Tag: Halmos College of Arts and Sciences

Halmos College of Arts and Sciences Healthcare Theatre Course Trains Future Frontline Workers in the Art of Empathy

When you think about theatre, terms like actor, performance or even William Shakespeare probably come to mind. Do you happen to think of the word empathy? Bill Adams, associate professor/coordinator of performing arts for HCAS’s Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, is helping healthcare students – and future frontline workers – learn the art of empathy with his Healthcare Theatre course.

Adams designed the course with Melissa Morris, director of simulation and interactive technology for NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences. Students enrolled in the course work to develop empathetic responses as standardized patients and play roles such as patients, family members and caregivers. The student nurses and doctors who are training with them receive more life-like empathetic responses in their simulations and offer standardized feedback to healthcare students in training.

NSU began offering the course in January 2020, and it is now offered through the HCAS Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts

The course is open to students of all majors and seeks to foster innovative collaboration between students in different disciplines, Adams said.

“Imagine the nursing major giving feedback on the performance of the acting major in an effort to better perform a simulation – but the concepts are reversible because the actors and theatre makers are not only learning how to craft theatre in applied circumstances, but doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers are learning from actors how to be more empathetic in practice,” Adams said.

To learn more about the Healthcare Theatre course, click here.

 

 

 

 

 HCAS Invites You to the Second El Cafecito of the Term Virtually, April 1

The Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center (HCAS) is delighted to host the second El Cafecito of the semester on Thursday, April 1, 2021. This coffee and conversation Hour provides a relaxed environment for Spanish students and speakers to practice their language skills. Speakers of all levels are welcome to El Cafecito!

El Cafecito will be offered virtually on Thursday, April 1 2021 from 12:30pm-1:30pm via Zoom. Registration is required. Please scan the flyer code for the link. For further information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics at yf60@nova.edu

 

HCAS Invites you to the Second Au Café of the Term Virtually, April 5

The Department of Humanities and Politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center (HCAS) is delighted to host the second Au Café of the semester on April 5, 2021. This coffee and conversation Hour provides a relaxed environment for French students and speakers to practice their language skills. Speakers of all levels are welcome to Au Cafe!

Au Café will be offered virtually on April 5, 2021 from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required. Please scan the flyer code for the link. For further information, please contact Yvette Fuentes, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Humanities and Politics at yf60@nova.edu

HCAS Faculty Co-authors Chapter on “Conflict and Natural Disasters”

Mary Hope Schwoebel, Ph.D.

Mary Hope Schwoebel, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), co-authored a chapter entitled, “Conflict and Natural Disasters,” in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies. The encyclopedia is co-edited by Oliver Richmond, Ph.D., and Gëzim Visoka, Ph.D. Schwoebel’s co-author is Erin McCandless, Ph.D. McCandless is faculty at the University of Witwatersrand, in South Africa.

Schwoebel’s teaching and research interests include peacebuilding and state building, peacebuilding and development, gender and conflict, culture and conflict, and facilitation.

For more information about The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies, please go to https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-030-11795-5

 

 

HCAS Faculty and Doctoral Student Co-author Article in GPSolo Magazine

Alexia Georgakopoulos, Ph.D.

 

Alexia Georgakopoulos, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) and Eileen Betzold-Bradley, MUEP, doctoral candidate in DCRS in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) co-authored an article in GPSolo Magazine. published in their January/February edition. The article, entitled “The Craft of Mediation: The Infusion of Multidisciplinary Approaches, Appreciative Inquiry, and Cultural Diversity,” and was published in their January/February edition. The magazine is published six times a year and is one of the publications of GPSolo, a section of the American Bar Association (ABA) dedicated to solo practitioners, small firms, and general practice. This edition included various articles on mediation.

Betzold-Bradley, MUEP, is a Dispute Resolution Section Fellow of the ADR Practice Management, Business, and Skills Development Committee (2021-2022), ABA. She is the founder of EP Bradley Coaching. In addition to her doctoral studies at NSU, she received a Masters of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia.

Georgakopoulos’ research and teaching interests include mediation, facilitation, and workplace bullying. She is the faculty advisor to the Conflict Resolution Community of Practice Working Group in DCRS. For more information about GPSolo Magazine please see: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gp_solo/.

A copy of theco-authored article is attached.

2021 The Craft of Mediation Article in Solo Magazine

 

HCAS Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Delivers 2020 Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture

Miriam Ahmed, Ph.D.

 

Recently, Miriam Ahmed, Ph.D., assistant professor of graphic design for the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, delivered the annual Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture, a virtual event hosted through the St Bride Foundation in London.

The lecture, titled “First, Lessons in Typography,” examined Ahmed’s virtual typography course and six female students who participated in the “Wander Type Project,” aimed at encouraging inclusivity and representation in the field of typography while also focusing on the evolution of the career at large.

“In this talk, I hoped to build a case for broader exploration beyond standard typographic pathways, quantitative approaches to design research and a re-evaluation of academic and professional type rhetoric; to provide pathways toward explaining and validating the immense worth of a career in design and typography; and, maybe, reposition the world view of typography and democratize the field a little bit more,” Ahmed said. “It was an honor to deliver this lecture which is named for Beatrice Warde — one of the most influential women in type —to contribute to representation and recognition of females in typography, and to showcase the research that my female typography students at NSU have done in support of the larger effort of representation within typography.”

To learn more about Ahmed and her student’s “Wander Type Project,” visit http://www.wandertypeproject.com

 

 

HCAS Faculty Publishes Essay on Enhancing Mediator Effectiveness

Neil Katz, Ph.D.

Neil Katz, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) wrote an essay, entitled, “Reaching Beyond the “Tools of the Trade”: Anchors and Signposts to Enhance Mediator Effectiveness,” published in the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Journal of Conflict Resolution. The essay may be found in Volume 22.1: Fall 2020. https://cardozojcr.com/volume-22-1-fall-2020/

Katz areas of teaching and research include negotiation theory and practice, group dynamics, and organizational conflict.

HCAS Alumna was Guest Presenter at the Social Justice Roundtable

Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D.

Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., graduate of the master’s and doctoral programs in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) was the guest presenter at the Social Justice Roundtable held virtually on February 7, 2021. Cromwell addressed: “Hope and Unity: How do we Reflect and Respond to Racism and the Need for Social Justice and Equity?” The session was hosted by the Social Justice Roundtable and Community Resolution Services and was facilitated by student members.

Cromwell was named Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the State University of NY at Plattsburgh in July 2019..In this position, she works closely with other college vice presidents and academic deans, Human Resource Services, Affirmative Action, Title IX, Strategic Enrollment Management, the Faculty Senate, and the Center for Teaching Excellence. She co-chairs the Bias Response Team and serves as the President’s Cabinet liaison to the Social Justice Advisory Council.

Prior to her current position, Cromwell was the Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Chief Diversity Officer at Regis College, in Weston, Massachusetts. She also served as the chief diversity officer at The School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. Before moving to Vermont, Cromwell was an associate professor of politics and social justice, as well as director of the Honors Program from 2010 to 2016 at Regis College.

Cromwell was the cofounding executive director at the Massachusetts Peacemaking and Talking Circle Initiative, a nonprofit organization designed to foster conversations about discrimination and racism in schools, nonprofits, and organizations and serves as an independent consultant. She was an NSU Distinguished Alumna (2018) and provided a workshop on Talking and Peace Circles.

For further information about the Social Justice Roundtable and Community Resolution Services, please contact Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., faculty in DCRS at mckayj@nova.edu

 

 

HCAS Doctoral Student in NY Times Article on Covid-19 Vaccine Study in the Black Community

Darnella McGuire-Nelson

Darnella McGuire-Nelson, doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS), appeared in an article in the NY Times regarding the Novavax vaccine and clinical trials in the Black community. The article is entitled, “After a Rocky Start, Novavax Vaccine Could Be Here by Summer.”

McGuire-Nelson works at the US Patent and Trademark Office and heard about the clinical trials on the radio. In addition to what was included in the article, she added:

I would like to include that when going through the pre-screening process, I knew more about the research process than I thought thanks to Nova. Because I am preparing my submission to the IRB, I was able to articulate my concerns and questions before I signed the consent form.  I had so many questions, that the Principal Investigator met with me personally to address my concerns.   I had no clue that I was the first participant to sign up for the study.  I am now using this platform to inform Black communities to get vaccinated, as COVID-19 is affecting Black and Hispanic populations at disproportionate rates. I also have been asked by the Alexandria Health Department to serve as an ambassador for helping to get the word out to Black communities in the city of the importance of getting vaccinated.  Their apprehension is from the historical context of Blacks being subjected to unethical experiments by the U.S. Government.  I believe it is important for health officials to acknowledge these atrocities, listen to understand our concerns and apprehensions, and educate the community on the process and laws put in place to prevent unethical research. For me, I see my participation in this clinical trial as my contribution in moving science forward for my Black community.  If Blacks are not represented in clinical trials, how will we know if vaccines or therapies will work?

To read the article, please go to https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/health/vaccine-novavax.html

 

HCAS Faculty Lead Author in Chemistry Article

This fall, HCAS Chemistry faculty member Maria Ballester, Ph.D. was lead author of an article entitled, “Protonation of Planar and Nonplanar Porphyrins: A Calorimetric and Computational Study”. Published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, this article reported the first calorimetric study of the diprotonation of a series of planar and nonplanar free-base porphyrins, coupled with a DFT investigation of the enthalpies of diprotonation.

This researcher was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Johnson Research Foundation. Computations were performed using the computational resource at the Department of Biochemistry of Biophysics (UPenn).

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