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.
Cameka Hazel
College of Arts and SciencesCameka Hazel, Ed.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling in the College of Arts and Sciences, has published a paper, "Highly Skilled Caribbean Immigrants Career-Related Transition Issues: Mental Health Implication," in the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, a peer-reviewed academic publication. The research article was published on March 5, 2025.
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College of Arts and SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, was honored with the 2025 Long Island Business News Health Care Heroes Award, in the individual category of Health Care Innovation, on February 28, 2025. The award recognizes Gagna's biomedical research involving the structure and function of exotic DNAs, novel DNA-based methods towards improving cancer research, and teaching undergraduate and medical students.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, appeared as an invited guest on MoPo, the Most Podern podcast, exploring the forces that shape our cities, buildings, and public spaces. In the episode "Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Cities," released on February 25, 2025, Shieh discussed the ways in which driverless vehicles will transform our urban landscape.
Dongsei Kim
School of Architecture and DesignDongsei Kim, M.Des., associate professor of architecture, participate in a Design Research Forum panel, "Resolutions or Revolutions?" with Adriana Pablos Llona (University of South Florida) at Harvard Graduate School of Design on February 24, 2025.
Jeannette Sordi
School of Architecture and DesignJeannette Sordi, Ph.D., visiting associate professor at the School of Architecture and Design, gave a keynote speech in Montevideo, Uruguay, on February 20, 2025, at the Madera: Innovation for Social Architecture international competition. The event, organized by the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Development, celebrated the achievement of the Road Map to enhance the use of timber for social architecture in Uruguay, an initiative on which Sordi has been collaborating for the past three years.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, published "Anne Sexton," for a bibliography for Oxford University Press, with Linda-Wagner-Martin, on February 19, 2025.
Frances Campani
School of Architecture and DesignFrances Campani, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, is exhibiting paintings and drawings at the Reboli Center for Art and History in Stony Brook, N.Y. Her exhibition, "Figure and Form", opened on February 18, 2025, and runs through April 13. The exhibition includes a reception and gallery talk by Campani.
Kayla Rozanski
Residence LifeKayla Rozanski, M.S., associate director, Resident Life, spoke at The Student Affairs Conference at NYU on the topic of "Shared Success: Building a culture of academic advisor and student flourishing." Her February 14, 2025, presentation focused on Stall Studio, a community building and mental health program used in the New York Tech Jericho Residence Hall.
Jeanne Strausman
College of Osteopathic MedicineJeanne Strausman, M.L.S, associate director of faculty development, NYITCOM Medical Library, is one of ten osteopathic librarians who have authored a review article, "Trends in Osteopathic Medical Education: A Scoping Review." The scholarly article was published on February 11, 2025, in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
Lynn Rogoff
College of Arts and SciencesLynn Rogoff, M.F.A., adjunct associate professor of English, Department of Humanities, and her team of New York Tech interns were awarded an Emerging Technology Grant for Leveraging AI in Education in February 2025. Partnering with D-id.com, they have been developing and testing AI-powered facially expressive agents and a dynamic knowledge base.
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