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.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, was interviewed by Allyn West for his article, "Found: Former UH Graduate Students Discover 'forgotten' Anne Sexton poetry," published in theHouston Chronicle, on October 16, 2018.
Milan Toma
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences Mechanical EngineeringMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected as a Scientist-in-Residence as part of the New York City Department of Education and The New York Academy of Sciences’ 2018-19 Scientist-in-Residence Program. The Scientist-in-Residence Program is an exciting initiative that matches scientists and STEM professionals with elementary, middle, or high school teachers and their respective classrooms to conduct authentic science investigation.
Dongsei Kim
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureDongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, presented his paper, “Undoing the Demilitarized Zone,” and exhibited his work at the “PLAY with the Rules” 2018 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Fall Conference and the Schroeder Galleria, Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM), Milwaukee, WI, on October 13, 2018.
Robert Feirsen
College of Arts & Sciences Masters Educational Leadership & TechnologyRobert Feirsen, Ed.D., assistant professor and director of the school leadership and technology program, and Hui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education, \nled three workshop presentations at 2018 New York State Association of Teacher Educators (NYACTE)/New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NYACTE) 2018 annual conference, October 11-12, 2018 in Saratoga Springs, NY. The three presentations were titled, "Failing Forward: Teaching Organizational Recovery to School Leadership Candidates;" "Addressing the Challenge to Advocate for Educators using the Design Thinking Approach;" and "Leadership with a 'T': Integrating Teacher Leadership into Leadership Preparation Programs."
\n\nNaomi Frangos
School of Architecture & Design ArchitectureNaomi Frangos, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, presented her paper “Solid, Surface, Space: Inter-scaler Tomography in Variable Formwork” at the Design Communication Association (DCA) Conference 2018: Virtual+Actual: Process and Product of Design, held at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, October 7-9, 2018. The paper, which explores ideas of material driven techniques in the process of design using 3-D scanning technology, was published in the Conference Proceedings, ISBN 978-1-64440-330-3. Frangos was also elected co-editor of the DCA’s biennial journal, Respresentation, and chair of the journal's editorial board.
Shaya Sheikh
School of ManagementShaya Sheikh, Ph.D., assistant professor of operations management, co-authored an article, "Multi objective two-stage assembly flow shop with release time," published in the October 2018 issue of Computers & Industrial Engineering. The article investigates flow production, one of the most popular production methods in industry, and provides both optimal and heuristic solutions, and proposes the best schedule of product that increases productivity and reduces missed deadlines, simultaneously.
Maria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda
College of Osteopathic Medicine Basic Sciences Biomedical SciencesMaria Alicia Carrillo Sepulveda, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical sciences, had a study, "Western diet triggers Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling-induced endothelial dysfunction in female Wistar rats" published in the American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology on September 28, 2018. The study, which was supported by a 2017 Scholarship on Cardiovascular Disease from the American Heart Association for Benjamin Kramer, a fourth year NYITCOM student under Sepulveda's mentorship, and co-authored by Kramer, Anthony Martin Gerdes, Ph.D., professor and department chair of biomedical sciences, and Youhua Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences, revealed that overconsumption of a Western diet (WD), rich in fat and sugar, in a relatively short time, is harmful to the vascular system of female rats. Moreover, the results of this research found that Western diet activates Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a key component of the innate immune system, in the vasculature which in turn contributes to vascular complications.
Rakesh Mittal
School of Management Human Resource StudiesRakesh Mittal, Ph.D., assistant professor for human resource management and law, conducted a workshop on “Data Mining and HR Decision-Making” on September 28, 2018. Over 30 HR professionals from several companies in Long Island attended. The workshop focused on the potential value of data mining and predictive analytics, de-mystifying the techniques used to turn data into useful business insights, and provided a case study using employee turnover data.
Jordan Thompson
Legal General Counsel's OfficeJordan Thompson, associate general counsel, was a panelist at ALM Media's 30th Annual General Counsel Conference in Manhattan on September 26, 2018. The topic of the panel was: "Staying Ahead of the Curve: How GCs and CIOs are Teaming Up to Prevent Becoming the Next Target of a High-Profile Breach."
Amy Bravo
International & Experiential EducationAmy Bravo, M.A., senior director of international and experiential education, and Jim Martinez, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, presented a workshop, "How to Grow Your Community Project Developmentally: A Conversation About the Challenges of Scaling Up!" at the 10th Performing the World (PTW) conference in New York City on September 22, 2018. Bravo and Martinez discussed their projects, ranging from the creation of STEM-focused service-learning environments with one elementary school to a large scale multidisciplinary campus-wide initiative in Harlem, as well as the successes and challenges of bringing development and community engagement to the NYIT.