Category: Health Care

NEHEP Welcomes College of Optometry Associate Professor to Planning Committee


The National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) announced Janet Leasher, O.D., M.P.H, F.A.A.O., associate professor of optometry at NSU’s College of Optometry, as its new Planning Committee member for 2015‒2018. The Planning Committee, which advises the National Eye Institute on the overall development, implementation, and evaluation of NEHEP activities, comprises experts in eye care and public health education.

Leasher has served as the director of community outreach for NSU’s College of Optometry since June 2003. She spearheads community health education and promotion projects in visual health. Her current teaching assignments in the Doctor of Optometry program include public health didactic courses and primary care, pediatric, and binocular vision clinics. She is also a member of the faculty in the Master of Science Clinical Vision Research program and holds a faculty appointment within the Public Health program at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her research interests include program evaluation and global access to quality vision care.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/nehep-welcomes-college-of-optometry-associate-professor-to-planning-committee/

NSU College of Dental Medicine Dean Named Fellow by National Science Organization


Linda Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean and professor of the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Dental Medicine, was recently named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She was elected to receive this honor by her AAAS peers.

Niessen is one of 396 AAAS members who were chosen by their peers for “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” Specifically, she was lauded for her distinguished contributions to the field of dental public health, particularly geriatric oral medicine, dental services and health policy as well as access to oral health care. Niessen will be inducted as a Fellow at the AAAS Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 17, 2018 in Austin, Texas.

“It is truly an honor to be named a Fellow by this prestigious group of peers,” said Niessen. “The AAAS promotes scientific discovery, translational research and science education throughout the world. The interdisciplinary nature of the members of AAAS advances and strengthens the field of dentistry by supporting research and discoveries that will ultimately benefit patients around the globe.”

Niessen joined NSU in October 2013. She previously served as a clinical professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at Texas A&M University’s Baylor College of Dentistry. Niessen’s research interests include geriatric oral research and education, epidemiology of oral diseases in older adults, and oral health public policy.

Niessen received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of New Mexico and her Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), Master’s in Public Health (MPH) and Master’s in Public Policy (MPP), all from Harvard University.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/nsu-college-of-dental-medicine-dean-named-fellow-by-national-science-organization-2/

Nova Southeastern University Optometry Student Ties for Highest Score in Country on National Exam


The National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) has announced that third-year NSU College of Optometry student Emily M. Korszen tied one other student for the highest score in the nation on the Part I Applied Basic Science (ABS) Examination in 2015.

As a result, Korszen will be presented with the 2015 Dr. Norman E. Wallis Award for Excellence by Melvin D. Shipp, O.D., Dr.Ph., M.P.H., president of NBEO, at the Annual Meeting of the American Optometric Student Association (AOSA) in Seattle on June 26. The award was established to honor Dr. Wallis’ 25 years of outstanding service as executive director of NBEO. Korszen will receive a personalized plaque and a full refund of the Part I ABS registration fee.

“When I got the news, I was surprised, but I felt that my classmates and I prepared as much as we could for the exam,” said Korszen. “The faculty at NSU have been instrumental, not just in our preparation for the exam, but for our future as optometrists. This is a credit to their hard work as well.”

Korszen is on track to graduate from NSU’s College of Optometry in 2016. A native of Englewood, Florida, she earned her bachelor of science in neurobiological sciences with a minor in East-Central European Studies from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Korszen previously received the J. Pat Cummings Scholarship from the American Optometric Foundation and was named to the NSU Health Professions Division’s Chancellor’s List for six consecutive semesters for maintaining a GPA in the top 5 percent.

“Ms. Korszen is an exceptional student and we are proud that the knowledge she has gained at NSU will someday translate to caring for her patients and help further the optometry profession,” said David Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, dean of NSU’s College of Optometry. “Emily and her fellow optometry students at NSU are among the best and brightest in the nation, and we are very proud of them.”

Korszen is active in extracurricular activities, serving as secretary of NSU’s College of Optometry’s Student Government Association, vice president of the Gold Key Optometric Honor Society, class representative of the American Optometric Student Association, and as a member of Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society, where she tutors fellow students.

Established in 1951, the National Board of Examiners in Optometry is a private, nonprofit organization that develops, administers, and scores examinations, and reports the results, that state regulatory boards utilize in licensing optometrists to practice eye care. Licensure is a public interest, public protection regulatory function of many professions, particularly in the health professions, due to the importance of receiving competent care. In serving the public and the profession for 64 years, the National Board has compiled a distinguished record of accomplishments that include being the first national board among the doctoral level health professions to eliminate grading-on-a-curve, and one of the few national boards in any profession with a repertoire of examinations that includes conventional multiple-choice tests (single- and multiple-response items), computer-based examinations, and a clinical skills test with standardized patients at the National Center of Clinical Testing in Optometry.
Emily Korszen video
https://nsunews.nova.edu/nova-southeastern-university-optometry-student-ties-for-highest-score-in-country-on-national-exam-2/

NSU Research Spotlight: Rachel A. “Stacey” Coulter, O.D., M.S.Ed.


Rachel A. “Stacey” Coulter, O.D., M.S.Ed., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D., associate professor in NSU’s College of Optometry is the principal investigator for a multi-year, clinical trial grant from the National Eye Institute titled “Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial – Attention and Reading Trial (CITT-ART).” As one of eight clinical centers, Coulter and the NSU CITT-ART study team will investigate if treatment of an eye teaming condition called convergence insufficiency impacts reading performance and attention in school-aged children. Children, who have this condition often experience headaches, fatigue when reading, blurry vision, double vision or print that appears to move while reading. While the association of symptoms with convergence insufficiency is well documented and in-office vision therapy reduces symptoms, it is established if the reduction of symptoms is linked to changes in reading or attention.

“Children who have convergence insufficiency sometimes suffer from poor reading performance and attention problems,” said Coulter. “As the first large-scale randomized clinical trial to study this problem, outcomes of this study could lead to new therapies for some children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and reading problems. This grant is a continuation of our work in the investigation of convergence insufficiency and treatment outcomes.”

Other members of the study team at NSU include Annette Bade, O.D., F.A.A.O.; Gregory Fecho, O.D.; Erin Jenewein, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.; Deborah Amster, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D.; Yin C. Tea, O.D., F.A.A.O.; Jacqueline Rodena, O.D., F.A.A.O.; Nicole Patterson, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.; and Pamela Oliver, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/nsu-research-spotlight-rachel-a-stacey-coulter-o-d-m-s-ed/

FCE Professor Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award


Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (FCE) has been presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who.

Su has been with the Fischler College of Education since 2001, where she teaches and specializes in mathematics education. She is the author of numerous textbooks and educational guides, including “Some Ways To…,” “Strategies? Tricks? See…,” “From Arithmetic to Algebra: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Pre K-18th Grade Mathematics,” and “A Simple Approach to Teach Algebra; higher Order Thinking Skills.” She is the creator of Project MIND (Math Is Not Difficult), a mathematics enhancement program which is now being utilized in hundreds of classrooms in the United States, and she has appeared on NBC’s Nightly News, on numerous local and regional news programs, and in more than 50 newspaper and magazine articles.

Su is affiliated with numerous professional organizations and is currently the President of the Florida Distance Learning Association, the President and Chair of the Integrated Science and Asian Culture Academy, and the President of the Florida Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

Throughout her career, AngieSu has received awards and accolades for her achievements, and she was a grantee of the Annenberg Challenge. In honor of her life work as a Founding Board Member from the inception of the schoolhouse in Miramar in 1977, on March 13, 2015, students, colleagues and educators gathered to dedicate and rename the Somerset Neighborhood School House to the Dr. Hui Fang Angie Su Neighborhood School House.

Since 1899, when A. N. Marquis printed the First Edition of Who’s Who in America®, Marquis Who’s Who® has chronicled the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment. For more information, please visit: www.marquiswhoswho.com.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/fce-professor-presented-with-the-albert-nelson-marquis-lifetime-achievement-award/

Message of Hope from NSU Administrator

Dr. Fred Lippman

Dr. Fred Lippman

Kicking off the new year, the Sun Sentinel published comments from influential people in South Florida to gather their insights on current events and have them weigh in on what they think will make headlines in 2018. Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D., NSU interim executive vice president and chief operating officer and former chancellor of the Health Professions Division, provided the following message of  hope published by the Sun Sentinel:

“There is no doubt that we will face challenges in 2018; we do every year. It is how we react and respond to those challenges that shapes a person and unites a community,” Lippman said. “I hope that we can work toward being a more communicative society this coming year. Human spirit and understanding of one other is not only God-given, but necessary to build a society that allows us to live among, and care for, each other with a sense of compassion. Possessing a deeper understanding for the differences we have in our cultures and professions will only make us stronger.”

 

NSU Ranked as One of the Nation’s Best Online Education Programs

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Choosing the right school is one of the biggest decisions we can make in life. When students choose Nova Southeastern University (NSU,) they are choosing to get an edge on the competition.

As evidence of this edge, NSU has been ranked third in Florida and 12th overall in the United States when it comes to online educational opportunities. In fact, NSU is one of only four institutions of higher learning from Florida to crack the ranking’s Top 15. If you break down the rankings, NSU is:

•8th in the nation for overall opportunities for service members (i.e. military personnel);
•10th in the nation for doctoral degrees;
•11th in the nation for bachelor’s and master’s degrees and credit for military training.

“You could say that NSU’s DNA is rooted in online education,” said Dr. George Hanbury, NSU’s President and CEO. “We pioneered what was then called distance learning, and we continue to strive to provide as many educational options as possible for our students. These latest rankings are further proof that NSU provides its students with a competitive edge that other colleges and universities don’t, and we’ll continue to look for ways to be better tomorrow than we are today.”

Dr. Hanbury added that the NSU Edge is the fact the same exceptional education offered online is taught by the very same professors who are at the front of the classrooms teaching students face-to-face. The education isn’t different, just the delivery method in order to provide a high-quality education to as many students as possible.

The rankings, from Online Colleges, used the most recent data available from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and ranked more than 2,500 accredited colleges and universities on a variety of factors, including affordability, student services and the availability of online programs.

NSU CDM Professors Make their Mark in Chicago Marathon

On October 8, Carmen Bonilla, DDS, Assistant Professor Department of Endodontics and Joel Slingbaum, D.M.D, Assistant Professor and Director of Informational and Instructional Technology and Continuing Education participated in the 40th running of the Chicago Marathon.
https://nsunews.nova.edu/nsu-cdm-professors-make-their-mark-in-chicago-marathon/

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