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QOL Meeting Presentations, November 8, 2011
QOL Meeting Presentation, September 13, 2011
QOL Meeting Presentations, May 10, 2011
- Making the Museum of Discovery and Science Accessible to All
Presented by FY 2011 award winners:
Susan Kabot, Ed.D. (Principal Investigator) and Carole Zangari, Ph.D. (Co-Principal Investigator). The study also includes a faculty co-investigator (Robin Parker, SLP.D.) and two student co-investigators (Raquel Garcia and Elizabeth Feldman)
QOL Meeting Presentations, March 8, 2011
Connections: Families and Schools Supporting our Youth (Years 1 & 2)
- Presented by FY 2009 and FY 2010 award winners:
Mercedes ter Maat, Ph.D. and Diana Formoso, Ph.D. (Co-Principal Investigators) from the Center for Psychological Studies.
The study also includes four student co-investigators (Iris Abrams, M.S., Mariel Clark, M.S., Celina Ford, M.S. and Nathaly Ibarra, M.S.) and a faculty co-investigator (Christian DeLucia, Ph.D).
Community Partners: Broward County Public Schools, Broward Comprehensive School Counseling Project.
Children’s Services Council 2011 Priority Issues
QOL Meeting Presentations, November 9, 2010
Discovering the Lived Experience of Licensed Medical Foster Parents of Children with Special Needs
- Presented by FY2011 award winner:
Barbara Packer-Muti, Ed.D. (Principal Investigator) from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Collaborating Investigators include Ron Chenail, Ph.D., Office of Institutional Effectiveness (Co-Principal Investigator) and Andrew Wolfson. Community Partner: Guardian ad Litem Program, 17th Judicial Circuit
Improving the Quality of Life for Senior Citizens with Limited Incomes
- Presented by FY2011 award winner:
Al Mizell, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator) from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Co-Investigators include: Nat Kittisarapong, Health Professions Division, Ron Cugno, Ed.D., Nydia Cummings, Ph.D., Jennifer Duguay, Michelle McGuire, Ph.D., Deo Nellis, Ed.D., and Sylvia Orta. Ed.D. from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Community Partners: The Daniel Cantor Senior Center: Leo Goodwin Senior Center; The Joseph Meyerhoff Senior Center: Southeast Focal Point; and The SeniorNet Learning Center at David Posnack JCC.
QOL Meeting Presentations, September 14, 2010
A Program Evaluation of the Learning Independence Thru Focused Transition (L.I.F.T.) and Summer Supported Training and Employment Program (STEPS)
- Presented by FY2010 award winners:
Maribel Del Rio-Roberts, Psy.D. (Principal Investigator) & Angela Yehl, Psy.D. (Co-Principal Investigator) from Human Services. Collaborating Investigators include: James Pann, Ph.D. from the Fischler School of Education, Susan Kabot, Ed.D. from Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies, and Michelle McGuire, Ph.D. from the Fischler School of Education. Community Partner: Children’s Services Council of Broward County
Armed Encounters
- Presented by FY2011 award winners:
Tammy Kushner, Psy.D. (Principal Investigator) from the Criminal Justice Institute. Co-Investigators include: Marguerite Bryan, Ph.D. from the Criminal Justice Institute, Leslie Taylor, Ph.D., and Zachary Scott from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, and graduate student Kelly Armstrong from the Center for Psychological Studies. Community Partner: Broward Sheriff’s Office
QOL Meeting Presentations, May 11, 2010
Validation Study of the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS)
- Presented by FY2010 award winners:
Ryan Reddin, M.S. (Principal Investigator) & Vincent Van Hasselt, Ph.D. (Co-Principal Investigator) from the Center for Psychological Studies. Collaborating Investigators include: Gregory Vecchi, Ph.D. (Behavioral Science Unit-Federal Bureau of Investigation), Judy Couwels, M.A., L.M.F.T. (Broward Sheriff’s Office), Monty Baker, Ph.D. (United States Air Force). Community Partners: Broward Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Air Force
A Comparison of Two Models of Parenting Support for Families with Children with Autism
- Presented by FY2010 award winners:
Nurit Sheinberg, Ed.D. (Principal Investigator) and Susan Kabot, Ed.D. (Co-Principal Investigator) from the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies. Co-Investigators include: Arlene Brett Gordon, Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Kristen Cunningham, Psy.D. from the Center for Psychological Studies. Community Partners: UM-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), Broward Early Steps
QOL Meeting Presentations, March 9, 2010
Exploring the Relationship between Factors of Emotional & General Intelligence and the Success of Foster Care Alumni
- Presented by FY2009 award winners:
Tom Kennedy, Ph.D (Principal Investigator); Alex Edmonds, Ph.D. (Co-Principal Investigator); & Nicole Englebert, B.S.Community Partner: Marjory Bruszer, CEO, SOS Children’s Villages
QOL Meeting Presentations, January 12, 2010
The Nova Project for Twice Exceptional Children
- Presented by FY2010 award winners:
Fawzy Ebrahim, Ph.D., Ed.D. (Principal Investigator) and Co-Principal Investigators, Carmel Joseph, M.P.H, and Kathylynn Pierre, M.A., from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services.
Community Partner: Broward County Public Schools
When Obama Became President: Meanings of Aging in a Time of Paradigm Shifts
- Presented by FY2010 award winners:
Jacquelyn Browne, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. (Principal Investigator), and Co-Principal Investigator Kathalynn Beck, M.A., M.S. from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services. The study also includes Co-Principal Investigator Yulia Watters, M.S., L.M.F.T., from the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Community Partners: Jewish Family Services, Senior Volunteer Services, Rona Bartlestone & Associates, NSU Lifelong Learning Institute
QOL Meeting Presentations, November 10, 2009
Beyond QOL: Continuation and Expansion of QOL Projects
- Presented by Angela Yehl, Psy.D.
Connections: Families and Schools Supporting our Youth, Year 2
- Presented by FY2009 and 2010 award winners:
Diana Formoso, Ph.D. and Mercedes ter Maat, Ph.D. (Co-Principal Investigators) from the Center for Psychological Studies.
The study also includes four student co-investigators (Iris Abrams, M.S., Mariel Clark, M.S., Celina Ford, M.S. and Nathaly Ibarra, M.S.) and a faculty co-investigator (Christian DeLucia, Ph.D).
Community Partners: Broward County Public Schools, Broward Comprehensive School Counseling Project
Aging Out: A Transitional Pathway from Foster Care to College and Beyond
- Presented by FY 2008 award winners:
Denise Crammer, Psy.D. (Principal Investigator), Kathy Thomas, Ed.D., and James Pann, Ph.D. from the Fischler School of Education and Human Services.
This study also includes Ron Cugno, Ed.D., Madeleine Hellman, Ed.D., Sennetta Carter, and Angela Yehl, Psy.D.
Community Partner: United Way of Broward County
QOL Meeting Presentation, September 8, 2009
Sustainability at Nova Southeastern University
- Presented by Nikolas Camejo, the founder and president of E3nnovations Company and the Sustainable Economic Development Group. He has been working with NSU on its sustainability efforts since 1985.
QOL Meeting Presentations, April 7, 2009
Suicide Prevention among Adolescents: Research and Evaluation (SPARE)
Presented by FY2007 award winner:
- Ralph E. “Gene” Cash, Ph.D. (Center for Psychological Studies), and CPS students: Erin Shae Johns, M.S. & Lindsay Lennertz, M.S.
Promoting Health through Physical Activity: The Howard C Forman Health Promotion Project
Presented by FY 2009 award winners:
- Cathy Peirce, PhD, OTR/L, Principal Investigator & Margaret Davis, RN, DHSc, Co-investigator
QOL Meeting Presentation, February 10, 2009
A Mixed-Methods Study on Returning Veterans Experiencing a Holistic Therapeutic Program
Presented by FY2009 award winners:
- Elda Kanzki-Veloso, Ph.D. (FSEHS), James Pann, Ph.D. (FSEHS), Angela Yehl, M.S. (FSEHS/CPS), and Wendy Thomson, MSN, RN (HPD)
- The study includes the following faculty co-investigators: Ron Chenail, Ph.D, (SHSS) Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Timothy Scala, Psy.D. (FSEHS), Barbara Garcia-Lavin, Ph.D. (FSEHS), Thomas Kennedy, Ph.D. (FSEHS), Tommie Boyd, Ph.D. (SHSS), and one student co-investigator: Rivka Spiro, M.A. (FSEHS)
QOL Meeting Presentation, November 18, 2008
"Effectiveness of a Case Manager Training Program for Working with the Homeless ”
Presented by:
- Terri Mortensen, Psy.D.
- Timothy Scala, Psy.D.
QOL Meeting Presentation, November 18, 2008
"Connections: Families and Schools Supporting Our Youth”
Presented by FY2009 award winners:
- Diana Formoso, Ph.D., Mercedes ter Maat, Ph.D.
- The study also includes four student co-investigators (Iris Abrams, M.S., Mariel Clark, M.S., Celina Ford, M.S. and Nathaly Ibarra, M.S.) and a faculty co-investigator (Christian DeLucia, Ph.D.
The Quality of Life Council would like to thank Mary Partin and The Dan Marino Foundation for their generous 10,000 dollar support in the area of scholarly research. This money will fund research which addresses the issue of Workforce Training, specifically post secondary transitioning for young adults with developmental disabilities. This will create a sixth category for the 2009 QOL competition, “Autism,” in addition to the existing 5 categories: Children’s Issues, Elderly Services, Foster Care, Criminal Justice, & Adult/General.
QOL Meeting Presentation, September 9, 2008
"Needs Assessment of the Mentally Ill Involved in the Judicial System in Broward County"
Presented by FY2008 award winners:
- James Pann, Ph.D., Lenore Walker, Ed.D.
- David Shapiro, Ph.D.
- Vincent Van Hasselt, Ph.D.
QOL Meeting Presentation, June 10, 2008
“Exploring the Relationship between Factors of Emotional & General Intelligence and the Success of Foster Care Alumni”
Presented by FY2009 award winners:
- Tom Kennedy, Ph.D
- Alex Edmonds, Ph.D.
- Nicole Englebert, B.S.
- Marjory Bruszer, CEO, SOS Children’s Villages
2008-2009 Quality of Life Faculty Community-Based Applied Research Grant Annual Award Winners
The 2008-2009 President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant and Quality of Life Faculty Community-Based Applied Research Grant Annual Awards Reception was a great success and the QOL Council wishes to congratulate this year’s award winners. We had a record number of submissions this year which reflects not only NSU’s interest in research advancement but to the university’s increasing dedication to community service. A special “thank you” goes to our reviewers, as well as to our “Outstanding Community Partner of the Year” Henderson Mental Health Center.
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