NSU Horizons Spring 2017

31 NSU HORIZONS human-computer interaction (HCI), user experience (UX), and using technology to promote well-being. Downey has published in national and international journals and magazines, technical reports, and has made book contri- butions. She served as an associate editor at the Journal of Usability Studies . She is active in the HCI/UX community in conference leadership, review roles, and supporting women in technology initiatives. Downey received a Master of Science in Computer Science in 1997 from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in Information and Computer Science in 1993 from Hood College. COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES William J. Hanney , D.P.T., Ph.D. (’12), is an assistant pro- fessor in the Department of Health Professions at the Uni- versity of Central Florida (UCF). A licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer, Hanney had extensive experience working at hospitals and rehabilitation centers in Florida and Illinois before joining the UCF faculty in 2012. In 2016, he was the recipient of the university’s Excellence in Research Award and the Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. At NSU, Hanney earned his Ph.D. in Physical Therapy. His dissertation was titled “Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients with Neck Pain Likely to Benefit from Education and Exercise.” He received a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Master of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science/Athletic Training from the University of West Florida. COLLEGE OF NURSING Rose Allen , D.N.P. (’15), is the bioethics and palliative care director at Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF), where she oversees ethics consultation services, ethics education, integration of ethics policies, and organ donation compliance and training. Before taking on that role in 2008, Allen was the bioethics and patient rights coordinator at BHSF for five years. With more than 30 years of nursing experience, Allen also had more than 18 years in critical care nursing before she advanced to clinician/care coordinator at Baptist Hospital in Miami. At BHSF, Allen has developed a system-wide bioethics program and provides leadership in health care ethics and patient rights through policy development and implementation, ethics consultation services, and ethics education. Allen received a Master of Science in Management degree, with a specialization in health care management, in 2002 from St. Thomas University in Miami. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida International University in 1992. COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY Stuart I. Kaplan , B.S. (’99), O.D. (’01), practices optometry at Tyson Eye at Cape Coral Eye Center in Cape Coral, Florida. He is the director of the center’s dry eye treatment program and involved in multiple clinical trials relating to glaucoma management, intraocular lenses, and dry eye therapy. Kaplan serves as the governor-appointed chairman of the Florida Board of Optometry, and is the immediate past presi- dent of the Southwest Florida Optometric Association. He is active in professional, veterans, and youth athletics groups. A Gulf War veteran, Kaplan served four years in the U.S. Army and an additional four years in the Florida Army National Guard. He is the finance officer and past commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 9-1 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Kaplan’s first degree from NSU was a Bachelor of Science in Vision Science. Continued on page 32 Front row, from left, Sheela VanHoose, Rose Allen, Gayle Carson, Summer L. Robertson, and Laura L. Downey. Back row, from left, Armando Bardisa, Stuart L. Kaplan, Avi Jay Stein, William J. Hanney, Brad Donohue, and Alan Koenigsberg. Not pictured: Theodore Kerry Chamberlain.