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.
Amanda Golden
College of Arts and SciencesAmanda Golden, Ph.D., associate professor of English, guest-edited a peer-reviewed special cluster on “” on January 10, 2020 for the third issue of Feminist Modernist Studies, originally published in 2018. The journal received the Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals, and the third issue was one of the prize-winning issues.
John Misak
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJohn Misak, D.A., assistant professor of English, presented a “” for the Modern Language Association's 2020 conference on January 10, 2020.
Vera Manzi-Schacht
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Digital Art & DesignVera Manzi-Schacht, M.F.A., adjunct professor of digital art and design, exhibited her terracotta sculpture, “Remembrance,” at the Denise Bibro Fine Arts Gallery in New York City, as part of the exhibition, January 9 - February 8, 2020.
Bernadette Riley
College of Osteopathic MedicineBernadette Riley, D.O., associate professor of family medicine and director of the NYIT Ehlers Danlos Center, published “” in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association on January 7, 2020.
Deborah Cohn
School of ManagementDeborah Y. Cohn, Ph.D., associate professor of marketing, and Joshua E. Bienstock, L.L.M., J.D., assistant professor of human resource management, presented "Workplace Social Media Relationships and Their Impact on Leadership and Ethics: It鈥檚 a Risky Business" at the on January 7, 2020, at Tel Aviv University, Israel. Their presentation explored the research on the ethical consequences of power imbalanced social media relationships between supervisors and subordinates. They employed a phenomenological qualitative research design of an in-depth interview and found out that professionals are often encouraged to have an open friending culture to help promote the brand and workplace harmony. Their research also showed managerial recommendations that include guidelines for social media friending to address ethical standards and leadership challenges.
Kate E. O'Hara
College of Arts & Sciences Interdisciplinary StudiesKate E. O鈥橦ara, Ph.D., associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, was selected as one of the artists in the juried show, “Renewal” at the , in Hastings-on Hudson, New York on January 5, 2020. O鈥橦ara鈥檚 photographs, Scaling and Perspective, draw from her background in social science, and arts-based research in particular. During the opening reception, O鈥橦ara explained her use of photography as a phenomenological approach to understanding structures of experience and consciousness.
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School of Management FinanceSteven J. Shapiro, Ph.D., professor of accounting and finance, presented a paper, “An Agenda for Future Research in Forensic Economics: New Approaches to Viewing Controversial Topics” at a National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE) session at the Allied Social Science Association meetings in San Diego, California on January 4, 2020. This was part of a session that Shapiro organized and chaired on “NAFE: An Agenda for Future Research in Forensic Economics.”
David Nadler
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesDavid Nadler, Ph.D., department chair and assistant professor of environmental technology and sustainability, was awarded a contract from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection鈥檚 Bureau of Water Supply on January 3, 2020. Nadler will be conducting a feasibility study of the wastewater treatment facilities in the NYC Watershed to analyze current treatment technologies and create life cycle assessments for potential upgrades. This project will put 色界吧 in a position that directly affects the quality of drinking water for approximately nine million people.
Vera Manzi-Schacht
College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Digital Art & DesignVera Manzi-Schacht, M.F.A., adjunct professor of digital art and design, had her work displayed in the at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Avenue and 90th St., New York City from January - April, 2020.\n\n
Jonathan Goldman
College of Arts & Sciences EnglishJonathan Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, launched a website, on January 1, 2020. The website displays archival materials from the city 100 years ago and will be updated throughout 2020.