Inside UMassD October 22, 2026

Campus Community Accomplishments

College of Arts & Sciences Dean Philip Scher co-published Hut: Poems and Drawings by Anthony Chase. The volume is the artist's first published collection of poems and drawings. 

Professor Satya Parayitam (Management & Marketing) co-authored "Shaping entrepreneurial mindset through local cultural orientation and multicultural learning: intercultural sensitivity and global thinking orientation as moderators," published in the European Journal of Management Studies. This paper focuses on how local cultural orientation and a multicultural learning environment shape entrepreneurial mindset.

Associate Professor Maryellen Brisbois (Nursing) co- authored "Bridging the Atlantic: Connecting Communities Through Nursing, Culture, and Global Partnerships". The piece discusses the Bridging the Atlantic Program, an international community health alliance among American and Azorean nursing students and faculty.

Nursing faculty Assistant Professor Mirinda Tyo '19, Associate Professor Jennifer Mammen, Assistant Professor Kristin Magan, Assistant Professor Joyce H Cadorette '96 & PhD '23, and Jocelyn Silva (Doctoral Student) co- authored "Reciprocity in research: Participant views on return of results in the WATCH-PD qualitative study" in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease. The paper explores people with Parkinson's perspectives on receiving individual research results, including preferences regarding digital data. Participants wanted to choose whether to receive personal research results, and most preferred disclosure even when findings might be unfavorable.

Assistant Teaching Professor Basil H. Aboul-Enein (Health & Society) co- authored "Unseen and underserved: A scoping review of perinatal mental health interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa" in PLOS Mental Health. This scoping review examines interventions targeting mental health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women across Sub-Saharan Africa, with attention to intervention types, populations served, implementation contexts, and reported outcomes. Aboul-Enein also co- authored "The social model of disability as a framework for addressing weight stigma in clinical care: a narrative review" in Social Theory & Health. This narrative review examines obesity through a multidisciplinary lens, integrating perspectives from public health, disability studies, and fat activism, and argues that the social model of disability offers a necessary framework for addressing these structural inadequacies. 

Postdoctoral Research Associate Leander Höhne (Fisheries Oceanography) co-authored "Impact of catch-and-release on behaviour, recovery, and fate in two fish species: a before-after-control-impact study in a shallow lake" in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. The study used high-resolution acoustic telemetry in a shallow lake to determine the fate and behavioral recovery of two freshwater fish species after anglers caught and released them. 

The School of Law was named one of the nation's 20 most innovative law schools by preLaw magazine, a publication of The National Jurist, recognizing the school's Justice Bridge Legal Center and its innovative approach to expanding access to justice.

Professor Tim Walker (History) received $25,000 from the UMass Dartmouth Foundation for the "Whaling Climate Logbooks Research Project." The project analyzes whaling ship logbooks from the 1700s and 1800s to capture climate and ocean metrics and inform historical change.

Associate Professor Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky (Design) received the 2026 Luminary of Distinction Legacy Award from the American Society of Interior Designers. Botti-Salitsky received the award for her leadership and vision which has made a lasting impact on the interior design profession through education, advocacy, or research.

Assistant Professor Stephanie McGoldrick (Design) was named the 2026 Educator of the Year by the American Society of Interior Designers. McGoldrick was chosen for her impact on students and the interior design profession through teaching, leadership, vision, and advocacy.

Assistant Research Professor Adam Delargy (Fisheries Oceanography), Senior Technical Associate Craig Lego, Research Associate Amber Delargy, and Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Dean of SMAST Kevin Stokesbury received $52,877 from NOAA for "Important Extensions to the 2026 Georges Bank Drop Camera Survey". The project will photograph and record video of scallops on Georges Bank to provide key information for the annual stock assessment.

Cameron R. Siegal '12 is a semifinalist for the 2027 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum. Siegal, who studied music, is one of just 25 semifinalists nationwide selected from more than 2,000 initial nominations.