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.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, participated in the XXIX International James Joyce Symposium, held June 14-19, 2024, at the University of Glasgow. He chaired a panel, "Joyce and Prejudice," and was a speaker of a roundtable, "Teaching Joyce in the 21st Century." He also served as a member of the safety team that was established to help ensure equitable treatment for all conference delegates.
Marcelle Hicks
Marcelle Hicks, M.A., dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, worked as part of the Ad Hoc Committee to Establish Guidance for the Workplace Wellbeing of Professionals and Office Culture, part of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), to create a report intended to improve the general well-being of college admissions professionals. The report was published on the NACAC website in June 2024.
\n\nWenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., assistant professor of Finance and Accounting in the School of Management, presented "The Power of Language: Does Vocabulary Richness Provide Value to Investors?" at the Financial Management Association International (FMA) European Meeting held in Turin, Italy, from June 13 to 16, 2024. Hu introduced a new linguistic feature into the business context—vocabulary richness—which measures the range of vocabulary used by executives during earnings conference calls. His findings suggest that high vocabulary richness significantly enhances the initial market reaction by helping market participants better understand the conveyed information.
Beth Elenko
School of Health ProfessionsBeth Elenko, Ph.D., associate professor of occupational therapy, collaborated with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Bureau of Early Intervention to create a report titled "Building the New York State Early Intervention Workforce: Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) Requirements of Interdisciplinary Personnel Development and Preparation." The report was submitted to the New York State Early Intervention Coordinating Council and was featured in an article on The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute Blog, published June 10, 2024.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences / HumanitiesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, presented “From App Design to Data Feminism: Virginia Woolf’s Relevance for STEM Students” at the 33rd Annual International Conference On Virginia Woolf held at California State University, Fresno, from June 6 to 9, 2024.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, was interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on June 7, 2024, to provide tips on declining social invitations, based on her recent research.
Rachel Morrison
HEOPRachel Morrison, M.S., HEOP director, co-presented a session entitled "Coming Together Around HEOP: Challenges, Wins, Opportunities" as part of the NYSACAC Coming Together Conference held at Molloy University from June 4 to 5, 2024, alongside colleagues from Ithaca College and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences / HumanitiesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, was elected second vice president of the "Modernist Studies Association", a leading interdisciplinary professional organization for the study of twentieth-century literature, art, and culture. She will serve a three-year term concluding with the president.
\n\nVidita Gawade
School of Management, Department of Business & Quantitative AnalyticsVidita Gawade, Ph.D., assistant professor of business and quantitative analytics in the School of Management, presented a conference proceeding paper to the 2024 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Conference held in Montreal, Canada, on May 19, 2024. The paper and presentation were titled "The Impact of Investment in Technology and Learning Techniques in Work Design and Ergonomics Lab for Diverse and Inclusive Interest of ISE Students in Human Factors and Ergonomics."
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, co-edited a special journal issue of The Modernist Review, "James Joyce Studies and Safety," published on May 17, 2024. The issue includes a co-written introduction. Deviating from the typical The Modernist Review structure, this issue reproduces transcripts and discussions that were held at the Making Joyce Studies Safe event.