NSU Horizons Spring 2017

21 NSU HORIZONS provide free services to individuals with autism and their families.” The Miramar CARD office is “integral to the expan- sion of our services in Broward County,” Chin said, noting more than 4,000 clients live in Broward County. “This campus provides us with a truly community-based location. Every new teen or adult seeking services comes through our Miramar office, families come from all over the county,” she said. Each month, the NSU Miramar Campus holds an adults social group and a Job Club as well as training, workshops, and support groups for those with an autism spectrum disorder. CARD also provides training and consulting to professionals and organizations that serve people with autism. The NSU Miramar Campus is also headquarters to the Coalition for Research and Education Against Trafficking and Exploitation (CREATE). The group was founded in 2015 by two professors in NSU’s College of Health Care Sciences, Department of Health Science, Brianna Black Kent, Ph.D., assistant professor and department chair, and Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney, Ed.D., associate professor and assistant dean. CREATE raises awareness and provides health care professionals and the community at large with knowledge to better identify victims of human trafficking. CREATE has been able to expand its services available to human trafficking victims to include dental, vision, and psychol- ogy with the support of NSU’s College of Dental Medi- cine, College of Optometry, and College of Psychology. CREATE collaborates with many community partners, including the Broward County Human Trafficking Coalition and the Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Miramar campus has an advantage in its loca- tion. “It’s a fast-growing community here,’’ Gooden said. “We make every effort to get involved with students, potential students, and the community as much as pos- sible so we will become the ‘university of choice.’ ” n Above, Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney, left, and Brianna Black Kent at the headquarters of the Coalition for Research and Education Against Trafficking and Exploitation (CREATE). CREATE collects supplies, right, to help victims of human trafficking. At left, Nathalie Roman, case manager for University of Miami-NSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), talks with clients about the free services offered to families and teens with autism spectrum disorders. UM-NSU CARD at the NSU Miramar Campus is one of seven university-based centers in Florida.