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.
Jonathan Goldman
HumanitiesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, was quoted extensively in a column for the Irish Independent by Colum Murphy titled , on June 12, 2022. Goldman says: 鈥淵es, Joyce is difficult to read. Yes, not everybody is going to read the book cover to cover. But any kind of engagement with Ulysses is a form of leadership.鈥�
Bisrat Kinfemichael
School of ManagementBisrat Kinfemichael, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, shared his insight on managing daily expenses and long-term debt in an article titled published on Debthammer.org on June 12, 2022.
Becky Frieden
ITSBecky Frieden, senior director of enterprise applications and decision support systems, moderated an interactive roundtable and panel, "Diving Into Talent Acquisition, Diversity, And Retention," at the on June 6, 2022, in Boston, MA.
Jonathan Goldman
HumanitiesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, spoke at the for their event devoted to James Joyce's Ulysses, on the subject of "U for You" (Ulysses for all readers), on June 3, 2022.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, Department of Humanities, co-edited the book with Anita Helle and Maeve O'Brien, published by Bloomsbury Academic, on May 25, 2022. The volume contains chapters by 27 scholars, including Elizabeth J. Donaldson, Ph.D., professor of English and associate dean of curriculum and student engagement, and Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis, Ph.D., associate professor of English and director of interdisciplinary studies. A launch event took place on May 25, hosted by Melissa Parrish of Smith College, featuring a panel of speakers from the collection.
John Handrakis
School of Health ProfessionsJohn Handrakis, D.P.T., Ed.D., professor of physical therapy, was awarded $229,800 in funding over two years by the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Small Projects in Rehabilitation Research (SPiRE) Program, for his research project, "Development of a Novel Cooling Vest to Prevent Heat-Induced Thermoregulatory Dysfunction in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury,鈥� on May 23, 2022. The study, which focuses on veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI), aims to determine the safety and efficacy of a feedback-regulated novel cooling vest to maintain core body temperature (within 0.4掳C) in participants with higher levels of SCI during two hours of controlled warm ambient temperature (35掳C) exposure. Efficacy will be determined by: (1) change in core temperature; and (2) perception of heat and thermal comfort.
Qin Liu
Mechanical EngineeringQin Liu, Ph.D., teaching assistant professor of mechanical engineering, co-authored a peer-review article entitled published in the Journal of Biomechanics on May 27, 2022. This article is the first to propose a theoretical model of artery growth and remodeling under twisting, which extends our understanding of artery remodeling under altered external load.
Donald Fizzinoglia
College of Arts and SciencesDon Fizzignolia, M.A., professor and chair of the Department of Communication Arts, had his peer-reviewed book, Crime in TV, the News, and Film, published by Rowman and Littlefield on May 20, 2022. The book provides a fresh look at the interplay between criminal events and the media outlets that cover them. The authors' diverse backgrounds—a criminologist researcher, a documentarian and media professor, a police officer, and a criminologist who is a former TV reporter—allow for a frank discussion.\nViewers of crime dramas and consumers of news will gain a new understanding of the way their programs are produced. Readers will become more aware of the biases that sometimes cloud perceptions of crime and criminals. Finally, experts and scholars will improve their discernment of media depictions. The book is useful in the classroom in fields of media, communications, criminology, sociology, and more.
Colleen Kirk
School of ManagementColleen P. Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor of marketing, had her guest column titled published by local tech and business outlet, InnovateLI, on May 19, 2022. The column comments on the ways that homebuyers can limit feelings of psychological ownership and improve their homebuying experience.
Alessandro Melis
School of Architecture & Design / ArchitectureAlessandro Melis, Ph.D., IDC Foundation Endowed Chair and professor in the School of Architecture and Design, curated the artistic Cyberwall installation by Iris Ceramica Group that took center stage at the 2021 Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale. The exhibit was featured in an article, published in Designbloom on May 17, 2022. The article suggests the exhibit "could only be described as a symbol of sustainable and inclusive design," adding "the brand鈥檚 ceramic surfaces were used as a blank canvas for engaging graphic and drawing compositions, represented by the full potential of the Group鈥檚 groundbreaking technology. As art, nature and artifice merged, an unusual interpretation captivated the observer."