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.
Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis
College of Arts and SciencesLissi Athanasiou-Krikelis, Ph.D., associate professor of English, had her article, “Representing Turks in Greek Children's and Young Adult Fiction,” published in International Research for Children’s Literature (Vol 13.1) on July 1, 2020.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was elected vice president of the International Virginia Woolf Society on June 27, 2020.
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School of Management School of Management Human Resource StudiesRadoslaw (Radek) Nowak, Ph.D., assistant professor of human resource studies, had his research on business strategy in service organizations, “Does employee understanding of strategic objectives matter? Effects on culture and performance,” published in The Journal of Strategy and Management on June 25, 2020. In his study, he found that employees' understanding of their organization's strategic objectives will translate into higher service quality provided to customers, resulting in improved business performance.
Ehsan Kamel
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Energy ManagementEhsan Kamel, Ph.D., assistant professor of energy management; Shaya Sheik, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and marketing studies; and Xueqing Huang, assistant professor of computer science, have co-authored a paper, "Data-driven predictive models for residential building energy use based on the segregation of heating and cooling days," published online in the journal Energy on June 22, 2020, with print publication to follow on September 1, 2020.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, was interviewed for AuthorsAsk on June 16, 2020, following the publication of her book, Annotating Modernism.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, discussed her book, Annotating Modernism, at the Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Launch Party held by SHARP in Focus, an online conference from the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing on June 16, 2020.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was appointed to the editorial board of the new interdisciplinary journal, AI and Ethics on June 16, 2020. The journal will be published by Springer.
Robert Amundsen
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Energy ManagementRobert N. Amundsen, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Energy Management, delivered a virtual presentation, “Urban Parks: Enlightenment, Engagement and Empowerment,” at the 4th International SCORAI Conference on Sustainable Consumption and Social Justice in an Urbanizing World in Boston, MA, June 10-12, 2020.
Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa
School of Architecture & Design ArchitecturePablo Lorenzo-Eiroa, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, was a keynote speaker for the Biodigital Archtiecture BIODIG 2020 - RESIM 2020 International Conference in Bareclona, Spain, held June 3-5, 2020. He presented his research on a radical evidence-based interactive zoning system proposal contemplating for a futuristic ecological vision for New York City through big data processing and simulation.
Andrew Costello
College of Arts & Sciences Behavioral SciencesAndrew Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral sciences, appeared on Fox and Friends First on June 2, 2020, about the riots in New York City and the lackluster response of the Governor and Mayor.