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18th AnnualQuality of Life

Faculty Community-Based Applied Research Grant

21st AnnualPresident’s Faculty

Research and Development Grant

This presentation is in honor of the Winning Researchers, their Project Teams, their Community

Partners and their Deans who are committed to advancing knowledge and understanding in the effort

to drive discoveries.

CONGRATULATIONS

To All The Quality of Life Faculty Community-Based Applied Research Grant

AWARD WINNERS!

Quality of Life

Nurit Sheinberg, Ph.D. MSCLorraine Breffni, Ed.D. MSCDavid Reitman, Ph.D. COP

An Evaluation of a Preschool-based Intervention Program to Reduce the Incidence of Challenging Behaviors, Expulsion Rates, and Teacher Self-efficacy in Early Education Settings

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):

Jack and Jill Children’s Center

Mandel JCC of Boynton Beach


Quality of Life

Collaborative Center(s):Mailman Segal Center for Human Development

College of Psychology


Quality of Life

Maribel Del Rio-Roberts, Psy.D. FCEAmanda Shaleen, M.A. COP

An Exploratory Study of the Impact of a Coping Skills Program on Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):Special Olympics Florida

Collaborative Center(s):Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice


An Exploratory Study of the Impact of a Coping Skills Program on Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Quality of Life

Arkene Levey, Ph.D. NSU MDChasity O'Malley, Ph.D. NSU MDDaniel Griffin, Ph.D. NSU MDSamiksha Prasad, Ph.D. NSU MDJustin Maki, Ph.D. COPSuzanne Templer, D.O. NSU MDJacob Oster, M.A. NSU MD

Improving Healthcare Outcomes for LGBQT Seniors: A Community Linked Cultural Competency Initiative

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):SunServe

Collaborative Center(s):Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine


Improving Healthcare Outcomes for LGBQT Seniors: A Community Linked Cultural Competency Initiative

Quality of Life

William Kochen, Psy.D. COPJonathan Banks, Psy.D. COPDouglas Gibson, Psy.D. COPDaniela Branson, M.A. COP

Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):West Palm VA Medical Center & Miami VA Medical Center

Collaborative Center(s):College of Psychology

Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

Quality of Life

Molly J. Scanlon, Ph.D. CAHSSAli Panahi, Ph.D. CCEMatt Chenworth, M.Ed. SAFDeborah Lara, M.S. CAHSSSara Gorman, M.S. CAHSSPriscilla Jordan, M.S. CCEJoshua Bennett, M.S. CCE

Mixed Methods Analysis of Mindfulness Meditation in South Florida Veteran Population

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):Yoga for Vets

Collaborative Center(s):College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

College of Computing and Engineering

Mixed Methods Analysis of Mindfulness Meditation in South Florida Veteran Population

Quality of Life

Nadine Mikati, Ph.D. HPD-KPCOMStephanie Petrosky, M.H.A. HPD-KPCOMBarbara Arcos, D.O. HPD-KPCOMIoana Scripa, Ph.D. HPD-KPCOMMarilyn Gordon, Ed.D. HPD-KPCOM

Recipes for Health: A Community-based Nutrition Intervention

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):Baptist Health South Florida

Common Threads

Collaborative Center(s):Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Recipes for Health: A Community-based Nutrition Intervention

Quality of Life

Hui Fang Huang Su, Ed.D. FCESteven R. Terrell, Ph.D. CCEDylan Mandolini, M.S. FCE

The Development of an After-school Program to Increase the Stem Interest and Awareness of

Ninth-Grade Minority Females in a Title I High School

Quality of Life

Community Partner(s):Forest Hill High School

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium

Collaborative Center(s):Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

College of Computing and Engineering

The Development of an After-school Program to Increase the Stem Interest and Awareness of

Ninth-Grade Minority Females in a Title I High School

FY 2021 Quality of LifeOutstanding Community

Partner of the Year

Special Olympics Florida

CONGRATULATIONSTo All The President’s Faculty

Research and Development GrantTrack 1

AWARD WINNERS!

Track 1:

The Research Development Track

President’s Faculty Research and Development Grants

Richard Deth, Ph.D. HPD-PHRAna Castejon, Ph.D. HPD-PHRMalav Trivedi, Ph.D. HPD-PHRAndres Irausquin, B.S. HCNSO

College of PharmacyDean Michelle A. Clark, Ph.D.

Antioxidant and Methylation Pathways in the BTBR Model of Autism


Aurelien Tartar, Ph.D. HCNSO

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and OceanographyDean Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D.

Bromeliad Phytotelmata as Sources of Novel Mosquito Control Agents


Samiksha Prasad, Ph.D. NSU MDAlgevis Wrench, Ph.D. NSU MDJose Lopez, Ph.D. HCNSOAndrew Ozga, Ph.D. HCNSOShivani Kausgal, B.S. NSU MDJanelle Torres, B.S. HPD-KPCOM

Comprehensive Assessment of Environmental Associations & the Salivary Microbiome


Christopher Mariani, B.S. HPD-CDMVivianne Gonzales, B.S. HPD-CMS

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic MedicineDean Johannes W. Vieweg, M.D.


Comprehensive Assessment of Environmental Associations & the Salivary Microbiome


Joana Figueiredo, Ph.D. HCNSORachel Ionata, B.S. HCNSOAshlee Steinberg, B.S. HCNSOMorgan Short, B.S. HCNSO


Desperate Larvae or Death Before Dishonor: Can Old Coral Larvae Recover Reefs?


Richard Perry, Ph.D. HCNSORobert C. Speth, Ph.D. HPD-PHR Dmitriy Minond, Ph.D. NSU MD Emmanuela Pierre HCNSORhea Kanwar HCNSOZakariya Mujeeb HCNSO

Development of Immobilized Enzyme Reactors for Oncolipidomics




Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer ResearchExecutive Director, Appu Rathinavelu, Ph.D.

Development of Immobilized Enzyme Reactors for Oncolipidomics


Tom Kennedy, Ph.D. COPRyan Black, Ph.D. COPWendy Cook, M.S. COPVanessa Finkelman, M.S. COPAlexandra Ramos, M.S. COP

College of PsychologyDean Karen Grosby, Ed.D.

Differences Between Two Spanish Versions of the PAI Among the Latinx Population


Lubov Nathanson, Ph.D. HPD-KPCOMVladimir Beljanski, Ph.D. NSU MDAmbika Kapil HCNSOKyle Hansotia HCNSO

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean Elaine M. Wallace, D.O.

Effect of ME/CFS on Transcriptional Changes in Immune Cells Subtypes


Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Ph.D. COPBeatrix Aukszi, Ph.D HCNSONatalie Cora, B.S. COPJennifer Ghandour, B.S. COPCelina Pollard, B.S. COP

Effects of E-cig-delivered Nicotine on Airway Beta2-adrenergic Receptors


Krysten Ferraino, B.S. COPArianna Perez, B.S. COP



Effects of E-cig-delivered Nicotine on Airway Beta2-adrenergic Receptors


Jeffrey Hoch, Ph.D. HCNSODyane Olivia, Ph.D. HCNSO


Forces Affecting Gonopodium Morphology of Eastern Mosquitofish in the Everglades


Tyler Cyronak, Ph.D. HCNSO


Illuminating the Contribution of Different Organisms to Coral Reef Calcification


Robert Smith, Ph.D. HCNSOKavish Patel HCNSOSophia Mirkin HCNSO


Investigating How Metabolic Efficiency Determines the Inoculum Effect


Mayur Parmar, Ph.D. HPD-KPCOMNabila Rehman, B.S. HPD-KPCOMKaitlyn Alessi, B.A. HPD-KPCOMEliyah Pollak, B.S. HPD-KPCOM

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic MedicineDean Elaine M. Wallace, D.O.

Investigating the Role of Rab8a in 4R-tauopathies


Saynur Vardar-Sengul, Ph.D. HPD-CDMAlireza Heidari, Ph.D. HPD-CDMToshihisa Kawai, Ph.D. HPD-CDMPatrick C. Hardigan, Ph.D. NSU MDGabriella D. Ambrose, D.M.D. HPD-CDM

Investigation of Extracellular ATP as Novel Biomarker for Periodontitis


Jason Wong, D.M.D. HPD-CDMYuanchun Zhou, B.S. HPD-CDM

College of Dental MedicineInterim Dean Steven I. Kaltman, D.M.D., M.D., FACS

Investigation of Extracellular ATP as Novel Biomarker for Periodontitis


Geeta Ravindran, Ph.D. NSU MDRon Thomas, B.S. NSU MDMalav Trivedi, Ph.D. COPSashana Dixon, B.S. COPYumma Indorewala NSU MDZayna Motiwala HPD-KPCOM

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic MedicineDean Johannes W. Vieweg, M.D.

Modeling ALS with Human iPSC Derived Motor Neurons


Alexandru Movila, Ph.D. HPD-CDMToshihisa Kawai, Ph.D. HPD-CDMCarolina Duarte, D.D.S. HPD-CDMJuliet Akkaoui, M.S. HPD-CDMChiaki Yamada, D.D.S. HPD-CDM

Molecular Mechanisms of Particle-induced Osteolysis Lesions in Relation to Aging


John Keigher, B.S. HPD-CDM Anny Ho, B.S. HPD-CDM

College of Dental MedicineInterim Dean Steven Kaltman, D.M.D., M.D., FACS

Molecular Mechanisms of Particle-induced Osteolysis Lesions in Relation to Aging


Andrew Ozga, Ph.D. HCNSOJose Lopez, Ph.D. HCNSOToshihisa Kawai, Ph.D. HPD-CDMSaynur Vardar-Sengul, Ph.D. HPD-CDMCristina Garcia-Godoy, M.P.H. HPD-CDMMichael Shen, HSD HCNSOSunwoo Kim, HSD HCNSO

Oral Microbial Ecologies of South Floridians: Impacts of Health and Environment


Charles Chang, HSD HCNSOAmulya Koristala, HSD HCNSO


College of Dental MedicineInterim Dean Steven Kaltman, D.M.D., M.D., FACS

Oral Microbial Ecologies of South Floridians: Impacts of Health and Environment


Jeremy Vaudo, Ph.D. HCNSOMahmood Shiviji, Ph.D. HCNSORyan Logan, M.S. HCNSO


Post-release Survival/Mortality and Behavior of Recreationally Caught Mako Sharks


William Kochen, Ph.D. COPMary Holschbach, Ph.D. COPJaqueline Vazquez COPHaylee Garling COP

College of PsychologyDean Karen Grosby, Ed.D.

Social Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury


David Carnevale Jr, Ph.D. HCNSOJordan Zephir HCNSOAnjali George HCNSO


Synthesis of Rare Earth Free Magnetic Nanoparticles

CONGRATULATIONSTo All The President’s Faculty

Research and Development GrantTrack 2

AWARD WINNERS!

Track 2:

The Research Scholar Track


Eleanor Lawrence, Psy.D. HCBELeslie Tworoger, D.B.A. HCBEJulie Jacko, Ph.D. NSU MDEmmanuel Jogo, M.S. CCE

H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business & EntrepreneurshipDean Andrew Rosman, Ph.D.

A Study of Innovation: Leader and Top Management Team Innovation


Janet Roseman, Ph.D. HPD-KPCOMAlison Bested, M.D. HPD-KPCOMGena Meroth, MLIS ASL

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic MedicineDean Elaine M. Wallace, D.O.

Listening to Traditional Medicine Healers. What Can We Learn About Wellness?


Russel Driver, Ph.D. HCNSOKian Memari, B.S. HPD-KPCOM


Self-Assembling Organic Materials


Jonathon Caplan, M.S. HPD-PPCHCSMelissa Morris, M.S.N. HPD-PPCHCSMelba Ovalle, M.D. HPD-PPCHCSMelinda Johnson, M.S. HPD-LIBVanessa Johnson, Ph.D. HPD-PPCHCSAmanda Speights, M.S. HPD-PPCHCS

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care SciencesDean Stanley Wilson, B.S., P.T., M.S., Ed.D., CEAS

Virtual Reality Simulation in Allied Health Education: A Systematic Review