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.
Wenyao 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 and SciencesAmanda 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.
Vidita Gawade
School of ManagementVidita 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.
Eugene Kelly
College of Arts and SciencesEugene Kelly, Ph.D., adjunct professor in the Department of Humanities, published a paper, Scheler on the Concept of Productive Imagination in His Phenomenology and Metaphysics, in the International Journal of Social Imaginaries, on May 17, 2024.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, co-authored an article entitled \n"Why Student Protests Are 'Good for the Jews' and a Congressional Crackdown on Israel Criticism Is Not" on May 16, 2024. Goldman talks about how student protesters remind us of the age-old Jewish tradition of questioning authority and speaking truth to power.
Sophie Christman
College of Arts and SciencesSophie Christman, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of humanities, held a microgrant discussion on "Democracy and Public Health" in spring 2024 that examined issues of population healthcare for Humanities New York.