The faculty and personnel at Florida State University are fundamental to its objectives and pivotal to its numerous achievements.
Each month, distinctions and accolades are granted to specific faculty and staff members throughout the campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are released monthly to celebrate achievements and create a forum for honors, awards, publications, presentations, grants, service, and other remarkable accomplishments to be showcased.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Colleen Harmeling, Ph.D. (College of Business) has been recognized as an MSI Scholar by the Marketing Science Institute, a division of the Advertising Research Foundation that connects its academic community with member corporations to tackle genuine marketing challenges.
Judith Pascoe, Ph.D. (Department of English) has achieved the 2025 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Keats-Shelley Association of America, which is one of the premier scholarly organizations dedicated to British Romanticism studies.
Henna Budhwani, Ph.D. (College of Nursing) has been appointed a Fellow of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine.
The Learning Systems Institute was presented with the Multilingual Education Leadership Award by the University of Maiduguri Language Centre in partnership with UNICEF. Ana H. Marty, Ph.D. spearheaded the initiative that earned the accolade, with assistance from LSI’s Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski, Ed.D., Adrienne Barnes-Story, Ph.D., and Marion Fesmire, Ed.D.
Damon Andrew, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) has been honored with the 2025 Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award, the highest distinction awarded by the North American Society for Sport Management.
Eugenia Flores Millender, Ph.D., RN, MS, PMHNP-BC, FAAN (College of Nursing) has been selected as one of TIME’s 2025 The Closers—an esteemed compilation recognizing 25 leaders for their commitment to outreach and impactful endeavors.
Katelyn Bittinger (University Housing) was the recipient of the Evelyn A. Wallington Advisor of the Year Award from the South Atlantic Affiliate of College & University Residence Halls, acknowledging her exceptional service.
Kathleen Powers Conti, Ph.D. (Department of History) received the Ambassador’s Award from the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF). This award facilitates funding for a student group and faculty sponsor to participate in VAF’s annual conference to enhance the work related to vernacular architecture and elevate VAF’s presence on campuses.
Bridgid Shannon (Center for Leadership and Service) was inducted into the 2025 Cohort of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Practitioner-Scholar Community. Additionally, she became involved with the Bonner Foundation’s Teaching Social Action Initiative, which aims to empower students’ experiential leadership for institutional policy transformation for the public good.
Joi Phillips, Ph.D., Erin Sylvester Philpot, Ed.D., Bridgid Shannon, Gen Ramirez, and Rebecca Sardina (Center for Leadership and Service) achieved the FSU Service Scholars Program Bronze level accolade for the National NASPA Excellence Award for Service Learning Program of Distinction.
Ian Ploufe (School of Dance) serves as co-director of the film “Trash Panda,” which has garnered multiple accolades at various film festivals, including Best Documentary Film at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival and Best Southeastern Film at the Lookout Wild Film Festival.
Zhe He, Ph.D. (School of Information) secured third place for his paper, “Assessing the Seasonality of Lab Tests Among Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in OneFlorida Data Trust,” in the American Medical Informatics Association’s (AMIA) Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Innovation Award category at the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium.
Renisha Gibbs, MS (Office of Human Resources) alongside FSU alumni John Dailey, MPA, MA, Vincent Long, MPA, and Kathy Mears MP was honored at Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy Distinguished Alumni Gala. The annual awards celebrate distinguished alumni for their accomplishments, contributions to society, and support of the college and university.
Lara Perez-Felkner, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) co-authored the book “Latin* Students in Engineering: An Intentional Focus on a Growing Population,” which received a 2025 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. Book of the Year Award in the edited volume category.
Joseph Watso, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) was presented the 2025 Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section Early-career Research Award from the American Physiological Society.
Kristy Anderson, Ph.D. and Melissa Radey, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) had their publication “The Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Autistic Children and Their Families,” featured in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, cited as a noteworthy research contribution in the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s Summary of Advances.
Paul Renfro, Ph.D. (Department of History) received an honorable mention from the Florida Book Awards for his publication “The Life and Death of Ryan White: AIDS and Inequality in America,” in the general nonfiction category.
GRANTS
Cynthia Wilson, Ph.D. and April Yun, Ph.D. (The Florida Center for Prevention Research) were awarded a $6 million, 5-year agreement from the Florida Department of Children and Families for their project “The Florida Linked Opioid Response and Epidemiological Network for Comprehensive Evaluation (FLORENCE).”
Karina Donald, Ph.D. (Department of Art Education) in collaboration with the Tampa non-profit Dr. Traci’s House, is receiving an NEA Research Grant in the Arts amounting to $20,000. This funding will support a quasi-experimental research study analyzing the effects of online and in-person group art therapy sessions on the physical and mental health outcomes for adults facing hypertension.
Carolina Sofia Velasquez, Ph.D. (College of Social Sciences and Public Policy) has been granted an Early Career Faculty Innovator award from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
BYLINES
Tenley Bick, Ph.D. (Department of Art History) released her book “Michelangelo Pistoletto: Figuration and Cultural Politics” published by Yale University Press.
Lynn Jones, Ph.D. (Department of Art History) published “Deconstructing an Iconography: Depictions of Constantine and Helena in Middle Byzantine Cappadocia” in the inaugural issue of “Valonia,” published by Koç and Penn Universities.
Yelena McLane, Ph.D. (Department of Interior Architecture and Design) co-authored the 4th edition of “Foundations of Interior Design.”
Jae Hwa Lee, Ph.D. (Department of Interior Architecture and Design) co-authored “Nurturing an Empathic Mindset in Human-Computer Interaction Education: An Integrative Review of
Strategies for Enhancing Empathy featured in the Journal of Further and Higher Education.
Lindsey Eckert, Ph.D. (Department of English) released her piece “Bookbinding and the Aesthetic of the Romantic-era Novel” in the journal Studies in the Novel. Her article posits that novels were promoted as pre-bound items far earlier than society typically assumes.
Olga Lenczewska, Ph.D. (Department of Philosophy) launched her book “Kant on the History and Evolution of Practical Reason” as part of the series “Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant” published by Cambridge University Press. The volume addresses philosopher Immanuel Kant and his insights regarding rational and human reasoning.
Henna Budhwani, Ph.D., MPH (College of Nursing) collaborated on “The Link Between HIV Criminalization Laws and Gaps in Transplant Education Among Individuals with HIV,” published in the peer-reviewed medical journal AIDS and Behavior.
Lucinda J. Graven, Ph.D., APRN, FAHA, FAAN (College of Nursing) co-authored “Assessing Informal Care Partners in Heart Failure through Individual and System Levels and Domains: A Meta-Synthesis” published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research.
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH (College of Nursing) contributed to “HIV Outcomes and Intervention Experiences of Enlaces Por La Salud: A Personal Health Navigation Model Informed by the Transnational Framework” published in the AIDS and Behavior medical journal.
Kathleen Wilson, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP, DipACLM (College of Nursing) authored “The Role of Nurses in Lifestyle Medicine – A Clinical Perspective” published in the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation initiative.
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH and Crissi Rainer, MS (College of Nursing) co-authored “Investigating the Engagement-Mediated Relationship between Intrapersonal Factors and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Secondary Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial” published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Sladjana Lukic, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders) released “Semantic Strength and Neural Correlates in Developmental Dyslexia” in Frontiers of Psychology and “Verbal Short-Term Memory in Developmental Dyslexia: The Role of the Temporoparietal Area” in the Brain and Language journal.
Carla Wood, Ph.D., Sana Tibi, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders), Chris Schatschneider, Ph.D. (Department of Psychology), Fengfeng Ke, Ph.D. (Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems) and graduate student Michelle Torres-Chavarro published “Computer-Delivered Morphology-Focused Vocabulary Instruction: A Preliminary Study” in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology.
Sonia Cabell, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences), Yaacov Petscher, Ph.D. (College of Social Work), Rhonda Raines, Ph.D. (Florida Center for Reading Research) and graduate student Ashley Edwards released “The Effect of a Content-Rich Literacy Curriculum on Vocabulary, Listening Comprehension, and Content Knowledge in Kindergarteners” in APA. This publication was honored with the APA Editor’s Choice Award.
Gashaye Tefera, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) co-authored “Barriers and Enablers of Healthcare Access Among Immigrants with Disabilities: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis” published in the journal Healthcare.
Lenore McWey, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences), Melissa Radey, Ph.D. (College of Social Work), Kristine Posada, MSW (Florida Institute for Child Welfare) and doctoral student Carson Outler co-authored “Informal Support Networks of Parents Engaged with the Child Welfare System: Needs and Mental Health Challenges” published in the journal, Child Maltreatment.
Melissa Radey, Ph.D. and Dina Wilke, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) collaborated on “Early Career Provider Stigma Trends Among Child Protective Services Workers” in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Gashaye Tefera, Ph.D., Amy L. Ai, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) and Sabrina Dickey, Ph.D., RN (College of Nursing) contributed to the article “Post-Traumatic Growth Following a Category-5 Hurricane: An Exploratory Study of Black Communities in Florida, United States” published in the journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life.
Kristy Anderson, Ph.D. and Melissa Radey, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) co-authored the article “Material Hardship and Support Sources for Autistic Adolescents and their Families” in the journal, Autism.
Angelina Sutin, Ph.D., Selin Karakose, Ph.D., Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D., and Martina Luchetti, Ph.D. (College of Medicine) contributed to “Loneliness and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Harmonized Studies from the United States, England, India, China, South Africa, Mexico, and Chile” published in Psychological Medicine.
Yaacov Petscher, Ph.D. and Michael Killian, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) co-authored the article “Clarity is Kindness in the Progress of Casual Inquiry” published in the journal, Research on Social Work Practice.
Tanya Renn, Ph.D. and Stephen Tripodi, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) co-authored the article “Development of the Resiliency in Stressful Events (RISE) Curriculum: A Trauma-Informed Reentry Approach for Men” published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
Shamra Boel-Studt, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) and Jonathan Huefner, Ph.D. (Institute for Quality Children’s Services) co-authored “The Validity of the Quality Standards Assessment for Children’s Residential Care” published in the journal, Residential Treatment for Children and Youth.
Gashaye Tefera, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) contributed to book chapters “Khat Use and its Effects on Quality of Life: A Theory Generating Qualitative Meta-Synthesis,” “A Scoping Review of Interventions Aimed at Enhancing the Quality of Life of Marginalized Women Who Use Substances During Pregnancy,” and “Enhancing Quality of Life Among Substance Users in Nigeria: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice” in the Handbook of Addiction, Recovery, and Quality of Life.
Mollie Romano, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders) collaborated on “Getting to the Essence: Assessing Relationships Between Adult Interaction Strategies and Infant Gestures” published in the journal, Infancy.
Victoria Bartel, Ph.D. (FSU Florence) published “Dressed to Impress: Arms, Armor, and Protective Apparel in Renaissance Men’s Middle and Lower-Class Attire” in an edited collection titled: Refashioning the Renaissance: Everyday Dress in Europe, 1500-1650 released by Manchester University Press.
Steven Pfeiffer, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) professor emeritus, released a new volume “Parenting from the Heart,” and an interview regarding this publication appeared in the Journal of Gifted Education and Creativity.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
Jacey Darrah (Division of Undergraduate Studies) presented “Amplifying
“Alumni Perspectives for Student Achievement” at the CASE District III Annual Meeting.
Wayne Hochwarter, Ph.D. (College of Business) delivered a colloquium presentation “Health Care Research: Insights Gained and Future Learning Needs” at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business.
Jacey Darrah (Division of Undergraduate Studies) delivered “Amplifying Alumni Perspectives for Student Achievement” at the CASE District III Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla.
Terry Londy, Ph.D. (Department of Interior Architecture & Design) presented “Enhancing Final Design Illustrations: Utilizing Storytelling, Depth, and Materials for a More Profound Connection” at the 19th International Conference on Principles and Practices in Singapore.
Amber Ward, Ph.D. (Department of Art Education) spoke on “Craft as Creative Exploration: Relational Interactions with Folk School Teaching Methods” at the 4th Virtual Conference of the Possibility Studies Network.
Adam Jolles, Ph.D. (Department of Art History) presented “Identity and Self-Representation in the East Harlem Community Resource Center’s Photography Workshop” at the College Art Association Annual Meeting in New York.
Kristin Dowell, Ph.D. (Department of Art History) shared a paper titled “Fite Fuaite (Interwoven): Relationality, Land, and Language within Irish Art” at the American Conference for Irish Studies in Savannah, Ga.
Laura McTighe, Ph.D. (Department of Religion) participated in the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Africana Studies spring colloquium, discussing contemporary abolitionism in Philadelphia, Pa.
Flavia Ramos-Mattousi, Ed.D. (Learning Systems Institute) had the honor of presenting two papers at the 2024 International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation in Seville, Spain.
Paul Marty, Ph.D. (School of Information), Vanessa Dennen, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences), Darren Brooks, Ph.D. (College of Business) and Robert Fuselier (Office of Digital Learning) discussed “How AI is Propelling Advancement in Academia” at the AI2 Summit: Artificial Intelligence and Academic Innovation conference at the University of Florida.
Alice Maxwell, M.A. (Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications) participated in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) ToGather online workshop for “Meet the Best of CASE District 3 Grand Gold Winners,” sharing FSU’s student success initiative “Hello FSU!”
Danielle Porter (Division of Undergraduate Studies) and Stephanie Tillman (University Housing) discussed “Innovating First-Year Experience Courses Through Connection and Collaborative Partnerships” at the 44th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience in New Orleans, LA.
Bay Bennett (Campus Recreation) delivered a presentation to the Florida Leadership Outdoor Recreation Association on various rock climbing and anchor-building methods, addressing suitable materials and different terrains.
Justin Hultman, Ed.D. (Career Center) conducted a workshop on the intricacies of undergraduate career decision-making at the 2024 International Association for Educational and Vocational conference held in Finland.
Tingting Liu, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (College of Nursing) presented “The Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial” at the 2025 International BrainHealth Symposium, hosted by the AdventHealth Research Institute. This research was co-authored by Jie Chen, Ph.D., RN and Jing Wang, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN (College of Nursing) and published in the Journal of Geriatric Nursing.
Mark Zeigler, M.S. (College of Business) led the webinar “Communicating with Influence: Effective Strategies for Communication in Public Governance” for the Florida Association of City Clerks. Additionally, Zeigler served as emcee for the SEMINOLE 100 event for the 5th consecutive year, sponsored by the FSU Alumni Association and the Jim Moran Institute.
Changhyun (Lyon) Nam, Ph.D. (Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship) showcased four projects at the Annual USASBE conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The projects included “Sustainability-Focused Art and Product Development for Entrepreneurial Learning and Intentions in Higher Education: A Proposed Conceptual Framework,” “AI Image-Generation in Higher Education: Improving Creativity and Learning with Gemini and Copilot,” “Enhancing M-Commerce for Young Consumer Engagement with Second-Hand Luxury Goods Websites: Qualitative Approach” and “Connecting Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: From a Kombucha-Based Material to a Greener World in Higher Education.”
Jessica Pryce, Ph.D. (Florida Institute for Child Welfare) presented “Transforming Child Welfare Culture to Inspire, Strengthen, and Empower Families” as part of the 2025 Arthur L. Beely Lecture presented by the University of Utah College of Social Work.
Catherine Johnson, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders) was a highlighted speaker at the 26th annual Southeastern Regional Sertoma Conference, emphasizing the relationship between hearing, brain health, and quality of life as we age.
Zilong Xie, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders) shared insights at the ARO 48th Annual Midwinter Meeting in Orlando, Fla., covering topics such as “Neural Tracking of Hierarchical Linguistic Structures in Second Language Acquisition,” “The Impact of Binaural Unmasking on Subcortical and Cortical Responses to Continuous Speech” and “Subcortical Responses to Continuous Speech under Crossmodal Divided Attention.”
Lauri Lee, Ed.D. and Kevin Smith, Ed.D. (Florida Center for Reading Research) presented “Shining Bright with Evidence-Based Literacy Strategies in Content Area Instruction” at the 60th Annual Florida Literacy Association Conference.
Kerwyn Flowers, D.O., and Nicole Bentze, D.O. (College of Medicine) discussed “Mitigating Bias in Assessment and Evaluation: Criterion-Referenced Assessment in Competency-Based Medical Education” at the 2025 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education in San Antonio, Texas.
Nicole Bentze, D.O., FAAFP, FAMWA, Rodica Vasilescu, Ph.D. (College of Medicine) and Katie Nickel, Ed.D. (John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) shared insights on “Visual Arts & Medicine: Implementing a Museum/School/Hospital Model to Cultivate Professional Identity Among Medical Students” at the 2025 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education in San Antonio, Texas.
Joanne Saxour, M.D. (College of Medicine) presented “Innovations in Advancing Family Medicine Across Diverse Academic Environments” and “Preparing for Success – How Four Distinct Schools Trained Their Next Clerkship Director” at the 2025 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Medical Student Education in San Antonio, Texas.
Sylvie Naar, Ph.D. (College of Medicine) delivered “Customized Motivational Interviewing: Outcomes of a Type 3 Effectiveness Implementation Trial” at the HIV Implementation Science Symposium in Jacksonville.
Christina Carroll, Ed.D. (International Programs), Ignacio Messana, Ph.D. (FSU Valencia), Megan Griffin, M. Litt (FSU London), and Giacomo Sproccati, MA (FSU Florence) shared their findings “From Instagram to BeReal:
The Effects of Social Media on Studying Abroad” at The Forum on Education Abroad’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa Conference in Athens, Greece.
Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences), Brooke Solz, Ph.D., and Julie Baisden, Ph.D. (Florida Center for Reading Research) showcased “Instruments for Effective Reading Education” at the 60th Annual Florida Literacy Association Conference.
Veronica Fleury, Ph.D. (College of Education) along with doctoral candidate Peter Marti presented “Implementing Dialogic Reading to Foster Emergent Literacy in Young Children with Disabilities” at the 60th Annual Florida Literacy Association Conference.
Coretta Doss, Ph.D. and Rhonda Raines, Ph.D. (Florida Center for Reading Research) shared “Decoding Complex Texts: The Significance of Morphology in Content Area Reading for Upper Elementary and Older Students” at the 60th Annual Florida Literacy Association Conference.
Brooke Solz, Ph.D. and Julie Baisden, Ph.D. (Florida Center for Reading Research) introduced “Literacy Leader’s Walkthrough Tool for Schools” at the 60th Annual Florida Literacy Association Conference.
Andrea Barton-Hulsey, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders) along with graduate student Brianna Coltellino presented “Engage and Read with Me: Early Literacy Intervention for Young Children with Limited Speech” at the annual gathering of the Council for Exceptional Children and Division on Autism and other Developmental Disabilities.
Cameron C. Beatty, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) delivered the Keynote Address “The Importance of Belonging: Rethinking Equity and Leadership in Higher Education” for Luther College’s Black History Month events.
PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS
Kara Wilkes, MFA (School of Dance) unveiled a new contemporary ballet piece for Ballet Idaho’s Trainee Program at Boise State University’s Special Events Center as part of a choreographic residency.
Pavel Protsyuk, MFA (College of Fine Arts) displayed his collection of oil paintings “99 Bottles” at The Req Room in Tallahassee.
Rachel S. Hunter, MFA (School of Dance) launched a new choreographic piece at the Atlanta Fringe Festival and a new audio work in the Atlanta Audio Fringe.
Tim Glenn, MFA (School of Dance) created staging notation for the New York City-based José Limón Dance Company, aiding in a restaging of Limón’s 1954 piece “The Traitor.”
Katie Kehoe, MFA (Department of Art) showcased her work in the 2025 International Juried Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, N.J.
Ilana Goldman, MFA (School of Dance) and Malia Bruker, MFA (College of Communication and Information) collaborated on Goldman’s second 360-degree dance film “Lychgate.” The film features performances by former School of Dance chairperson, Anjali Austin, MFA (School of Dance) and fourteen students from the School of Dance.
SERVICE
Motoko Akiba, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) was appointed editor for the American Educational Research Journal and published her introductory letter in the February edition.
Stephanie Walker (Childcare and Early Learning Program) holds the position of Chairperson of the Communication and Engagement Committee for the National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers.
Yelena McLane, Ph.D. (Department of Interior Architecture & Design) was designated as a Project Lead for Design Resources for Homelessness, a non-profit organization disseminating information regarding applied research and optimal practices in designing facilities for individuals facing homelessness.
Kathleen Wilson, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP, DipACLM (College of Nursing) was invited to participate on the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Expert Consensus Statement Panel regarding major depressive disorder. Wilson serves as the APRN/Advanced Practice Provider representative on this primarily physician-led panel.
Wen Guo, Ph.D. (Department of Art Education) is a co-principal investigator on a research initiative in collaboration with White Research & Development incorporated, funded by the Wallace Foundation.
Patrick Merle, Ph.D. (School of Communication and Information) coordinated a discussion with local communication agencies including Moore Agency, Sachs Media, RBOA, SalterMitchell PR, ESPMedia and BowStern to explore current industry trends and workforce requirements to enhance student preparedness for careers in communication.
Selena Snowden, Ph.D. (School of Communication Science and Disorders) guided 12 current students and two alumni on the annual Guatemala Hears Trip, where they delivered hearing healthcare to 214 patients and fitted 174 hearing aids.
NOTABLE
Zhaohua Wu, Ph.D. (Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science) had his research article “Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition: A Noise-Assisted Data Analysis Method” cross the milestone of 10,000 citations on Google Scholar. Wu’s paper is now ranked among the top 1,000 most-cited Google Scholar papers across all disciplines since 1970.
Xin Henry Zhang, Ph.D. (Department of Statistics) was elected as President of the Florida chapter of the American Statistical Association (ASA) for a two-year period. The ASA represents the largest collective of statisticians globally.
Sindy Chapa, Ph.D. (College of Communication and Information) acted as moderator on the panel “Communications & Public Affairs Careers” at the FSU Careers in Public Service Conference.
Hye Jin Park, Ph.D., RN (College of Nursing) is partnering with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to enhance existing TMH telehealth services. This project aims to provide focused support and remote counseling for elderly individuals in Wakulla, Jefferson, and Gadsden counties who may be susceptible to substance use disorders.
Tim Glenn, MFA (School of Dance) joined the creative team of the Leon High School Color Guard as a consultant and designer, organizing the group’s spring show “A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman” and choreographing rifle, sabre, and flag routines.
Carrie Meyers and Jim Reynolds (Learning Systems Institute) directed a Career and Technical Education workshop at the Florida Center for Research in STEM in collaboration with the CPALMS team.
Rabieh Razzouk, MBA, Gena St. John (Learning Systems Institute), and graduate student Bhushan Dahal welcomed Farwa Aamer, the director of South Asia Initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Maher Nasser, director of the Outreach Division and Commissioner-General of the United Nations, to the LSI offices to discuss LSI’s influence on global education.
Robert Hanna, Carrie Meyers, and Jim Reynolds (Learning Systems Institute) conducted a 20-hour virtual instruction course “Utilizing AI Prompt Engineering for Engineering Design Pedagogy” as part of FSU’s InSPIRE initiative.
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