Research Renewal

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Research Renewal

Date: April 29, 2026

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (View map)

Learn about discovery making a difference as researchers share a behind-the-scenes look into their cutting-edge work, network with fellow faculty members and engage with student and postdoc posters at the Division of Research annual Research Renewal.

Agenda

7:30 – 9:30 a.m.	Bus travel from Boca Raton campus to HBOI (optional)
9:30 – 10 a.m.	Welcome Adam Hasner, J.D. President, Florida Atlantic University Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D. FNAI, Vice President for Research, Executive Director, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health), Co-Director, MCI-FAU FDOH Cancer Center of Excellence, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University James M. Sullivan, Ph.D. Executive Director, Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
10 – 10:30 a.m.	Research and Scholarship Highlights From the Colleges Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Stacey Balkan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities, Department of English Gretchen Suarez-Peña, MFA Assistant Professor of Stage and Screen Writing, Department of Theatre and Dance College of Social Work and Criminal Justice Ebow T. Nketsiah, Ph.D., MSW Assistant Professor, Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work Gabriel T. Cesar, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.	Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Poster Viewing
11:15 a.m. – Noon	Research and Scholarship Highlights From the Colleges College of Education Sangbeak (Sam) Ye, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Research Methodology, Department of Education Leadership and Research Bryan Nichols, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Science and Environmental Education College of Engineering and Computer Science Xingquan (Hill) Zhu, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Arslan Munir, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Sondra Bickham Washington, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of American Literature Tracy Mincer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology, Chair of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Noon - 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.	Research and Scholarship Highlights From the Colleges Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Lea Sacca, Ph.D., MPH Assistant Professor, Structures, Systems, and Society Thread Director, Department of Population Health Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biomedical Science Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Tarsha Jones, Ph.D., MSN, RN, PHNA-BC Associate Professor Beth King, Ph.D., APRN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN Professor Charles E. Schmidt College of Science William Hahn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences Simon Pieraut, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Psychology
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.	Boat or Tram Tour
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.	Research and Scholarship Highlights From Florida Atlantic's Institutes Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Megan Davis, Ph.D. Research Professor and Director, Queen Conch Lab Annie Page, DVM, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor and Clinical Veterinarian Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention Beth Pratt, Ph.D., RN Assistant Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Faculty Fellow, Associate Director, C-PAWW Ania Knapinska, Ph.D. Research Professor, Associate Director, Cancer Center of Excellence Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) Jordon Beckler, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor, Geochemistry and Geochemical Sensing Lab Luke Rosedahl, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, I-SENSE Fellow Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (SNBI) Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Wilkes Honors College, SNBI Investigator Srinivasa Subramaniam, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
3:15 – 4 p.m.	Reception Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Poster Viewing
4 – 6 p.m.	Bus travel from HBOI to Boca Raton campus (optional)