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.
Claude Gagna
CAS, Biological & Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a response to "The Promise of Peptide Nucleic Acids," an article written about gene therapy in the April 3, 2023 edition of Chemical and Engineering News, a publication of the American Chemical Society, in the Letters to the Editor, Reactions Section. His letter to the editor, entitled published on June 4, 2023, focuses on how researchers need to go beyond Watson and Crick's classic canonical double-stranded structure of B-DNA, and focus on alternative (i.e., Z-DNA, Z-RNA) and multistranded DNA and RNA (i.e., triplex DNA and quadruplex DNA) molecules in order to fully achieve the promise of peptide nucleic acid therapeutics. Peptide-based drugs can be used to treat pathologies.
Tiffani Hinds
Office of Student Engagement and DevelopmentFelipe Henao, Ed.D., dean of students, Tiffani L. Hinds, Ed.D., associate provost for student engagement and development, and Patricia Napolitano, M.S.Ed., associate dean of students, presented a roundtable, "The Evolution of Academic Integrity at 黑料导航 and How We Got Here," at the on June 2, 2023, at Pace University in New York City. The roundtable included an overview of the recent updates to 黑料导航's academic integrity policy and process, which was a collaborative effort with faculty, staff, and students. Primary topics included ensuring equity, student and faculty access to educational resources, and streamlining process.
Michael Tautonico
Physical TherapyMichael Tautonico, P.h.D., assistant professor of physical therapy, published in the Journal of Allied Health, a peer-reviewed journal, on June 1, 2023.
Mohammed Moizuddin
Office of Institutional ResearchMohammed Moizuddin, director, Office of Institutional Research, and Monika Rohde, senior associate dean, Office of Undergraduate Student Success and Advising, presented at the on May 31, 2023. Their presentation focused on 黑料导航's Achieving Collegiate Excellence (ACE) program.
Milan Toma
College of Osteopathic MedicineMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of clinical sciences, published an article, in Injury, a peer-reviewed, open access journal, on May 30, 2023. The other authors included two recent graduates from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, presented 鈥溾�楨diting Sylvia Plath at 90鈥� at the in Boston, Mass., on May 27, 2023. She organized and spoke on a panel, "Sylvia Plath at 90," which featured leading scholars including Elizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., 黑料导航 associate dean and professor of English, who presented 鈥淧sychiatric Disability and Asylum Fiction."
John Misak
CAS/HumanitiesJohn Misak, M.A., D.A., associate professor of humanities, held a session on 26 May, 2023,鈥淒on鈥檛 Fear the ReaperGPT: Chatbots Will Enhance College Composition Papers, Not End Them."A presentation on using ChatGPT and other AI tools to improve the student experience in college humanities courses and prepare them to interact with AI technology in their future careers.
Amba Sekhar
SOM Acct&FinanceAmba Sekhar, Ph.D., associate professor of finance, presented a research paper titled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Firm and Impact on Financial Performance" at the held in Costa Rica, May 23–26, 2023. It was awarded the Best in Session award at the conference.
Nicole Calma-Roddin
College of Arts and SciencesNicole Calma-Roddin, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral sciences, presented a poster titled "Students Have Fun and Learn Using a Text-Only Narrative Game" at the Teaching Institute of the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, D.C., on May 25, 2023.
Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa
School of Architecture and DesignPablo Lorenzo-Eiroa, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, has published the book in May 2023, published by Routledge. This 500-page book contains 20 chapters and covers over 20 years of research on the connection between big data and simulation in order to achieve artificial intelligence emergent programming. It suggests ways to advance the field by identifying challenges related to computational linguistics and visual semiotics in architecture and urbanism. Additionally, the book puts forth the idea of revising architecture history and theories by identifying insights in buildings and urbanism.