obesity and racism in rural Alabama.

You can read more about the project here: https://irleaders.org/team/centering-the-lived-experience-of-head-start-families-to-investigate-intersections-of-structural-racism-rurality-and-childhood-obesity/.

Posted 02/04/24

WCC Faculty Coordinators Featured on Podcast

From left, Kelly Concannon, Ph.D., and Janine Morris, Ph.D.

Janine Morris, Ph.D., and Kelly Concannon, Ph.D., talked about their collaboration on “Emotions and Affect in Writing Centers” on WLN: A Writing Center Journal’s Slow Agency podcast. Their penchant for collaboration also has been discussed on NSU’s Writer’s Edge podcast.

“Emotions and Affect in Writing Centers” contains 15 chapters that explore how emotions affect function in writing centers from the perspectives of writing center tutors and administrators. The collection has interest for anyone working with students in supportive roles, including administrators and staff in tutoring centers, writing centers and academic support services. The collection was nominated for a 2023 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award.

Morris and Concannon co-edited “Emotions and Affect in Writing Centers,” published by Parlor Press. Morris is an associate professor and Concannon is a professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences. The two also are faculty coordinators at the NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC).

“The editorial process was incredibly collaborative,” Morris said. “It was exciting to see the collection grow from the work we do here in the WCC.”

‘Emotions and Affect in Writing Centers’ is available via Parlor Press at https://parlorpress.com/products/emotions-and-affect-in-writing-centers

To learn more about the WCC, visit https://www.nova.edu/wcc/

Posted 02/04/24

University School Recognized for News Story Submission

Congratulations to University School Network students Benjamin Chitoff (’24), Ethan Scharf (’26), Jonathan Benaim (’26) and Max Fletcher (’26). They received an honorable mention in the news story category for their submission about inflation in South Florida’s real estate market in the Student Television Network Challenge Contest. Olivia Peters (’24) earned an honorable mention for her “Helping Horses” public service announcement.

Learn more about NSU University School’s college preparatory program for students in preschool through 12th grade at www.uschool.nova.edu.

Posted 02/04/24

University School Lauds Silver Knight Nominees

Congratulations to the University School nominees for the 2023-24 Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards, one of the nation’s most highly regarded student awards programs that recognizes outstanding students for their community service and academic achievements.

Learn more about NSU University School’s college preparatory program for students in preschool through 12th grade at www.uschool.nova.edu.

Posted 02/04/24

Fischler Grad is First Black Woman to Serve in School’s Faculty Senate

Latonya Peterson, Ed.D.

Latonya Peterson, Ed.D., a Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice graduate, is the first black woman to serve in the faculty senate at Baker University.

She was recently elected for a second term to the two-year position. Peterson learned she made history shortly after she had been elected for her first term.

She said she received an email that said, “Thanks for making history” and when she inquired about it, she learned she was the first black woman in that role.

“It means a lot because it means I’m breaking barriers,” Peterson said.

The overall senate is made up of nine members, but Peterson is the only minority. There also only two other women serving as well.

Members of the faculty senate have a host of duties, including making recommendations regarding admissions criteria, degree requirements, new majors and more, serving as the policy body for programs and courses through the School of Professional and Graduate Studies and much more.

Peterson said her last term went well and the senate was able to accomplish a lot. One area they looked at was recruitment and making it easier for students to transfer to the school.

“We did vote on making it easier to transfer, you know, making sure we accept certain transfer credits, because the students have done the work and it shouldn’t be that hard for them to transfer,” she said.

Peterson said she hopes to build upon her previous success during this next term.

Peterson graduated from NSU with her M.S. in Criminal Justice, and her Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership. In addition to serving on the Faculty Senate at Baker University, she also teaches there as an adjunct professor with the Criminal Justice Program and the Master of Business Administration Program. Peterson is also a full-time Criminal Justice professor at American InterContinental University.

Congratulations Latonya Peterson! Fins up to you for making history!

Posted 01/14/24

Endodontics Department Gets Domestic Access to Care Grant

Dr. Yehuda Benjamin

NSU’s College of Dental Medicine’s Department of Endodontics has been honored as a 2023 Domestic Access to Care Grant awardee.

This grant, facilitated by the Foundation for Endodontics and U.S. Endo Partners, enables the university to provide critical endodontic care to Ukrainian refugees in South Florida, many of whom face barriers such as unemployment, language challenges, and ineligibility for Medicaid.

This project was led by Dr. Yehuda Benjamin, interim chair and director of post-graduate endodontics that exemplifies our commitment to serving those in dire need of dental care. We are proud to be a part of this humanitarian effort, making a real difference in the lives of those we serve.

The Foundation for Endodontics’ and U.S. Endo Partners’ Domestic Access to Care Program aids endodontic specialists in providing access to free endodontic care to underserved patients within the United States. The Foundation believes every endodontist has the capacity to make a significant difference and is proud to empower specialists to serve patients and spread goodwill.

For more information, see this link.

Posted 01/14/24

USchool Students Make Holiday Cards for Local Heroes

First grade partnered with Upper School students to make holiday cards with messages of gratitude for our local heroes. The cards were delivered to firefighters, police officers, health care workers, and Publix employees.

Learn more about NSU University School’s college preparatory program for students in Preschool – Grade 12 at www.uschool.nova.edu.

Posted 01/14/24

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