Dr. Thomas Parham, professor of communication and media studies and associate dean for Palm Beach Atlantic University’s College of the Arts, has been selected as an Alex Trebek Legacy Fellow by the Television Academy Foundation in Hollywood. He is one of 18 professors chosen nationwide for the 2025 fellowship program.
September marked Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. At Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA), student well-being is a focus. The university offers 24/7 virtual support and on-campus care rooted in faith and community. Dr. JoAnn Kutsukos, licensed mental health professional and assistant professor of counseling, highlighted available resources.
Dr. Ana Jaramillo de Graham, assistant professor of counseling, contributed to “The Encyclopedia of Mental Health Trainings, Certifications, and Credentials,” edited by Bill Owenby and Katherine Campbell. Her work covers Family Constellations Therapy and Brief Structural Family Therapy.
Dr. Daniel Lawson, professor of finance, authored the article “GameStop’s Direct Registration Movement and Financial Stability,” published in Qualitative Research in Financial Markets in June 2025. The article is also accessible on the Social Science Research Network.
Dr. Elias Hajj Chahine, professor of pharmacy practice, co-authored “Gepotidacin: A Novel Antibiotic for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections,” available in the National Library of Medicine. He also participated in several ACPE-accredited pharmaceutical conferences and academic events.
Dr. Fabio Aguiar-Alves, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, contributed to two articles: “In Vitro Analysis of Interactions Between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa During Biofilm Formation” and “Intervention of Corynebacterium striatum in the sessile lifestyle of Staphylococcus aureus wild-type and mutants for ica genes in polymicrobial biofilms.” Both are accessible through the National Library of Medicine.
Dr. Harm Maarsingh, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, co-wrote “Effects of the P2X4 receptor antagonist BR11595 in a guinea pig model of chronic asthma.” The article was accepted by the British Journal of Pharmacology on June 12th, 2025.
David Athey, professor of English, published his poem “After the Hurricane” in Christianity & Literature by Johns Hopkins University Press in June 2025.
Dr. Kimberly Bain, assistant professor of English, published her research article “Challenging Assessment Practices, and the Need for Multimodal Applications to Service Learning in First-Year Composition” in volume 12 of Double Helix: Critical Thinking and Writing: A New Episteme in June 2025.
Dr. Alain Puente Santiago, assistant professor of chemistry, contributed to two articles over the summer: “Boosting Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction on Cobalt-Based Perovskite via Regulating Reaction Pathway Through Donation-Back-Donation Modulation” and “Stability of Single Atom Alloys Catalyst: A Theoretical and Experimental Perspective.”
