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KPCOM Faculty Receives $90,000 Grant

Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD, FACP, professor and chair of the Department of Geriatrics and project director of the college’s South Florida Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, received an additional $90,000 in funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration for nine months to promote COVID-19 telehealth education among the community and providers. The primary focus areas are prevention, preparation, and response.

In addition, Pandya served as lead author of the article “Challenges and Strategies for Managing Diabetes in Long-Term Care,” which is in press and will be published in an upcoming issue of Diabetes Spectrum.

Conflict Analysis and Resolution Alumna is Guest Services Manager for Spirit Airlines in Baltimore

Marina Stonewall, M.S., PMP,

Marina Stonewall, M.S., PMP, a 2006 graduate of the master’s program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is Guest Services Manager for Spirit Airlines at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The Guest Services Manager supervises, monitors, and directs station personnel. Prior to her current position, Stonewall was Luggage Resolution Manager for Spirit Airlines in Miramar.

Of her education at NSU, Stonewall indicated: “I am using my degree as a an employee of Spirit Airlines as a skill set to coach my team in managing conflict situations between team members or between team members and the general public working.   I started as the Manager of Luggage Resolution in Miramar, FL before moving to Maryland for the Guest Services Manager role at BWI airport; the skills can be used universally across various business sectors. As an example, since graduation I have worked as a federal contractor at the Pentagon, for a non-profit, and now an airline.  I am also a business owner, M Power Fitness, LLC, which allows me the opportunity to use negotiation skills when speaking with potential clients.  The ability to use the resources I have learned as a student at NSU towards the things I love – travel and fitness – has been the best part of recognizing what I wanted to be when I grew up.”

In addition to her degree from NSU, Stonewall earned a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Montevallo, and PMP (Project Management Professional) from the Project Management Institute.

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Department of Speech-Language Pathology Dash Winner

From left, Brittany Hendrix (first winner of the Make the most of the dash -Ashley Hess legacy scholarship) and her family.

Many people knew and loved Ashley Kaye Hess, a cheerleader, dancer, teacher, and NSU speech-language pathology master’s candidate, before she was killed in a tragic car accident on May 14, 2016 at the age of 28. On May 14, 2020, Brittany Hendrix was awarded the first “Make the Most of the Dash/Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship”.

Brittany Hendrix is a 27-year-old graduate from Freed-Hardeman University where she received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish. She is currently a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University pursuing her master’s degree in speech-language pathology with the intent to graduate in December of 2020. She has a special interest in feeding and swallowing and working in early intervention with medically fragile children in the birth to three population.

Brittany Hendrix was born in Tennessee but moved to Aruba at the age of six where she lived for eight years. In 2007 she and her family returned to Tennessee where she completed high school and college. She met her husband, Riley, in college and they were married in Florida in 2014.

Brittany Hendrix has most recently worked as the Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) coordinator at Meadowbrook Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale. She has also worked for the Broward County schools system for the past six years. She has taught fifth grade gifted/high achievers, third grade, and LLI. She has always enjoyed working in title-1 schools with a high ESOL population.

She currently resides in Coral Springs with her husband, Riley Hendrix, her two daughters, 4-year-old Juliette and nine-month old Charlotte, one cat, two dogs and a fish. She especially enjoys traveling, reading, playing board games, and spending time at home with her family.

Brittany met with Ashley’s mother Lisa and Brittany stated, “I am deeply honored to be the inaugural winner of the scholarship and will make Ashley’s legacy part of my career goals and dedication to my patients.”

Halmos Faculty Represents NSU at HAPS Annual Conference

This summer, Halmos college faculty member, Santanu De, Ph.D. represented NSU at the 2020 Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) Virtual Annual Conference. Organized by Pearson Education, a Zoom meeting at this conference consisted of Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) faculty from across the US. The topic of discussion was “Teaching A&P Online: time-saving strategies for effective instruction”.

The mission of HAPS is to promote excellence in the teaching of anatomy and physiology. HAPS is open to anyone interested in Anatomy & Physiology Education, and currently includes over 1,700 members from high schools, two- and four-year colleges, universities, and private businesses in the United States, Canada and throughout the rest of the world.

The annual HAPS national conference, regional conferences, the HAPS Educator and HAPS Institute courses provide members with an important means of updating their knowledge, improving technical/pedagogical skills, investigating new technologies for the laboratory/classroom, as well as networking with a growing international contingent of peers.

 

College of Psychology Alum working on COVID-19 Front line in New York

Christopher Fisher, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist currently working at the epicenter of the coronavirus on a COVID-19 positive Adult Inpatient Psychiatry unit at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, New York.

Fisher provides psychological care to those battling the virus who are also requiring psychiatric stabilization before community reintegration. Fisher credits the faculty of the College of Psychology’s Clinical Psychology program, and specifically his mentor, Assistant Professor Jennifer Davidtz, Ph.D., for years of amazing training and supervision that have prepared him for the work he does daily during this pandemic.

Education Alum Appointed President of Morris Brown College

Kevin James, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ), has been unanimously appointed the 19th President of Morris Brown College by its board of trustees. At age 42, he is one of the youngest college presidents in the country. He has served as interim President since March 1, 2019.

Over the past fourteen months, Morris Brown College has made tremendous progress under his leadership with accreditation, governance, rebranding of the institution, partnerships, and fiscal stability.

James is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He has resided in Atlanta, Georgia since 2015, where he was the Interim CEO of 100 Black Men of America, Inc. James has over 20 years of experience in higher education as a senior level administrator, with positions at Strayer University and Herzing University as dean of academic affairs as well as a senior dissertation advisor at Grand Canyon University

James earned his Doctorate of Higher Education with FCE&SCJ in 2009.

 

NSU Faculty Research Concierge Health Care Service

NSU associate professors Louis Nemzer, PhD of The Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography and Florence Neymotin, PhD of The H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship teamed up to study concierge doctors using machine learning. Concierge care in the United States represents an important part of the rapidly increasing “Velvet Rope Economy,” in which premium service is available for the privileged few prepared to pay a hefty price. Similar to the system of first class on airplanes or box suites at a football game, instead of a regular practice, these physicians charge large annual retainers. In return, patients can get priority attention with less time spent in waiting rooms. The use of machine learning methods in Economics is becoming increasingly popular, especially in the field of health care, which has huge amounts of data waiting to be analyzed. For this project, the faculty members scraped thousands of patients reviews from the website healthgrades.com and performed a machine learning sematic analysis to determine which words were most associated with concierge doctors in California and Florida, as compared with conventional family or internal medicine physicians. They found that technical words, like “staff,” and “diagnosis” are more likely to be on the minds of consumers of concierge care, who are paying for rapid access. In contrast, patients of conventional doctors mentioned “concerns” and “listen”, which show a greater concern for bedside manner. The work is published in Health Economics, which is classified as a first-tier journal by the Harzing Journal Quality List. Future work may include extending these semantic analysis methods to other online feedback sites.

CAHSS Alumna is TED Talks Presenter on Conflict Resolution

Dorothy Walker speaks at TED@WellsFargo, February 5, 2020, at the Knight Theater in Charlotte, NC. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED

 

Dorothy Walker, Ph.D., 2015 doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) gave a TED Talks presentation entitled, “Three Ways to Resolve a Conflict.” Walker is a certified Project Manager at Wells Fargo, as well as a mediator and facilitator.

In addition to her doctoral degree, Walker also received her B.S. in Business Administration from NSU. She earned an M.S. in Telecommunications from the University of Denver and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University.

To access her TED Talk, please go to https://youtu.be/r4xPwhcnS-Q

Education Alum Authors Horror Novel

Brian Rick, graduate of the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice authored the horror novel, “I Am Martin.”

Brian wrote his first novel at age 12 and drew more than 120 comic books throughout his teen years. At 14, while dealing with the typical teenage angst that afflicted so many of his generation, Brian created a character, an antihero named Martin. Additionally, he is the author of “Leaving Home,” a Science-Fiction short story set in the not too distant future. He later shared the story with the Vice-President of the United States. In 2016, while living close to numerous current and former Marines, Brian published “Some of Dad’s Stories,” a 43-chapter anthology about his father’s experiences in war and peace. “Some of Dad’s Stories” is now available at Barnes&Noble.Com.

He attributes his father as being the greatest influence in his life as well as his former Imaginative Writing professor and best-selling author, James Lee Burke. Brian also considers Stephen King, Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone) and Michael Crichton to be his mentors.

Brian earned an M.S. from the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice  in 1999. He and his wife, Angel, live in Lakeland, FL with their two dogs: Brandy and Sam.

For more information on, “I am Martin,” please visit: https://www.blackrosewriting.com/horror/iammartin

KPCOM Takes Action in COVID-19 Aid

The KPCOM OMS-I Class Board and SGA Executive at the Fort Lauderdale/Davie and Tampa Bay Regional campuses raised more than $16,000 to purchase FDA-approved personal protective equipment (PPE) for Florida hospitals in need. They also purchased supplies to make about 100 care packages for the families of health care workers affected by COVID-19. The care packages which were delivered to a local hospital, consisted of pasta, pasta sauce, popcorn, cough drops, tissues, playing cards, coffee, and thank-you cards.

“As soon as quarantine really began, we were all very eager to help out in any way we could,” said OMS-II Charles Bisbee, SGA president-elect. “I think as students in the field of medicine, we have an understanding of the hard work and tenacity that is required of the frontline health care providers in the fight against COVID-19.”

Part of what also made the project such a success was the involvement of students outside of the D.O. program. By including NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, along with various clubs and organizations, the original goals of raising funds and creating care packages were quickly surpassed. Social media efforts with fun Tik Tok videos further boosted morale while raising awareness.

“Our KPCOM, alongside our M.D. school, collectively raised more than $16,000 in our initiative to help provide PPE for health care providers, provide COVID-19-affected patients the funds for uncovered expenses, and to help provide care packages for the families of health care providers affected by COVID-19,” said OMS-I Aneil Tawakalzada, class of 2023 president. “This was an incredible accomplishment that truly helped illustrate how willing our student body is to get involved and to help make a difference. Our medical students at NSU are truly remarkable.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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