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.
Elizabeth Donaldson
College of Arts & Sciences, EnglishElizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, gave the invited lecture, "Writing Madness: Fredric Wertham and the Psychiatric Utility of Literature," at Columbia University's Disability, Culture, and Society seminar series in March 2017. The seminar "provided a venue for scholars working in disability studies—which examines the social, political, cultural, and historical factors that define disability—to interrogate the current state of the field and identify the most crucial problems and concerns for its future."
William Werner
School of Health Professions, Physical TherapyWilliam Werner, Ed.D.,associate professor of physical therapy, co-authored "The Reliability of the Sensory Organization Test in Parkinson's Disease to Identify Fall Risk," which was published in the International Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy in March 2017.
Sarah Meyland
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Environmental Technology and SustainabilitySarah Meyland, M.S., associate professor of environmental technology and sustainability, gave a public testimony in person and in writing at the hearing by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for New York City regarding the opening of NYC wells in Jamaica, Queens on June 2017.
Anand Santhanakrishnan
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Electrical and Computer EngineeringAnand Santhanakrishnan, Ph.D.,assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, co-authored "Joint Spectrum and Energy Efficiency in Device to Device Communication Enabled Wireless Networks," which was published in IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networks (March 2017). The project was funded by an NYIT ISRC grant.
Fang Li
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Mechanical EngineeringFang Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, recently co-authored three journal papers: "The Influence of the Electrode Dimension on the Detection Sensitivity of Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) and its Mathematical Modeling" in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical ; "Simulation Study of MEMS Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester Based on C-Axis Tilted AlN Thin Film for Performance Improvement" in AIP Advances; and "A Novel Ropes-Driven Wideband Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester" in Applied Sciences.
Daniel Cinotti
College of Arts & Sciences School CounselingDaniel Cinotti, Ph.D., assistant professor of school counseling, was selected to present at the American Counseling Association's (ACA) 2017 Conference & Expo. "Promoting the Role of the School Counselor in Bullying Prevention and Intervention," focused on the role school counselors play in identifying and addressing bullying within their schools. "A Tale of Two Worlds: The School Counselor and The School Counselor Educator," discussed their evolving role and impact on the "education, identity development, leadership, and advocacy skills of school counselors." Cinotti was also named to the ACA's Advisory Committee on the Roles and Opportunities for School Counselor Educators.
Paolo Gasti
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, Computer SciencePaolo Gasti, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, co-authored "Privacy-Aware Caching in Information-Centric Networking," which was published in the March 8, 2017, issue of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. The article evaluates "some efficient countermeasures [against timing attacks] that offer quantifiable privacy guarantees while retaining the benefits of ICN [Information-Centric Networking]."
Ping Ke
School of Management, AccountingPing Ke, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting, received the Best Paper Award at the 2017 Annual Conference of Pan-Pacific Business Research Conference (PPBRC) in Pomona, Calif., in February. "Stock Buyback and Value Maximization," examines why companies repurchase their own stocks. The PPBRC is "a highly interactive conference that provides the opportunity for participants to share their research in an interdisciplinary setting and to disseminate research findings with others in the academic and business community."
Bisrat Kinfemichael
School of Management, EconomicsBisrat Kinfemichael, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, presented "Sectoral Convergence of Labor Productivity in the US States," at the Eastern Economic Association 43rd Annual Conference in February 2017.
John Hanc
College of Arts & Sciences, Communication ArtsJohn Hanc, M.A., associate professor of communication arts, published two articles: "The Pilgrim Leader You Should Really Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving," about Edward Winslow, who helped save the Plymouth colony and is responsible for our knowledge of the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621, was on the Smithsonian magazine's website; and "Freeport's Hellfighter: Behind the Lines, But No Less Vital," a cover story for Newsday tied to Black History month tells the story of Arthur Weaver who served in the segregated Army during World War II.