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.
Eugene Kelly
College of Arts and SciencesEugene Kelly, Ph.D., adjunct professor in the Department of Humanities, published a paper, Spirit and Mind: Hartmann鈥檚 Das Problem des Geistigen Seins, in the Kultura i Warto艣ci, on January 14, 2026.
Jessica Varghese
School of Health ProfessionsJessica Varghese, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of nursing, was quoted in MDLinx, a healthcare news outlet, in an article about PFAS (forever chemicals) and food safety, titled, , published on January 12, 2026. MDLinx reaches an audience of approximately 150,000 healthcare professionals each month.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was appointed to the of Joyce Studies Annual, an academic journal published at Fordham University, on January 11, 2026.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published "." The paper was published in James Joyce Quarterly on January 6, 2026.
Eugene Kelly
College of Arts and SciencesEugene Kelly, Ph.D., adjunct professor in the Department of Humanities, published a paper, , in the Edith Stein and Max Scheler in Dialogue, Bloomsbury Academic, on January 1, 2026.
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, contributed a peer-reviewed chapter, "Teaching Ulysses in Nonacademic Spaces," to , published by University Press of Florida on December 16, 2025.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, published an article, entitled ", in European Journal of Management and Business Economics, a high-quality peer-reviewed journal, on December 11, 2025. This study develops a conceptual framework exploring psychological ownership through a generational lens, highlighting how Gen Z鈥檚 sense of ownership is driven by identity expression, control, and security.
Elaine Brown
College of Arts and SciencesElaine Brown, Ph.D., department chair and associate professor of humanities, conducted a narrative medicine workshop for faculty and students at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine on December 3, 2025.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture and DesignAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation endowed chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, served as scientific stream leader for Climate-Sensitive Urbanism and Adaptive Metabolisms for . The conference, dedicated to advancing innovation in design, construction, and sustainable development, was held on December 1-3, 2025, in Auckland, New Zealand.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., professor of marketing, was quoted in a . The article was published on November 28, 2025.