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.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts and SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published an article, "The Monkeypox (Mpox) Dilemmas: What Is the Clinical and Histologic Presentation of the Bullae and Are They Infectious, and Why Is the Infection Dying Out So Quickly?" in SKINmed, a peer-reviewed publication, on September 21, 2024. Gagna examined the pathological consequences of this skin disorder, via histopathological staining methods, to improve clinical diagnosis of the pathology. Mpox is a very infectious disease that can cause painful enlarged lymph nodes, rash, fever, and muscle pain. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is an enveloped double-stranded DNA virus.
William Letsou
College of Arts & Sciences/Department of Biological & Chemical SciencesWilliam Letsou, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological and chemical sciences, recently published an article entitled "The indispensable role of time in autonomous development", in the December 2024 issue of BioSystems, published online on September 21, 2024. It talks about the mathematical biology autonomous development in the journal BioSystems. The paper reimagines the famous Waddington landscape of developmental biology, by blending concepts from the physics of vector fields and rotational motion.
Beth Elenko
School of Health ProfessionsBeth Elenko, Ph.D., associate professor of occupational therapy, published an article with \n New York State Occupational Therapy Association September Newsletter entitled "Ensuring Excellence in Early Intervention for Occupational Therapists in NY" on September 16, 2024. The article discusses the competencies that occupational therapists and other early intervention providers need to ensure excellence and effective practice in Early Intervention.
Victoria Cuomo
School of Health ProfessionsVictoria Cuomo, M.S.N., professor of family health in the Department of Nursing, was featured as one of several experts quoted in an article "September is Baby Safety Month—Our Comprehensive Guide" for Today’s Parent, published on September 13, 2024.
Edward Guiliano
College of Arts and SciencesEdward Guiliano, Ph.D., president emeritus and professor of English in the Department of Humanities, has written a a new book, Lewis Carroll Collections & Collectors, available from the University of Virginia Press. It was published on September 13, 2024.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., assistant professor of the School of Management, authored an article titled "Covid-19 and firm communication: how do mobility constraints affect the conference call sentiment?", published in Applied Economics Letters on September 11, 2024. The study investigated how social isolation due to mobility constraints during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced sentiment in conference calls.
\nBeth Elenko
School of Health ProfessionsBeth Elenko, Ph.D., associate professor of occupational therapy, conducted research on the effectiveness of a virtual journal club (VJC) in enhancing students' understanding of evidence-based practice and its application in occupational therapy. Graduate students participated in a VJC over two semesters. The objective of the VJC is to foster group discussions in a non-threatening environment, preparing students for their future fieldwork and articulating evidence-based interventions in practice. The study, titled "The effectiveness of virtual journal clubs on evidence-based practices application," was published on September 6, 2024, in the International Journal of Education and Health.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor, and Fadhil Fadhil, robotics fabrication lab manager, both working in the School of Architecture and Design, wrote a paper, "Floating Acrobats: Exploring Exaptation in Architecture Through Artificial Intelligence" as a chapter in a book, Advances in Representation, published by Springer, on August 6, 2024.
William Letsou
College of Arts & Sciences/Department of Biological & Chemical SciencesWilliam Letsou, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological and chemical sciences, published an invited editorial in JNCI Cancer Spectrum entitled "Settling the score: what composite measures of social determinants tell us about hypertension risk" on September 2, 2024. The article explores the study on social determinants of hypertension risk in cancer survivors.
Nayoung Kim
CAS/Psychology and CounselingNayoung Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral science, received the NARACES New Professional Award on September 1, 2024. This recognition is given to only one pre-tenured faculty member each year in the North Atlantic region by NARACES, a regional branch of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. This award recognizes a pre-tenured or new professional counselor educator in the NARACES region who has demonstrated promise in all areas of an academic position: teaching, scholarship, and service.