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.
Shaya Sheikh
ManagementShaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor of quantitative and analytics, chaired a session and presented research titled “Beyond Traditional Ensembles: A Hierarchical Framework for Superior Predictions" at the Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 24, 2024.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture & DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, was named the 2024 Planet Positive Educator of the Year by Metropolis Magazine on November 21, 2024. This national architectural award recognizes an educator who nurtures creative, sustainable, and planet positive approaches to future challenges in the next generation of professionals.
Mohammed Moizuddin
Institutional ResearchRocio Morello, associate director, Student Success Programs, along with Mohammed Moizuddin, director, Office of Institutional Research, presented a session on Achieving Collegiate Excellence (ACE) at the NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 51st Annual Conference on November 19, 2024. ACE is a student success program at New York Institute of Technology that incorporates academic coaching, engagement activities, and online success modules to support eligible students.
Jonathan Goldman
cas/HUMJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published a review essay on November 9, 2024, of "James Joyce and Paul Léon: the Story of a Friendship Revisited" ed. by Alexis Léon, Anna Maria Léon, and Luca Crispi", in James Joyce Quarterly volume 61, number 3-4, pp. 376-379.
Jonathan Goldman
cas/HUMJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, attended the Modernist Studies Association annual conference and participated in a seminar on November 7, 2024, called "Modernism and its Neighborhoods." Goldman's paper, "Mapping Post-WWI New York City from Above and Other Perspectives," addressed strategies for mapping New York City in the 1920s.
Alexander Rothstein
Health Professions/Interdisciplinary Health Sciences/ Exercise ScienceAlexander Rothstein, M.S., coordinator and instructor for the Exercise Science, B.S. program, completed his dissertation defense at Teacher College Columbia University on November 7, 2024. His dissertation is titled "An Overview of the Physiological Benefits of Performing Upper Body Training with Indian Clubs."
\nAmanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences / HumanitiesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, participated in a peer seminar on the 1940s at the Modernist Studies Association Conference in Chicago, Ill., on November 7, 2024. Golden's paper, "The New Yorker Archive: Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks," addressed correspondence held at the New York Public Library.
Mohammed Moizuddin
Institutional ResearchMohammed Moizuddin, director, Office of Institutional Research, and Monika Rohde, senior associate dean, Office of Undergraduate Student Success and Advising, were guests on the ASCEND Podcast on November 7, 2024. They discussed retention strategies at Ne York Tech; this episode was recorded at the National Symposium on Student Retention.
Mohammed Moizuddin
Institutional ResearchRocio Morello, senior associate director, Office of Undergraduate Student Success and Advising; Mohammed Moizuddin, director, Office of Institutional Research; Monika Rohde, senior associate dean, Office of Undergraduate Student Success and Advising; and Erikka Vaughan, planning support manager, Academic Affairs, presented a peer-reviewed paper, "Achieving Collegiate Excellence (ACE): A Collaborative and Holistic Approach to Student Success," at the 2024 National Symposium on Student Retention (NSSR) on November 7, 2024, in Destin, Florida.
Alessandro Melis
Architecture and DesignAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, Heliopolis 21, the architecture firm founded and led by Melis, has achieved success in two international competitions to design a hospital and a sports complex in Italy. The first project is the new Palasport in Lucca, with an estimated construction cost of 25 million euros. Construction is expected to commence at the end of 2025, following the completion of the detailed design phase. In February 2025, work will begin on the Stella Maris Hospital and Research Center, which focuses on neuropathologies in children. This facility is unique in Italy as it is exclusively dedicated to Autism. The design, created by Alessandro Melis and his partners at Heliopolis 21, emerged from a successful international competition.