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.
Robert Amundsen
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, presented “Repurposing for Resiliency: Siting Distributed Energy” at the International Conference on Life Sciences, Engineering and Technology, on April 16, 2023, in Denver, Colo.
Maria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda
Biomedical SciencesMaria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences, was awarded the 2023 John F. Perkins Jr. Research Career Enhancement Award by the American Physiological Society (APS) on April 13, 2023. This award allows an early-career researcher to obtain special training or an established researcher to develop new skills or retrain in areas of developing interest.
David Nadler
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesDavid Nadler, Ph.D., department chair and assistant professor of environmental technology and sustainability, published an article, "Workforce Diversity and Occupational Hearing Health," which appeared in Safety, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of industrial and human health safety, on April 13, 2023.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesWei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, published a paper titled "Biofidelity Assessment of the WIAMan Thorax by a Comparative Study With Hybrid III, THOR, and PMHS in Frontal Sled Testing," in The Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, a peer-reviewed publication, on April 8, 2023.
John Handrakis
School of Health ProfessionsJohn Handrakis, D.P.T., Ed.D., professor of physical therapy, Jessica Bart, D.P.T., and Christian R. Barton, D.P.T., published their paper entitled "Self-reported effects of warm seasonal temperatures in persons with spinal cord injury," in The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication, on April 3, 2023.
Emma Fuller
School of Architecture and DesignEmma Fuller and Michael Overby, both adjunct instructors of architecture and principals in the firm of Fuller/Overby, were featured in an April 3, 2023, article on the Architectural Record website, "Fuller/Overby's Lakeside House Strikes up a Conversation Between the Whole and its Parts."
Viswanathan Rajagopalan
NYITCOM-ArkansasViswanathan Rajagopalan, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences at NYITCOM-Arkansas, published an article, "Novel Transcriptomic Interactomes of Noncoding RNAs in the Heart under Altered Thyroid Hormonal States" to a special issue, New Horizon for Non-coding RNAs, of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, a peer-reviewed, open access journal, on March 31, 2023. These findings were also presented at the American Physiological Society Summit Conference held in Los Angeles, Calif., in April 2023.
\nAmanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, gave an invited presentation at the Sylvia Plath Symposium, held at Hunter College's Roosevelt House in New York on March 30, 2023.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, presented a topical session titled "Pedagogy: Inclusive Boundaries" at the 111th ACSA Annual Conference, hosted by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) on March 30, 2023, in St. Louis, Mo.
Felipe Henao
Student Engagement & DevelopmentFelipe Henao, Ed.D., dean of students, was featured in GoodCourse's The Interview USA, published on March 23, 2023. The conversation focused on Henao's efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education.