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, was interviewed by Long Island newspaper Newsday on January 23, 2026, about why so many of us feel compelled to rush to the store for groceries before a storm hits. In the article, titled Why Long Island shoppers still buy milk, bread and eggs before a storm. Kirk discussed how stocking up is not just about practical preparation, but also about restoring a sense of control when the weather, and our routines, feel uncertain.
Robert Amundsen
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and director of energy management, presented “Unconventional Energy Storage: Paving the Way for Renewables” at the third International Conference on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning and Territorial Management, held January 20–22, 2026.
Wei Zeng
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesWei Zeng, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, mentored a team of New York Tech engineering students that won first place at the 2026 KEEN Bridge Design Competition. Tasked with building a 36-inch span using only cardstock and staples, the team achieved a staggering 18.6 strength-to-weight ratio—supporting nearly 2,000 grams with a bridge weighing just 107 grams.
Eugene Kelly
College of Arts and SciencesEugene Kelly, Ph.D., adjunct professor in the Department of Humanities, published a paper, Spirit and Mind: Hartmann’s Das Problem des Geistigen Seins, in the Kultura i Wartości, on January 14, 2026.
Jessica Varghese
School of Health ProfessionsJessica Varghese, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of nursing, was quoted in MDLinx, a healthcare news outlet, in an article about PFAS (forever chemicals) and food safety, titled, Industrial chemicals in our food and water are reshaping our gut microbiomes, published on January 12, 2026. MDLinx reaches an audience of approximately 150,000 healthcare professionals each month.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was appointed to the Advisory Board of Joyce Studies Annual, an academic journal published at Fordham University, on January 11, 2026.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published "'Paris, Past and Present': A Report on 'Joyce in Paris,' Irish Embassy, Paris, 14–16 June 2025." The paper was published in James Joyce Quarterly on January 6, 2026.
Eugene Kelly
College of Arts and SciencesEugene Kelly, Ph.D., adjunct professor in the Department of Humanities, published a paper, Revisiting the Concept of the Person and Its Moral Responsibility in Max Scheler and in Edith Stein, in the Edith Stein and Max Scheler in Dialogue, Bloomsbury Academic, on January 1, 2026.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, contributed a peer-reviewed chapter, "Teaching Ulysses in Nonacademic Spaces," to Teaching James Joyce in the Twenty-First Century, published by University Press of Florida on December 16, 2025.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, published an article, entitled "Generational cohort differences in psychological ownership: How does Gen Z come to feel ownership in an intangible world?, in European Journal of Management and Business Economics, a high-quality peer-reviewed journal, on December 11, 2025. This study develops a conceptual framework exploring psychological ownership through a generational lens, highlighting how Gen Z’s sense of ownership is driven by identity expression, control, and security.