Schools & Colleges
Empowering Women in STEM
New York Tech celebrates the achievements of six students and faculty who have made strides in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Student Profile: Joanna Pedretti
Computer science student Joanna Pedretti was part of New York Tech’s inaugural cohort of students participating in the co-op track. Now, she works part-time with the same company she interned with.
Faculty Profile: Cameka Hazel
Assistant Professor of School Counseling Cameka Hazel, Ed.D., takes a constructivist approach to teaching, where students’ experiences matter.
Student Profile: Alex Devante Hernandez
Alex Devante Hernandez knows first-hand the struggles of underserved communities when it comes to healthcare. As a future physician, he is hoping to change that.
Turning the Tables on Consumers
A study co-authored by marketing researcher Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., explores what happens when sellers review consumers.
Faculty Profile: Andrew Hofstrand
Assistant Professor Andrew Hoftstrand, Ph.D., will use an Air Force Research Laboratory/Air Force office of Scientific Young Investigator’s Program Award to study light-matter interactions and ways to control and manipulate it with the hope of creating faster and more efficient technologies.
Students Raise Money for Refugee Artists
School of Health Professions students traveled to Athens, Greece, last summer, where they worked with displaced refugees in art therapy workshops. On February 10, the students took to a local Boys and Girls Club to display the artwork and donate proceeds to the artists.
Alumni Profile: Gail Kubik
Gail Kubik (B.Arch. ’10) combines her career as an architect and deep commitment to the climate to find ways to educate and prepare architects and engineers in disaster relief and how to combat climate change.
Student Profile: Anila Khan
As a child, Anila Khan dreamed of becoming a doctor, but one class in eighth grade would completely change her professional trajectory. Khan now aspires to work as a software engineer in the unique intersection of technology and medicine.
Alumni Profile: Rasika Girish Deosthali
Growing up in a small town with complex alleyways and roads inspired Rasika Girish Deosthali (M.S.’22) to pursue a master’s in urban design.