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.
Milan Toma
School of Engineering & Computing Sciences Mechanical EngineeringMilan Toma, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering, presented his poster titled, 'Mitral Valve Regurgitation Treatment with an Intravalvular Spacer: Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis" at the 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, held July 8-12, 2018, in Ireland. Toma was the first author of the study, which was conducted in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was the invited keynote speaker for a symposium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday, July 12. His talk, "Artificial Intelligence: Potential and Risk," focused on the future challenges and opportunities presented by AI for Latin American economies and societies. LaGrandeur was invited by the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) and its sponsored Latin American think-tank, the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL). Various government ministries from Argentina were also involved with the symposium.
Joanne Grasso
College of Arts & Sciences Social SciencesJoanne S. Grasso, D.A., adjunct associate professor in social sciences, published her second book, George Washington's 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island, on July 9, 2018. Grasso is scheduled to follow up the publication with multiple public book talks in New York City and Long Island.
John Hanc
College of Arts & Sciences Communication ArtsJohn Hanc, M.A., associate professor of communication arts, had his article, "Athletic and autistic, Long Island man is outrunning expectations," published as the cover story of the LI Life section of Newsday, on July 7, 2018. The story focuses on a severely autistic 28-year-old who happens to be an extremely talented distance runner, and how two top local runners have devoted their time and energies to helping him.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts & Sciences Life SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., associate professor of life sciences, published an article, "Tinea (Pityriasis) Obscurans: Don't Ignore the Spore!," in SKINmed, a peer-reviewed publication, on July 1, 2018. Gagna is examining the presence of fungal organisms (i.e., dermatophytes) that have infiltrated human skin, and trying to determine how their genomes (i.e., DNA, RNA) changes during the dermatophytes life cycle in human skin. Understanding the location and amounts of different types of nucleic acids in the fungal organisms will allow for the development of drugs to fight this skin disorder.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, published “On Manuscripts: Virginia Woolf and Archives” in Virginia Woolf and the World of Books, edited by \nNicola Wilson and Claire Battershill, and published by Clemson University Press and Liverpool University Press on June 29, 2018.
Anthony Dimatteo
College of Arts SciencesAnthony DiMatteo, Ph.D., professor of English, had three poems published on the theme of the power of words and the metaphor of translation in the international journal Levure littéraire on June 29, 2018.
Marta Panero
NYITMarta Panero, Ph.D., executive director of external affairs, had her article, "Linking education to Industry: water and energy sustainability in Latin America," published by Springer in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences on June 29, 2018. The article was co-authored by Nada Anid, Ph.D., vice president of strategic communications and external affairs.
\nPamela Treister
School of Health Professions NursingPamela Treister, D.N.P., C.N.S., R.N., C.M.S.R.N., A.E-C., clinical assistant professor of nursing, made a video presentation titled "Uncompensated Care and the Financial Impact in the Emergency Department," at the 4th World Congress on Nursing and Healthcare (WCNH 2018), June 25-26, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
\n\n\nPetra Dilling
School of ManagementPetra F.A. Dilling, Ph.D., associate professor of management was appointed to the Membership Committee of the Chartered Professional Accountants Association of British Columbia on June 28. 2018.