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.
Sheldon Fields
School of Health Professions NursingSheldon D. Fields, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, professor of nursing, is the second lead author of "Pre‐exposure prophylaxis initiation and adherence among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in three US cities: results from the HPTN 073 study," which was published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society on February 15, 2019.
Terese Coe
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishTerese Coe, M.A., adjunct instructor of English, had her translation of Heinrich Heine's German poem, "In the Dream" published in the Winter 2018 edition of Able Muse on February 15, 2019. The Prufrock Blog also published a link to the online version of the poem.
\nSabina Khantimirova
Global Academic Programs English Language InstituteSabina Khantimirova, M.A., learning specialist with the English Language Institute, presented a workshop entitled "Fusion of World Citizenship through Media" at the 40th Annual Applied Linguistics Conference (ALWC) in Binghamton, NY, on February 9, 2019. The presentation shared developed practices to raise awareness of global citizenship and how they relate to international students' life expectations, experiences, and the human condition.
\nMilan Toma
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Mechanical EngineeringMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, gave a talk titled "Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid with Comprehensive Brain Model" on February 5, 2019, in workshop organized by the Department of Defense's Working Group on Computational Modeling of Human Lethality, Injury, and Impairment from Blast-related Threats.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, gave a talk, "Rewriting the Lyric:\nSylvia Plath Annotating James Joyce," at New York University's Glucksman Ireland House on February 1, 2019. She was hosted by the James Joyce Society.
Kapil Bajaj
College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean's Office-JonesboroKapil Bajaj, MCTP, CPHIMS, director of academic and research technology at NYITCOM at A-State, graduated from the "Leading Information Technology in Academic Medicine" leadership program, hosted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, on February 1, 2019.
Dongsei Kim
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureDongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, appeared as part of the NYIT Week on The Academic Minute on January 29, 2019, speaking on the topic "Architecture's Impact on Changing Nation-State Borders." In particular, Kim noted that by deconstructing the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) through architectural methods, architects and designers can challenge long-held assumptions and preconceived views to better understand the "other" beyond the border.
Nicholas Bloom
College of Arts and SciencesNicholas D. Bloom, Ph.D., professor of social sciences, gave an interview on the housing crisis to TRT World on January 29, 2019. The media channel serves as the international branch of the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.
Terese Coe
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishTerese Coe, M.A., adjunct instructor of English, had her poem, "Youth Becoming," published on E-Verse Radio on January 14, 2019.
David Nadler
NYITDavid Nadler, Ph.D., assistant professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Technology and Sustainability, presented two posters at the annual National Council for Science and the Environment conference in Washington, DC on January 8, 2019. "Ultrasonic technology in wastewater treatment" discussed how we can, on a small scale, measure changes in important wastewater treatment parameters, including nitrate concentrations, by subjecting the effluent to bubbles induced by high-frequency pressure (sound) waves. "A survey of one-day environmental communication through Twitter," showed that the use of shared hashtags (#environment, #cleanwater, and #cleanair) across a social media platform does not guarantee direct communication. Current data collection for a more detailed environmental communication study already has over twenty-thousand records.