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.
Kate E. O'Hara
Interdisciplinary StudiesKate E. O鈥橦ara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, was selected as one of the artists in the juried show, Grand Installations 鈥� Spatial Relations, at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on September 21, 2019. O鈥橦ara鈥檚 mixed-media installation, 鈥淥pening the Canopy: Relationship with the Land鈥� draws from her background in social science. The installation used 2-D and 3-D representations of her subject鈥檚 situatedness: context within place and space. All this, with the aim of informing and aiding the viewer to find a connection that will foster inclusive action and break the cycle of 鈥渙thering.鈥� The installation represents O鈥橦ara's scholarship that focuses on the use of mixed media, photography in particular, as research methods.
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College of Arts and SciencesElizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., professor of Englisha and associate dean of curriculum and student engagement for the College of Arts and Sciences, delivered a talk, “,” to the Women, Science and Technology Learning Community at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 19, 2019.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, published “” in the journal, The Space Between: Literature and Culture, Issue 15 on September 17, 2019.
Anthony Dimatteo
College of Arts and SciencesAnthony DiMatteo, Ph.D., professor of English, had the title poem from his forthcoming chapbook, “,” published in August in the journal Clade Song, which is dedicated to the interaction of humans and wildlife.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, published the essay, “Sylvia Plath’s Teaching and the Shaping of Her Work鈥� in , edited by Tracy Brain and published by Cambridge University Press in August 2019.
Elizabeth Donaldson
NYITElizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, published a , edited by Michelle Jarman, Leila Monaghan, and Alison Quaggin Harkin, in The Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies on August 14, 2019.
Terese Coe
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishTerese Coe, M.A., adjunct instructor of English, had her poem “Partially Blind,” "published in Summer 2019 issue of on August 10, 2019.
Terese Coe
English Dept, Manhattan campusTerese Coe, M.A., adjunct instructor of English, had two poems, “Relentless” and “This is Not a Manifesto,” published in on August 1, 2019.
Elizabeth Donaldson
College of Arts and SciencesElizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, contributed the article, “The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness,” by Elyn Saks, in the collection , edited by G. Thomas Couser and Susannah B. Mintz, Gale Cengage, June 2019.
Kate E. O'Hara
School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Education Interdisciplinary StudiesKate E. O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, was an invited keynote speaker at the Fifth Annual Long Island Region Alumni Professionals Consortium on July 19, 2019 at Adelphi University. Her talk, “Impact Tomorrow: Understanding Today’s Generation,” highlighted the need for engaging students in high-impact practices as a means for building the foundation of a student’s relationship with the institution. O’Hara also discussed continued engagement by empowering alumni to serve in meaningful ways, such as mentoring or conducting guest seminars.