Research @ Pace
A newsletter highlighting faculty research & scholarship
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Jessica Bacher, Esq. (Elisabeth Haub School of Law) is the Executive Director of the Land Use Law Center and an Adjunct Professor of Law. As Executive Director, Ms. Bacher’s responsibilities include development and implementation of projects relating to local land use practice, distressed property remediation, energy siting, sustainable communities, land use responses to sea level rise, and water resource protection, as well as providing strategic assistance to numerous municipalities. She also manages the academic programs of the Center and guides student research projects. Most recently, Ms. Bacher has led the City of Newburgh, NY in the development of a distressed property remediation implementation plan that focuses on land banking, developed the NY Model Solar Energy Local Law, and assisted with creating the FEMA/EPA Resilience Implementation and Strategic Enhancements (RISE) Local Assessment Tool. Additionally, she serves as a principal trainer for the Center’s award-winning Land Use Leadership Alliance Training Program that has educated over 3,500 local leaders in land use strategies, consensus building, and regional stewardship. Ms. Bacher also serves as a member of the Standards Committee for the New York State Climate Smart Communities, the New York State Climate Council Land Use and Local Government Advisory Group, and the American Planning Association Solar@Scale Advisory Committee. Her recent publications include Local Housing Initiatives, 21 N.Y Zoning L. & Prac. Rep., November/December 2020 (with Tiffany Zezula) and Problem Properties: Tools for Combatting Vacant and Distressed Properties Book, American Bar Association (Editor with Alan Mallach and Meg Byerly Williams).
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Ramón Emilio Fernandez, PhD is Associate Professor of Mathematics (Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, PLV). His main research project is a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the high school mathematics courses of New York City public schools; in the broad area of STEM education, he concentrates on Mathematics and Engineering Education with emphasis on policy and pedagogical innovations. His second research stream, in the field of Systems Engineering, centers on “technology for social good and economic development”, and “the role of the university in the innovation ecosystem. Professor Fernández's research collaborations look at the pedagogical preparedness of prospective and in-service teachers of mathematics, and STEM doctoral students. His most recent collaborative work, “A Quantitative Assessment of Iranian High School Math Teacher’s Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge” is forthcoming in the International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, (IJTME) 29.3. The article focuses on the use of digital technologies in the teaching and learning process, and the deficit in the adoption of technology by educators, particularly in mathematics.
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Distinguished Professor Bennett L. Gershman, JD (Elisabeth Haub School of Law) was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the New York Law Journal’s 2022 New York Legal Awards. The New York Legal Awards honor attorneys who have made an impact on the legal community and the practice of law over an entire career. Professor Gershman is one of 10 distinguished honorees to receive the 2022 Lifetime Achievement accolade in recognition of his decades of service in the field of law and his record of extensive, extraordinary research, scholarship and teaching. | |
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Elmer Rico E. Mojica, PhD (Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, NYC) co-authored three book chapters with his student for A book entitled A Literature Review 0n The Benefits of Propolis (Ed. Erik G. Martin). Jennifer Hutnik '22 Chemistry and Baylee Caudill '22 Forensic Science co-authored the book chapter "Extraction of Propolis Samples for Commercial Use" that discusses the different extraction methods that can be used for commercial application. Another book chapter, entitled "Phenol Content and Antioxidant Capacity of Commercial Bee Propolis Products," was co-authored by Ethan Grimes '22 Biochemistry, Carly Sullivan '22 Forensic Science and Jessica Higgins '23 Chemistry. This chapter examines the antioxidant activity of different commercially available propolis. L Catherine Jankovic '23 MS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology co-authored the book chapter "Antioxidant Activity of Bee Propolis Samples that reviews the latest literature on the antioxidant activity of propolis samples around the world. A PDF of the book can be accessed here.
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Gina Scutelnicu-Todoran, PhD (Public Administration, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, NYC), along with her colleagues, published “A qualitative study of pandemic-induced telework: Federal workers thrive, working parents struggle” in Public Administration Quarterly 46 (3): 258-281. The study examines the forced transition to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic using qualitative data from two open surveys administered from 1,589 federal employees by the Federal News Network in 2020. Findings indicate that federal employees perceive the transition to full-time telework during the pandemic had a positive effect on organizational performance, work productivity and work-life balance. An exception is working parents, who faced significant hardships due to the pandemic. Additionally, results show pandemic-induced telework was credited with mixed successes for job satisfaction and social integration, and had not been successful in terms of supervisor support and organizational trust, which puts the success of the social contract theory in these situations in jeopardy. Finally, results suggest that federal employees envision more work will become telework-eligible in the new normal and welcome this shift.
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Ana B. Amaya DrPH, MPH (Health Science program, College of Health Professions, NYC), Kyomi Gregory Martin, PhD (Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Professions, NYC) and Tiffany Henley, PhD (Public Administration, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, NYC) presented at the Montefiore Medical Center Annual Nursing Research Symposium. Their presentation was titled "Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators of Minority Care during the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A pilot study". This interdisciplinary study received support from the Pace University "COVID-19 Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Award". | |
Charles North, MA, Poet-in-Residence (English, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, NYC) recently spoke at Yale about his papers, which are held at the prestigious Yale Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. | Millie Hepburn-Smith, PhD (Undergraduate Nursing, College of Health Professions, PLV) presented on Nursing Management of Externalized Ventricular drains and Lumbar drain at an the Neurocritical Care Society meeting. The conference is interprofessional, including Neuroscientists, Nurses, NeuroIntensivists, Neurologists and other allied health professionals. | |
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Erin Mysogland, MA, MSc (Assistant Director, Center for Community Action and Research, NYC) published an article titled “‘Where’s Your Birth Certificate Pilgrim?’: Analyzing Double Age in Immigration Policing and Chicano Community Organizing, 1975-1985” in the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. The article was part of a forum for the journal entitled “Considering ‘Double Age’ in the History of American Childhood and Youth: An Introduction.” In the article Professor Mysogland considers how “double age,” or the disconnect between a young person’s actual age and how adults perceive and treat them, enabled the deportation and detention of Mexican migrant youth. The article argues that “double age” informed both policing and community organizing and considers how age can be manipulated as it intersects with race, ethnicity, and immigration status.
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Opportunities for Faculty | |
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Book and Performance Completion Award
We invite proposals from faculty who are working on creative projects they are developing into publishable book manuscripts or performances. Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to full-time faculty at any Pace University school to develop or complete a project. This program welcomes applications for projects that in the developmental stage as well as for projects that are nearing completion.
Application deadline: November 11, 2022
BPCA guidelines and template
Please upload your application to our online submission site.
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Land Use Law Center annual conference | The Land Use Law Center’s 21st annual Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference will be held on December 8, 2022. This year’s conference theme is Land Use Under Siege: Revisiting Well Grounded. On Decemeber 7, there will be a pre-conference Founder’s Award Reception where Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Co-Counsel, Land Use Law Center, John R. Nolon, Esq., will be honored as the Founder’s Award/Groundbreaker’s Award recipient along with Distinguished Young Attorney award recipient Taylor M. Palmer, Esq., Partner, Cuddy & Feder, LLP, and Professor John R. Nolon Student Achievement Award recipient Bailey Andree. | |
Center for Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) | |
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Fall 2022 Faculty Undergraduate Research Webinar Series
Common-hour meetings – 12:10 p.m.-1:10 p.m.
- How to Get Started in Grant Writing and Include Undergraduate Research
11/14/22 -- Register in advance for this meeting
- How to apply for National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REUs)
12/12/22 -- Register in advance for this meeting.
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Undergraduates apply for Federal Work-Study Positions
Jumpstart for Children
“Jumpstart for Children” is a program at Pace in which undergraduate students with federal work-study awards are trained to work with preschool children from under-resourced communities to help them become ready to succeed in kindergarten. Students who complete 300 hours of service work also are eligible for education awards which can be used to pay down student loans. Learn more about Jumpstart at: https://www.jstart.org/
Please contact us if you are interested, and start your application which is a two-part process requiring an application to Pace at: https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23157 and an application to Jumpstart at: https://my.jstart.org/apply
Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program
Do you want to learn how to get started in research? Through this program, you can use your federal work-study award to work as a research assistant for a faculty member’s project.
Here are links to open FWS undergraduate research assistantship positions:
Small Trees” Mathematics; Meng Xu, PhD
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23596
“Pace Zine Library” English; Kelley Kreitz, PhD and Derek Stroup, MFA https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23833
“Humanities” English; Sarah Blackwood, PhD
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23840
“Archives” English; Ebele Oseye, PhD
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23841
“Chinatown Art Brigade” Art; Sarah Cunningham, MFA
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23837
“Ethnic Studies” English; Stephanie Hsu, PhD
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/2387
“Film Marketing” MCVA; Melanie La Rosa, MFA
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/23838
“Internet Security” Mathematics; Shamita Dutta Gupta,PhD
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/24148
“Interpersonal Communication” CSD; Sethu Karthikeyan, PhD
https://careers.pace.edu/postings/24176
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If you have questions about Undergraduate Research contact Maria Iacullo-Bird, PhD, Assistant Provost for Research at miacullobird@pace.edu | |
Opportunities for Students | |
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The Goldwater Scholarship is open to sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering See eligibility requirements. Students must submit the preliminary application by Nov. 15; campus deadline for receipt of all materials is Jan. 13, 2023; submission of campus nominations is Jan. 27, 2023.
The New York City Urban Fellows program provides a one-year paid internship with a City agency along with professional development opportunities. Many fellows go on to permanent positions with New York City following their fellowship year. See eligibility requirements. Application deadline: January 13, 2023
The Truman Scholarship provides graduate school funding for students interested in careers in public service, which the foundation defines broadly. See eligibility requirements. Students should request access to the application by Nov. 15; campus deadline for receipt of all materials is Jan. 18, 2023; final submission of campus nominees is Feb. 7, 2023.
For any questions and further information, please contact Moira Egan, PhD, the new Director of Prestigious Fellowships and Awards at megan@pace.edu.
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