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.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, co-edited a special journal issue of The Modernist Review, published on May 17, 2024. The issue includes a co-written introduction. Deviating from the typical The Modernist Review structure, this issue reproduces transcripts and discussions that were held at the Making Joyce Studies Safe event.
Eugene Kelly
College of Arts and SciencesEugene Kelly, Ph.D., adjunct professor in the Department of Humanities, published a paper, , in the International Journal of Social Imaginaries, on May 17, 2024.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, co-authored an article entitled on May 16, 2024. Goldman talks about how student protesters remind us of the age-old Jewish tradition of questioning authority and speaking truth to power.
Sophie Christman
College of Arts and SciencesSophie Christman, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of humanities, held a microgrant discussion on "Democracy and Public Health" in spring 2024 that examined issues of population healthcare for .
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, was invited to serve on the jury panel of the 2024 "," alongside five other international practitioners and academics. Registration for the publication began on May 1, 2024, and the date set for jury consideration of submissions was August 30, 2024.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
PhysicsChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, published his paper, in the Journal of Plasma Physics, on April 29, 2024. The article explores the propagation of electromagnetic waves in plasmas near compact objects with magnetic and gravitomagnetic fields.
Milan Toma
College of Osteopathic MedicineMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of clinical sciences, along with three NYITCOM students, collaborated with the Ferrara Center for Patient Safety and Clinical Simulation to publish the study titled, in the journal Artificial Intelligence in Health on April 23, 2024. The data was collected through sensors that detect movements typical of bedridden patients. Then, the data was analyzed using AI machine learning algorithms to identify and categorize the movements for enhanced patient safety.
Jeannette Sordi
School of Architecture and DesignJeannette Sordi, Ph.D., visiting associate professor at the School of Architecture and Design, was invited to give a keynote speech at Autonomous University in Juarez, Mexico on April 12, 2024. The conference was organized within the international workshop and research collaboration landscapes of Rio Bravo/Rio Grande. She presented her research on landscape urbanism as well as her work on ecological design and climate adaption for vulnerable cities developed with the Inter-American Development Bank.
Babak Beheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was interviewed by IEEE Transmitter in observance of IEEE Education Week from April 14 to April 20. Dean Beheshti is an IEEE senior member and a member of the IEEE Education Society鈥檚 Board of Governors. The interview, titled , highlights the growth in jobs relating to machine learning and natural language processing and the education required for such positions. 鈥淭he ascent of AI has notably heightened the importance of ongoing education for all individuals, particularly those in engineering and STEM fields,鈥� Beheshti said.
Kate E. O'Hara
College of Arts and SciencesKate E. O鈥橦ara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, presented "I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends: An Intergenerational Design" at the on April 12, 2024, in Providence, R.I. In her interactive session, O鈥橦ara described the design and implementation of intergenerational learning projects within the context of project-based learning in higher education, in particular with first-generation college students. Content included the successes, as well as the challenges, of moving beyond age-based stereotypes to valuing new learning relationships and experiences to reimaging undergraduate learning as spaces for connection across.