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13-2-2016 9:55 AM
End Date
13-2-2016 10:15 AM
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Dr. Rokusek currently serves as Assistant Dean for Research and Innovation, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to joining Nova, Dr. Rokusek served as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of South Dakota, School of Medicine. She served as Professor and Dean of Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota and Dean of Health Professions at Governors State University in Illinois and at Florida Gulf University in Ft. Myers, Fl serving as the first dean to bring all of the 5 health professions program in the newly established university to full professional accreditation by the respective accrediting organizations. Dr. Rokusek has secured over 80 million dollars in external funding during her career. She has authored over 65 publications, book chapters, and manuscripts in the area of nutrition, interprofessional education and practice, and disaster and emergency preparedness for vulnerable populations. Dr. Rokusek served as the national president of the American Association of Allied Health School Deans and President of the Nutrition Division for American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In 1995 Dr. Rokusek was recognized by the Chicago Sun Times as one of the “Ten Most Influential Women in Illinois.” Dr. Rokusek is the founder and architect of the newly established M.S. in Nutrition degree at NSU. She is fluent in both the Czech and Slovak languages and currently serves as Honorary Consul for the Slovak Republic in Florida and is a member of the Miami Consular Corps.
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Dr. Rokusek currently serves as Assistant Dean for Research and Innovation, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to joining Nova, Dr. Rokusek served as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of South Dakota, School of Medicine. She served as Professor and Dean of Education at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota and Dean of Health Professions at Governors State University in Illinois and at Florida Gulf University in Ft. Myers, Fl serving as the first dean to bring all of the 5 health professions program in the newly established university to full professional accreditation by the respective accrediting organizations. Dr. Rokusek has secured over 80 million dollars in external funding during her career. She has authored over 65 publications, book chapters, and manuscripts in the area of nutrition, interprofessional education and practice, and disaster and emergency preparedness for vulnerable populations. Dr. Rokusek served as the national president of the American Association of Allied Health School Deans and President of the Nutrition Division for American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In 1995 Dr. Rokusek was recognized by the Chicago Sun Times as one of the “Ten Most Influential Women in Illinois.” Dr. Rokusek is the founder and architect of the newly established M.S. in Nutrition degree at NSU. She is fluent in both the Czech and Slovak languages and currently serves as Honorary Consul for the Slovak Republic in Florida and is a member of the Miami Consular Corps.