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Cheryl Atherley-Todd, M.D.,
CMD
, assistant professor of
family medicine and geriatrics,
presented a paper on “Modern
Trends in the Treatment of De-
mentia” at the OMICS Interna-
tional Conference on Geriatrics
and Gerontology held July 8-11 in
Chicago, Illinois.
Sandra Bertman, Ph.D.
,
clinical associate professor of psy-
chiatry, authored an article entitled
“Communicating with the Dead:
Timeless Insights and Interven-
tions from the Arts” in
Omega
(2014)
and a book chapter entitled
“Using the Arts and Humanities
with the Dying, Bereaved…and
Ourselves”
in Death, Dying, and
Bereavement: Contemporary Per-
spectives, Institutions, and Prac-
tices
. Additionally, she received
lifetime achievement awards from
the Arts & Health Alliance and
the International Workgroup of
Death, Dying, and Bereavement.
OMS-II Debra Cheng
coau-
thored an article entitled “Quanti-
tative and Temporal Requirements
Revealed for ZAP70 Catalytic
Activity During T-Cell Develop-
ment” that was published in the
July issue of
Nature Immunology
.
She also served as a contributing
author for the article “A Sharp
T-Cell Antigen Receptor Signaling
Threshold for T-Cell Prolifera-
tion,” which was published in the
August issue of
PNAS
.
Marie Florent-Carre, D.O.,
M.P.H., AAHIVS
, assistant pro-
fessor of family medicine, served
as a volunteer in Les Cayes, Haiti,
with Gaskov Clerge Foundation
(GCF)—a nonprofit organization
that has been serving the under-
served rural population of Haiti’s
southern coast for more than 14
years. Dr. Florent-Carre, along
with 50 other health care profes-
sionals from various specialties,
provided care to approximately
3,000 patients during a medical
outreach trip in August.
Michelle Gagnon Blodgett,
Psy.D.
, who serves as coordina-
tor of geriatric clinical services
and assistant clinical professor in
the Department of Geriatrics and
director of the NSU Counseling
Center for Older Adults, currently
chairs the Broward County Hoard-
ing Task Force, which includes
members from various university-
wide programs and stakeholders
from a variety of organizations in
Southeast Florida.
OMS-II Alexandra Gram-
menos
and
OMS-II Kelly
Corbitt
presented a case study
entitled “Atypical Recurrence
of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
Presents as Dermal/Epidermal
Adenocarcinoma” at the 18
th
SIS World Congress on Breast
Healthcare in Lake Buena Vista,
Florida, held October 16-19.
The conference, which featured
representation from over 50
countries, addressed breast
health care across the globe and
explored a variety of topics such
as oncology, pathology, and
psycho-social implications.
T. Lucas Hollar, Ph.D.
, as-
sistant professor of public health,
presented “Evaluation of Early
Childcare Centers’ Adoption of
Nutrition Policies” as part of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Division of Commu-
nity Health, Evaluation Webinar
Series entitled “Maximizing
Scientific Rigor in Outcomes-
Based Evaluation” on September
18. The presentation was based
on the collaborative work he and
Nicole Cook, Ph.D., M.P.A.
,
assistant professor of public
health, conducted for Transform-
ing Our Community’s Health
evaluation activities. He also
accepted an invitation to serve as
an outside reviewer for grant pro-
posals submitted to the Health
Foundation of South Florida.
James T. Howell, M.D.,
M.P.H.
, assistant dean for pro-
fessional relationships and chair
of the Department of Rural and
Urban Underserved Medicine,
moderated a panel discussion on
“The Future of Medical Education
in Palm Beach County” at the
Future of Medicine Summit VIII
held October 9-10 in West Palm
Beach, Florida.
Robin J. Jacobs, Ph.D.,
M.S.W., M.S.B.I.
,
associ-
ate professor of psychiatry and
RESEARCH/SCHOLARY ACTIVITY - Faculty and Student Achievements
Atherley-Todd
Bertman
Cheng
Corbitt
Florent-Carre
Gagnon Blodgett
Grammenos
Hollar
Howell
Jacobs
Klimas
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