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.
Niharika Nath
College of Arts and SciencesNiharika Nath, Ph.D, professor of biological and chemical sciences, was elected to be a Council Representative on the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) on April 27, 2020. This leadership opportunity gives New York Tech a voice at the national level and is a testament to Nath’s many years of service to CUR, her commitment to undergraduate education in general, and undergraduate research in particular. Nath will serve for a three-year term, beginning June 27, 2020.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts & Sciences Life SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a peer-reviewed journal article abstract titled “MicroCT Scanner to Differentiate Histotechnological Processing of Bone Tissue Using Different Nucleic Acid‐Based Fixatives” in the April 2020 issue of The FASEB Journal. The article discusses how different histotechnological fixation of bone tissue can result in the preservation of canonical and exotic DNAs.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, had his video, “COVID-19 Check-In,” published on the University of Tulsa's websiteas part of the "James Joyce Quarterly," on April 13, 2020.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts & Sciences Biological & Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, was voted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (ΑΩΑ) on April 6, 2020. He entered the Society as a Member, (distinguished teachers' category). Alpha Omega Alpha currently has active chapters in 132 LCME-accredited medical schools in the United States. New members are elected annually by society administrators and members. The majority of new members are elected in their final year of medical school, but distinguished teachers, faculty members, residents, and alumni can also be inducted into the society.
John Misak
College of Arts & Sciences | EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, and John Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, held a virtual session, "Experiencing the Past through Visual Models and Virtual Reality," for the Renaissance Society of America's NTRS-DH@RSA Virtual Conference on April 2, 2020. Their presentation focused on the development of our Hamlet game used to teach Shakespeare's play. Topics included pedagogy, game design, and critical theory.
\nAndrew Costello
College of Arts & Sciences Behavioral SciencesAndrew Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral sciences, was interviewed for an article “As Coronavirus Surges, Crime Declines in Some Cities,” by Simone Weichselbaum and Weihua Li, published in The Marshall Project on March 27, 2020.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts & Sciences | EnglishJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, had his article, “Babe Ruth's New York at 100,” published in Public Books on March 26, 2020. Goldman's article, speaks on the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees and its impact on modern culture. The article was then listed by History News Network's in its Roundup Top Ten for March 27, 2020. Goldman's article is an offshoot of his ISRC-Grant-sponsored project, “New York 1920: When We Became Modern.”
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, had his chapter “Artificial Slaves in the Renaissance and the Dangers of Independent Innovation,” published in AI Narratives: A History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines edited by Stephen Cave, Kanta Dihal, and Sarah Dillon on March 5, 2020. This chapter not only traces the advent of proto-AI in fictional and non-fictional Renaissance literature but also its points of contact with today's AI and related social concerns.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was the subject for a feature article "Jonathan Goldman: Bump And Let It Slide," that was published on February 27, 2020 in All About Jazz magazine.
Kate E. O'Hara
College of Arts and SciencesKate E. O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, was invited to speak at the 16th Annual International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference in Spokane, Washington on February 27, 2020. O’Hara’s talk, “Working Toward a Culturally Sustainable Pedagogy,” related the micro and macro efforts to create culturally sustainable pedagogical practices in higher education. The presentation included narrative and visual accounts of curriculum design, high impact practices, and institution-wide initiatives.