Research & Scholarly Activity Awards
Research & Scholarly Activity Awards
Research & Scholarly Activity Awards is a bi-annual program to recognize, reward, and celebrate campus community achievements in research, scholarly and creative activities. Applications are peer-reviewed by members of the Faculty Development Committee and ranked as A-Level, B-Level or C-Level based on degree of quality, degree of effort, timeliness of effort, and importance to the mission of Life University.
The OSRSA received 52 applications during the Spring quarter. Following peer-review, we announced awards to 23 faculty and staff at the Summer 2018 FSDP. The awardees, along with the titles of their projects and place of publication or presentation, are listed below.
A-Level Awardees
(recognized as highest level of scholarship; awards range from $1,000 to $1,500)
Dr. Salman Afsharpour, Professor, Basic Sciences (CoC)
- Analysis of Immediate Student Outcomes Following a Change in Gross Anatomy Laboratory Teaching Methodology
- Published in: Journal of Chiropractic Education
Dr. Charmaine Herman, Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences (CoC)
- Resolution of Cervicalgia Secondary to Spinal Stenosis Following Blair Upper Cervical Technique: A Case Study & Review of the Literature
- Published in: Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research
Dr. Kathryn Hoiriis, [retired] Adjunct, Clinical Sciences (CoC)
- Analysis of Walking Gait Before and After Chiropractic Care, Following Fifth Metatarsal Fractures: A Single Case Kinetic and Kinematic Study
- Published in: Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Dr. Michael Montgomery, Professor, Natural Sciences and General Education, (CGUS)
- Selah Selam
- Juried screenplay competitions at: Grand Jury Prize Barcelona; American Movie Awards; California Film Awards; Pasadena International Film Festival; near Nazareth Film Festival; World Series of Screenwriting; Beverly Hills Screenwriting Contest; Southern California Screenwriting Competition; FINDECOIN Int’l Short Film Festival; Wular Lake Int’l Short Film Festival Kashmir
Mercy Navis, Associate Professor, Basic Sciences (CoC)
- Dissection Manual with Region and Applied Anatomy (3-volume text book)
- Published by: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Dr. Brent Russell, Professor, Clinical Sciences (CoC) and Center for Chiropractic Research
- Analysis of Walking Gait Before and After Chiropractic Care, Following Fifth Metatarsal Fractures: A Single Case Kinetic and Kinematic Study
- Published in: Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
B-Level Awardees
(recognized as second-highest level of scholarship with awards ranging from $500 to $750)
Dr. Andrei Bourdeinyi, Professor, Basic Sciences (CoC)
- Alternative Effective Methods in the Treatment of the Musculoskeletal Pain
- Workshop presented at: The I International Congress of Association of Rheumatic Disease Surgeons Russia
Dr. Roxanne Caron, Associate Professor, Sport Health Science (CGUS)
- Grade 5 Mobilization of the Upper Extremity
- Presentation and skill session at: Southeastern Athletic Trainer Association
Dr. Sundhanva Char, Adjunct, Nutrition (CGUS)
- A Compelling Call for a Mix of Modality Procedures at Chicago Meet
- Published in: Medical-Clinical Research & Reviews
- Capabilities of Yoga
- Keynote presentation at: Pulsus Group Yoga and Physiotherapy Congress
- Rupee Demonetization
- Presentation at: International Conference on Business and Economic Issues 2017
- Wellness: Urgent Need to Assimilate Techniques from Divergent Modalities
- Presentation at: The Chicago Yoga and Physiotherapy Congress
Emily Drake, Lab Coordinator, Dr. Sid E. Williams Center for Chiropractic Research
- Sensory Integration Therapy Utilizing the SAVE Program: A Case Report of a Post-Concussive Adult
- Poster at: ACC-RAC 2018
Dr. Thomas Flores, Assistant Professor, Positive Human Development and Social Change (CGUS)
- Analogies of Violence, Peace, and Change in the Deep South
- In conference proceedings of the: Nat’l Center for Bioethics, Research & Healthcare
Dr. Joseph Guagliardo, Professor, Clinical Sciences (CoC)
- Does Faculty Demonstration of Clinical Skills Impact Student Performance on a Clinical Examination in a Chiropractic Program?
- Presentation at: ACC-RAC 2018
Dr. Charmaine Herman, Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences (CoC)
- Resolution of Low Back Pain and Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease in a 20-Year-Old Male Patient Following Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care: A Case Report
- Presentation at: International Research and Philosophy Symposium
Dr. Ronald Hosek, Research Staff, Dr. Sid E. Williams Center for Chiropractic Research
- Research Topics of Interest to Practicing Chiropractors: A Pilot Study
- Presentation at: ACC-RAC 2018
Dr. Mark Kovacs, Associate Professor and Director, Life University Sport Science Institute (CGUS)
- How Is Technology Going to Impact My Athlete’s Performance in 2018?
- Presentation at: Emory Sports Medicine Symposium
- Load, Overload and Recovery Issues in the Athlete
- Presentation at: 19th Team Physician Consensus Conference
- Testing, Training and Treating the Overhead Athlete
- Presentation at: Karolinska Institute, Sweden
- The Evolution of Training Load in Soccer
- Presentation at: Professional Soccer Athletic Trainers Society 2018
- The Integration of Sport Science Technologies and Implementation of the Baseball High Performance Team Concept
- Presentation at: 2017 Professional Chiropractic Baseball Society Baseball & Sports Performance Conference
- The Latest Technologies in the Sport Sciences as It Relates to Tennis
- Presentation at: Professional Tennis Registry Tennis Technology Conference
Dr. Christie Kwon, Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences (CoC)
- Establishing and Engaging in Vertebral Subluxation-Based Research
- Presentation and workshop at: Brazilian Chiropractic Association 25th Nat’l Congress
Karen Pfeifer, Assistant Professor, Clinical Education Director (CGUS)
- MAT Program OSCE Development & Harris Testing Center Execution
- Testing development: Life University Masters of Athletic Training
Dr. Olena Plotkina, Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences (CoC)
- Alternative Effective Methods in the Treatment of the Musculoskeletal Pain
- Workshop at: International Congress of Association of Rheumatic Diseases Surgeons, Russia
Dr. Robert Rectenwald, Professor, Clinics (CoC)
- A Compelling Call for Mix of Modality Procedures at Chicago Meet
- Presentation at: Yoga Physiotherapy Congress
- Measurable Effects of Atlas Alignment on Quantitative Posturography
- Presentation at: ACC-RAC 2018
Angela Seckington, Program Manager, Dr. Sid E. Williams Center for Chiropractic Research
- Research Topics of Interest to Practicing Chiropractors: A Pilot Study
- Presentation: ACC-RAC 2018
- Sensory Integration Therapy Utilizing the SAVE Program: A Case Report of a Post-Concussive Adult
- Poster at: ACC-RAC 2018