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.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, has published an article, entitled "You Said They Were Trustworthy: When Elite Status on Sharing Platforms Backfires," on June 25, 2025, in the Journal of Consumer Marketing, a top-quality, peer-reviewed academic journal. The research explores how consumers respond when they receive a negative review from an elite-status provider.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences / HumanitiesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, discussed Heather Clark's new novel, The Scrapbook, with her in an event hosted by Odyssey Bookshop on June 24, 2025.
\nEvan Shieh
School of Architecture & DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, Dongsei Kim, M.Des., associate professor of architecture, and Clarke Snell, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, collaborated on a design proposal for the international 2025 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), a design competition for an energy-generating and water-collecting installation prototype to be built in Marou Village, Fiji. Their entry submission, Vanua Sun-Well, was selected as a shortlisted finalist, as announced on June 23, 2025.
Jessica Varghese
Jessica Varghese, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of nursing, and Sabrina Polidoro, M.B.A., director of alumni relations, have published a research paper, "The power of connection, contribution, and communication: Building stronger relationships with nursing alumni" in Teaching and Learning in Nursing, published June 19, 2025. The paper highlighted how nursing students socially construct their college experience, which can play an important part in how they contribute back to their college after graduation in time, talent, and treasure.
\n\nBabak Dastgheib-Beheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak Dastgheib-Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, has authored an article published on June 19, 2025, with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) online channels. In the piece, What the Future Holds for Computer Science and Tech Graduates, he explores how artificial intelligence is rapidly automating routine coding tasks, reshaping traditional job functions, and simultaneously creating new opportunities that emphasize creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
\nColleen Kirk
School of Management/Department of Management and MarketingColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, has published an article, "The Importance of Interactivity in Increasing Engagement with Native Advertising," on June 19, 2025, in the International Journal of Advertising, an A-level journal in business.
Lynn Rogoff
Arts & SciencesOn July 18, 2025, Lynn Rogoff, M.F.A., adjunct associate professor of English, Department of Humanities, launched an innovative AI-powered chatbot on the Amerikids.com website platform. The project blends animated virtual agents with historical dramatizations to engage students in exploring U.S. history.
Jonathan Goldman
cas/HumanitiesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, delivered a paper, "Longest Way Round, Yada Yada: Ulysses in the Streets of New York" at Joyce in Paris: a Colloquium, held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Embassy of Ireland in Paris, France.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., CFA, , assistant professor of accounting and finance at the School of Management, presented "The Power of Language: Does Vocabulary Richness Provide Value to Investors?" at the 2025 LAPE Spring Workshop held in Limoges, France, on June 12, 2025. 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.
Kate E. O'Hara
CAS/Humanities/ Interdisciplinary StudiesKate E. O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, presented "Fear, Freedom, and the Future of Philosophy" at the International Learning Ideas Conference on June 12, 2025, in New York City. In her interactive session, O’Hara described how neoliberal values, discourses, and policies over the last few decades have worked to eradicate what philosophy offers undergraduate college students, many of whom are first generation students. O’Hara shared examples of how the study of philosophy has the potential to disrupt, not perpetuate, the systems and structures of inequality by fostering multidisciplinary ways of thinking, analyzing, and problem solving while taking into account the impact of socio-cultural, historical, political, and/or economic forces on everyday life.