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.
Amy Bravo
International & Experiential Education International & Experiential EducationBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Gordon Schmidt, Ph.D., dean and professor of NYIT College of School of Health Profession, Dan Quigley, Ph.D., dean of NYIT College of Arts and Sciences, Stan Silverman, M.S., professor of instructional technologies, Tiffani Blake, M.S, M.ED., assistant provost for student engagement and development, Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACOEP, FACEP, executive vice president, and Amy Bravo, M.A., senior director of international and experiential education, recieved their third Voya Foundation grant on Novemeber 2, 2020 to “Diversify STEAM Leadership.” The institutional team will use the grant to run community based initiatives to engage and diversify the community.
\n\nJonathan Goldman
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences English \nJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, led a workshop, “,” on October 30, 2020 for the Modernist Studies Association's 2020 conference. The session asked the questions: How can the study of modernist literature draw connections between the early twentieth century and our own moment of rising racist extremism? Has the field of modernist studies historically contributed to ideas of white supremacy? How can our teaching address and resist white supremacy, now and in the past?
Susana Case
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Behavioral SciencesSusana Case, Ph.D., professor of behavioral sciences, won a spot as a for her book Dead Shark on the N Train.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, had his research paper, “” published in the Springer Link on October 6, 2020. This article is one of the twelve that founding editorial board members—scientists, humanists, and corporate researchers—wrote for the initial issue of the journal.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, presented “Marginalia and the T. S. Eliot Archive” at the on October 3, 2020.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences PhysicsChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor for physics, proposed a novel mechanism of magnetic field and fluid flow generation in the early universe. He spoke about his findings in his article, “,” in Astronomy & Astrophysics on October 2, 2020.
Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis
College of Arts and SciencesLissi Athanasiou-Krikelis, Ph.D., associate professor of English, had her article, “,” published in Narrative (Vol. 28.3) on October 1, 2020.
Kevin LaGrandeur
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishKevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, was interviewed for a on September 28, 2020. He spoke about ancient robots and the development of robots and artificial intelligence.
Lynn Rogoff
College of Arts and SciencesLynn Rogoff, M.F.A., adjunct associate professor of English, had her play, , presented by the Wayward Sisters Theatre from September 5 - October 10, 2020. The play centers around the legendary Emma Goldman and and her relationship with Dr. Ben Reitman.
John Misak
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJohn Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, and Ronald Yaros, Ph.D., University of Maryland had their article,"" published in the Journalism and Mass Communication on September 4, 2020.