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College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Faculty Presents at National Association of Music Merchants Conference in CA

Jessica Muñiz-Collado, M.F.A., faculty in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), was selected to present at the National Association of Music Merchants (The NAMM Show) winter conference in Anaheim, California. Her presentation entitled “Reel Music and Beyond,” provided resourceful information for music composition and production students regarding finding work as a media composer/music producer. The NAMM show is described as the largest four-day music-tech industry conference.

Muñiz-Collado has performed and recorded with numerous musicians and artists including Grammy-nominated saxophonist Steve Elson, jazz vibraphonist Arthur Lipner, Cookie “Conga” Lopez, Anders Astrand, Jean Geoffroy, Ney Rosauro, and trumpet all-star John Walsh. She has also performed throughout North and South America, toured with the FROST Percussion Sextet in Japan, and was a guest lecturer and performer at the international music conference LeRock & L’Amour held at the Universite Paul-Valery in Montpellier, France. At NSU, she teaches courses in composition, music production, and percussion. In addition, she directed the Mako Band, NSU Pep Band, and managed NSU Mako Records.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Student Receives Endorsement Deal from Ernie Ball Guitars

Jessica Elalouf, music minor in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and bass guitar player for the NSU Mako Band, has recently gained an endorsement deal with Ernie Ball Guitars, the world’s leading manufacturer of guitar strings. World-class players such as Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, and Eric Clapton have all played Ernie Ball strings to create their unique sound. Elalouf, with her band Exigent, can be heard throughout various South Florida venues. Exigent also performed at the TTM Guitars showcase this past January during the NAMM Show. Follow Jessica and Exigent on Instagram: @exigent.band.

 

Conflict Analysis and Resolution Alumna Promoted to Associate Professor at Huaiyin Normal University in China

Jenny Chang, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, was promoted to associate professor in the Department of Social Work, School of History, Culture, and Tourism at Huaiyin Normal University in China. She teaches courses in counseling, conflict and crisis invention. Chang recently gave a talk entitled, “Cross-Cultural Interaction: Insight from the Experience of Studying Abroad,” as part of the campus-wide cultural series talks. Her proposal to present at the international conference held by the Asian Association for Social Psychology in Taipei in the summer has been accepted.

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Alumna Works with Refugees in Spain

Virginia Fernandez Gonzalez, M.S., 2013 graduate of the master’s program in the Department of Family Therapy in NSU’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is a family therapist working in Spain to address the European refugee crisis. Upon graduation, she started working for Gulf Coast Community Services. Her heart was touched by the plight of the immigrants and refugee families she worked with and she decided she needed to do more. Subsequently she relocated to NYC and then to Spain.

She indicated that, “Regarding my work with the NGO, I am part of a multidisciplinary team which helps international protection seekers adapt and integrate to Spain. Although many applicants come alone to Spain, we have been receiving mainly families, not only because our facilities are family friendly, but also because as a team, we orient our work to prioritize and foster family attachment and relationships. I work collaboratively with a lawyer, social workers, and skills training team and job /educational advisor to guide families throughout their integration process. More specifically, I provide assessment, intervention (individual, group and family format), follow-up and referral to all the individuals and families we receive.”

“Our program runs for 18 months, split in two phases: a first 6-month phase during which we provide housing for families, and a second 12-month phase during which they live independently but still receive financial assistance until they find a job and can sustain themselves. The multidisciplinary team works with the beneficiaries transversally throughout the two phases. In terms of the issues I addressed, certainly grief and trauma work is part of my everyday work. Trauma that comes not only from the reason for their seeking international protection, but also past (sometimes chronic) trauma, that they carry with them and which are exacerbate in these stressful conditions.”

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Geriatrics Chair Receives National Award

Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD, FACP, professor and chair of the Department of Geriatrics at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the James Pattee Award for Excellence in Education on March 9 at the annual meeting of the AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. The award is bestowed annually to an individual in recognition of significant contributions to the AMDA’s educational goals, as well as to advance education specific to post-acute/long-term care practice, and to promote AMDA leadership via educational endeavors within the post-acute/ long-term care continuum.

Halmos Faculty Published Paper on Social Environment Adaptation

omar sharkbyteHalmos College Associate Professor Omar T. Eldakar, Ph.D., and collaborators from SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York, published a new paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

The article, entitled “Plasticity of Mating Duration in Response to Slight Biased Operational Sex Ratios in the Water Strider (Aquarius remigis): The Effect of Cohabitation Under Standard Laboratory Conditions”, showed that a social insect (water strider) can change its mating behavior based on its social environment. It is interesting that an insect can readily survey the social environment and adjust its behaviors adaptively.

 

Osteopathic Alumna Nabs Excellence in Advocacy Award

Katarina Lindley, D.O., FACOFP, a 2004 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine alumna, received the 2019 American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Excellence in Advocacy Award. The accolade recognizes physicians who have significantly contributed their time and talents to national health care policy issues at the local, state, and/or federal levels on behalf of their profession and patients. She received her award during the ACOFP 56th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars held March 21–24 in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Earns Best Case Report Honor

Shaikh poses with Natan Zundel, M.D., FACS, president of the ACS’s South Florida Chapter.

Saamia Shaikh, a class of 2020 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine student, won first place in the Best Case Report (podium presentation) category at the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) annual meeting held March 16 in Fort Lauderdale. Shaikh’s report was titled “Surgical Management of Incidental Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Ex Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumor with Appendectomy, Secondary Right Hemicolectomy, and Abdominal Wall Resection.”

 

Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Emeritus Wins AACOM Accolade

Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.S., FACOFP dist., FCPP, dean emeritus of the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the Dale A. Dodson Award from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in April at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. The award is given to a current or past chief executive or chief academic officer of an osteopathic medical college who has made a significant contribution to the advancement or support of osteopathic medical education.

Halmos Faculty Travels to UK for Astronomy Research

Stefen UK

Over spring break, Halmos faculty member Stefan Kautsch, Ph.D. traveled to University of Warwick, United Kingdom to support the research projects of Kautsch and his student Kyle Hansotia, an undergraduate biology major working on a physics minor.

There Kautsch conducted research and held collaborative meetings at the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group. These meeting were with Prof. Dimitri Veras, one of world’s most experienced theoretical exoplanet researchers. They met in order to develop a strategy estimate the numbers of Earth-like and other planets in our galaxy and beyond.

The result of this collaboration may serve as input for the Drake equation to derive the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way. This is of particular interest to “Are We Alone?” initiatives such as Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, which aims to send a satellite to the Sun’s nearest stellar neighbor Alpha Centauri and has already accrued over $100,000,000 in funding.

The photo shows Kautsch in front of the Foucault Pendulum the entrance hall of the Physics Department at the University of Warwick. The pendulum was a revolutionary experiment which demonstrated that the Earth is a rotating body. The floor display around the pendulum shows famous equations in astronomy and physics.

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