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.
Joanne Grasso
College of Arts & Sciences Social SciencesJoanne Grasso, D.A., adjunct associate professor of social sciences, presented her paper, "George Washington and New York City: The New Federal Government," on March 24, 2018, at the Annual Meeting of the Society for History in the Federal Government, held at the Robert C. Byrd Center in Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Patricia Happel
College of Osteopathic Medicine Family MedicinePatricia Happel, D.O., assistant professor of family medicine and associate medical director of the Academic Health Care Center, received the designation of Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (FACOFP) at the Conclave of Fellows at ACOFP, March 22, 2018. The designation signifies the recognition of Happel's experience, dedication, and contributions of the highest order to the advancement of family practice by her peers.
Robert Amundsen
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Energy ManagementRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, presented at the GLOBALCON conference, hosted by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) in Boston, MA, March 21-22, 2018.
Pamela 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, was a speaker at the 20th Global Nursing Education Conference, held on March 21-23, 2018 in New York City. An abstract of her presentation, "Leadership and Change Theory: Implementing Change in Nursing Education," was published in "Proceedings of: 20th Global Nursing Education Conference," Journal of Nursing & Care, 2018. Volume 7. Doi:10.4172/2167-1168-C2-067. ISSN: 2167-1168.
\n\n\nAzhar Ilyas
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Electrical & Computer EngineeringAzhar Ilyas, Ph.D., had his article, pubished in Biotechnology Advances on March 17, 2018. The article explores the circulating tumor cell (CTC) isolation, ex-vivo culturing, and downstream molecular analysis for monitoring metastases, drug treatment response, and heterogeneity profiling of cancer cells.
Terese Coe
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishTerese Coe, M.A., adjunct instructor of English, had three of her poems included in , an anthology of the verse form known as double dactyls, published by The Waywiser Press (UK) on March 15, 2018. Double dactyls are amusing or inventive eight-line poems, often about a particular historical or literary figure, that must adhere to metrical and other requirements first laid down by John Hollander and Anthony Hecht in a similar anthology 50 years ago.
\nJohn Hanc
College of Arts & Sciences Communication ArtsJohn Hanc, M.A., associate professor of communication arts, had his article, published in the special Museums section of The New York Times on March 9, 2018.
Lynn Rogoff
College of Arts and SciencesLynn Rogoff, M.F.A., adjunct associate professor of English, spoke on a panel, "VR-AR Production on Edge—The Amazing Journey of Imagination: Storytelling in Content and Advertising," at the Digital Hollywood Conference Media Summit on March 8, 2018, in New York City. Rogoff spoke about the Endanger VR game series, partially developed on an interdisciplinary grant from 黑料导航 to develop a game series to find and save endangered species, worldwide.
Kapil Bajaj
College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean's Office-JonesboroKapil Bajaj, director of academic and research technology at NYITCOM at A-State, received his Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS) certificate on March 6, 2018, from the Healthcare Information and Management Society (HIMSS), a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information and technology.
Aydin Farajidavar
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Electrical & Computer EngineeringAydin Farajidavar, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, had his paper, published in the IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems on March 5, 2018. The paper, co-authored by Amir Javan-Khoshkholgh, postdoctoral researcher, and former NYIT graduate students, Zaid Abukhalaf and Rui Wang, proposes to develop and validate a miniature system that can wirelessly acquire gastric electrical activity called slow waves, and deliver high energy electrical pulses to modulate its activity.