Research and Scholarship Collaborative (RSC) Executive Committee

Department: Office of Research and Innovation, Director of Institutional Research; Chair of Institutional Review Board, Chair Research and Scholarship Collaborative

KU Email address: [email protected]

Educational Background:(Credentials, degrees or colleges attended)

• BFA Theater, New York University
• MS Dance Movement/Creative Arts Therapy, Hahnemann University
• MA Applied Developmental Psychology, Fordham University
• PhD Applied Developmental Psychology, Fordham University

Professional Experience:

Dr. Dayanim joined Keiser University in 2010, undertaking the responsibility of establishing the Institutional Review Board and has since served as its Chair. Regarded as a research methodologist, she demonstrates proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. During her tenure at Keiser, she has been honored with the student elected “Faculty Mentor Award,” as well as the “Above and Beyond” award.

Dr. Dayanim holds a PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from Fordham University, a MA in Dance/Movement Therapy/ Counseling from Hahnemann University, and a BFA in Theater from NYU. She served as Principal Investigator on an NICHD grant and conducted her postdoctoral research at Emory University.

Any special research related projects or areas of particular interest:

• Licensed Counselor (LPC) with specialty in anxiety
• Research interests broadly include media psychology and moral development

Department:RSC Executive Committee

KU Email address: [email protected]

Educational Background:(Credentials, degrees or colleges attended)

• PhD in Nursing, Emory University
• MN in Nurse-Midwifery, University of Florida
• BSN, University of Florida

Professional Experience:

Dr. Mary Jane Mindlin is the Graduate Nursing Department Chair and the DNP/MSN Academic Program Coordinator at Keiser University. Dr. Mindlin possesses over 30 years of experience in clinical practice, nursing/nurse-midwifery education, administration, and research work. Dr. Mindlin brings prior administrative and leadership experience from University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of New Mexico, Emory University, and University of Florida. She received her BSN and MN (Nurse-Midwifery) from the University of Florida and her PhD (Nursing) from Emory University. In 2000, Dr. Mindlin received the American College of Nurse-Midwives’ Kitty Ernst Award, the national outstanding young life achievement award in Nurse-Midwifery. Dr. Mindlin is a Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the American Institute of Stress.

Any special research related projects or areas of particular interest:

• Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery
• Holistic Nursing
• Birth, Water Birth, Provider relationships, Patient Autonomy
• Nursing Education, DNP Education
• Menopause & Sexuality in Women
• Environmental Impacts on Health
• Impact of Stress on Health

For further information and selected publications please visit:

• Google Scholar: Google Scholarly URL profile

Department:RSC Executive Committee

KU Email address: Need Email

Educational Background:(Credentials, degrees or colleges attended)

• BA Communications, Florida Atlantic University
• MS Psychology, Lynn University
• DBA Business Administration, Keiser University

Professional Experience:

Dr. Johnathan Ordóñez G. (Nicaragua, 1988) is a Nicaraguan political scientist and author known for his work on regional economic integration in Central America. He has worked in many think tanks, international organizations, and research institutions in Latin America and Europe. He was a SELA Fellow (2010) at Stanford University and an INCASI Fellow (2017) at the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Cordoba (Argentina). He holds studies in international relations, public policy, economics, and public administration. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Milan and currently is a Full-time faculty and researcher at Keiser University, Latin American Campus in Nicaragua.