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.
Becky Frieden
ITSBecky Frieden, senior director, enterprise applications and decision support systems, was interviewed by The Tambellini Group, the leading independent technology research, analyst, and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to higher education, on August 12, 2022, as part of their series. In her interview, Frieden talks about how she leverages the intersection of technology and people to make good business decisions and to make students' lives better.
Niharika Nath
College of Arts and SciencesNiharika Nath, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a book chapter entitled "" with co-author Sara A. Myers, in , on August 11, 2022.
Karen Vahey
EnrollmentKaren Vahey, Ed.D., dean of admissions and financial aid, has been selected to serve on the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) for the 2022-2023 academic year. The appointment was announced on August 10, 2022. This committee will be tasked with helping NACAC operationalize the recommendations included in the NACAC-NASFAA report, "Toward a More Equitable Future for Postsecondary Access," focusing on the inclusion of students in the development of college admission counseling policies and practices, particularly where questions of equity are involved. The committee will create a framework for institutions to use in identifying student populations for inclusion, structuring conversations with students, and integrating student recommendations into policy and practice.
Radoslaw Nowak
School of ManagementRadoslaw (Radek) Nowak, Ph.D., associate professor of human resource studies, presented his paper, at the , the most prestigious annual academic conference in the area of business and management, virtually, on August 8, 2022. In his research, Nowak investigates the effect of speed in strategic decision-making—how quickly firms implement key changes in their business strategy—and how it impacts organizational performance.
Claude Gagna
CAS / Biological and Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a peer-reviewed abstract in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (i.e., Society for Investigative Dermatology, 2022 Annual Meeting) entitled , on August 1, 2022. Data from this research project shows, for the first time, the presence and distribution of three totally different structures of DNA molecules within normal human skin. These DNAs (canonical, alternative, and multistranded DNAs) were characterized simultaneously within the nucleus of cells, allowing for studies on gene expression between different forms of DNA.
Ron Goldberg
Enrollment Management and Strategic CommunicationsRon Goldberg, web content editor in the Office of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications, was one of four leading HIV/AIDS activists interviewed and quoted in the article
Paulana Lamonier
SCEAPaulana Lamonier, social media strategist in the Department of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications, is featured in Sports Illustrated as part of their series, "Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports." Lamonier's profile, "Paulana Lamonier Is Smashing the Stereotype That Black People Don鈥檛 Swim," was published on July 22, 2022, and focuses on her work with her organization, .
SHINU KURIAKOSE
School of Health ProfessionsShinu Kuriakose, DHSc, PA-C, associate professor of physician assistant studies, published an article, "Assessing the Effect of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Didactic Education and Mental Health of Physician Assistant Students in the New York City Region," in the Journal of Physician Assistant Studies on July 20, 2022. The article was written in collaboration with Stony Brook and Hofstra Universities.
Melda Yildiz
CAS/ EducationMelda N. Yildiz, Ed.D., associate professor of education, had her article, "Algorithmic Social Justice through Participatory Action Research: Media Binds or Blinds?," published in
Claude Gagna
CAS / Biological and Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a response to "Expanding the Histone Code," the lead story of the June 6, 2022 edition of Chemical and Engineering News, in the Letters to the Editor, Reactions Section of the same publication on July 14, 2022. His letter, entitled focuses on how the research community of molecular biologists and chemists needs to expand its view of double-stranded DNA beyond that of Watson and Crick's canonical B-DNA molecule and consider exotic, alternative, and multistranded DNA structures when trying to crack the human histone code.