Brooks College of HealthDr. Li Loriz, professor of nursing, has been appointed to the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) as part of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Accreditation for the term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.
Dr. Dawn Turk, clinical assistant professor, with co-author Sarah Kopp, published “Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations: Provider Education to Enhance Vaccine Uptake” in .
Dr. Jen Ross, assistant professor in the department of nutrition and dietetics, has recently been elected as President-elect of the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Coggin College of Business
Dr. Nathan Kunz, associate professor of operations management, with co-authors Thomas Chesney (University of Nottingham), Alexander Trautrims (University of Nottingham) and Stefan Gold (University of Kassel), published the paper titled "Adoption and transferability of joint interventions to fight modern slavery in food supply chains” in the .
Dr. Nathan Kunz, associate professor of operations management, with co-authors Lysann Seifert (ETHZ Zürich), Ph.D. student, and Stefan Gold (University of Kassel), published the paper “Sustainable innovations for humanitarian operations in refugee camps” in the .
The research of Dr. Rachel Frieder, associate professor of management, and her co-authors including Dr. Matthew Leon, assistant professor of management, entitled “Does social distancing make the heart grow fonder? The impact of work spouse interaction frequency on organizational outcomes” was picked up by the Wall Street Journal on March 2.
Dr. Rachel Frieder, associate professor of management, was featured on the March 7 episode of the radio show “AirTalk with Larry Mantle” on NPR in California (LAist 89.3) talking about the “work spouse” phenomenon. .
The Coggin College of Business (CCB) has two students, Logan Larochelle and Anthony Cossio, who have advanced to the finals in the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC) Student Planning Challenge. This is a prestigious annual event where student teams from across the country compete to create a financial plan for a fictional client. This year, CCB students were up against over 100 other teams. CCB submitted two teams, and Larochelle and Cossio were selected to present and defend their plan in the finals of the event. .
College of Arts and Sciences
Art, Art History and Design
Trevor Dunn, professor of ceramics, exhibited ceramic sculptures and vessels at the 2022 Tampa Tour de Clay event December 10 and 11. Hidden Lake Gallery, Tampa, Florida.
Jason John, associate professor of painting and drawing, was featured on the podcast, December Group Show, Jones Gallery, based in Kansas City, Missouri. He was also featured on the podcast, Jason John Interview, The American Art Collective Podcast, and International Artist Publishing, based in Scottsdale AZ, December 2022. John was interviewed by Heather Ross on WROE-LP Roanoke Radio Free, in Roanoke, VA, January 2023.
Sheila Goloborotko, associate professor of art, is among 22 national and international artists included in the “Altered Environments” portfolio, exhibited in December 2022 at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, North Carolina. Altered Environments premiered in the Helen C. Frederick Gallery at Pyramid Atlantic Gallery, Hyattsville, MD, in October and at the Sustainable Stories Gallery Exhibition at the University of Houston Clear Lake, Texas, in November 2022.
Altered Environments became part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD. This work will be prominently exhibited at the 11th International Marine Bioinvasions Conference in Annapolis, MD, in 2023.
Art + Politics: Grounding Dialogue, banners created in Prof. Goloborotko’s Relief printmaking in the fall semester, opened at MOCA Jacksonville in December and remained on view until February 5th. In this Art + Politics course, students are encouraged to freely discuss, interpret, respectfully disagree, and learn to develop common ground through art. Printmaking students from FSCJ and º£½ÇÉçÇøwork collaboratively during the 2022 Blocktoberfest, printing large-scale woodblocks using a steamroller.
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr. Michael Cherbonneau, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, with co-author Bruce Jacobs, published “Carjacking: Scope, Structure, Process, and Prevention” in the .
English
Dr. Nicholas de Villiers, professor of English and film, was interviewed by Li-Ping Chen for the “” podcast, December 2022.
Math/Statistics
Dr. Jae-Ho Lee, assistant professor of mathematics, published the article “Circular Hessenberg pairs." .
Dr. Michelle DeDeo, professor of mathematics, published a conference paper titled “On the Energy of Transposition Graphs” as part of the .
Dr. Mohammad Rahman, professor of mathematics, gave a talk at Joint Mathematics Meetings American Mathematical Society’s special sessions on “”, Boston, MA, January 2023.
Physics
Dr. Jason T. Haraldsen, associate professor of physics, organized a conference in association with the University of Connecticut titled “Quantum Matter: Dynamics and Sensors,” December 2022.
Dr. Jason T. Haraldsen, associate professor in physics, presented his research “A-Spin: Open-source software for the analysis and understanding of spin dynamics” at the Quantum Matter: Dynamics and Sensors Conference in Storrs, Connecticut, December 2022.
Political Science & Public Administration
Dr. Joshua C. Gellers, associate professor of political science, delivered a virtual talk, “From Object to Ecology: Towards an Ecocentric Approach to Regulating Robots,” at the 1st Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Governance for Social Robots during the 35th International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems held at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany, December 2022.
Dr. Joshua C. Gellers, associate professor of political science, published an essay titled “The Flawed Case Against More-than-Human Rights” in .
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Dr. Mandi N. Barringer, assistant professor of sociology, her colleague, and Caroline Howard, a sociology graduate, had their article “Signs, Songs, and Dr. Seuss: The Activism of LGBTQ College Students Challenging the Hostile Messages of Campus Preachers" accepted for publication in Sociological Focus.
Dr. Mandi N. Barringer, assistant professor of sociology, her colleague and an undergraduate student, presented "Managing the Impact of Emotional Labor: The Importance of Self-Care for the Mental Health of Nurses During the Covid-19 Pandemic” at the 2023 Sociologists for Women in Society Winter Meeting.
Dr. Jessica Chandras, assistant professor of anthropology, published "Remote Reorientations: Teach for India Fellow Perceptions of Pedagogy and Technology During the COVID-19 Pandemic" in .
Center for Community-Based Learning
Dr. Justin Sipes, director of the Center for Community-Based Learning, was selected to be an inaugural member of the NASPA Mid-Level Administrator Steering Committee, where he will serve a two-year term. .
Dr. Justin Sipes, director of the Center for Community-Based Learning, was recently a part of the pilot program for Student Affairs Educator Certification through the (HECSAC). Dr. Sipes achieved the core certification (CSAEd) and specialty certification for fraternity and sorority life (CSAEd-FSL). With other NASPA members, he was invited and will participate in the development of educational resources and preparation materials for future core certification applicants.
Digital Learning
Robert C. Rose, instruction designer in the Center for Instruction and Research Technology, presented “Cultivating deep learning using discussion boards” at the Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Best-in-Track Webinar series, February 2023.
Sarah Moukhliss, STEM online learning librarian in the Center for Instruction and Research Technology, presented “Designing an online library information science course based on the principles of student-centered pedagogy” at the Conference on Meaningful Living and Learning in a Digital World in Savannah, GA, February 2023.
College of Education and Human Services
Dr. Mark Halley, assistant professor of ASL/English interpreting, and David Phillips, º£½ÇÉçÇøalumni and former visiting faculty, published a peer-reviewed article in The Interpreters' Newsletter, the first academic journal in interpreting studies. In their article, "Discoursing ‘dis course: applying discourse analysis in an undergraduate signed language interpreting course," Halley and Phillips explore the utility of discourse analysis and inter-genre reformulation activities as pre-translation and translation training. .
Christine Weber, professor and interim assistant chair of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum, and colleague Angela Novak published the chapter “Professional Learning: A New Look” in “Introduction to Gifted Education,” edited by J. L. Roberts, T.F. Inman and J. H. Robbins (Eds.). .
Christine Weber and colleague Emily Mofield published the article “Considerations for Professional Learning Supporting Teachers of the Gifted in Pedagogical Content Knowledge” in .
Dr. Pamela Williamson, professor, Exceptional, Deaf and Interpreting, and her colleagues Nicole Birri, Christina Carnahan and Carla Schmidt, published a paper titled “A Personal Narrative Intervention for Adults With Autism and Intellectual Disability” about teaching adults with autism and intellectual disabilities to write personal narratives. Due to the unique social cognitive profiles of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with and without intellectual disability (ID) sharing coherent and complex personal narratives can be challenging. To address these challenges research has focused on teaching macrostructure components using visual supports and repeated opportunities to practice. Despite success by young children with ASD and ID, the application of this instruction for adults with ASD with and without ID is still largely unknown. An ABAB single-case withdrawal design was used to determine the effects of a personal narrative intervention to teach macrostructure within participant-generated personal narratives. Results indicate all participants demonstrated more coherent and complex personal narratives with the intervention. The results and implications for practice are discussed. .
Dr. Nile Stanley, associate professor of literacy and arts education, with co-authors Laurel Standley (Grand Canyon University) and Steffani Fletcher (Hope at Hand, Inc.), published "Maximizing use of Poetry and Art in Public Spaces for Promoting Language Development" about a curated graffiti poetry exhibit in downtown Jacksonville in the .
Dr. Laura L. Boilini, program director and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management, presented at º£½ÇÉçÇøfor SportsMEDIA Technology (SMT) on the topic of "Authentic Leadership and Leading Multi-Generational Teams." This interactive session was presented to the Vice Presidents and Directors for SMT, and followed by a group team-building activity at the Osprey Challenge Course on campus.
Dr. Rakesh K. Maurya, assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management, with co-authors Brittn Grey and Jordan Clarfield, published the paper titled "Evolution and process of spiritual awakening: A grounded theory study" in .
Dr. E. Newton Jackson, Jr., professor of sport management, served as a co-presenter at the 4th World Association of Sport Management (WASM) Conference. The research co-presentation is the first among the º£½ÇÉçÇøsport management faculty at this biannual meeting, held the first week of March 2023 in DOHA, Qatar.
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
Maria Atilano, student engagement librarian, co-presented a virtual session titled “” during the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference on March 17, 2023.
Courtenay McLeland, head of digital projects and preservation, published a review of a digital exhibit from Arizona State University Library titled “Search and Discover: Art on Paper Class Exhibition.” .
Swoop over to the Ogier Gardens Friday, April 7 from noon to 4 p.m. for the annual Osprey Spring Jamboree.
You’ve shared that the OspreyRising project will be a “digital transformation” for UNF. What does this term mean to you and what does it mean for UNF?
Osprey Security, the º£½ÇÉçÇø’s School of Computing student team, won both first place and “Best in Service” at the 2023 Southeast Regional Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC). The team now advances to the national finals in Dallas to compete against nine other schools at the end of April.
Osprey Nation raised $1,002,276!
Join the campus community on Friday, April 14 to celebrate President Moez Limayem's Inauguration as the seventh president of the º£½ÇÉçÇø. 
Join your fellow colleagues for the next monthly Faculty & Staff Mixer on Thursday, April 6 from 4-6 p.m. in the Talon Room lounge area in Osprey Commons (Building 16). 
Meet Destiny Basden
UNF's Department of Recreation and Wellness (RecWell) has experienced great success and recognition in 2023. The department was named "" in February by Campus Rec Magazine for its wide range of programming and services offered to the campus community. 
The financial commitment to a college education affects students and faculty worldwide. The expensive costs of textbooks and other learning materials have remained a topic of discussion for many years. In a of 13,000 plus Florida college students conducted by Florida Virtual Campus, more than half (53.5%) said they had courses they did not purchase required textbooks for due to costs.
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Mark Harris is a student engagement coordinator in UNF's Intercultural Center and the advisor for the Student Alliance for Inclusion and Diversity (SAID). The Jacksonville native is committed to student success through outreach initiatives and innovative programming. A º£½ÇÉçÇøalumnus, Harris earned a bachelor's degree in health administration with a minor in community leadership and a Master of Science in higher education administration from Florida International University.
Brennan Wojtyla: Cathedral of Labor
Astronomy Night
Milestones
Get ready Ospreys! The º£½ÇÉçÇø is hosting the East First Round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 24 - May 27 at the Visit Jax Track at Hodges Stadium. .