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.
Akinobu Watanabe
College of Osteopathic MedicineAkinobu Watanabe, Ph.D., an associate professor of anatomy in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, was published as the co-author of a paper, "Artificial intelligence in paleontology" in an academic journal, Earth-Science Reviews. The paper was made available online on April 2, 2024.
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College of Engineering and Computing SciencesDavid Nadler, Ph.D., department chair and assistant professor of environmental technology and sustainability, was featured in an article in Forbes and an an article in Food & Wine, discussing developments in PFAS contamination. Both articles were published in April 2024.
Robert Alexander
College of Arts and SciencesRobert G. Alexander, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, published an article titled “Why did Rubens add a parrot to Titian's The Fall of Man? A pictorial manipulation of joint attention” in the April 2024 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Vision. This is a case study comparing two paintings: one by Rubens and another by Titian. The study aims to evaluate how Ruben's changes while copying Titian's painting altered the eye movements of the viewers.
Amanda Deel
College of Osteopathic MedicineIn April 2024, Amanda Deel, D.O., FAAFP, was appointed to the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board. Deel, who serves as associate dean of academic affairs and graduate medical education at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Jonesboro, Ark., campus, will serve a three-year term that will come to an end in February 2027. The Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board is responsible for reviewing requests for state funds to expand residency programs and create new ones in Arkansas.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture and founding principal of Emergent Studio, was selected in April 2024 to advance to the second phase of a major international competition for the design and construction for the "Banpo River Connection Park and Cultural Facilities," hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. As one of six shortlisted teams, Emergent Studio's entry—Fast-Scape/Slow-Scape, in collaboration with MMK+, Strange Works Studio, and Terrain Work—proposes a highway-decking park over the Olympic-daero highway. Once built, the project will be a paradigmatic public works and infrastructural project for the future of Seoul, redefining the city's relationship to the Han River.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, presented the paper, “Greenhouse Poetics: Sylvia Plath and Theodore Roethke” at The Greenhouse Effect: Atmospheres of the Botanical Humanities Symposium, held at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts on March 29, 2024.
Rozina Vavetsi
School of Architecture and DesignRozina Vavetsi, M.SC., associate professor and chair of the Department of Digital Art and Design, presented her work "Environmental Graphic Design for Social Change: A Visual Revolution" on May 28, 2024, in Universitat Politechnica De Valencia, Spain. This study investigates the profound societal impact of environmental graphic design and its pivotal role in communicating ideas, raising awareness to diverse audiences, challenging conventional social norms, and driving social change on pressing contemporary issues.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts and SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published a peer-reviewed journal article titled "Novel B-DNA Dermatophyte Assay for Demonstration of Canonical DNA in Dermatophytes: Histopathologic Characterization by Artificial Intelligence" in Clinics in Dermatology. The article was published on March 27, 2024, and describes a novel assay and artificial intelligence-driven histopathologic approach identifying dermatophytes in human skin tissue sections (B-DNA dermatophyte assay) and demonstrates, for the first time, the presence of dermatophytes in tissue using immunohistochemistry to detect canonical right-handed double-stranded B-DNA. The assay resulted in superior identification, sensitivity, life cycle stages, and morphology compared to traditional stains.
Becky Frieden
ITSBecky Frieden, senior director of enterprise applications and decision support systems, co-presented the session "All Jobs Are Tech Jobs: How to Incorporate Digital Fluency across an Organization" at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2024 on March 27, 2024.
Daniel Reddington
Career Success and Experiential EducationOn March 24, 2024, at PAX East 2024, Daniel Reddington, M.A.,, assistant director, Career Success, and Andy Cornielle, M.A., M.Ed., assistant director, Career Success, led a panel titled "Digital Storytelling: Unveiling the Art of Machinima creation in Halo Infinite". They discussed the nuances of crafting compelling narratives, shaping characters, scripting dialogues, and mastering animation techniques within the Halo Infinite engine.