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 humanities, Department of Humanities, published a review of Michael Groden's "The Necessary Fiction: Life with James Joyce's Ulysses," in on October 1, 2021.
Jonathan Goldman
HumanitiesJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, performed in at Lincoln Center's Concerts for Kids, on October 1, 2021.
Jamel Vanderburg
College of Arts and SciencesJamel Vanderburg, M.P.A., adjunct instructor of interdisciplinary studies, was featured as part of the second cohort of Uplift, a visual publication that features black male educators who inspire youth in all levels of education, on October 1, 2021.
Deborah Y. Cohn
School of ManagementDeborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., interim dean of the School of Management and professor of marketing, presented 鈥淐onnecting with a Remote Audience: Teaching and Presenting,鈥� at the IABE-2021 New York 鈥� Online Conference, on October 1, 2021.
Kate E. O'Hara
College of Arts and SciencesKate E. O鈥橦ara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, presented "Interconnected and Emerging" at the 6th Annual International Conference on Critical Autoethnography in Melbourne, Australia on September 30, 2021. In her session, O鈥橦ara presented virtually about the interconnectedness of her shared experiences with her undergraduate students as they emerged from a global pandemic. She spoke of personal context, juxtaposed and connected to cultural, political, and social understandings. O鈥橦ara also asked participants to explore their own socially constructed concepts of space, place, and time in relation to 鈥渘ormalcy.鈥�
Adrienne McNally
Career Success and Experiential EducationAdrienne McNally, M.S., director of experiential education, was presented with the by the National Society of Experiential Education (NSEE) on September 27, 2021. The award recognizes an outstanding K-12 or higher education institution that has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to experiential education in their classrooms or on their campuses. Founded in 1971, the NSEE is a nonprofit membership organization composed of educators, businesses, and community leaders that strives to cultivate educators who effectively use experiential education as an integral part of personal, professional, civic, and global learning.
Karen Vahey
Enrollment ManagementKaren Vahey, Ed.D., dean of admissions and financial aid, co-presented "Tuition Pricing and Discounting in the Age of COVID-19" at the annual conference of the (NACAC) in Seattle, WA, on September 24, 2021.
Jordan Thompson
General CounselJordan Thompson, J.D., deputy general counsel and privacy officer, participated in Law.com's , and was a panelist in "Navigating States鈥� Data Privacy Initiatives and Coming to Terms with CCPA, CPRA."
Shaya Sheikh
School of ManagementShaya Sheikh, Ph.D., assistant professor of operations management, published his paper, in ABDC A* ranked journal, Decision Support Systems, on September 22, 2021. Sheikh's paper addresses the challenge of incorporating both qualitative and quantitative measures in automatic clustering.
Rajendram Rajnarayanan
NYITCOM at Arkansas StateRajendram Rajnarayanan, Ph.D., assistant dean of research and associate professor at NYITCOM-Arkansas, was interviewed and featured in , a project of The Scripps Research Institute, on September 21, 2021. In the article, Rajnarayanan discusses how biomedical scientists from NYITCOM-Arkansas are using data to increase COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and health literacy in rural Arkansas, where thousands of people lack easy access to health care and health education, including information on COVID-19 and emerging variants.