Faculty & Staff Accomplishments
We are excited to share recent accomplishments from faculty and staff members at our campuses around the world.
Accomplishments are listed by date of achievement in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.
John Zweck
Department of Mathematucs, College of Arts and Sciences.John Zweck, Ph.D., professor of math, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has coauthored an academic paper, "," in the journal Wind Energy" on September 10, 2026. The authors developed a computationally efficient method that uses sensor data to determine the severity of erosion of a wind turbine blade. This approach could be used in future digital twin models that monitor the structural health of wind turbine systems.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, was interviewed with her co-author by Greg Barnhisel for "Fifteen years, 944 pages: Editing the Definitive Sylvia Plath" in the . The interview was published on September 9, 2026. Golden's work has also been reviewed in a number of literary publications.
Jonathan Ezra Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published "A Black Coney Island, Cancelled" in . The September 8, 2026, article addresses Solomon Riley, a Black businessman who planned an amusement park for Black customers on Hart Island in the East River in 1925鈥攚hen New York City operated under Jim Crow practices鈥攐nly to see the city government shut it down.
Jessica Hautsch
College of Arts and SciencesJessica Hautsch, Ph.D., teaching assistant professor of humanities, co-authored a book, . Subtitled, "an encyclopedic time capsule," the book provides a history of rapidly evolving technological advancements in a popular culture context. It was published by Peter Lang, Inc. on September 4, 2026.
Cameka Hazel
College of Arts and SciencesCameka Hazel, Ed.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Carol Dahir, Ed.D., adjunct professor of psychology and counseling in the College of Arts and Sciences, coauthored and published a research paper, "" on September 3, 2026, in Journal of School-Based Counseling, Policy and Evaluation. The article examined school counselors' experiences in implementing the updated New York State School Counseling Regulations in schools.
John Zweck
College of Arts and SciencesJohn Zweck, Ph.D., professor of math, in the College of Arts and Sciences, appeared on the to discuss the mathematical modeling he did in 2014 to search for the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The August 29, 2026, podcast explains how data collected by an Inmarsat satellite was used in conjunction with mathematical modeling to predict the flight path of the aircraft after radar contact was lost.
John Zweck
College of Arts and SciencesJohn Zweck, Ph.D., professor of math, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has co-authored an academic article, "," on August 23, 2026, in the journal Integral Equations and Operator Theory. This new take on an old field is being employed by the authors to develop numerical methods to determine the stability of lasers that produce ultra-short pulses of light for the high accurate measurement of time, distance, and frequency.
Karrer Alghazali
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences-Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringKarrer Alghazali, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, and Rabab Hamzah, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor of biological and chemical sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, have coauthored a new comprehensive review advancing strategies for volumetric muscle loss (VML) regeneration, highlighting emerging approaches that combine biomaterials, 3D scaffolds, biofabrication, and therapeutic stimulation to address severe muscle injuries that cannot naturally regenerate. Their paper, "," was published on July 28, 2026, in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Michael Izady
College of Arts and SciencesMichael Izady, Ph.D., teaching assistant professor, Department of Humanities, has written an updated and expanded fourth edition of his book, . It was published in July 2026 in Turkish by publisher Nûbihar. English and German publication is forthcoming. The book includes over 500 pages with 75 graphics and tables.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, presented on the roundtable "Editorial Oddities" and chaired the panel "Weird Personae & Weird Visions" at the in Loughborough, England, on July 2, 2026. As vice president of the MSA, Golden also served on the conference organizing committee. 黑料导航 architecture major Maggie Viti designed the conference program, with support from a Faculty/Student Collaboration Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences.