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15 COM Outlook . Winter 2013
Research H i gh l i gh t s
On October 23, a number of full-time NSU-COM
faculty members were honored for their efforts to
obtain external financial support at the NSU Office of
Research and Technology Transfer’s External Funding
Recognition Reception, which was held at the Grande
Oaks Golf Club in Davie. Frank DePiano, Ph.D., NSU
provost and executive vice president for academic af-
fairs, and Gary Margules, Sc.D., NSU vice president
for research and technology transfer, hosted the event.
The External Funding Recognition Reception is
an annual event that provides acknowledgement for
the efforts of NSU faculty and staff members who
have received external grant funding in the previous
fiscal year, which exceeded $82 million.
Thanks to the efforts of the following individu-
als, ample amounts of external funding have been
received to sustain, enhance, or create various
programs and projects. Listed below are the 17
full-time faculty honorees and the organizations they
received funding from for their projects:
Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.P.H. and T.M.
(Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicole Cook)
Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc.
Transforming Our Community Health (TOUCH)
Broward House
Nicole Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H.
(Co-Principal Investigators: Drs. T. Lucas
Hollar and Cyril Blavo)
Transforming Our Community Health (TOUCH)
Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc.
Health Choice Network, Inc.
Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed
Health Resources and Services Administration
Marti Echols, Ph.D.
American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine
M. Isabel Fernandez, Ph.D., M.A.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
American Psychological Association
T. Lucas Hollar, Ph.D.
(Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicole Cook)
Transforming Our Community Health (TOUCH)
Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc.
Broward House, Inc.
Faculty Research Recognized at NSU
External Funding Reception
Nancy G. Klimas, M.D.
(Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Irma Rey)
Chronic Fatigue Initiative
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.
Leonard Levy, D.P.M., M.P.H.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Jennie Q. Lou, M.D., M.Sc.
South Florida Regional Extension Center
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Emory University
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Mental Health
Naushira Pandya, M.D., CMD
Health Resources and Services Administration
John C. Pellosie, Jr., D.O., M.P.H.
Florida Department of Health
Florida Public Health Institute
Alina Perez, J.D., M.P.H., LCSW
Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc.
Irma Rey, M.D.
(Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Nancy Klimas)
Chronic Fatigue Initiative
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.
Cecilia F. Rokusek, Ed.D., R.D.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Daniel Shaw, Ph.D., M.Ed.
International Alliance for Invitational Education
Steven Zucker, D.M.D., M.Ed.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Florida Department of Health
Dr. Nancy
Klimas
receiving her
award from
Dr. DePiano
Below: Dr. DePiano presents awards to Drs. Echols,
Hollar, Levy, Pandya, Rokusek, and Zucker.
AOA Presentations
During the 117th Annual Osteopathic Medi-
cal Conference and Exposition (OMED 2012)
held October 7-11 in San Diego, California,
several full-time facultymembers made oral
and poster presentations:
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Natasha N. Bray, D.O.
“Treating the Whole Patient with
Trauma Osteopathically” and
“Diabetes Mellitus Burden”
Robert Hasty, D.O.
E-Learning in the New Curriculum”
and “Diabetes Mellitus and
Public Health Policy”
Evelyn A. Schwalenberg, D.O., M.S.
The Key to Active and Passive Learning”
and “The Learner in Difficulty”
POSTER PRESENTATION
Janet Hamstra, Ed.D.
“Communicating About Osteopathic Medi-
cine: An Analysis of Osteopathic Residents’
Responses to the Question ‘What’s the Dif-
ference Between a D.O. and an M.D.?’”
AOF Honors
During the American Osteopathic Founda-
tion (AOF) Honors ceremony held October
6 in San Diego, California, a number of NSU-
COMalumni, facultymembers, and students
received recognition for their achievements:
Carisa R. Lippmann (OMS-III)
AOF HumanTouch Student Leadership Project
Howard Neer, D.O., FACOFP (faculty Member)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Venette Pierre, D.O. (2009 graduate)
Rossnick Humanitarian Grant
Scott M. Sandilands (OMS-IV)
Welch Scholars Grant
Jill A. Wallace-Ross, D.O. (faculty
member and 2007 graduate)
Ready Relief Box
Natalie Wessel (OMS-IV)
Rossnick Humanitarian Grant
AOF Board of Directors, Student Director