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.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignThe work of Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, was showcaased in a dedicated exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on the occasion of the country's , in October 2024. During the exhibition opening, Melis was also invited to serve as a jury member for the Santo Domingo Biennale and to deliver a Lectio Magistralis at the Ibero-American University in Santo Domingo.
Asya Blue
SOADprofessor of digital arts, led a design dialogue and interactive session titled "Are We Old Yet?" at the , held October 10-12, 2024. The session focused on the conference theme of margins.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, won the on October 10, 2024, for the best book contribution in the field of urban planning. This award is presented by the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), an NGO founded in 1965 with members across 90 countries, accredited by the United Nations and the Council of Europe, and holding formal consultative status with UNESCO. Melis' book, , focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation, specifically, in extending architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation Endowed Chair and Professor in the School of Architecture and Design, was invited as a Keynote Speaker at the Iberoamerican University for the LAB Santo Domingo in November. He was invited as an honored speaker by the Italian Embassy on the occasion of the Dominican Republic Biennal.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignArchitecture firm Heliopolis 21 was named one of the best Italian firms by the international architecture magazine The Plan. The magazine featured the firm's work in a special issue, , in October 2024. Heliopolis 21 was founded and led by Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design.
Nicholas Piniella
NYITCOMWhile a medical student at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nicholas R. Piniella (D.O. '24) published an academic paper on artificial intelligence, titled "" The article was printed in the peer-reviewed journal Gastro Hep Advances, published online on October 9, 2024.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignThree 黑料导航 faculty members participated in an event series, , promoted by the sustainable architecture program of the Italian Ministry of Culture and held in October 2024 in Cagliari, Italy. School of Architecture and Design Dean served as a member of the steering committee for the event series and as the chair of the competition jury. Alessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, served as co-curator. , department chair and teaching associate professor, was a keynote speaker at the conference.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, published her lead-authored research, entitled in the Journal of Business Research, an ABDC A-level journal in marketing. In this research, coauthored with Julian Givi from West Virginia University, the researchers document across 7 preregistered experiments that consumers respond negatively when they believe communicators used generative AI to write emotional marketing messages.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, presented her lead-authored research, conducted with Julian Givi from West Virginia University, entitled "The AI-Authorship Effect: How Consumers Respond when AIs Write Emotional Marketing Communications," at the in Paris, France, from September 25 to 29, 2024. The ACR conference is the preeminent academic conference in consumer behavior.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, presented her lead-authored research, conducted with Constantine Sedikides from the University of Southampton and Julian Givi from West Virginia University, entitled "To Gift or Not to Gift? Narcissism and Gift-Giving Likelihood," at the conference in Paris, France, from September 25 to 29. The ACR conference is the preeminent academic conference in the field of consumer behavior.