The 2023-24 New Faculty Academy (NFA) starts with a kick-off meeting for both fall and spring semester tracks on September 15, at which the framework, expectations, and outcomes for the NFA will be discussed. All newly hired faculty in junior ranks, both on tenure-track as well as non-tenure track, have been invited to attend. Registration is required to join the event and receive further information about the respective tracks.
Fall 2023 - Teaching and Learning Curriculum
In collaboration with the Office of Faculty Affairs, the fall track of the New Faculty Academy will be presented by the Teaching Transformation Team, a division of the Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Teaching Transformation (UB CATT) housed within Academic Affairs.
Spring 2024 - Scholarship, Writing & Publishing Curriculum
Scholarship, Writing and Publishing is a one-semester series dedicated to helping new faculty at the University at Buffalo navigate aspects of research and writing, which are central components of scholarly success. In the series, we will review processes of publishing and impact as they relate to an author’s own research and contributions to scholarly conversations in advancing their disciplinary fields. Additionally, we will discuss grant-writing processes and special concerns related to writing grant proposals and complying with grant requirements. Finally, we will identify campus support, including IRB and data management support.
This spring semester series will again be led by librarians Jonathan Grunert and Natalia Estrada, members of the University Libraries’ Scholarly Communications Team, who have experience in research collaborations and processes, interdisciplinary practices, and helping faculty at all stages of the research process.
To mark the successful conclusion of the New Faculty Academy’s 6th iteration and share how the participating faculty applied the academy content to their specific scholarly writing or teaching endeavors, the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs in partnership with the University Libraries and the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation (CATT) are inviting faculty and staff to a celebration of the freshly minted 2024 New Faculty Fellows and a showcase of their innovative projects in the areas of teaching, scholarship and writing.
Registration to the event, which will take place in 240 Capen Hall on Wednesday, May 8, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, is now closed.
Event Participants and Instructors: Kevin Hittle (front row, far left), Jeremy Jungbluth (back row, third left), and Maggie Grady (front row, second left) from CATT and librarians Jonathan Grunert (back row, far right) and Natalia Estrada (front row, far right) - Friday, May 10, 2023, 567 Capen Hall
11:00 AM
Reception and Networking
11:10 AM
Welcome Address by Robert Granfield, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Project Presentations from NFA Fellows
11:15 AM
Session 1: Introductions by Jeffrey Kohler, CATT, andNatalia Estrada, University Libraries
• Amanda Adams, School of Nursing • Robert Caldwell, Indigenous Studies, CAS • Sabrina Casucci, Industrial and Systems Engineering, SEAS • Jorge Luis Fabra-Zamora, School of Law • Mary Kamela, University Libraries
11:50 AM
Networking Break with Food and Refreshments
12:05 PM
Session 2: Introductions by Jonathan Grunert, University Libraries
• Kate Nehlischer, Urban & Regional Planning, SAP • Loren Pilcher, Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, CAS • Diana Ramirez-Rios, Industrial and Systems Engineering, SEAS • Jocelyn Swick-Jemison, University Libraries • Lourdes Vera, Sociology and Environment & Sustainability, CAS
12:40 PM
Closing Remarks; Awarding of Certificates and Group Photo Robert Granfield, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Final Project Title: Adapting the KWLA teaching tool in the newly implemented concept-based curriculum at the School of Nursing
Jorge Luis Fabre-Zamora, School of Law
Final Project Title: Law as Normative Political Communities: Foundations for a Theory of State and Non-State Legal Phenomena
Loren Pilcher, Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, CAS
Final Project Title: How NFA Helped Me to Think About & Plan My First Book Project
Lourdes Vera, Sociology, and Environment & Sustainability, CAS
Final Project Title: Developing a Public-Facing Lab Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Research
Robert Caldwell, Indigenous Studies, CAS
Final Project Title: The Iconic American Indian Tipi in Spain’s Second Age of Discovery
Mary Kamela, University Libraries
Final Project Title: Building Campus Partnerships Through Literacy: Great Stories Club Grant
Diana Ramirez-Rios, Industrial & Systems Engineering, SEAS
Final Project Title: Funding Grant Opportunity on Critical Supply Chain Delivery Operations for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Sabrina Casucco, Industrial & Systems Engineering, SEAS
Final Project Title: Modeling the impact of health disparities and caregiver support on the time to transition away from the community for patients living with dementia
Kate Nelischer, Urban and Regional Planning, SAP
Final Project Title: The Impacts of Sidewalk Toronto's Public-Private Partnership on Participatory Planning
Jocelyn Swick-Jemison, University Libraries
Final Project Title: Autoethnography: ADHD and the early career teaching librarian
Kārlis Berkolds, Riga Technical University, Department of System Theory and Design; SEAS/CSE Visiting Faculty
Final Project Title: Redesign of a course: “Computer organization.”
Māra Pudāne, Riga Technical University, Department of System Theory and Design; SEAS/CSE Visiting Faculty
Final Project Title: Lessons learned: revision of a project proposal
Nicole Thomas, University Libraries
Final Project Title: Critical Librarianship: Strategies to Support Inclusivity in Library Instruction and Hiring
Dennis Daniels, Epidemiology & Environmental Health
Final Project Title: COVID Delta in New York: A discussion about an interactive formative assessment case study for Master of Public Health students
Ilya Slavinsky, Sociology
Final Project Title: Improving Classroom Instruction with UB Learns and Kahoot
Collie Fulford, English
Final Project Title: Braided Knowledge: Adult Students (and Me!) as Researchers and Writers
Mujeeb Shittu, Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Final Project Title: The roles of Toolkit genes in maintenance of normal heart function in aging Drosophila
Sreyasee Das Bhattacharjee, SEAS, Computer Science and Engineering
Final Project Titles:
"Augmented Intelligence for Learning and Teaching Assistant via Relational Graph Temporal Attention Network"
"Toward Effective and Inclusive Teaching in Computing"
David Gray, CAS, Philosophy
Final Project Title:
"Introduction to Ethics Goes Online"
Jonathan Lopez, SPHHP, Biostatistics
Final Project Title:
"Developing New Learning Outcomes and Aligning Assessments"
Luke Pryor, SPHHP, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Final Project Title:
"Superhero Physiology"
Xin Tao, CAS, Geography
Final Project Title:
"Mapping forest disturbance and age change in North and South Carolina"
Gene Zubovich, CAS, History
Final Project Title:
"Culture Warriors Abroad: a Global History of the American Culture Wars"
Nichol Castro, CAS, Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Final Project Title:
"From the Ground Up: Developing a New (for me) Course"
John Fiege, CAS, Media Study
Final Project Title:
Podcasting and the Environment
Kamontá Heidelburg, GSE, Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
Final Project Title:
"Black to Success: A Culturally Enriched Social Skills Program for Black Males"
Richard O'Brocta, SPPS, Pharmacy Practice
Final Project Title:
"Analyzing Student Achievement of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience"
Matilde Sanchez-Pena, SEAS, Engineering Education
Final Project Title:
"A longitudinal study of stigma of mental health conditions and its relationship with help-seeking attitudes within the engineering culture"
Monica Tran Xuan, CAS, Economics
Final Project Title:
"Optimal Redistributive Policy in Debt Constrained Economies"
Jacob Chambers, JSMBS, Microbiology and Immunology
Final Project Title:
"MIC 201: A Course in Transition"
Stephanie Fredrick, GSE, Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
Final Project Title:
"Adolescent Screen Media Use, Cyberbullying, and Suicide Risk: A Latent Profile Analysis Approach"
Thea Knowles, CAS, Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Final Project Title:
"Prominence & communicative intent in dysarthria"
Stephanie Poindexter, CAS, Anthropology
Final Project Title:
"Accessibility and active learning: Teaching Primate Diversity online or in person"
Jessica Swenson, SEAS, Engineering Education
Final Project Title:
"Investigating the Productive Beginnings of Engineering Judgement in Engineering Science Courses"
Farah Vandrevala, SEAS, Electrical Engineering
Final Project Title: "Teaching Philosophy and Scaffolding Usage"