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COM Outlook . Winter 2014
Faculty Members Recognized for Research
Contributions at NSU External Funding Reception
Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.P.H. and T.M.
United States Department
of Health and Human Services
Nicole Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Broward Regional Health
Planning Council, Inc.
Kelley Davis, Ph.D.
United States Department of
Health and Human Services
National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed
Health Resources and
Services Administration
Michelle Doldren, Ed.D.
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
Marti Echols, Ph.D.
American Association of Colleges
of Osteopathic Medicine
M. Isabel Fernandez, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
National Institute of Nursing Research
Centers for Disease Control/Prevention
Patrick C. Hardigan, Ph.D.
Florida Breast Cancer Foundation
T. Lucas Hollar, Ph.D.
Broward Regional Health
Planning Council, Inc.
United States Department of
Health and Human Services
Kenneth Johnson, D.O.
Sponsor’s name withheld
Nancy G. Klimas, M.D.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
The Chronic Fatigue Initiative
Leonard Levy, D.P.M., M.P.H.
Health Resources and
Services Administration
Jennie Lou, M.D., M.Sc.
South Florida Regional
Extension Center
Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation
Linda Maurice, M.A.
Retirement Research
Foundation
Heather McCarthy, D.O.
American Association of Colleges
of Osteopathic Medicine
Mariana Morris, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute
Deborah Mulligan, M.D.
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
Raymond Ownby M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
National Institute of Mental Health
National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute
Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD
Health Resources and
Services Administration
John Pellosie, Jr., D.O., M.P.H.
Florida Department of Health
Florida Public Health Institute
Alina Perez, J.D.
Health Resources and
Services Administration
Arif M. Rana, Ph.D., Ed.S.
Broward Regional Health
Planning Council, Inc.
Irma Rey, M.D.
The Chronic Fatigue Initiative
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., RD
Health Resources and
Services Administration
Irina Rozenfeld, M.S.N., ARNP, CCR
Immunotec, Inc.
Daniel Shaw, Ph.D., M.Ed.
International Alliance for
Invitational Education
Paula Waziry, Ph.D.
South Florida Veterans
Foundation for Research
and Education
Steven Zucker, D.M.D., M.Ed.
Health Resources and
Services Administration
Florida Department of Health
NSU-COM EXCELS IN EXTERNAL FUNDING
More than 120 NSU faculty members were honored at the NSU External Funding Recognition Reception held at
Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie on October 16. The event was hosted by Gary S. Margules, Sc.D., NSU vice president
for research and technology transfer. The event recognizes the extraordinary efforts of NSU faculty members who
received external grant funding during the previous fiscal year, which totaled nearly $62 million, and encourages the
continued pursuit of future external funding. Thanks to the efforts of the following NSU-COM-affiliated individuals,
ample amounts of external funding have been received to sustain, enhance, or create various programs and projects.
Listed below are the 28 faculty honorees and the organizations they received funding from for their projects:
