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 Ezra Goldman
College of Arts and SciencesJonathan Ezra Goldman, Ph.D., professor of English, Department of Humanities, published "A Black Coney Island, Cancelled" in . The September 8, 2026, article addresses Solomon Riley, a Black businessman who planned an amusement park for Black customers on Hart Island in the East River in 1925鈥攚hen New York City operated under Jim Crow practices鈥攐nly to see the city government shut it down.
Jessica Hautsch
College of Arts and SciencesJessica Hautsch, Ph.D., teaching assistant professor of humanities, co-authored a book, . Subtitled, "an encyclopedic time capsule," the book provides a history of rapidly evolving technological advancements in a popular culture context. It was published by Peter Lang, Inc. on September 4, 2026.
Cameka Hazel
College of Arts and SciencesCameka Hazel, Ed.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Carol Dahir, Ed.D., adjunct professor of psychology and counseling in the College of Arts and Sciences, coauthored and published a research paper, "" on September 3, 2026, in Journal of School-Based Counseling, Policy and Evaluation. The article examined school counselors' experiences in implementing the updated New York State School Counseling Regulations in schools.
John Zweck
College of Arts and SciencesJohn Zweck, Ph.D., professor of math, in the College of Arts and Sciences, appeared on the to discuss the mathematical modeling he did in 2014 to search for the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The August 29, 2026, podcast explains how data collected by an Inmarsat satellite was used in conjunction with mathematical modeling to predict the flight path of the aircraft after radar contact was lost.
John Zweck
College of Arts and SciencesJohn Zweck, Ph.D., professor of math, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has co-authored an academic article, "," on August 23, 2026, in the journal Integral Equations and Operator Theory. This new take on an old field is being employed by the authors to develop numerical methods to determine the stability of lasers that produce ultra-short pulses of light for the high accurate measurement of time, distance, and frequency.
Robert Alexander
College of Arts and SciencesRobert G. Alexander, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, has published an academic article ",鈥� published in American Journal of Roentgenology on August 12, 2026.
Robert Alexander
College of Arts and SciencesRobert G. Alexander, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, was quoted in a Good Housekeeping article, "," on August 7, 2026.
Niharika Nath
College of Arts and SciencesNiharika Nath, Ph.D., professor of biological and chemical sciences, published an academic article, "," in the Summer 2026 issue of . This article is a scholarly discourse on undergraduate research and promoting evidence-informed approaches to student learning and engagement.
Robert Alexander
College of Arts and SciencesRobert G. Alexander, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and counseling, was quoted in a News USA article, "," on July 31, 2026.
Karrer Alghazali
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences-Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringKarrer Alghazali, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, and Rabab Hamzah, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor of biological and chemical sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, have coauthored a new comprehensive review advancing strategies for volumetric muscle loss (VML) regeneration, highlighting emerging approaches that combine biomaterials, 3D scaffolds, biofabrication, and therapeutic stimulation to address severe muscle injuries that cannot naturally regenerate. Their paper, "," was published on July 28, 2026, in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.