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 Management, Department of Management and MarketingColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor of marketing, was interviewed by Quikly about her research on psychological ownership in consumer behavior. The article in which she was quoted, "Why consumers view brands as theirs (according to consumer psychology)," was published on May 9, 2023.
Deborah Y. Cohn
School of ManagementDeborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Management and professor of marketing, and Joshua E. Bienstock, L.L.M., J.D., associate professor of human resource management, presented "How to Ethically Market Your Firm," at the National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training, Business of Consumer Law Track, on May 4, 2023.
Becky Frieden
ITSBecky Frieden, senior director of enterprise applications and decision support systems, conceived and organized the NorthEast Regional Computing Program's (NERCOMP) first Data Day event in Norwood, Mass., on May 3, 2023. The daylong event helped attendees understand data management strategy and gave them the tools to develop such strategies themselves.
Francine Glazer
Academic Affairs / Center for Teaching and LearningFrancine Glazer, Ph.D., associate provost for educational innovation and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, was a featured expert at a "conversation and dinner" on May 2, 2023, held at Il Buco Alimentari in New York City. The event was sponsored by The Chronicle of Higher Education and Adobe. Glazer spoke about ensuring that students from low-income and underserved communities aren’t hindered by a lack of access to technology.
Ron Goldberg
Office of Enrollment Management and Strategic CommunicationsRon Goldberg, director, digital communications, in the Office of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications, was honored at the 2023 Publishing Triangle Awards on April 27, 2023, with the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction. The video of the awards ceremony is available, and Goldberg's acceptance speech can be seen at the 1:09:41 mark. He received the award for his book, Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York.
Colleen Kirk
School of Management, Department of Management and MarketingColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor of marketing, was quoted on the WalletHub website on April 26, 2023. Her remarks covered American Express, brand equity, and Mastercard's sonic branding campaign.
Sophia Domokos
College of Arts & ScienceSophia Domokos, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, spoke at the American Physical Society April Meeting 2023 on April 25, 2023, in a virtual session. She presented work from her recent paper, on the topic of "New Results in the D3/D5 Supersymmetric Defect CFT."
Bernadette Riley
College of Osteopathic MedicineBernadette Riley, D.O., associate professor of family medicine and director of the New York Tech Ehlers Danlos Center, was elected Assistant Secretary of the Medical Society of the State of New York on April 23, 2023.
David Nadler
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesDavid Nadler, Ph.D., department chair and assistant professor of environmental technology and sustainability, shared his insights on PFAs, the chemicals used to make Teflon and other products that will persist in the environment almost indefinitely, in U.S. News & World Report. He was quoted in an article, "The Dangers of PFAS," published April 20, 2023.
Fadhil Fadhil
School of Architecture and DesignFadhil Fadhil, robotics fabrication lab manager in the School of Architecture and Design, designed The Floating Acrobats. The designed installation aims to investigate the concept of performance, which is directly related to the term resilience as a cultural action capable of creatively relating the body and space, where the acrobats vaults interpret the "glimpse of the magic" underlying theatrical staging. The designing process involved computational design, imagery depicting acrobats soaring through the air in a circus setting, generated through artificial intelligence (AI). The opportunity arose when their work was selected to be part of the exhibition Hoperaperta, at the prestigious FuoriSalone di Milano in 2023. Leveraging their expertise in virtual installations, Fadhil and Battistoni embarked on a creative journey to reimagine the image and integrate it into a VR immersive experience.
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