Fifth
Annual Grant Winners 2004-2005
Title: Bactericidal
and Mineralization Effects of Photo Activated Disinfection
Therapy: An Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Oral
Health Promotion
Denise Vedrenne-Rangel, DDS, HPD – College of Dental
Medicine
Roni Liederman, Ph.D., Mailman Segal Institute for Early
Childhood Studies
Ann McElwain, Jack and Jill Child Development Center
Howard Hada, Ph.D., HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Ayleen Godreau, M.D., HPD – College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Wendy Masi, Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood
Studies
Dean Harold Laubach, HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Dean Anthony Silvagni, HPD – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Title: Innovative
Dental Tissue Engineering at NSU
Peter Murray, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Title: Molecular
Relationships Between Periodontal Disease and Heart Disease
Arthur DeCarlo, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Terrance Case, M.S., HPD – College of Allied Health
and Nursing
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Richard Davis, HPD – College of Allied Health
and Nursing
Title: The Impact
of an Interactive Multimedia Instructional Tool on the
Quality of Learning for Optometry Students
Ling Wang, Ph.D., Graduate School of Computer and Information
Sciences
Bai-chuan Jiang, Ph.D., HPD – College of Optometry
Dean Edward Lieblein, Graduate School of Computer and Information
Sciences
Dean David Loshin, HPD – College of Optometry
Title: Factors
Predicting Early Reading Skills in Preschool Children
Ralph E. (Gene) Cash, Ph.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Sarah Valley-Gray, Psy.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Angela Waguespack, Ph.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Kent Grelling, Ph.D., Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood
Studies
Pamela Kasyan-Itzkowitz, MS, OTR/L, CHT, HPD - College of Allied
Health and Nursing
Robin Parker, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
James Pann, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education and
Human Services
Dana Scott Mills, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Dean Ronald Levant, Center for Psychological Studies
Dean Wendy Masi, Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood
Studies
Dean Richard Davis, HPD – College of Allied Health and
Nursing |
Dean H. Wells Singleton, Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Service
Title: Formative
Program Evaluation of an Innovative Prereferral Intervention
Process Implemented in the Miami-Dade County Public School
District
James Pann, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Dana Scott Mills, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Sarah Valley Gray, Psy.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Angela Waguespack, Ph.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Gene Cash, Ph.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Dean H. Wells Singleton, Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Dean Ronald Levant, Center for Psychological Studies
Title: Impact of
a Clinical Pharmacist on Medication Appropriateness for
Elderly Veterans Residing in Assisted Living Facilities
Deborah H. Kennedy, Pharm.D., HPD - College
of Pharmacy
Ceressa T. Ward, Pharm.D., HPD - College of Pharmacy
Brent Salvig, Pharm.D., West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical
Center
Timothy Kelley, MSW, West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical
Center
Shashi Bhandari-Gadson, ARNP, West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Wallace Marsh, Ph.D., HPD - College of Pharmacy
Christine M. Ruby, Pharm.D., BCPS, Duke University Division
of Geriatric Medicine Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Title: Recognition
of Species in the Crinoidea Part 2: the Taxonomy and Population
Genetics of Two Important Reef-Dwelling Feather Stars, Including
a Lecture Series and Laboratory on Crinoids in Science and
History
Charles Messing, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Mahmood Shivji, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Douglas Garber, University Upper School
Dean Richard Dodge, Oceanographic Center
Headmaster Jerome Chermak, University Upper School
Title: The Nanoparticulate
Drug Delivery System of Anticancer Agents: The Preparation,
Characterization and Optimization of Nanoparticles of Antisense
Oligonucleotide HDMAS5
Adam Yuan, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Appu Rathinavelu, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Jennie Lou, M.D., HPD – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Dean Anthony Silvagni, HPD – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Title: Candidate Insulin
Action mRNAs in Skeletal Muscle
Grady Campbell, Ph.D., HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Dean Harold Laubach, HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Title: Analysis
of Nutrient Induced Sublethal Stress in Corals Utilizing
a Novel Cellular Diagnostic System with Presentation of a
Coral Lecture Series at the University School of Nova Southeastern
University
Bernhard Riegl, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Bernardo Vargas-Angel, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Douglas Garber, University Upper School
Dean Richard Dodge, Oceanographic Center
Headmaster Jerome Chermak, University Upper School
Title: Cholesterol-dependent
Gene Regulation of Vascular Function
Luigi Cubeddu, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Grady Campbell, Ph.D., HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Dean Harold Laubach, HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Title: High Throughput
Detection of Ocular Fungal and Protozoan Pathogens
Scott Schatz, Ph.D., O.D., HPD - College of Optometry
Harold Laubach, Ph.D., HPD - College of Medical Sciences
Jonathan Coffman, Ph.D., HPD - College of Medical Sciences
Eulogio Besada, M.S., O.D., HPD - College of Optometry
Cyril Blavo, D.O., HPD - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Andrew Rogerson, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Jack Fell, Ph.D., University of Miami
Mara Diaz Ph.D., University of Miami
Dean Davis Loshin, HPD – College of Optometry
Dean Harold Laubach, HPD – College of Medical Sciences
Dean Anthony Silvagni, HPD – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dean Richard Dodge, Oceanographic Center
Title: Application
of Culture Manipulation to Investigate Life Histories, Diversity
and Ubiquity of Naked Filose Amoebae from Rookery Bay, Naples,
Florida
Andrew Rogerson, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Jerome Chermak, Ed.D., University School
Michael Shirley, Ph.D., Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve
Dean Richard Dodge, Oceanographic Center
Headmaster Jerome Chermak, University School
Title: Efficacy
of Multi Disciplinary Training Modules on Alzheimer’s
Special Care Staff
Soledad Arguelles, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Maryellen Maher, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Leonard Levy, Ph.D., HPD - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Fran L. Tetunic, JD, Shepard Broad Law Center
Dean H. Wells Singleton, Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services Dean Anthony Silvagni, HPD - College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Dean Joseph Harbaugh, Shepard Broad Law Center
Title: Personal Empowerment
via a Multidisciplinary Diabetes Education Program
Pamela Kasyan-Itzkowitz, MS/OTR/L, HPD – College of
Allied Health and Nursing
Maria Maniscalco, Pharm.D D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Elysa Lipshultz, Ph.D., HPD – College of Allied Health
and Nursing
Martha Wichert, PT, HPD – College of Allied Health and
Nursing
William Kelleher, Ph.D., Center for Psychological Studies
Karen Daniel, Pharm.D D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Wallace Marsh, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Judith Hamlet, RD, Healthy Agendas
Tamara Fishman, DMP, Wound Care Institute
Dean Richard Davis, HPD – College of Allied Health and
Nursing
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Dean Ronald Levant, Center for Psychological Studies
Title: Dysregulation
of AT 1 receptor Signaling in the (mRen2)27 Transgenic Rat
Michelle Clark, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Ana Maria Castejon, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Title: Development
and Evaluation of a Multi-Disciplinary Community-Based Program
for People with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Caregivers
Mary Blackinton, Ed.D., HPD – College of Allied Health
and Nursing
Martha Wichert, PT, Sanford Ziff Health Care Center
Tommie Boyd, Ph.D., Graduate School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Lisa Kelledy, M.S., Graduate School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Cynthia Rebholz, B.A., Graduate School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Dean Richard Davis, HPD - College of Allied Health and Nursing
Chief Executive Officer Robert Oller, NSU Clinics
Dean Honggang Yang, Graduate School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Title: Does Liquidity
Improve When Traders Need It Most? An Examination of the
Impact of Decimalization on NYSE Specialist Behavior During
Periods of Large Price Changes
Charles Collver, Ph.D., H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business
and Entrepreneurship
Dean Randolph Pohlman, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and
Entrepreneurship
Title: Conducting
a Comparative Assessment of Doctoral Students' Library Research
Skills Through the Development and Testing of New Citation
Analysis Tools on Ed.D. Applied Dissertations
Johanna Tunon, Ed.D., Alvin Sherman Library, Research and
Information Technology Center
Bruce Brydges, Ed.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Vice President Donald Riggs, Alvin Sherman Library, Research
and Information Technology Center
Dean H. Wells Singleton - Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Title: Use of
In Vivo Methods in Antiangiogenic Agent Testing
Emil Kozarov, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Arthur DeCarlo, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Title: Is There
Less Informed Trading After Regulation Fair Disclosure?
Charles Collver, Ph.D., H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business
and Entrepreneurship
Dean Randolph Pohlman, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and
Entrepreneurship
Title: Surface
Protection Concept for Newly Erupting First Molars in Saliva
Contaminated Environment
Sibel Antonson, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Donald Antonson, M.Ed., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
William Trevarthan, DDS, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Patrick Hardigan, Ph.D., HPD
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Chancellor Frederick Lippman, HPD
Title: Standardization
and Application of Real Time PCR Technique in Gene Expression
Analysis
Appu Rathinavelu, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Title: An
Exploratory Study of the Interrelationships Between Social
Networks and Learning Communities
Stan Hannah, Ph.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Madeleine Hellman, Ed.D., HPD – College of Allied Health
and Nursing
Hui Fang Huang Su, Ed.D., Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Leanne Lai, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Diane Lippe, Office of Information Technology
Dean H. Wells Singleton, Fischler Graduate School of Education
and Human Services
Dean Richard Davis, HPD – College of Allied Health and
Nursing
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Associate Vice President Virginia McLain, Office of Information
Technology
Title: A Comparative Study
Between Three Irrigating Solutions For The Removal Of The
Smear Layer: An SEM Study.
Bertrum (Ivan) Moldauer, DDS, HPD – College of Dental
Medicine
Zulmarie Santiago, DDS, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Title: Mercury Analysis
in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz State, Mexico
Edward Keith, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center
Dean Richard Dodge, Oceanographic Center
Title: Targeted Gene
Silencing by Small RNA Interference: Development of a Novel
Delivery Method
Ling Li, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Xudong Yuan, Ph.D., HPD – College of Pharmacy
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Title: Eye Health
and Vision Care for Patients with Diabetes: Comparing Usual
Care to a Targeted Intervention in a Randomized Controlled
Trial
Heidi Wagner, OD, HPD - College of Optometry
Joseph J. Pizzimenti, OD, HPD - College of Optometry
Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, HPD - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Karen Daniel, Pharm.D, CDE, HPD - College of Pharmacy
Patrick C. Hardigan, Ph.D., HPD
Dean David Loshin, HPD – College of Optometry
Dean Anthony Silvagni, HPD – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dean William Hardigan, HPD – College of Pharmacy
Chancellor Frederick Lippman, HPD
Title: The use of
3-D Sterolithographic Modeling in Craniofacial Surgery: A
Clinical Feasibility Study
Steven Kaltman, DMD, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Takashi Koyama, Ph.D., HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Sheldon Mintz, DDS, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
