From the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and GHORC…

April 2024 Research Highlights reported by the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (GHORC).

 

From the Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts:

 

 

Dr. Alex Bordino, Assistant Professor
Project: Alex Bordino, Ph.D. has two articles on the history of motion picture production in south Florida in the early twentieth century.

Publications:

 

 

From the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies:

 

Dr. Ismael Muvingi, Interim Chair/Professor & Dr. Terry Savage, Associate Professor

 

Ismael Muvingi and Terry Savage contributed a chapter titled “Victims and the Reproduction of Power Relations in Transitional Justice” to the Sage Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies. According to the Editors, Cécile Mouly and Ji Eun Kim, the chapter is “indeed ground-breaking”.

 

 

Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos, Professor

Recent Publications:

  • “A Study Investigating Depictions of Workplace Bullying in Hollywood Films,” by Maria Georgo and Alexia Georgakopoulos is forthcoming in the Peace Studies Journal, Spring Volume 2024.
  • “Child Custody Mediation with Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse, and Child Abuse” by Dr. Toran Hansen, Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos, and Lizyvette Ramos, Ph.D. Candidate, has been accepted with Revisions to Conflict Resolution Quarterly Journal.

 

 

Dr. Neil Katz, Professor and Ombuds, & Dr. Terry Savage, Associate Professor

Recent Publication:

  • They have a chapter accepted to the De Gruyter Handbook of Non-Profit Organization Conflict Management (Yashwant Pathak, ed. De Gruyter Publ., forthcoming), on the role of an Ombuds in non-profit organizational settings. The name of the chapter is “Preventing escalation, transforming conflict: What an Ombuds may bring to Non-profit Organizations.”

 

 

Dr. Cheryl Duckworth, Professor/Master’s Program Director

Recent Publication:

 

 

 

From the Department of Biological Sciences:

 

Dr. Aurélien Tartar, Professor

Recent Publications: (*Indicates student authors)

  • Foresman, D.*, A. Tartar. 2023. The transcriptome of the entomopathogenic fungus Culicinomyces clavisporus contains an ortholog of the insecticidal ribotoxin Hirsutellin. PeerJ 11: e16259. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16259
  • Morgan, W.R., A. Tartar. 2023. Decontamination and annotation of the draft genome sequence of the oomycete Lagenidium giganteum ARSEF 373. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12: e01346-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01346-22
  • Cabrera, D.*, K. Thompson*, J.D. Thomas*, C. Peacock, J. Antonio, J.L. Tartar, A. Tartar. 2023. Dysregulation of miR-155 Expression in Professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Fighters. Cureus 15: e34944. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34944

 

 

Dr. Omar Tonsi Eldakar, Professor

Recent Publications: (Undergraduate students noted with an * and graduate students with a †)

  • Lee, I. P. A., O.T. Eldakar, J.P. Gogarten & C.P. Andam. 2023. Recombination as an enforcement mechanism of prosocial behavior in cooperating bacteria. iScience, 26(8), 107344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107344
  • Pajon, C*., M.C. Fortoul*, G. Diaz-Tang*, E.M. Meneses*, A.R. Kalifa †, E. Sevy †, T. Mariah*, B. Toscan*, M. Marcelin, D.M. Hernandez*, M.M.Marzouk*, A.J. Lopatkin, O.T. Eldakar, & R.P. Smith. 2023. Interactions between metabolism and growth can determine the co-existence of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. elife, 12, e83664. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.83664
  • Eldakar, O.T. & A.C. Gallup. 2023. Winner and Loser Effects. In: Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_180-1

 

 

Dr. Jose V. Lopez, Professor

Recent Publications: (Graduate student authors noted with an *)

  • Krausfeldt L.†, J.V. Lopez †, C. Bilodeau*, H.W. Lee, S. Casali. 2023. Change and stasis of distinct sediment microbiomes across Port Everglades Inlet (PEI) and the adjacent coral reefs. PeerJ 11:e14288 († dual first authors). https://peerj.com/articles/14288/
  • Desplat, Y.*, J.F. Warner, E.J. Blake*, N. Vijayan*, M. Cuvelier, P. Blackwelder & J.V. Lopez. 2023. Morphological and transcriptional effects of crude oil and dispersant exposure on the marine sponge Cinachyrella alloclada. Science of The Total Environment, 878, 162832.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723014481
  • McMaken C.*, Burkholder D, Milligan R., Lopez JV. 2023. Potential Impacts of Environmental Bacteria on the Microbiota of Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Green (Chelonia mydas) Sea Turtle Eggs and Their Hatching Success. MicrobiologyOpen 12:e1363. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mbo3.1363

 

 

Dr. Mahmood Shivji, Professor

Recent Publications: (*Indicates student authors)

  • Logan, R.K.*, J.J. Vaudo, B.M. Wetherbee and M.S. Shivji. 2023. Patrolling the border: billfish exploit the hypoxic boundary created by the world’s largest oxygen minimum zone. Journal of Animal Ecology. (received Journal cover). https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13940
  • Stanhope, M.J., K.M. Ceres, Q. Sun; M. Wang, J.D. Zehr, N.J. Marra, A.P. Wilder, C. Zou, A.M. Bernard, P. Pavinski-Bitar; M.G. Lokey and M.S. Shivji. 2023. Genomes of endangered great hammerhead and shortfin mako sharks reveal historic population declines and high levels of inbreeding in great hammerhead. iScience 26(1), Issue 1; 20 January 2023, 105815; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105815

Grants:

  • Conservation Genetics of Deep-Sea Fishes: Biodiversity, Genome Structure, and Molecular Adaptations. From: HW Hoover Foundation; $153,000. (2023-2024).

 

 

Dr. Julie Torruellas Garcia, Professor & Dr. Katie Crump, Associate Professor

Research accomplishment:

Drs. Torruellas Garcia and Crump are members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Alliance where they collaborate with faculty across the country on both scientific and pedagogical research. As part of the SEA-PHAGES program, they offer Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for students to participate in research to discover new viruses, called phage, that kill bacteria for potential use as alternatives treatments for antibiotic resistant infection. In 2023, 6 new phages were discovered that infect the bacterium Gordonia rubripertincta, 2 of which had their genomes sequenced and annotated (see below).

Recent Publications: (*Indicates student authors)

  • Hanauer, D.I., Zhang, T., Graham, M.J., Adams, S.D., Ahumada-Santos Yesmi, P., Alvey, R.M., Antunes, M.S., Ayuk, M.A., Elena Báez-Flores, M., Bancroft, C.T., Bates, T.C., Bechman, M.J., Behr, E., Beyer, A.R., Bortz, R.L., Bowder, D.M., Briggs, L.A., Brown-Kennerly, V., Buckholt, M.A., Bullock, S.K., Butela, K.A., Byrum, C.A., Caruso, S.M., Chia, C.P., Chong, R.A., Chung, H., Clase, K.L., Coleman, S.T., Parks, C.D., Conant, S.B., Condon, B.M., Connerly, P.L., Connors, B.J., Cook-Easterwood, J.E., Crump, K.E., D’Elia, T., Dennis, M. K., DeVeaux, L.C., Diacovich, L., Duffy, I., Edgington, N.P., Edwards, D.C., Egwuatu, T.O.G., Eivazova, E.R., Fallest-Strobl, P.C., Fillman, C.L., Findley, A.M., Fisher, E., Fisher, M.R., Fogarty, M.P., Freise, A. C., Frost, V.J., Gainey, M.D., Garcia Costas, A.M., Garza, A.A., Gavin, H.E., Ghittoni, R., Gibb, B., Golebiewska, U.P., Grinath, A.S., Gurney, S.M.R., Hare, R.F., Heninger, S.G., Hinz, J.M., Hughes, L.E., Jayachandran, P., Johnson, K.C., Johnson, A.A., Kanther, M., Kenna, M., Kirkpatrick, B.L., Klyczek, KK., Kohl, K.P., Kuchka, M., LaPeruta, A.J., Lee-Soety, J.Y., Lewis, L.O., Lindberg, H.M., Madden, J.A., Markov, S.A., Mastropaolo, M.D., Mathur, V., McClory, S.P., Merkhofer, E.C., Merkle, J.A., Michael, S.F., Mitchell, J.C., Molloy, S.D., Monti, Denise L., Mussi María Alejandra, Nance Holly, Nieto-Fernandez Fernando E., Nissen J.C., Nsa, I.Y., O’Donnell, M.G., Page, S.T., Panagakis, A., Parra-Unda, J.R., Pelletier, T.A., Perez Morales, T.G., Peters, N.T., Phuntumart, V., Pollenz, R.S., Preuss, M.L., Puthoff, D.P., Raifu, M.K., Reyna, N.S., Rinehart, C.A., Rocheleau, J.M., Rossier, O., Rudner, A.D., Rueschhoff, E.E., Ryan, A., Saha, S., Shaffer, C.D., Smith, M.A.V., Sprenkle, A.B., Strong, C.L., Sunnen, C.N., Tarbox, B.P., Temple, L., Thoemke, K.R., Thomas, M.A., Tobiason, D.M., Tolsma, S.S., Torruellas Garcia, J., Valentine, M.S., Vazquez, E., Ward, R.E., Ward, Catherine, M., Ware, V.C., Warner, M.H., Washington, J.M., Westholm, D.E., Wheaton, K.A., Wilkes, B.M., Williams, E.C., Biederman, W.H., Cresawn, S.G., Heller, D.M., Jacobs-Sera, D., Hatfull, G.F., Asai, D.J., Sivanathan, V. .2023. Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences. Front. Educ. 8:1279921. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1279921
  • *Gonzalez,B.A., *Taylor,A.M., *Ortiz,A., *Gandhi, M.N., *Kappen,A., *Lopez,S., *Nedjar,O.G., *Patel,N.K., *Patel,V.J., *Ramnath-Manohar,N., *Sanchez,J.A., *Uppalapati,S., *Patel,S.K., *Soni,B., *Ballarin,S.Y., Torruellas Garcia,J., Crump,K.E., Warner,M.H., Ko,C., Russell,D.A.,Jacobs-Sera,D. and Hatfull,G.F. 2023. Gordonia phage Alyssamiracle, complete genome. GenBank [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information. GenBank: OR475254.1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/2582194677
  • *Gonzalez,B.A., *Taylor,A.M., *Gandhi,M.N., *Kappen,A., *Loranger,E., *Lopez,S., *Nedjar,O.G., *Patel,N.K., *Patel,V.J., *Ramnath-Manohar,N., *Sanchez,J.A., *Uppalapati,S., *Patel,S.K., *Soni,B., *Ballarin,S.Y., Torruellas Garcia, J., Crump,K.E., Washington,J.M., Ko,C., Russell,D.A., Jacobs-Sera,D. and Hatfull,G.F. 2023. Gordonia phage Fribs8, complete genome. GenBank [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information. GenBank: OR553910.1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/2583613115

 

 

Dr. Steven O’Brien, Professor

Recent Publications:

  • Bredemeyer, K.R., L. Hiller, A.J. Harris, G.M. Hughes, N.M. Foley, C. Lawless, R.A. Carroll, J.M. Storer, M. A. Batzer, E.S. Rice, B.W. Davis, T. Raudsepp, S.J. O’Brien, L.A. Lyons, W.C. Warren & W. J. Murphy. 2023. Single-haplotype comparative genomics provides insights into lineage-specific structural variation during cat evolution. Nature Genetics. (with journal cover) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01548-y
  • Xin Sun, Yue-Chen Liu, Mikhail P. Tiunov, Dmitry O. Gimranov, Yan Zhuang, Yu Han, Carlos A. Driscoll, Yuhong Pang, Chunmei Li, Yan Pan, Marcela Sandoval Velasco, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Rui-Zheng Yang, Bao-Guo Li, Kun Jin, Xiao Xu, Olga Uphyrkina, Yanyi Huang, Xiao-Hong Wu, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Stephen J. O’Brien, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Shu-Jin Luo. 2023. Ancient DNA reveals genetic admixture in China during tiger evolution. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02185-8
  • O’Brien, S.J., & S. Luo. 2023. Taxonomic species recognition should be consistent. National Science Review, Volume 9 (12). Nwad022. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwad022

 

 

Dr. Santanu De, Associate Professor

Research accomplishment:

Dr. De collaborated on interdisciplinary research projects with faculty colleagues and students from NSU’s HCAS Department of Chemistry, as well as the College of Nursing, leading to two peer-reviewed research papers.

Recent Publications: (* indicates student authors):

  • Kapil, A.*, L. C. Gonzalez Isoba*, N. Pathak*, A. Sikora, S. De. 2023. Analysis of attitudinal student learning benefits from a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) adapted for online format. FDLA Journal: Vol. 7, Article 2. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fdla-journal/vol7/iss1/2
  • Cavanaugh, G., H. M. Condry*, C. F. Afable*, M. Morris, S. De, H. E. Madison, J. Marshall, C. P. Victor, M. Weiner. 2023. Immersive learning and participatory engagement: Connecting in the online classroom through virtual reality. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET), 21(1), 1-19. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.317364

 

 

Dr. Christopher A. Blanar, Associate Professor

Recent Publications: (* indicates student authors)

  • Garvey, D. C.*, Blanar, C. A., Warburton, E. M., Grunberg, R. L., Mckean, E. L.*, & Kerstetter, D. W. 2023. Host ecology and biogeography drive parasite community composition in Atlantic killifishes. Oecologia, 1-12.
  • Gumbleton, S. E.*, Kerstetter, D. W., Hirons, A. C., & Blanar, C. A. 2023. New host records and range extensions for helminth parasites from wading birds in Southeastern Florida. Florida Field Naturalist, 47(3), 2.
  • Diaz-Tang, G.*, Meneses, E. M.*, Patel, K.*, Mirkin, S.*, García-Diéguez, L.*, Pajon, C.*, Barraza, I.*, Patel, V.*, Ghali, H.*, Tracey, A. P.*, Blanar, C. A., Lopatkin A. J. & Smith, R. P. 2022. Growth productivity as a determinant of the inoculum effect for bactericidal antibiotics. Science Advances, 8(50), eadd0924.

 

 

Dr. Navi Gill, Assistant Professor

Recent Publications:

  • Bachar-Wikstrom, E., B. Dhillon, N. Gill, N. L. Abbo, S. K. Lindén, J. D. Wikstrom. 2023. Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Shark Skin Proteins. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2023; 24(23), 16954; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242316954
  • Dwiningsih, Y., J. Thomas, A. Kumar, N. Gill, C. Gupta, C. Ruiz, J. Alkahtani, N. Baisakh, A. Pereira. 2023. Identification of QTLs and Candidate Loci Associated with Drought-Related Traits of the K/Z RIL Rice Population 2023. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 24(20), 15167; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242015167

 

 

Dr. Eben Gering, Assistant Professor

Recent Publication:

  • Martin Cerezo, M.L., Lopez, S., Van Dorp, L., Hellenthal, G., Johnsson, M., Gering, E., Henriksen, R. and Wright, D., 2023. Population structure and hybridization in a population of Hawaiian feral chickens. Heredity, 130(3), pp.154-162.