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.
Felipe Henao
Student Engagement & DevelopmentFelipe Henao, Ed.D., dean of students, was featured in GoodCourse's The Interview USA, published on March 23, 2023. focused on Henao's efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education.
Jonathan Goldman
CAS/HumJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, recently published an article, "," in The James Joyce Literary Supplement, a peer-reviewed publication, on March 22, 2023.
Maria Pino
College of Osteopathic MedicineMaria A. Pino, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published her article, in Pharmacy Times, on March 21, 2023. Pino's article finds that curcumin (the compound found in turmeric) may help improve effectiveness in ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
\nDiana Moronta
LibraryDiana Moronta, M.S.L.I.S., spoke at the on the topic of "Productivity during a pandemic: Navigating the book publication process as an early career librarian," on March 16, 2023, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Moronta also spoke with Vanessa Viola, M.L.I.S, M.S.I.T., at another session held virtually on March 17 on the topic, "Embedded Librarianship:Two Perspectives, Same Institution."
Dong Zhang
College of Osteopathic MedicineDong Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical sciences, received a U.S. patent in March 2023 for his method of treating cancers by disabling FANCM (an important player in repairing DNA damage) and BRCA1. This patent has great potential in improving the treatment of cancers with BRCA1 mutations, including ovarian and breast cancers, and is related to his research on inhibiting tumor growth.
Bernadette Riley
College of Osteopathic MedicineTodd Cohen, M.D., professor, chief of cardiology, and director of medical device innovation, and Bernadette Riley, D.O., associate professor of family medicine and director of the 色界吧 Ehlers Danlos Center, published a paper, in the February 2023 edition of EP Lab Digest.
Jonathan Goldman
CAS/HumJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was a featured panelist at a public program, "," held at the New School in New York City on March 14, 2023. Goldman presented a paper titled "Ulysses, Style, and Joyce's Multiverse."
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., adjunct professor of architecture and director and founding partner of Emergent Studio, received on March 14, 2023, for the construction of the 26,500-square-meter international Incheon Geomdam Library Cultural-Complex hosted by the Incheon Metropolitan City Municipality. In collaboration with Strange Works Studio and Terrain Work, their shortlisted entry proposes an ecology of knowledge and culture as a multilayered border condition that mediates exchanges of information between three distinct forms of repositories: the Library (recorded information), the Museum (cultural objects embedded with information), and the Landscape (biological information).
Rakesh Mittal
School of ManagementRakesh Mittal, Ph.D., associate professor of human resource studies, and Maya Kroumova, Ph.D., professor of human resource studies, co-authored an article, published in Global Business and Organizational Excellence, an international, multidisciplinary business research journal, on March 13, 2023. The article examines the effect of cross-cultural experiences on perceptions of the effectiveness of self-protective leadership (SPL). They found that prior work experience in a multinational company and training in Western Management Practices are associated with more negative perceptions of SPL, with female managers viewing SPL more negatively than their male counterparts. The team's research provides empirical evidence for the link between global experiences and cognitive schemas about leadership.
Chinmoy Bhattacharjee
PhysicsChinmoy Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, published his paper, to Physical Review E, on March 9, 2023. The paper discusses the implications of non-zero photon mass on magnetic field structure at the galactic scale which is sustained by background plasma. This research provides an analytical description of multi-scale structures of the magnetic field observed in the universe.