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 & Sciences EnglishJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was featured on WNYC's syndicated show and podcast Soundcheck on August 10, 2018. The segment, "NYC-Based Spanglish Fly Leads the Boogaloo Revival," includes an in-studio performance by Goldman's Latin music group Spanglish Fly, interspersed with host John Schaefer interviewing Goldman about Latin music history. Goldman's music project is corollary to his NYIT Latino/a culture courses and research and writing about Latin/Puerto Rican music and culture in the USA.
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College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, appeared on Argentinian TV news in a segment on August 2, 2018, about the possibilities for using AI in relation to agriculture. The program, "Hoy Pampero" (Today's Farmer), is geared toward farmers in Argentina's grain belt.
Edward Guiliano
College of Arts and SciencesEdward Guiliano, Ph.D., professor of English, presented his paper, "Young Dickens and the Language of Cinema," at the 23rd Annual Dickens and Language Symposium, held July 30 - August 1, 2018 at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Guiliano also served as moderator for the panel, "Women's Word."
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College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was featured in an article, “The Ethics Behind Artificial Intelligence: A Dialogue with the CIO of Insight Corporation," written by Mike Guggemos and published on Insight.com on July 16, 2018. The article took the format of a joint interview with LaGrandeur and Mike Guggemos, CIO of Insight, an international high tech consulting company.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was the invited keynote speaker for a symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday, July 12. His talk, "Artificial Intelligence: Potential and Risk," focused on the future challenges and opportunities presented by AI for Latin American economies and societies. LaGrandeur was invited by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) and its sponsored Latin American think-tank, the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL). Various government ministries from Argentina were also involved with the symposium.
Joanne Grasso
College of Arts & Sciences Social SciencesJoanne S. Grasso, D.A., adjunct associate professor in social sciences, published her second book, George Washington's 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island, on July 9, 2018. Grasso is scheduled to follow up the publication with multiple public book talks in New York City and Long Island.
John Hanc
College of Arts & Sciences Communication ArtsJohn Hanc, M.A., associate professor of communication arts, had his article, "Athletic and autistic, Long Island man is outrunning expectations," published as the cover story of the LI Life section of Newsday, on July 7, 2018. The story focuses on a severely autistic 28-year-old who happens to be an extremely talented distance runner, and how two top local runners have devoted their time and energies to helping him.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts & Sciences Life SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., associate professor of life sciences, published an article, "Tinea (Pityriasis) Obscurans: Don't Ignore the Spore!," in SKINmed, a peer-reviewed publication, on July 1, 2018. Gagna is examining the presence of fungal organisms (i.e., dermatophytes) that have infiltrated human skin, and trying to determine how their genomes (i.e., DNA, RNA) changes during the dermatophytes life cycle in human skin. Understanding the location and amounts of different types of nucleic acids in the fungal organisms will allow for the development of drugs to fight this skin disorder.
Anthony Dimatteo
College of Arts SciencesAnthony DiMatteo, Ph.D., professor of English, had three poems published on the theme of the power of words and the metaphor of translation in the international journal Levure littéraire on June 29, 2018.
Melda Yildiz
College of Arts & Sciences Masters Instructional TechnologyMelda N. Yildiz, Ed.D., assistant professor and chair of the Department of Instructional Technology, co-presented a poster, "Research: Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Globally Connected Mobile Learning Projects," at ISTE 2018, June 24, in Chicago, Ill. Her co-presenters included NYIT MSIT graduate Juliet Boone, Fitsum Boone, and Daeon Lynch.
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