Improving  Quality of Life in the Community: Project Growth & Sustainability

In addition to improving the quality of life for Broward County residents, the goal of the NSU Quality of Life (QOL) Council is to promote scholarly research which will achieve sustainability and ultimately have a statewide, national, and global impact.  In the past seven years, 23 community based research studies have been funded and we’re proud to say that many of these projects have gained sustainability through community and national funding sources.  We encourage you to take a moment to “catch up” with our previous award winners and see how their projects have grown since QOL..

Women in Need, P.I. Dr. Hui Huang "Angie" Su

Project WIN’s primary purpose was to help the women who reside at the Broward Outreach Center (a homeless shelter in Pompano Beach, Florida) improve overall functioning, while focusing on the skills needed to reenter the workforce...
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Aging Out:  A Transitional Pathway from Foster Care to College and Beyond, P.I Dr. Denise Crammer

SOUTH FLORIDA—At 17 “Mimi”, suddenly found herself part of the state foster care system, working through difficult...

Exploring the Relationship Between Factors of Emotional and General Intelligence and the Success of Foster Care Alumni, P.I. Dr. Tom Kennedy

Leaving a Legacy: a unique approach to community engagement with older adults, P.I. Dr. Jacquelyn Browne, which has been sustained by the City of Coral Springs

This project was developed as a Train-the-Trainer model for the City of Coral Springs...

Freedom Project

Henderson Mental Health Center has contracted with the Center for Psychological Studies, and the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, specifically Dr. Lenore Walker and Dr. James Pann respectively, in the amount of $30,219.00, to provide evaluation services as part of “Freedom Project.” The project is an offshoot and direct result of their Quality of Life FY 2008 Grant funded by the Broward Sheriff’s Office...