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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.

2020 Trick to the Treat

On Wednesday, October 28, Halmos College and the Center for Academic and Professional Success (CAPS) collaborated to bring NSU students the 9th annual Trick to the Treat of an Internship or Research Experience. Throughout the event, students had the opportunity to hear from various presenters on research, medical, and other science-related internship/research opportunities.

Using virtual round table discussions, students visited such topics as biology practicums, medical scribe experience, and the impact of COVID-19 on global education and research in STEM and the fields of health care. Research topics included “Expression & Localization of the 14-3-3 Protein Family within Mammals”, “Effects of Porphyromonas gingivalis derived sphingolipids on osteoclastogenesis”, “Evaluating student learning outcomes for research-based courses”, “Development of “Sharkavir”: A New Hypothetical Inhibitor for HIV-1 Protease, and “Survival and Development of Zebra Longwing, Heliconius charithonia, on native and non-native Passion vines, Passiflora sp., in South Florida”.

Interested in an event like this? Please contact CAPS at 954-262-7201.

Friends of Our Florida Reefs Partners with NSU to Install a New Living Florida’s Coral Reef Exhibit at the Marine Environmental Education Center

To better educate the public about the wonders, beauty, and threats to Florida’s coastal water ecosystems, several notable organizations are partnering to add the first of three large exhibit tanks by the popular “Captain” Sea Turtle Pool at the Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC). Focusing on Florida’s Coral Reef, the first 300+ gallon tank is anticipated to be up and running by early 2021. This coral reef exhibit will feature live native corals, fish, and invertebrates. Two additional exhibit tanks are planned to focus on the critical importance of mangroves and sea grasses.

“This project fits right in with the mission of the MEEC,” said Derek Burkholder, Ph.D., Halmos College research scientist and director of the MEEC. “Educating the public about our marine environments is vital and by bringing attention to the plight of our coral reefs, we’re adding a new dimension to our outreach efforts.”

Initial funding was spearheaded by the regional nonprofit organization, Friends of Our Florida Reefs (FOFR – www.floridareef.org). Generous donors have already committed $7,500 to FOFR to kick start a challenge match campaign for the exhibit. By the end of 2020, FOFR hopes to contribute at least $15,000 depending upon additional public donations towards the budget for the living coral reef tank and detailed informational signage.

The MEEC was opened with the desire to educate and delight locals and tourists alike through our educational green sea turtle, Captain, and the splendor of the coastal environment in South Florida. The MEEC was fostered from a partnership between Broward County Parks and Recreation and Nova Southeastern University. The facility is located on the historic grounds of the Carpenter House at Hollywood North Beach Park in Hollywood, Florida.

Osteopathic Medicine Trio Receives Dean’s Awards of Excellence

On October 7, during her virtual address to the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine’s faculty and staff members, Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S., M.S., presented her annual Dean’s Award of Excellence to three colleagues who showcased exceptional qualities in the staff, director/manger, and faculty categories.

The Faculty Member of the Year honor went to Stephanie Petrosky, M.H.A., RDN, LDN, FAND, assistant professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition, while the Director/Manager of the Year accolade went to Dana Famularo, M.S., manager of the Biomedical Informatics Program. The Staff Member of the Year honor went to Nicola Cooper, administrative assistant I.

Education Alum Appointed Rector of the Universidad Católica Santo Domingo and General Director of Colegio Santo Domingo

Monsignor Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice was appointed Rector of the Universidad Católica Santo Domingo and General Director of Colegio Santo Domingo on June 26, 2020.

He was appointed by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in July 2017 and is a member of the Conference of the Dominican Episcopate (CED), founder of the Adolescent Movement “Onda Juvenil”, and of the Lay Youth Movement “Escoge”.

The Monsignor earned his Doctor of Education with the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice of Nova Southeastern University in 2004.

HCAS Faculty Publishes Book Chapter in Anthropology and Activism

Eileen Smith-Caveros, Ph.D.

Eileen Smith-Caveros, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Institute (HCAS) has published a book chapter in Anthropology and Activism: New Contexts, New Conversations, edited by Anna Willow and Kelly Yotebieng and published by Routledge.  The chapter, entitled, “”In Our Own Backyard: Navigating Research and Activism in Southeast Florida,” was co-authored with Patricia Widener, Ph.D. Widener is a member of the faculty at Florida Atlantic University.

Smith-Caveros teaches courses such as Research Methods in Social Sciences, Environmental Sociology, Social Problems, and Introduction to Anthropology. Her academic area of focus includes visual sociology and anthropology, African American churches and environmental activism, and women, infertility and assisted reproduction.

For more information about her chapter, please see: https://www.routledge.com/Anthropology-and-Activism-New-Contexts-New-Conversations/Willow-Yotebieng/p/book/9780367464097

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine Faculty Publishes in PLOS ONE

Co-authors Vladimir Beljanksi, Ph.D. from the College of Allopathic Medicine and NSU’s Cell Therapy Institute, with Adil Duru, Ph.D.

Vladimir Beljanksi, Ph.D. from the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine and NSU’s Cell Therapy Institute, along with his team and co-investigator Adil Duru, Ph.D. and his team, published a manuscript in the journal PLOS ONE. In this study, they utilized cardiac progenitor cells to show that such cells can be infected with Zika virus (ZIKV) which caused cell death. Most of previous studies have focused on neuronal progenitor cells due to ZIKV-induced abnormal functions of neuronal cells causing neurological disorders such as microcephaly in the newborns and Guillain–Barré syndrome in the adults. However, lesser known effects of ZIKV infection also include issues with cardiac tissues in infected individuals. The Duru/Beljanski teams exposed the cells to various amounts of ZIKV and followed viral replication over time. They then utilized systems biology approaches to examine mechanistic aspects of ZIKV infection which allowed them to determine potential therapeutic approaches that can be used prophylactically to prevent or decrease ZIKV infection of such cells. This project was funded by the Zika Research Grant Initiative, Florida Department of Health.

Fischler Academy Students Have Virtual Lunch with Mrs. Shirley Fischler

On October 14, NSU’s Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) Fischler Academy students, Kathryn Sleboda, John Quartararo, Jordan Curby, Abdrrazek Azlag, Natalie Mion, Samarra Merritt and Vanessa Montes Castro had a virtual lunch with Mrs. Shirley Fischler, widow of Dr. Abraham S. Fischler. Jamie Manburg, Ed.D., Associate Dean of External Affairs and Partnerships at the FCE&SCJ served as the emcee of the event.

The students and Mrs. Fischler were welcomed by Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., Dean, and then watched a video introduction of Dr. Fischler’s legacy, including an overview by President Hanbury. Additionally, the students saw an interview of Dr. Fischler and a clip of Dr. Fischler’s acceptance speech at the 2015 unveiling of the Fischler Distance Education Museum. Mrs. Fischler followed by sharing the story and sequence of Dr. Fischler’s professional background in addition to her personal story of how they met.

The students were grateful for the chance to meet and thank Mrs. Fischler for the positive impact the Fischler Academy has had on their NSU experience.

The Fischler Academy is a combined Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program designed for traditional first-time-in-college students who wish to become teacher leaders. The Fischler Academy is an experiential, project-driven, mastery-based program combining cutting-edge teaching pedagogies in a highly personalized learning environment. If you are interested in learning more, please contact, Luke Williams, Director of the Fischler Academy at lw715@nova.edu.

The NSU Writing and Communication Center Celebrates it 25,000th Consultation

 

The NSU Writing & Communication Center (WCC) celebrated its 25,000th consultation on October 6th, 2020! The appointment was with undergraduate peer consultant Samantha Aessa (Behavioral Neuroscience and Biology major and President’s 64 member) and Kimberlee Wellington, a Nursing student working on a research paper.

The WCC offers one-on-one consultations to all NSU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across all NSU campuses and disciplines. The WCC is currently operating fully online via Zoom and is on track to facilitate a record number of consultations this year.

NSU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students can make one-on-one consultations by visiting https://nova.mywconline.com/.

To learn more about the WCC, visit https://www.nova.edu/wcc/ or follow the WCC on Instagram and Twitter (@nsuwcc) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nsuwcc).

 

 

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