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.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, was invited to join the Board of Editorial Advisors of , the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Textual Scholarship on August 12, 2018.
Susana Case
College of Arts & Sciences Behavioral SciencesSusana Case, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences, has had her book of erasure poetry, , based upon newspaper coverage of the war in Syria, published by Recto y Verso Editions on August 10, 2018.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was featured on WNYC's syndicated show and podcast Soundcheck on August 10, 2018. The segment, includes an in-studio performance by Goldman's Latin music group Spanglish Fly, interspersed with host John Schaefer interviewing Goldman about Latin music history. Goldman's music project is corollary to his NYIT Latino/a culture courses and research and writing鈥� about Latin/Puerto Rican music and culture in the USA.
\nKevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, appeared on Argentinian TV news in a segment on August 2, 2018, about the possibilities for using AI in relation to agriculture. The program, , is geared toward farmers in Argentina's grain belt.
Edward Guiliano
College of Arts and SciencesEdward Guiliano, Ph.D., professor of English, presented his paper, "Young Dickens and the Language of Cinema," at the , held July 30 - August 1, 2018 at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Guiliano also served as moderator for the panel, "Women's Word."
\nMilan Toma
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Mechanical EngineeringMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published an article, in the Journal of Brain Injury, on July 30, 2018. Toma's paper discussed the use of fluid-structure interaction simulations to assess numerically the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid flow induced by trauma and brain.
Milan Toma
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Mechanical EngineeringMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, gave a presentation on "Cerebrospinal Fluid-Brain Interaction Simulations Subject To Loading Conditions" at the , held July 22-27, 2018, in New York City. Toma was the sole NYIT representative at the conference, which attracted 3,500 researchers from around the world.
Michael Urmeneta
Planning, Analytics & Decision Support Analytics & Business IntelligenceMichael Urmeneta, M.S., director of analytics and business intelligence, served on a panel, at the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) on July 22, 2018. Urmeneta and his fellow panelists discussed how analytics can support mission, facilitate decision-making, and generate economic value across the enterprise.
Lisa Sparacino
School of Health Professions NursingMercy Joseph, Ph.D., ANP-BC, RN, assistant professor of nursing, had her article, in the World Journal of Advance Healthcare Research, on July 22, 2018.
Nada Anid
Strategic Communications & External AffairsNada Anid, Ph.D., vice president of strategic communications and external affairs, called for increases in manufacturing funding for education and workforce training programs to ensure U.S. competitiveness in the global market in an article titled in CEP Magazine on July 19, 2018. The article is Anid's second contribution as chair of the , a 60,000-member global organization. Previously, in January 2018, she highlighted the importance of the Food-Energy-Water Nexus as an engineering and public policy priority in the aftermath of natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in an article titled