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.
Thomas Verebes
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureTom Verebes, Ph.D., associate dean of architecture, had his chapter, “The Paradigms of Politics and Privatisation—from Raymond Hood to Robin Hood,” published in Asset Architecture 3 on September 1, 2018.
Anthony Dimatteo
College of Arts and SciencesAnthony DiMatteo, Ph.D., professor of English, had three poems published in the international literary journal on September 1, 2018, in an issue regarding the perils and pleasures of translation.
Dongsei Kim
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureDongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, published a journal article, 鈥淢etamorphosis of a Zone,鈥� in the "Border" issue of on September 1, 2018. The article is based on his ongoing research on borders and the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Kapil Bajaj
College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean's Office-JonesboroKapil Bajaj, director of academic and research technology at NYITCOM at A-State, graduated from the on August 30, 2018. The nine-month program, which offered by the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, is designed to identify, educate, and motivate potential leaders to become involved in the future of the Jonesboro community.
\nPamela Treister
School of Health Professions NursingPamela Treister, D.N.P., C.N.S., R.N., C.M.S.R.N., A.E-C., clinical assistant professor of nursing, made a video presentation titled "The School Nurse: Not Just the Person Who Puts on Bandaids," at the CME & CNE Accredited 17th World Congress on Clinical Nursing & Practice 2018 (Clinical Nursing 2018) held on August 29-30, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland.\n
John Misak
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJohn Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, published a research article, in Computers and Composition on August 28, 2018. The article discuses how virtual reality can be used to teach writing and literature.
Sarah Meyland
New York Institute of TechnologySarah Meyland, M.S., J.D., associate professor of environmental technology and sustainability, was an invited witness at the Public Hearing held by the NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation and the Long Island Sound Task Force on August 27, 2018 at the Manhasset Public Library. Meyland submitted written and oral testimony on water quality conditions in Long Island Sound, specifically addressing flaws in the state pollution discharge program, which applies surface water science to groundwater discharges despite their substantial differences.
Amy Bravo
International and Experiential EducationAmy Bravo, M.A., senior director of international and experiential education, and Jim Martinez, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, co-authored a chapter entitled, "Service鈥怢earning and STEM Creating New Possibilities in Public Schools," published on August 7, 2018, in The Wiley International Handbook of Service-learning for Social Justice. The chapter provides accounts—through vignettes, dialogues, and reflections—of service-learning engagements between segregated schools in New York City and NYIT.
Aydin Farajidavar
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Electrical & Computer EngineeringAydin Farajidavar, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, published his paper, on August 15, 2018, in Brain Research. In this paper, Farajidavar described the current state-of-the-art mapping of the bioelectrical activity of the stomach and the technology required to advance the field. The paper was an invited review paper for the series, "Where the gut meets the brain," edited by Melanie Maya Kaelberer and Diego V. Bohorquez of Duke University.
Elizabeth Donaldson
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishElizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, recently edited the book, , published by Palgrave Macmillan on August 13, 2018. The book brings together scholars working in disability studies, mad studies, feminist theory, Indigenous studies, postcolonial theory, Jewish literature, queer studies, American studies, trauma studies, and comics to create an intersectional community of scholarship in literary disability studies of mental health. The volume addresses the under-representation of madness and psychiatric disability in the field of disability studies, which traditionally focuses on physical disability, and explores the controversies and the common ground among disability studies, anti-psychiatric discourses, mad studies, graphic medicine, and health/medical humanities.