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.
Diana Moronta
LibraryDiana Moronta, M.S.L.I.S., had her book, Practicing Social Justice in Libraries: Strategies, Action, and Self Care in Library Work, co-edited with Alyssa Brissett, published by Routledge on September 30, 2022. The volume provides strategies, tools, and resources to library and information workers and students who wish to drive change in their communities and incorporate social justice into their everyday practice. With contributors from a diverse group of librarians, who have experience working in different types of institutions and roles, the book showcases the actions information professionals, largely from historically marginalized groups, are taking to create a more socially responsible environment for themselves and their communities.
Colleen Kirk
School of Management, Department of Management and MarketingColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor of marketing, was interviewed on a podcast on the Quikly Marketing Blog on September 29, 2022, about her recent research on consumer narcissism, published in the Journal of Business Research. Her research is the first in marketing to examine the divergent impacts of the "bright" and "dark" sides of narcissism in consumer behavior.
Karen Vahey
EnrollmentKaren Vahey, Ed.D., dean of admissions and financial aid, co-presented the session "Tuition Pricing and Discounting Through and Beyond COVID-19" at the annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) in Houston, TX on September 23, 2022.
Maryam Ravan
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesMaryam Ravan, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, in collaboration with colleagues from Stanford University and McMaster University, has published an article, "A Robust eLORETA Technique for Localization of Brain Sources in the Presence of Forward Model Uncertainties," in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, a peer-reviewed publication, on September 22, 2022.
Maryam Ravan
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesMaryam Ravan, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, in collaboration with colleagues from Stanford University and McMaster University, has published an article, "EEG Biomarkers to Predict Response to Sertraline and Placebo Treatment in Major Depressive Disorder,” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, a peer-reviewed publication, on September 12, 2022.
Anya Martin
School of Architecture & Design / ArchitectureAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation Endowed Chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, spoke at the New City Festival, organized by the Michelucci Foundation, on September 10, 2022, in Fiesole, Italy. Melis was also featured in an article, "New Town Festival, social justice is the real antidote to the environmental crisis," published by STAMP Toscana on the same date.
Robert Cody
School of Architecture and DesignRobert Cody, B.Arch, associate professor of architecture, and Angela Amoia, M.Arch, associate professor of architecture,\n published a new book, published by Routledge, on September 9, 2022, entitled Alvar Aalto and the Future of Architecture. This new edition looks to Alvar Aalto as the primary protagonist for channeling discussions related to history, theory, design, construction, technology, and sensory topics. The work of Aalto and selected contemporary architects, along with computer modeling software, showcases the importance of comprehensive design.
Ron Goldberg
Office of Enrollment Management and Strategic CommunicationsRon Goldberg, web content editor in the Office of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications, had his book, Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York, published by Fordham University Press on September 6, 2022. The book uses Goldberg's own story—the activist education of a well-intentioned, if slightly naive, nice gay Jewish theater queen—to tell the larger chronological history of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), the grassroots AIDS activist organization that confronted politicians, scientists, drug companies, religious leaders, the media, and an often uncaring public to successfully change the course of the AIDS epidemic.
Babak D. Beheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was featured in a video interview explaining why Babak chose IEEE as his professional home and showcasing New York Tech, at IEEE.TV on September 2, 2022.
Ron Goldberg
Enrollment Management and Strategic CommunicationsRon Goldberg, web content editor in the Office of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications, was the featured interview on segment of TMZ Live on September 1, 2022. Goldberg discussed the government response to monkeypox and how it compared with the response to the AIDS epidemic, as well as AIDS activism and his new book, Boy with the Bullhorn: A Memoir and History of ACT UP New York.