2020
Jan. 16
![Photo Research in Action Sameer Hinduja](/research/community/images/ria/hinduja.jpg)
![Read the blog - Your Role in Combatting Cyberbullying](/research/community/images/ria/blog-icon-white.png)
Read the Blog
Your Role in Combatting Cyberbullying
Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Criminology
and Criminal Justice, College for Design and Social Inquiry
Feb. 20
![Photo Research in Action Kate Detwiler](/research/community/images/ria/square-detwiler.png)
When Nature Breaks the Rules: Mating Between Species
Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
April 23
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Jeanette Wyneken](/research/community/images/ria/jeanette-wyneken.jpg)
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How Weather Affects Sea Turtle Nests
Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
April 30
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Michael DeDonno](/research/community/images/ria/michael-dedonno.jpg)
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A Fun Look at the Male and Female Brains
Michael A. DeDonno, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist and Associate Professor,
College of Education and Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine
May 7
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Katherine Heinze](/research/community/images/ria/heinze-profile.jpg)
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Ethical Challenges Created by COVID-19
Katherine Heinze, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
May 14
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Colin Polsky](/research/community/images/ria/square-polsky.png)
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Wading Through the Sea Level Rise
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Environmental Studies
and Professor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
May 21
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Larry Toll](/research/community/images/ria/toll-webthumb.jpg)
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The Opioid Epidemic and What We Can Do About it
Larry Toll, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Science,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
May 28
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Christine Spadola](/research/community/images/ria/christine-spadola.jpg)
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Sleeping Well Despite a Global Pandemic
Christine Spadola, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work
June 4
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Jason Hallstrom](/research/community/images/ria/square-hallstrom.png)
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The Internet of Things: From Smart Toothbrushes to COVID-19
Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Engineering
and Computer Science and Director of the I-SENSE
June 11
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Paul Peluso](/research/community/images/ria/square-peluso.png)
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Building & Maintaining Relationships While Social Distancing
Paul Peluso, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Counselor Education Department
of Counselor Education, College of Education
June 18
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Rindy Anderson](/research/community/images/ria/rindy-anderson.jpg)
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Why Birds Sing, Why it Matters
Rindy Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Biological Science,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
June 25
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Morgan Cooley](/research/community/images/ria/cooley.png)
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Foster Families 101: Balancing Chaos & Love
Morgan Cooley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Phyllis Harvey Sandler
School of Social Work
July 2
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Daniel Raviv](/research/community/images/ria/square-raviv.png)
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Autonomous Systems: From Fiction to Reality
Daniel Raviv, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Computer and Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
July 9
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Kate Detwiler](/research/community/images/ria/square-detwiler.png)
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60 Years of Gombe, Jane Goodall's Legacy
Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
July 16
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Daniel Meeroff](/research/community/images/ria/square-meeroff.png)
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Protecting Our Environment & COVID-19 Impacts
Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D.
Associate Chair and Professor, in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering,
College of Engineering and Computer Science
July 23
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Shermeen Yousif](/research/community/images/ria/shermeen.jpg)
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The Role of AI Creativity in Architecture Design
Shermeen Yousif, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture,
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
July 30
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Michael Maniaci](/research/community/images/ria/michael-maniaci.jpg)
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Promoting Social Connection During a Global Pandemic
Michael Maniaci, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Aug. 6
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Raquel Assis](/research/community/images/ria/raquel.jpg)
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Unzip Your Genes to Reveal the Past & Future
Raquel Assis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and I-Health Fellow,
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Aug. 13
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Ata Sarajedini](/research/community/images/ria/ata-sarajedini.jpg)
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The Most Important Hubble Photos Ever Taken
Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D.
Dean of Charles E. Schmidt College of Science,
professor of physics and Scientific Editor
for the Journals of the American Astronomical Society
Aug. 20
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Henriette van Praag](/research/community/images/ria/square-vanpraag.png)
![Read the Q and A - Exercise and the Brain: Reasons to Run](/research/community/images/ria/blog-icon-white.png)
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Exercise and the Brain: Reasons to Run
Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Science,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Aug. 27
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Gregg Fields](/research/community/images/ria/gregg-fields.jpg)
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Perspectives on New Cancer Treatments
Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Executive Director of FAU’s Institute
for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health)
and Professor of Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Sept. 3
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Greg O'Corry-Crowe](/research/community/images/ria/ocorry-crowe.png)
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Resilience in a Time of Change: Learning to Adapt in the Arctic
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, Ph.D.
Research Professor in
population biology and behavioral ecology in
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Sept. 10
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Ruth Tappen](/research/community/images/ria/ruth-thumb.jpg)
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Memory Disorders During a Global Pandemic
Ruth Tappen, Ph.D.
Professor and Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar
Sept. 17
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Michael DeDonno](/research/community/images/ria/michael-dedonno.jpg)
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Inside the Mind of a Psychopath
Michael DeDonno, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist and Associate Professor,
College of Education and Charles E. Schmidt
College of Medicine
Sept. 24
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Sharon M. Darling](/research/community/images/ria/darling.png)
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No School? No Worries: Fostering Child
Development Outside the Classroom
Sharon M. Darling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Early Childhood/ Early Childhood Special Education,
Department of Exceptional Student Education, College of Education
Oct. 1
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Vaughn Crichlow](/research/community/images/ria/vaugh.jpg)
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The Impossible Mandate: Police-Community
Relations in America
Vaughn Crichlow, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor,
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Oct. 8
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Vaughn Crichlow](/research/community/images/ria/thomas-stollar.jpg)
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Using Art to Understand Unprecedented Times
Thomas Stollar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Oct. 15
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Anthony Stagliano](/research/community/images/ria/stagliano.jpg)
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Hacking Surveillance: Creative Tactics to Avoid Being Seen
Anthony Stagliano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Oct. 22
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Lisa Wiese](/research/community/images/ria/lisa-thumb.jpg)
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Robotic Cats Help in Social Distancing
Lisa Wiese, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Oct. 29
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Melanie Acosta](/research/community/images/ria/melanie-thumb.jpg)
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Educational Excellence: Race, Ethnicity and Our Community
Melanie Acosta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the
College of Education
Nov. 5
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Qi Zhang](/research/community/images/ria/zhang.jpg)
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100 Year Mystery: What Causes Alzheimer's Disease?
Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor in
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
and FAU Brain Institute Member
Nov. 12
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Feng-Hao Liu](/research/community/images/ria/feng-hao-liu.png)
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Next Generation of Information Security
Feng- Hao Liu, Ph.D.
assistant professor, department of computer and electrical engineering and computer science, in the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dec. 3
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action Lisa Wiese](/research/community/images/ria/lisa-thumb.jpg)
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Aging in Rural Communities: Advocacy Does Matter
Lisa Wiese, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Dec. 10
Virtual
![Photo Research in Action María de los Ángeles Ordóñez](/research/community/images/ria/square-maria-ordonez.png)
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Identifying Keys to Memory and Wellness
María de los Ángeles Ordóñez, DNP
Associate Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing,
and Director, Louis and Anne Green
Memory and Wellness Center
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