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.
Nicole Calma-Roddin
College of Arts and SciencesNicole Calma-Roddin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, had her article, "Recommendations for Implementing Anti-Ableism Across the Psychology Curriculum" published in Teaching of Psychology on August 23, 2024. The article discusses research on prejudice-reduction interventions and applies this to three topics common in psychology courses, to demonstrate where anti-ableist activities/discussion can be built into courses across the psychology curriculum.
Vidita Gawade
School of ManagementVidita Gawade, Ph.D., assistant professor of business and quantitative analytics in the School of Management, published a conference proceeding paper, presented by her team, at the June 2024 Manufacturing Science Engineering Conference in Knoxville, Tenn. The paper was titled “Physics-Informed Loss Functions with Explainable AI to Predict Emission in Powder Bed Fusion.” The paper was published online on August 20, 2024.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was quoted in a Business Insider feature titled "Vintage photos show what it was like to live in New York City 100 years ago." In the article, published August 19, 2024, Goldman discussed women's rights, economics, and immigration.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts and SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a peer-reviewed journal article titled "Occult Squamous Cell Carcinoma within Lichenoid-Dermatitis: An Important, Hazardous Pitfall Detected by Immunohistochemistry," on August 2, 2024. This research project reveals how advanced clinical dermatopathology immunohistochemical screening for squamous cell carcinoma can aid in the treatment of this potentially life-threatening disease. Metastatic squamous cancer with occult primary is a disease in which squamous cancer cells spreads to the lymph nodes in the neck.
Mark Gugliotti
School of Health ProfessionsMark Gugliotti, D.P.T., associate professor of physical therapy, authored a textbook titled Makofsky's Spinal Manual Therapy: An Introduction to Soft Tissue Mobilization, Spinal Manipulation, Therapeutic and Home Exercises. The book, published July 31, 2024, by Routledge, focuses on the basics of spinal manual therapy and transferring that knowledge into practice within a clinical environment.
Andreas Theodoridis
School of Architecture and DesignAndreas Theodoridis, Ph.D., assistant professor in the architecture department, appeared in Season 2, Episode 19 of Fasma ("Spectrum"), aired by Greece's state-owned broadcaster (ERT) In July 2024. The episode titled "Unbearable Summer" explores how Greek cities are dealing with rising temperatures due to climate change. Theodoridis provided insights into the relationship between public spaces and the built environment, focusing on how cities can adapt to increasing heat. He also addressed the energy consumption of HVAC systems and their contribution to air pollution from burning fossil fuels. As the only architect among a group of experts, Theodoridis offered a distinct perspective on sustainable urban strategies.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, gave a lecture and led a discussion session at the Urban Design Forum (UDF) in New York City on July 22, 2024. Shieh spoke at UDF's "Office Hours" lecture series on the future of mobility, driverless vehicles and speculative urban futures.
Maria M. Plummer
College of Osteopathic MedicineMaria Maratta Plummer, M.D., associate professor of pathology in the department of clinical specialities, published an article titled \n "Implementing PathElective as an organized means of supplementing pathology education in an osteopathic medical school—the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine experience" in Academic Pathology. She presented her work at the annual meeting of the Association of Academic Pathology on July 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesOn July 19, 2024, Wei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a prestigious National Science Foundation grant to lead a research project on developing a hierarchical computational framework for modeling active skeletal muscles across scales.
Shaya Sheikh
School of ManagementShaya Sheikh, Ph.D., associate professor of quantitative and analytics, and Ehsan Kamel, Ph.D., associate professor of energy management and the director of the Energy and Green Technologies Laboratory (EnTech Lab), published an article titled "Analyzing energy performance in American low income households: A DataDriven approach with machine learning insights." This study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Building Engineering (dated July 15, 2024), investigates the relationship between building characteristics and energy-related outputs for low-income and non-low-income households in the United States.