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.
Claude Gagna
College of Arts and SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published an abstract in the March 2024 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2024 DISCOVER BMB annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, titled . This method allows for the identification and quantification of different RNA structures, such as canonical A-RNA and non-canonical Z-RNA in individual cells. Structural Spatial Transcriptomics will allow researchers to identify spatial interactions, specific RNA biomarkers, and cancer transcriptomes in their natural tissue architecture, helping investigators to identify potential RNA structure-based drug targets.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, M.P.A., adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, presented during the second day of the in Honolulu, Hawaii held from February 15 to 17, 2024. He discussed distorted disasters in communities of color, comparing Hurricane Katrina and the Maui wildfires. He advocated for the removal of personal politics to help people.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences / HumanitiesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English in the Department of Humanities, delivered a discussion on February 15, 2024, titled "Writing about Archives" as part of the Modern Language Association's .
Nicole Calma-Roddin
College of Arts and SciencesNicole Calma-Roddin, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, presented on "Using Games and Songs in the Teaching of Psychology" and on "Opportunities to Promote Anti-Ableism Across the Psychology Curriculum" as part of the on-demand video symposium at annual conference on teaching, which took place online from February 12 to 16, 2024.
Melissa Huey
College of Arts and SciencesMelissa Huey, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, had her paper, 鈥溾�� published to the Journal of School and Educational Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal, on February 4, 2024. Results found that having cameras mandatory or encouraged in synchronous Zoom classes increased mindfulness and course comprehension. In addition, a calm relaxing virtual background was found to have the same effect. Surprisingly, the utilization of breakout rooms decreased course comprehension, likely because it does not mirror traditional in-person group work.
Yusui Chen
PhysicsYusui Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, published an article entitled in Physical Review A on February 2, 2024. The work, collaborating with researchers from Stony Brook University, studies a long-standing question in open quantum systems: how to preserve positivity in generic master equations.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, M.P.A., adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, was selected to receive the 2023 Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation Scholarship on January 23, 2024. This award aims to support the educational endeavors of academically talented and well-rounded men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Sophie Christman
HumanitiesSophie Christman, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of humanities, held an ecopoetic reading of Robert Frost's 1914 poem "Mending Wall" at the on January 7, 2024.
Claude Gagna
CAS/Biological and Chemical SciencesClaude E. Gagna, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, was awarded an Emerging Technology Innovation Award from 懂色帝鈥檚 emerging technology group for Molecular Devices GenePix 4000B Fluorescent Two-Color DNA Microarray scanner. The instrument will be used for the development of next-generation DNA and RNA microarrays with NYIT students.
Cameka Hazel
College of Arts and SciencesCameka Hazel, Ed.D., assistant professor in the psychology and counseling department, recently published a research article entitled in the Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision on November 17, 2023.