Sixth
Annual Grant Winners 2005-2006
1. Title: Mapping the Relationship Between
Physician Density and Breast Cancer Mortality in the State
of Florida: A Geographic Information Systems Approach
Jay M. Fleisher, Ph.D. – HPD College of Medicine
Jennie
Q. Lou, M.D. – HPD College of Medicine
Matthew XS He,
Ph.D. – Farqhar
Dean Anthony Silvagni, HPD – College of Dental Medicine
Dean Don Rosenblum, – Farqhar College of Arts and
Sciences
2. Title: Hoxb13 Gene Silencing by Small
Interference RNA
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 Andrés
Malavé – HPD College of
Pharmacy
3. Title: Project A+ (Autism + Mathematics
= Communication)
Melissa Hale, Ph.D. – Mailman Segal Institute for
Early Childhood Studies
Hui Fang Huang Su, Ed.D. – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
Wendi Masi, Ph.D. – Mailman
Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies
Susan Kabot,
M.Ed. – Mailman Segal Institute for
Early Childhood Studies
Leanne Lai, Ph.D. – HPD College
of Pharmacy
Edward Packer, D.O. – HPD College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Michelle Kaplan, M.A. – Mailman Segal Institute
for Early Childhood Studies
Carol Niman Reed, Ed.D. – HPD
Allied Health
Dean Wendy Masi – Mailman Segal Institute for Early
Childhood Studies
Dean H. Wells Singleton – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
Dean Anthony Silvagni – HPD
College of Ostepathic Medicine
Dean Richard Davis – HPD
College of Allied Health
Dean Andrés Malavé – HPD
College of Pharmacy
4. Title: Implementation and Evaluation
of Strategies to Increase Self-Efficacy Perceptions and Academic
Achievement in Teenaged Mothers Enrolled in an Alternative
School
Linda Howard, Ed.D. – Fischler School of Education
and Human Services
Shanika Taylor, Ed.D. – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
Michelle Rice, Ph.D. – Florida
Memorial University
Dean H. Wells Singleton – Fischler School of Education
and Human Services
5. Title: Designing Interdisciplinary
Health Professions Curricula for the Future
Marcus Droege, Ph.D. – HPD College of Pharmacy
Bini
Litwin, Ph.D. – HPD College of Allied Health
Rebecca
Rosenthal, J.D. – HPD College of Allied Health
Paula
Anderson-Worts, D.O. - HPD College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dean Richard Davis – HPD College of Allied Health
Dean Anthony Silvagni – HPD College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Dean Andrés Malavé – HPD College
of Pharmacy
6. Title: Behavioral Risk Factors in
Type-2 Diabetes; Associations with Cognitive Appraisal Type
and Psychological Distress
Jeffrey Kibler, Ph.D. – Center for Psychological
Studies
Charnette Munroe, M.S. – Center for Psychological
Studies
Gisela Robles, Pharm.D. – HPD College of Pharmacy
Interim Dean Karen Grosby – Center for Psychological
Studies
Dean Andrés Malavé – HPD College
of Pharmacy
7. Title: Laboratory Assessment of Plant
Extracts to Improve Oral Health
Jonathan Coffman, Ph.D. – HPD College of Medical
Sciences
Peter Murray, Ph.D. – HPD College of Dental
Medicine
Ken Namerow, D.D.S. – HPD College of Dental
Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Dean Harold Laubach – HPD College of Medical Sciences
8. Title: Sense
of Self, Sense of Other: Life Stories and Encounters of
Palestinian and Israeli Émigrés
to the United States
Julia Chaitin, Ph.D. – Graduate School of Humanities
and Social Services
Elia Awwad, Ph.D. – Boston Health
Care, Inc.
Dean Honggang Yang – Graduate School of Humanities
and Social Services
9. Title: Automated
Recognition of Dyskinesia and Motor Fluctuation in Patients
with Parkinson’s
Disease Using Surface Electromyography
Ming-Shun Cheng, Sc.D. – HPD College of Allied Health
Cheryl Hill, Ph.D. – HPD College of Allied Health
William
Kelleher, Ph.D. – Center for Psychological
Studies
Serge Roy, Sc.D. – Boston University
Dean Richard Davis – HPD College of Allied Health
Interim Dean Karen Grosby – Center for Psychological
Studies
10. Title: The Nano Self-Assembled DSPE-PEG
Micelle System for siRNA Drug Delivery
Xudong Yaun, PH.D. – HPD College of Pharmacy
Ling
Li, Ph.D. – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Mathew He,
Ph.D. – Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Dean Andrés Malavé – HPD College of
Pharmacy
Dean Robert Uchin – HPD College of Dental
Medicine
Dean Don Rosenblum – Farquhar College of Arts
and Sciences
11. Title: Platelet Response to Aspirin
and Clopidogrel Therapy in Outpatients Following an Acute
Coronary Syndrome Event
Caridad Machado, Pharm.D. – HPD College of Pharmacy
Stephanie Garrett, Pharm.D. – HPD College of Pharmacy
Bernard Schrager, M.D. – Miami Cardiology Group
Dean Andrés Malavé – HPD College of
Pharmacy
12. Title: The Effects of Sex Hormones
on Tissue Water Content and Skin Blood Flow: Implications
for Therapy of Premenopausal Women with Postmastectomy Arm
Lymphedema
Harvey Mayrovitz, Ph.D. – HPD College of Medicine
Dawn Brown-Cross, Ed.D. – HPD College of Allied Health
Dean Anthony Silvagni – College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dean Richard Davis – College of Allied Health
13. Title: A Post-Hoc Investigation of
Factors Contributing to Attrition from the Computing Technology
in Education Doctoral Program in the Graduate School of Computer
and Information Sciences
Steven Terrell, Ed.D. – Graduate School of Computer
and Information Sciences
Amon Seagull, Ph.D. – Graduate
School of Computer and Information Sciences
Dean Edward Lieblein – Graduate School of Computer
and Information Sciences
14. Title: A Correlational Study on the
Bibliometric/Citation Analysis Variables Affecting the Quality
of Resources Used in Ed.D. Applied Dissertation Reference
Lists at NSU and Selected Ed.D. Programs at First-Tier Carnegie
Research Institutions in the United States
Johanna Tuñón, Ed.D. – Library, Research,
and Information Technology Center
Bruce Brydges, Ed.D. – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
Vice President Donald Riggs – Library, Research,
and Information Technology Center
Dean H. Wells Singleton – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
15. Title: Surveillance of Childhood
Obesity: A Preliminary Investigation of Obesity and Overweight
Children in a High-Risk Child and Adolescent Population
David Reitman, Ph.D. – Center for Psychological Studies
Beth Zeldis, M.S. – Center for Psychological Studies
Interim Dean Karen Grosby – Center for Psychological
Studies
16. Title: An Investigation into the
Effects of Low Intensity Laser Therapy on Conduction Velocity
and Amplitude of Large Diameter Myelinated Sensory Fibers
of the Median Nerve and its Correlation with Current Perception
Threshold in Normal Subjects
Paul Bradley, M.D. – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Neil Spielholz, Ph.D. – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Yuri Zagvazdin, Ph.D. – HPD College of Medical Sciences
Dean Robert Uchin – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Dean Harold Laubach – HPD College of Medical Sciences
17. Title: Development of Biocompatibility
and Embryotoxicity Testing Methods at NSU as an Alternative
to Animal Experimentation
Peter Murray, Ph.D. – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Jonathan Coffman, Ph.D. – HPD College of Medical
Sciences
Dean Robert Uchin – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Dean Harold Laubach – HPD College of Medical Sciences
18. Title: Design and Test of Prediction
Markets to Aid IS Project Planning: A Field Study
Easwar Nyshadham, Ph.D. – Graduate School of Computers
and Information Sciences
Utako Tanigawa, Ph.D. – Carlson
Group
Dean Edward Lieblein – Graduate School of Computer
and Information Sciences
19. Title: VHF Tracking of Captive-Release
Manatees in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz, Mexico
Edward Keith, Ph.D. – Oceanographic Center / Farquhar
Enrique Portilla-Ochoa- Institute for Biological Investigations,
University of Veracruz
Dean Don Rosenblum – Farquhar College of Arts and
Sciences
Dean Richard Dodge – Oceanographic Center
20. Title: Ongoing Research: Emergent
Literacy Skills Enhancement
Ralph Cash, Ph.D. – Center for Psychological
Studies
Sarah Valley-Gray, Ph.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-Itzkowits, M.S. – HPD
College of Allied Health
Barbara Zucker, M.A. – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
James Pann, Ph.D. – Fischler
School of Education and Human Services
Dana Scott Mills,
Ph.D. – Fischler School of Education
and Human Services
Tanya Mahaphon, OD – HPD College
of Optometry
Deborah Amster, OD – HPD College of Optometry
Interim Dean Karen Grosby – Center for Psychological
Studies
Dean Wendy Masi – Mailman Segal Institute for
Early Childhood Studies
Dean Richard Davis- HPD College of
Allied Health
Dean H. Wells Singleton – Fischler School
of Education and Human Services
Dean David Loshin – HPD
College of Optometry
21. Title: Caries and Feeding Patterns
in South Florida Preschool Children
Romer Ocanto, D.D.S. – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Nilsa Toledo, D.M.D. – HPD College of Dental Medicine
Dean Robert Uchin – HPD College of Dental Medicine
22. Title: Effects of Myofascial Release
Treatment on Post-Operative Sequelae of C-Section
Kenneth Johnson, D.O. – HPD College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Michael Patterson, Ph.D. – HPD College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Jennie Lou, M.D. – HPD College
of Osteopathic Medicine
Ann Duskin, OPP Fellow – HPD
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Channing Coe, M.D. – North
Broward Hospital District
Dean Anthony Silvagni – HPD College of Osteopathic
Medicine
23. Title: Relationship Between Fitness
Levels and Eye Health in Individuals with Type 2 Daibetes
Debra Stern, D.B.A. – HPD College of Allied Health
Joseph Pizzimenti, O.D. – HPD College of Optometry
Jennie Lou, M.D. – HPD College of Osteopathic Medicine
Leah Nof, Ph.D. – HPD College of Allied Health
Sherrol
Reynolds, O.D. – HPD College of Optometry
Alexandra
Espejo, O.D. – HPD College of Optometry
Alan Kabat,
O.D. – HPD College of Optometry
Annette Bade, O.D.
HPD College of Optometry
Dean Richard Davis – HPD College of Allied Health
Dean Anthony Silvagni – HPD College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Dean David Loshin – HPD College of Optometry
