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.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, discussed her book, Annotating Modernism, with the New York City Irish Studies Symposium as part of an event called "Sylvia Plath and Irish Modernism," on July 27, 2020.
Pejman Sanaei
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences MathPejman Sanaei, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, had a research paper, “,” published in MDPI on July 24, 2020. He worked on this paper along with his former students Shi Yue Liu and Zhengyi Chen at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.
Sarah Meyland
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Environmental Technology & SustainabilitySarah Meyland, M.S., J.D., associate professor of environmental technology and sustainability, was quoted in "," an article by Rachel O'Brien published in Newsday on July 23, 2020. She spoke about how homeowners should know about drinking water quality and how they can find out more if they are concerned about their water quality.
\nKevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was appointed to the advisory board of , a technology-oriented think tank, on July 22, 2020. "The Lifeboat Foundation is developing a world-class think tank with a rich cognitive diversity of... top thinkers to encourage scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies."
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was appointed to the editorial board of the new refereed journal The Journal of Posthumanism on July 20, 2020. "The Journal of Posthumanism is an international multilingual peer-reviewed scholarly journal promoting innovative work to transverse the fields ranging from social sciences, humanities, and arts to medicine and STEM. In line with the efforts of creating a broad network beyond disciplinary boundaries, the journal seeks to explore what it means to be human in this technologically-saturated, ecologically damaged world."
Milan Toma
College of of Osteopathic Medicine Department of Osteopathic Manipulative MedicineMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published paper in Biology titled on July 18, 2020. The paper demonstrates the potential for computational simulations to aid in the pre-procedural evaluation of possible complications such as chordal rupture and leaflet perforation following percutaneous edge-to-edge repair.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, M.P.A., adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, served as a co-moderator on a panel entitled on July 12, 2020. The roundtable came out a discussion between Vanderburg and his co-moderators Andrew Oliver, senior project manager for Empire State Development and Kanell Harvard, an event planner with Dhat鈥檚 a Trip, about how to navigate racial issues in the current climate.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, had his article, published on the website for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology, a think tank where he is a Fellow, on July 9, 2020.
Nicole Calma-Roddin
College of Arts and SciencesNicole Calma-Roddin, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral sciences, had her article, published in Scientific Reports on July 8, 2020. The article examines electrical responses of the brain (in the form of EEG/ERPs) linked to long-term memory processing. Results showed evidence of interference effects between ERPs elicited by music and language stimuli, suggesting shared neural processing across these domains.
Radoslaw Nowak
School of Management School of Management Human Resource StudiesRadoslaw (Radek) Nowak, Ph.D., assistant professor of human resource studies, has his research on strategic management in the healthcare industry published in Business Process Management Journal on July 7, 2020. The study's findings reveal that business organizations must encourage their employees to participate in the process of strategic planning. Such a participatory goal-setting process will increase collective support for the organization's strategic objectives, which leads to better business performance.