AROUND CAMPUS

Faculty Achievement

Leslie Corbo, associate professor and director of cybersecurity programs, and her colleagues were awarded “Best Paper” by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) published in 2019. The paper, titled “Assessment of employee susceptibility to phishing attacks at US health care institutions,” examines the recent targeting of these attacks in the field along with their substantial economic impact and influence on patient treatment. Corbo’s paper was selected out of more than 2,500 entries.

Douglas Edwards, assistant professor of philosophy, won the American Philosophical Association (APA) 2019 Sanders Book Prize for “The Metaphysics of Truth” (Oxford University Press, 2018), presented at the APA Central Division conference in Chicago. This Sanders Book Prize is awarded to the best book in epistemology, metaphysics or philosophy of mind published in the previous five years.

Austen Givens, associate professor of cybersecurity, published his second book, Disaster Labs: How American States Use Partnerships to Manage the Unthinkable, which explores how state governments, nonprofits, and businesses manage crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor of Physical Therapy James Smith is the 2020 recipient of Dr. Virgil Crisafulli Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award, given each year to a professor who exemplifies the highest standard of Utica College faculty. Smith has been instrumental in curriculum reforms in the PT program and is a strong advocate for maintaining a high level of educational content with an emphasis on critical thinking skills needed to treat patients.

Professor of Physical Therapy James Smith

Xiao Xiao, professor of mathematics, was awarded the Clarence F. Stephens Award for Teaching Excellence from the Seaway Section of the Mathematical Association of America. Xiao has taught in the mathematics department at Utica College for nearly a decade. Xiao’s research is in arithmetic algebraic geometry and inquiry-based learning in undergraduate education. (2)

Professor of Mathematics Xiao Xiao