Faculty Articles

Faculty Articles

 
A selection of scholarly articles from the faculty of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University.

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Submissions from 2010

La Caja de Pandora: Improving Access to Hospice Care Among Hispanic and African American Patients, Alina M. Perez and Kathy L. Cerminara

Aging, Driving and Public Health: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach, Alina M. Perez and Bruce J. Winick

A Comparison of Immune Functionality in Viral versus Non-Viral CFS Subtypes., N Porter, A Lerch, L A. Jason, M Sorenson, Mary A. Fletcher, and J Herrington

Developing a common language for using social marketing: an analysis of Public Health literature., G P. Quinn, J Ellery, K B. Thomas, and R Marshall

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Hope and Expectancy in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Michael D. Reiter

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Solution-Focused Marathon Sessions, Michael D. Reiter

Linear assembly of gold nanoparticle clusters via centrifugation., M Roca, Naushira Pandya, S Nath, and A J. Haes

Spontaneous network events driven by depolarizing GABA action in neonatal hippocampal slices are not attributable to deficient mitochondrial energy metabolism., E Ruusuvuori, I Kirilkin, Naushira Pandya, and K Kaila

Permanently Blocked Stem Cells Derived from Breast Cancer Cell Lines, Gangadharan B. Sajithlal, Kristi Rothermund, Fang Zhang, David J. Dabbs, Jean J. Latimer, Stephen G. Grant, and Edward V. Prochownik

Effect of osteopathy in the Cranial Field on Visual Function--A pilot study, M. E. Sandhouse, D. Schectman, R. Sorkin, J. L. Drowos, A. J. Caban-Martinez, M. M. Patterson, J. Shallo-Hoffmann, Patrick C. Hardigan, and A. Snyder

Cardiovascular interactions between losartan and fructose in mice., D Senador, M Key, K B. Brosnihan, M C. Irigoyen, K M. Elased, and Mariana Morris

Evaluation of conventional and alternative monitoring methods for a recreational marine beach with nonpoint source of fecal contamination., T Shibata, H M. Solo-Gabriele, C D. Sinigalliano, M L. Gidley, L R. Plano, Jay M. Fleisher, J D. Wang, S M. Elmir, G He, M E. Wright, Jay M. Fleisher, C Ortega, D Wanless, A C. Garza, J Kish, T Scott, J Hollenbeck, Mary A. Fletcher, and L E. Fleming

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Continuity of Care Document (CCD) Enables Delivery of Medication Histories to the Primary Care Clinician., Linas Simonaitis, Anne Belsito, Gary D. Cravens, Changyu Shen, and J Marc Overhage

Traditional and molecular analyses for fecal indicator bacteria in non-point source subtropical recreational marine waters., C D. Sinigalliano, Jay M. Fleisher, M L. Gidley, H M. Solo-Gabriele, T Shibata, L R. Plano, S M. Elmir, D Wanless, J Bartkowiak, R Boiteau, K Withum, A M. Abdelzaher, G He, C Ortega, X Zhu, M E. Wright, J Kish, J Hollenbeck, T Scott, L C. Backer, and L E. Fleming

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Traditional and molecular analyses for fecal indicator bacteria in non-point source subtropical recreational marine waters., Christopher D Sinigalliano, Jay M Fleisher, Maribeth L Gidley, Helena M Solo-Gabriele, Tomoyuki Shibata, Lisa R W Plano, Samir M Elmir, David Wanless, Jakub Bartkowiak, Rene Boiteau, Kelly Withum, Amir M Abdelzaher, Guoqing He, Cristina Ortega, Xiaofang Zhu, Mary E Wright, Jonathan Kish, Julie Hollenbeck, Troy Scott, Lorraine C Backer, and Lora E Fleming

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How Master’s Students Document Stability and Change within and Across Progress Notes, Cynthia V. Somers, Joy D. Benjamin, and Ronald J. Chenail

Is social support from family associated with PSA testing? An exploratory analysis using the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 2005., K B. Thomas, Stanley L. Simpson, W L. Tarver, and C K. Gwede

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Neurocognition, health-related reading literacy, and numeracy in medication management for HIV infection., Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Deborah Lynne Jones, Felicia Gould, Mahendra Kumar, and Raymond L. Ownby

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Education effects on the International HIV Dementia Scale., Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Ritu Nehra, Sunil Sharma, Ashima Malik, Deborah Jones, Adarsh M. Kumar, Raymond L. Ownby, Ajay Wanchu, Steve Weiss, Sudesh Prabhakar, and Mahendra Kumar

Negotiating Dominant Masculinity Ideology: Strategies Used by Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Male Adolescents, Bianca D.M. Wilson, Gary W. Harper, Marco A. Hidalgo, Omar B. Jamil, Rodrigo Sebastian Torres, and Maria I. Fernandez

Submissions from 2009

Should my new curing light be an LED, S. A. Antonson, D. E. Antonson, and Patrick C. Hardigan

Transgenic inhibition of astroglial NF-kappa B improves functional outcome in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by suppressing chronic central nervous system inflammation., R Brambilla, T Persaud, X Hu, S Karmally, V I. Shestopalov, G Dvoriantchikova, D Ivanov, Lubov Nathanson, S R. Barnum, and J R. Bethea

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Communicating Your Qualitative Research Better, Ronald J. Chenail

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Learning Marriage and Family Therapy in the Time of Competencies, Ronald J. Chenail

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Editor’s Annual Report, Ronald J. Chenail and Kimberly Cronin

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A Recursive Frame Qualitative Analysis of MFT Progress Note Tipping Points, Ronald J. Chenail, Cynthia V. Somers, and Joy D. Benjamin

Enhanced Medication History Project (EMHP): Medication Categories in Pharmacy Dispensing Histories Delivered to Ambulatory Clinics, Gary Dean Cravens, L. Simonaitis, and J. M. Overhage

Trends in disparities in receipt of adjuvant therapy for elderly stage III colon cancer patients: the role of the medical oncologist evaluation., A J. Davidoff, T Rapp, E Onukwugha, I H. Zuckerman, N Hanna, Naushira Pandya, and C D. Mullins

Diabetes and cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction: application of animal models., K De Angelis, M C. Irigoyen, and Mariana Morris

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Knowledge Sharing Using Codification and Collaboration Technologies to Improve Health Care: Lessons from the Public Sector, B. E. Dixon, J. J. McGowan, and Gary Dean Cravens

Depressive symptoms and cervical neoplasia in HIV+ low-income minority women with human papillomavirus infection., S M. Dodd, D B. Pereira, I Marion, M H. Antoni, R Rose, T Simon, Mary A. Fletcher, J Lucci, K Maher, M J. O'Sullivan, J Efantis-Potter, and M H. Antoni

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Values in Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Maureen Duffy and Ronald J. Chenail

A Quick Drinking Screen for Identifying Women at Risk for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy, M. Dum, L. C. Sobelll, M. B. Sobell, N. Heinecke, A. Valuse, and K. E. Johnson

Influence of Technology on Medical Edcation, Marti Echols, Heidi Lane, Heather C. McCarthy, Carmen Hernandez, Evelyn Walker, Elizabeth O. Oviawe, and Marysel Sierra

Sabana Perdida Medical Mission Trip, Rogerio Faillace

Swine Flu, Rogerio F. Faillace

Men's serostatus disclosure to parents: associations among social support, ethnicity, and disease status in men living with HIV., E M. Fekete, M H. Antoni, C R. Lopez, R E. Durán, F J. Penedo, F C. Bandiera, Mary A. Fletcher, Nancy G. Klimas, Mahendra Kumar, and N Schneiderman

DRUG USE AND HISPANIC MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION DEVELOPMENT, Maria I. Fernandez, Robin J. Jacobs, Jacobs C. Warren, Jesús Sánchez, and G Stephen Bowen

Taking a Quality Assurance Program From Paper to Electronic Health Records: One Dental School’s Experience, Phyllis Filker, Erin Joy Muckey, Steven M. Kelner, and Jodi Kodish-Stav

More severe pneumococcal pneumonia in hospitalized Uruguayan children., Mary A. Fletcher

Plasma cytokines in women with chronic fatigue syndrome., Mary A. Fletcher, Xiao R. Zeng, Z Barnes, S Levis, and Nancy G. Klimas

Melatonin and Breast Cancer: A Review of Clinical Studies, Cellular Mechanisms and Future Perspectives, Stephen G. Grant, Melanie A. Melan, Jean J. Latimer, and Paula A. Witt-Enderby

Wrote Foreword in: Practical Tips in Finding the Evidence, An Allied Health Primer, Karen Grimmer-Somers, Saravana Kumar, Anthea Worley, Guy Martin Nehrenz, and Alexandra Young

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Growing the New American Economy: Public-private partnerships for the development of Transit Greenways, Tom Gustafson, Mike Langston, Al Hadeed, Steve Sauls, Jorge Dominicis, Irv Minney, Fausto Gomez, Ramon Trias, Doug Coolman, Bob Tuthill, Mike Srkal, Katherine Beck, George Brenyo, Irving Rosenbaum, Jack Pinkowski, Richard Dodge, Bill Sulzbacher, Chris Brown, Jeff Weil, Don Mizell, Jack Gillig, Slade O'brien, Mickie Leonard, George LeMieux, Mike Haygood, and Richard Freiberg

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Case report: subarachnoid hemorrhage in woman with migraines., George Guthrie and Kenya Rivas

An Application of Latent Class Analysis in the Measurement of Falling Among a Community Elderly Population, Patrick C. Hardigan

Continuing medical education and the physician: Familiarity with the most common misdiagnoses, Marlow B. Hernandez, Chad L. McDonald, Yana Gofman, Robinson Trevil, Natasha Bray, Robert Hasty, Nitin A. Wadwa, Jorge Cabrera, and Patrick C. Hardigan

Chronic fatigue syndrome: illness severity, sedentary lifestyle, blood volume and evidence of diminished cardiac function, B. E. Hurwitz, V. T. Coryell, M. Parker, P. Martin, A. LaPerriere, Nancy G. Klimas, G. N. Sfakianakis, and M. S. Bilsker

Theory-based policy development for HIV prevention in racial/ethnic minority midlife and older women, Robin J. Jacobs and M N. Kane

Self-silencing and age as risk factors for sexually acquired HIV in midlife and older women, Robin J. Jacobs and B Thomlison

Sexual and Ethnic Identity Development Among Gay-Bisexual-Questioning (GBQ) Male Ethnic Minority Adolescents, Omar B. Jamil, Gary W. Harper, and Maria I. Fernandez

Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and cleavage studies of chiral Ru(II) salen complexes., N U. Khan, Naushira Pandya, R I. Kureshy, S H. Abdi, S Agrawal, H C. Bajaj, J Pandya, and A Gupte

Thermal Safety of Er:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG Lasers in Hard Tissue Removal, E. Kilinc, D. M. Roshkind, S. A. Antonson, D. E. Antonson, Patrick C. Hardigan, S. C. Siegel, and J. W. Thomas

Collaborators Interruption of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased plasma cystatin, Nancy G. Klimas, A. Mocroff, C. Wyatt, L. Szczech, J. Neuhaus, W. El-Sadr, R. Tracy, L. Kuller, M. Shlipak, B. Angus, H. Klinker, M. Ross, and INSIGHT Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (SMART) Study Group

Activation and coagulation biomarkers are independent predictors of the development of opportunistic disease in patients with HIV infection, Nancy G. Klimas, A. J. Rodger, Z. Fox, J. D. Lundgren, L. H. Kuller, C. Boesecke, D. Gey, A. Skoutelis, M. B. Goetz, A. N. Phillips, and INSIGHT Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (SMART) Study Group

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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the central nervous system leads to decreased dopamine in different regions of postmortem human brains., Adarsh M. Kumar, J B. Fernandez, Elyse J. Singer, Deborah Commins, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Raymond L. Ownby, and Mahendra Kumar

Correlates of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among At Risk Adolescents and Young Adults, Celia M. Lescano, Christopher D. Houck, Larry K. Brown, Glenn Doherty, Ralph J. DiClemente, Maria I. Fernandez, Davie Pugatch, William E. Schlenger, and Barbara Silver

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The Utility of a Brief Memory Screen in the Diagnosis of Mild Memory Impairment in the Elderly: A Preliminary Study, David A. Loewenstein, Amarilis Acevedo, Joscelyn Agron, Raymond L. Ownby, Warren Barker, Sylvia Strauman, and Ranjan Duara

Evaluation of nursing-specific drug information PDA databases used as clinical decision support., Jennie Q. Lou

Occupational Therapy in the Age of the Human Genome: Occpational Therapists' Role in Genetics Research and its Impact on Clinical Practice., Jennie Q. Lou

Use of BCG Vaccine in the United States., Jennie Q. Lou

Working with Cognitive Difficulties - Publication with the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Jennie Q. Lou

Distress, sleep difficulty, and fatigue in women co-infected with HIV and HPV., I Marion, M H. Antoni, D Pereira, W Wohlgemuth, Mary A. Fletcher, T Simon, and M J. O'Sullivan

Interruption of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased plasma cystatin C., A Mocroft, C Wyatt, L Szczech, J Neuhaus, W El-Sadr, R Tracy, L Kuller, M Shlipak, B Angus, H Klinker, M Ross, and Nancy G. Klimas

Behavioral cross-sensitization between morphine-induced locomotion and sodium depletion-induced salt appetite., E S. Na, Mariana Morris, and A K. Johnson

Activities for behavioral problems in patients with dementia., Raymond L. Ownby

A multinational trial of counseling for Alzheimer's disease caregivers., Raymond L. Ownby

Aripiprazole for psychosis and agitation in Alzheimer's dementia., Raymond L. Ownby

Effects of stopping antipsychotics in nursing home patients with dementia., Raymond L. Ownby

Zolpidem extended release for insomnia in older adults., Raymond L. Ownby

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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in HIV-1 seropositive injecting drug users., Raymond L. Ownby, Adarsh M. Kumar, J Benny Fernandez, Irina Moleon-Borodowsky, Louis Gonzalez, Seth Eisdorfer, and Mahendra Kumar

The Obesity Epidemic: Are Minority Individuals Equally Affected?, Calzadz Pablo and Paula L. Anderson-Worts

Child abuse and orthopaedic injury patterns: analysis at a level I pediatric trauma center., Naushira Pandya, K Baldwin, H Wolfgruber, C W. Christian, D S. Drummond, and H S. Hosalkar

Correction of Blount's disease by a multi-axial external fixation system., Naushira Pandya, S E. Clarke, J J. McCarthy, B D. Horn, and H S. Hosalkar

Torticollis with tonsillitis. Is imaging necessary?, Naushira Pandya, R Jayalakshmi, E Daykin, and G Worley

Evaluation of educational materials from a social marketing campaign to promote folic acid use among Hispanic women: insight from Cuban and Puerto Rican ethnic subgroups., G P. Quinn, K B. Thomas, K Hauser, N Y. Rodríguez, and N Rodriguez-Snapp

What Can The Therapeutic Interviewer Learn From The Qualitative Interviewer?, Michael D. Reiter

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Exploration of Intimacy in Intercultural and Intracultural Romantic Relationships in College Students, Michael D. Reiter, Katherine Richmond, Amber Stirlen, and Natalia Kompel

Emergent Hospital Procedures for Residents, Mark Sandhouse

Statistical modeling of turnover intention among practicing pharmacists in Florida: A probit analysis, N. Sangasubana and Patrick C. Hardigan

Cardiovascular and autonomic phenotype of db/db diabetic mice., D Senador, K Kanakamedala, M C. Irigoyen, Mariana Morris, and K M. Elased

ROS-Mediated Oxidative Stress Influence Anti-Apoptotic Genes and Cyt c Release in Hyperglycemic Mouse Kidneys to Initiate Late Nephropathic Complications, Krina Shah, Mayur S. Parmar, and Sidhartha D. Ray

Comparative study of interspecific genetic divergence and phylogenic analysis of genus Jatropha by RAPD and AFLP: genetic divergence and phylogenic analysis of genus Jatropha., D V. Sudheer Pamidiamarri, Naushira Pandya, M P. Reddy, and T Radhakrishnan

Use of Comparison Films for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis among Florida Radiologists, N Wadhwa, M Hernandez, D Steinkohl, A Bhasin, C Bailey, and A Perez

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Use of Comparison Films for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Among Florida Radiologists, N Wadhwa, M Hernandez, D Steinkohl, A Bhasin, C Bailey, and Alina M. Perez

Use of Comparison Films for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Among Florida Radiologists, Nitin Wadhwa, Marlow Hernandez, Debra Steinkohl, Anjali Bhasin, Alina M. Perez, and Chris Bailey

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Baby Steps: A Design Proposal for More Believable Motion in an Infant-Sized Android, Silpa Wairatpanij, Himalaya Patel, Gary D. Cravens, and Karl F. MacDorman

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Gender differences in medication management capacity in HIV infection: the role of health literacy and numeracy., Drenna Waldrop-Valverde, Deborah L. Jones, Dushyantha Jayaweera, Peggy Gonzalez, Javier Romero, and Raymond L. Ownby

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Sexuality in Later Life: Opportunity for Reflections for Healthcare Providers, Yulia Watters and Tommie V. Boyd

Military Readiness: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Marksmanship and Visual Acuity, K. H. Wells, H. Wagner, L. N. Reich, and Patrick C. Hardigan

Impaired immune function in Gulf War Illness., T Whistler, Mary A. Fletcher, W Lonergan, Xiao R. Zeng, J M. Lin, A Laperriere, S D. Vernon, and Nancy G. Klimas

Submissions from 2008

HIV risk behaviors of Latin American and Caribbean men who have sex with men in Miami, Florida, USA, Mete Akin, Maria I. Fernandez, George Stephen Bowen, and Jacob C. Warren

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Return to Sender: Letter Writing to Bring Hope to Both Client and Team, Shatavia Alexander, Lee Shilts, Michele Liscio, and Anne H. Rambo

Stress management effects on perceived stress and cervical neoplasia in low-income HIV-infected women., M H. Antoni, D B. Pereira, I Marion, N Ennis, M P. Andrasik, R Rose, J McCalla, T Simon, Mary A. Fletcher, J Lucci, J Efantis-Potter, and M J. O'Sullivan

Learning the Many Meanings of Family: Contemporary Perspectives for Elders, J. Browne and James Hibel

Condom Use Among High-Risk Adolescents: Anticipation of Partner Disapproval and Less Pleasure Associated with Not Using Condoms, Larry K. Brown, Ralph DiClemente, Richard Crosby, Maria I. Fernandez, David Pugatch, Sylvia Cohn, Celia Lescano, Scott Royal, Jacqueline R. Murphy, Barbara Silver, William E. Schlenger, and For the Project Shield Study Group

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Women and non-cardiac chest pain: gender differences in symptom presentation., Cheryl N. Carmin, Raymond L. Ownby, Pamela S. Wiegartz, and George T. Kondos

Gender Differences in the Labor Supply Function of U.S. Pharmacists, Manuel J. Carvajal and Patrick C. Hardigan

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Editor’s Annual Report, Ronald J. Chenail and Kimberly Cronin

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A health information technology glossary for novices., Gary Dean Cravens, Brian E Dixon, Atif Zafar, and Julie J McGowan