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COM Outlook . Summer 2012
n May 23, a number of NSU-COM
faculty members, in collaboration
with other NSU faculty researchers,
were awarded cash endowments in
the university’s 13
th
Annual Presi-
dent’s Faculty Research and Develop-
ment Grant (CFRDG) program and
the Quality of Life Grant program,
which were created in 1999 to provide
funding to faculty members in their
efforts to secure additional resources
for research activities. Each spring,
awards of up to $10,000 are provided
to full-time faculty members based
on the quality of their applications.
Following are the projects that feature
NSU-COM participation:
President’s Faculty Research
and Development Grants
“Thinking of Changing Your Alcohol and
Tobacco Use? There’s an App for that!”
Steve Bronsburg, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Jennie Q. Lou, M.D., M.Sc.
Steven B. Zucker, D.M.D., M.Ed.
NSU-COM Faculty Members Receive
President’s, QOF Research Grants
“Neurocognitive Sequelae of HIV Infection
in the Older Hispanic Adult”
Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
“A CBPR Approach to Capacity
Building Among Latino Migrant Workers
to Prevent HIV”
Maria Isabel Fernandez, Ph.D.
Quality of Life Grant
“ACT with Wisdom: Utilizing a Group Model
of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to
Increase the Level of Psychological
Resilience in Older Adults”
Linda Maurice
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Research
H i gh l i gh t s
During the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) 49
th
An-
nual Convention and Scientific Seminars held March 15-18 in Kissimmee, Florida,
several full-time faculty members presented the following lectures:
Hilda DeGaetano, D.O.
“Update on the Pediatric Well-Child
Exam/Vaccinations”
Robert Hasty, D.O.
“Advancements in Stroke Prevention and Anticoagulation for
Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation”
Leonard Levy, D.P.M., M.P.H., and Kristi Messer, M.P.H., M.S.W.
“The Role of the Family
Physician Post Disaster”
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D., and Kelley Davis, Ph.D.
“Preparing Your Practice
for Emergencies”
ACOFP Faculty Presentations
Faculty/Staff
Presentations at
AACOM Meeting
American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine Annual Meeting
March 28-31 - Washington, D.C.
Stacey Pinnock, M.S.W.
“Developing a Learner-Centered
Interprofessional Faculty
Development Program”
Robin Cooper, Ph.D., and
Stacey Pinnock, M.S.W.
“Building Healthy Organizational
Behavior Change: An Appreciative
Inquiry Approach to Implementing
Interprofessional Education”
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D.
“The Patient’s Role on the Inter-
professional Team”
Kristi Messer, M.P.H., M.S.W.,
and Elliot Sklar, Ph.D.
“Advancing Primary Care Training
in Health Care for the Homeless”
Janet Hamstra, Ed.D., and
OMS-III Emily Young, M.A.T.
“Training Health Professions Stu-
dents to Teach Healthy Behaviors”
Elliot Sklar, Ph.D.
“Losing Wait: Timely Consider-
ations in the Prevention and Treat-
ment of Obesity in Primary Care”
Kristi Messer, M.S.W., M.P.H.,
Charles Blackledge, M.P.H.,
Karthik Sivaraman, and Robin
Cooper, Ph.D.
“Preparedness Starts at Home: A
Campus and Community Initiative
for National Preparedness Month”
Sweta Tewary, Ph.D., and
Charles Blackledge, M.P.H.
“Diabetes Foot Education Program
for Health Care Professionals in
Geriatric Care: An Interprofessional
Evidence-Based Approach”