In This Issue

Research Funding News

Adam Voight Receives ODE Award to Study School Climate

Dr. Adam Voight, an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) and director of the Center for Urban Education (CUE), has received a grant from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to study school climate, which is the quality and character of school life for students, parents, and educators. The three year, $199,987 project is titled, “Evidence for School Climate and School Climate Improvement Process Research Project.”

Dr. Voight will identify 8-10 school districts in Ohio and study trends in school climate over time, with data gathered from surveys of students, parents/community members, and staff. His research will investigate the relationship between school climate and student education outcomes, as well as describing what schools are doing to address school climate and how they are using school climate data.

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Meet CSU's New Faculty

Federico Galetto, Mathematics and Statistics

Dr. Federico Galetto joined Cleveland State University as an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in Fall 2018. Born and raised in Italy, he received an M.S. in mathematics from the University of Turin in 2008. In 2013, he received his Ph.D. in pure mathematics from Northeastern University in Boston. Prior to joining CSU, Dr. Galetto was a Coleman Postdoctoral Fellow at Queen’s University and a Postdoctoral Fellow at McMaster University, both in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Galetto’s research is in the areas of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Many interesting geometric objects, such as curves and surfaces in three-dimensional space, can be defined by means of polynomial equations. A special phenomenon occurs when two or more such equations ‘align’ to produce a zero sum. This event is known as a syzygy, a term also used in astronomy to describe an alignment of planets and stars. Dr. Galetto studies methods for describing syzygies that rely on intrinsic symmetries of systems of equations. He is also interested in computational algebra, and regularly uses and writes mathematical software in order to explore new computations. More information about his work can be found at math.galetto.org.

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Featured Researcher Alumni Series

Mehdi Shishehbor

Dr. Mehdi H. Shishehbor, D.O., M.P.H., Ph.D., joined University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute in August 2017 as Co-Chair of the Clinical Executive Committee, Director of the Cardiovascular Interventional Center, and Co-Director of the Vascular Center. He completed a Master’s degree in public health at Cleveland State University in 2004.

Dr. Shishehbor has widely published on cardiovascular epidemiology, interventional cardiology outcomes, and techniques in leading journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation. He is an expert on minimally invasive approaches to reconstruct lower extremity arteries in order to treat critical limb ischemia (lack of blood flow) and prevent amputation.

If you know a former Cleveland State student researcher who has gone on to career success, please email Dan Simon or Joy Yard to let us know.

Digital Research News

RAPIDS Award Supports Digital Design and Manufacturing

Cleveland State University has been awarded $213,888 by the Department of Higher Education’s (ODHE) Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) program to purchase an immersive virtual reality system for use in engineering design and prototyping.

After installation in the Dan T. Moore MakerSpace in the Washkewicz College of Engineering, the VR system will provide students with new ways to visualize and interact with course curricula, develop familiarity with current state-of-the-art digital design tools and expand skill sets that can translate directly to Ohio’s smart manufacturing and health care ecosystems.

If you are interested in developing VR applications with this system, please contact Ben Ward (b.j.ward@csuohio.edu).

Photo Courtesy of Visbox, Inc.

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CSU Scholar News

Roby Simons, Urban Studies

Dr. Robert A. (Roby) Simons, a professor in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, has been at CSU almost 30 years. He received his Ph.D. in city and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and teaches courses in real estate development, market analysis and finance, public economics, research methods, and environmental finance.

Dr. Simons likes to change his research focus every five years or so to stay fresh and on the cutting edge. He recently finished a book that examines the effect of driverless vehicles (DVs) on urban parking. The book, titled “Driverless Cars, Urban Parking and Land Use,” is published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis. To address this topic, Dr. Simons became familiar with far-flung subjects such as transportation behavior, government regulation, ethics of programming decision rules, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and science associated with driverless technology. He prepared a range of DV adoption forecasts through 2050 and their effects on private vehicle ownership and parking demand. The expected reduction in parking demand, which could be as high as 50% by 2050, presents opportunities for adaptive reuse of parking structures and surface parking lots into other land uses, potentially increasing urban vibrancy and reducing the cost of creating new space.

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Inspired Creativity

Richard Perloff: The Dynamics of News

Dr. Richard Perloff is a professor in the Department of Communications at Cleveland State University. His research focuses on the intersection between social psychology and mass mediated communication. His new book, The Dynamics of News, argues that the transformation of journalism in the 21st century has impacted politics, criminal justice, the economy and even what is considered a fact. Understanding these changes and how to operate within this new environment is critical for ensuring the news remains a viable avenue for informing the public and enhancing community dialogue.

Dr. Perloff’s previous book, The Dynamics of Political Communication: Media and Politics in a Digital Age, examined how the digital age has changed political communication and the impact this has had on voter attitudes and good governance.

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News from the Technology Transfer Office

IP Event for CSU Entrepreneurs

All innovative and entrepreneurial faculty, students and staff are invited to an exciting and informative seminar presented by attorneys from the intellectual property law firm Fay Sharpe LLP. Whether you have questions or ideas you feel need copyright, trademark or patent protection, this seminar will provide the answers. Use cases of successful university research commercialization will be discussed as well as the processes currently in place at CSU to assist with commercialization. Space is limited so early registration to this free seminar is advised.

How and Why to Protect and Commercialize CSU Intellectual Property
April 23, 12:30pm to 1:30pm in PH 104

Contact Jack Kraszewski for assistance with a disclosure to begin the process of protecting your invention or intellectual property.

Plug and Play Innovation Day

Join global hospital, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and insurance leaders on April 23, 2020 to get a peek into the newest disruption and innovation in healthcare.

Plug and Play Cleveland’s Innovation Day will feature cutting-edge health tech startups working to improve patient outcomes and the provider experience in areas such as remote patient monitoring, voice enabled technologies, clinical decision support, and more.

The event will be held virtually due to concerns related to COVID-19. Learn more and register here.

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Research Events

Education Research Faculty Meetup April 3

As part of our mission to enhance collaboration across the University and promote engaged research activities, the Office of Research launched a new series of faculty meetups for the 2019-2020 academic year. Meetup topics can be found here.

On April 3 at 12:00 p.m., Dr. Grace Huang, an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education, will lead the meetup discussion on the topic of PreK-12 discovery research. All panels are held in PH-200, the Office of Research conference room.

Thomas Bell Lectureship – Dr. Stephen K. Doorn, Los Alamos National Laboratory
March 31, 2:00 p.m. in Washkewicz Hall 405

*In light of the response to the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, please check for any updates regarding cancellation/rescheduling prior to these events.

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Psychology Research News

Learn with the Department of Psychology’s Viking Series

During the academic year, the Department of Psychology hosts the Viking Series for faculty, staff, and students. The topics of these meetings vary, but many focus on research.

Upcoming events include Snapshots: Pictures of Juvenile Justice with Judge Kristin Sweeney, which will take place on March 27 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in UR 254. On April 10 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in Fenn Tower 303, comedian Shane Mauss will discuss how he uses comedy to demystify and popularize science. Shane has appeared on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Showtime, BBC, the Joe Rogan Experience, Conan, and is the host of Stand Up Science.

All Department of Psychology Viking Series events are free and open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students.

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*In light of the response to the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, please check for any updates regarding cancellation, rescheduling, or virtual participation prior to these events.