People Notes – Fordham Now https://now.fordham.edu The official news site for Fordham University. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:36:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://now.fordham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/favicon.png People Notes – Fordham Now https://now.fordham.edu 32 32 232360065 People Notes | September – October https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-september-october-2/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:36:20 +0000 https://now.fordham.edu/?p=196360 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, dean and George N. Jean, Ph.D. Chair, spoke on a panel at the Women Corporate Directors Global Institute & Visionary Awards Conference in Orlando, Florida, held from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. 

Asato Ikeda, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of art history, co-curated the exhibition “In Love & War” at the Design Museum Danmark in Copenhagen. The exhibition opened in April and will run through January 5, 2025.

Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, associate director of the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, presented at the “Ever Ancient, Ever New” Conference on the Catholic Imagination, held from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 at the University of Notre Dame. 

Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, director of Ignatian Mission Initiatives, delivered the keynote address “Animation and Inspiration: Engaging our Shared Ignatian Mission” at Fairfield University for their Jesuit Education Fall Workshop on Sept. 14.

Aristotle Papanikolaou, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and the Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, presented a paper at the international conference “Encounters: Dialogue & Theological Exchange Between Catholic Nouvelle Théologie & Modern Orthodoxy,” held from Aug. 29 to 31 at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Lance Strate, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of communication and media studies, received the Sanford Berman Award for continuing excellence in the teaching of general semantics at the Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture on Sept. 20. 

Strate presented “Steps to an Ecology of Meaning” at the Symposium on Communication, Consciousness, and Culture, held from Sept. 21 to 22. Strate gave a plenary address via Zoom, “Representations of Reality: Korzybski’s Structural Differential, Plato’s Cave, and the Shield of Perseus,” for the International Scientific and Practical Conference To the World Through Languages in Kyiv, Ukraine, held from May 16 to 17.

Cristina Traina, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Chair in Catholic Theology, published the essay “A Catholic Feminist’s Journey with Orthodox Saints”  in Public Orthodoxy on Sept. 11.

Larry Welborn, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, published “Household Cults as Proximate Analogues for Pauline Christ Groups” in Everyday Life in Graeco-Roman Times: Documentary Papyri and the New Testament, edited by Christina M. Kreinecker.

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People Notes | Summer Edition https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-summer-edition/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:50:08 +0000 https://now.fordham.edu/?p=193986 To submit a note, email [email protected]

May Adrales, ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of theatre and director of the theatre program, is directing the Off-Broadway play Dakar 2000, written by Rajiv Joseph and produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club, for the upcoming 2024-2025 season.

Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, dean and George N. Jean, Ph.D. Chair, co-authored a research project titled “Social Profit Orientation: Lessons from Organizations Committed to Building a Better World,” which was published in the American Marketing Association’s Journal of Marketing on May 29.

Matt Artz, GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, professor of marketing, co-edited the book EmTech Anthropology: Careers at the Frontier, published by Routledge on Aug. 5.

Edward Cahill, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of English, made the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award list for his book Disorderly Men, published by Fordham University Press on Sept. 5, 2023.

Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of English, had his book Monstrilio announced as a finalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award on June 3.

John Davenport, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of philosophy and director of peace and justice studies, published a “Progressives Should Support a National Constitutional Convention: Answering the Doubters,” a guest post on Balkinization, the blog of Yale University professor Jack M. Balkin, on July 5.

Sarah Eltantawi, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of theology, presented at NYU Law School’s symposium “Middle East, Law and Practice,” on April 9.


Sertan Kabadayi, Ph.D., GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, professor of marketing,
co-chaired the 2024 American Marketing Association Summer Academic Conference alongside My (Myla) Bui, Ph.D., of Loyola Marymount University, and Lauren Grewal, Ph.D., of Dartmouth College, from Aug. 16 through 18 in Boston. 

Marija Kundakovic, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of biological sciences, had her research on hormones and depression featured in the Surgeon General’s report “Parents Under Pressure.

Angela Alaimo O’Donnell, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, associate director of the Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, received a first place award for best review from the Catholic Media Association for her essay “‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and the Dark Catholic Imagination of Martin McDonagh,” published in America magazine in March 2023.

Syed A.H. Zaidi, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, lecturer in Islamic studies, received the Beacon Exemplar Award from the United Student Government for outstanding service to the Fordham community on April 10.

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People Notes | March 2024 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-march/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:41:59 +0000 https://news.fordham.edu/?p=183898 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Lesley Massiah-Arthur, ADMINISTRATION, associate vice president of the Office of Government Relations and Urban Affairs and special assistant to the president, has been selected as one of City & State NY’s 2024 Who’s Who in Government Relations

Leonard Cassuto, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of English and American studies, was awarded a Fulbright Specialist Program award on March 22 by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Ki-Eun Jang, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of theology, presented “Modernities in Translation: Race, Encyclopedia, and ‘Western Learning’ in the Long Nineteenth Century of the Korean Peninsula,” at the 45th Annual Conference of Nineteenth-Century Studies Association, which was held in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 14 to 16. 

Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., ARTS AND SCIENCES, distinguished professor emerita of theology, published the book Come, Have Breakfast: Meditations on God and the Earth (Orbis Books, 2024). 

Mónica Rivera Mindt, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of psychology, delivered the lecture “Integrating Cultural Neuroscience to Promote Brain Health Equity” at the Diversity in Neuroscience event presented by the Friedman Brain Institute on March 5. 

Aristotle Papanikolaou, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and the Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, was named the University of Chicago Divinity School Alum of the Year 2024 on March 14.

Cristina Traina, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, and Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. Chair in Catholic Theology, has published the book Finitude, Feminism, and Flourishing: On Being Mortal, Like Everyone Else (Paulist Press, 2024).

Larry Welborn, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, published the essay “Household Cults as Proximate Analogues for the Christ Groups at Corinth” in Everyday Life in Graeco-Roman Times: Documentary Papyri and the New Testament (Brill, 2024).

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People Notes | February 2024 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-february-2024/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:12:16 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=182667 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Ki-Eun Jang, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of theology, published “Saul’s Israel, the ‘Hebrews,’ and Identity Politics in 1 Samuel 13-14,” in December 2023 in the Journal of Biblical Literature.

Thomas Massaro, S.J., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, published the essay “Pope Francis and the Role of Religion in Climate Change Discourse” on the website A Faith That Does Justice on Jan. 2, and the essay “Teaching and Learning Christian Ethics: Some Fresh Food for Thought,” on Feb. 1 on the website Catholic Ethics.

Mark Naison, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of African and African American Studies and history, presented “The Warmth of Another Sun: The Great Migration and the Bronx Black Experience between the 1940s and 1970s” at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office on Feb. 20. 

Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, director of Ignatian mission initiatives; Veronica Szczygiel, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, director of online learning, Graduate School of Education; and Michael Taylor, ADMINISTRATION, student success counselor, Graduate School of Education, delivered “Mission-in-Action: An Ignatian Model to Operationalize Your Institution’s Vision” at the NYU Student Affairs Annual Conference at NYU’s Manhattan campus on Feb.16. 

Magda Teter, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of history and Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies, spoke with Jesse Strauss on Feb. 6 on KPFA’s Law & Disorder with Cat Brooks podcast, in an episode titled “Antisemitic and Racist Roots of Christian Supremacy w/ Magda Teter.”

 Christiana Zenner, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of theology, published “Pericopes in the Present: Gender, Water, and Flows of Blood in and Beyond Mark 5,” in a special issue of Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology on Dec. 28. 

She also gave a presentation at the University of Southern California’s Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability titled “Waters, Science/Technology, and Ethical Futurisms: A Transdisciplinary Approach” on Feb. 20.

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People Notes | December 2023 – January 2024 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-december-2023-january-2024/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:26:04 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=181391 To submit a note, email [email protected]

John Bugg, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of English, received the 2023 Marilyn Gaull Book Award on Dec. 15 for his book British Romanticism and Peace (Oxford University Press). The award is conferred by the Wordsworth-Coleridge Association in recognition of the most outstanding monograph, biography, or scholarly edition reviewed during the previous year.

Rufus Burnett Jr., Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, delivered a talk titled “Blue Notes on Flesh: Regenerating Intimacy in a Racialized World” on Nov. 15. at the University of Notre Dame as part of the Nanovic Institute’s Decolonizing Scholarship Lecture Series.

Leo Guardado, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of theology, published the book Church as Sanctuary: Reconstructing Refuge in an Age of Forced Displacement (Orbis Books, 2023.)

Sarit Kattan Gribetz, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of theology, published the essay “Secrets of Time: The Pursuit of Divine Wisdom and The Dead Sea Scrolls” on Nov. 10 on the website Marginalia Review of Books. She also participated in an online interview about her research in the Researching Religion series and delivered a talk titled “How Did Helena of Adiabene Become Queen of Jerusalem?” on Dec. 5 as the Kwartler Family Lecturer at Princeton University. 

Michael Peppard, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, published a new introduction to the Gospel of Mark in The SBL Study Bible, which is in the revised edition of The HarperCollins Study Bible, (HarperOne, 2023).

Lance Strate, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of communication and media studies, published his third collection of poetry, First Letter of My Alphabet (NeoPoiesis Press, 2023). He also published the preface to the sixth edition of Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics (Institute of General Semantics, 2023). He also published the foreword to Can We Zoom into God: A Major Critique of New Church Worship—Causes and Effects (Wipf and Stock, 2023) 

He presented a paper, “Justice, Reason, and the Open Society: Towards a Non-Aristotelian Approach to Democracy,” at the New York State Communication Association 81st Annual Conference held from Oct. 13 to 15 at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center. 

He was also interviewed for an episode of the Godian Cross podcast series. 

Magda Teter, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of history and Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies, spoke at a conference, Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges, on Jan. 28 hosted by the Center for Jewish History. She spoke about antisemitism in the U.S. on a panel with Pamela Nadell and Jonathan Sarna.

Jennifer Udell, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, was on a panel discussion titled “Art: Culture, Ownership, and Society,” presented by the New York Classical Club, the NYU Classics Department, and the NYU Center for Ancient Studies on Jan. 27. 

Christiana Zenner, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of theology, was a featured commentator on NPR’s All Things Considered on the episode Pope Francis: Climate Activist? on Nov. 20. She also led a workshop called “The Practical Ethics of AI for Humanists” at the University of Connecticut on Nov. 27 and appeared in an international webinar with atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., and Jose Aguto, director of the Catholic Climate Covenant, titled “Faith Voices at COP-28” on Nov. 30. 

 

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People Notes | November 2023 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-november-2023/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:59:53 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=179728 To submit a note, email [email protected]

George Demacopoulos, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and the Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies, was elected president of the Byzantine Studies Association of North America.  

Susanne Hafner,  Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of German, published Familie und Comic: Kritische Perspektiven auf soziale Mikrostrukturen in grafischen Narrationen (De Gruyter, 2023) on Oct. 24. 

Aristotle Papanikolaou, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and the Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, had his book The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy (Mistično kao političko), which was originally published by University of Notre Dame Press in October 2012, translated into Croatian and distributed in both Croatia and Serbia.  

Francis Petit, Ed.D, GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, virtually presented “Developing the International Executive of the Future” on Nov. 29 at the International XPLORATION Event at  XIM University, the Jesuit University of Bhubaneswar, India.

Larry Welborn, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, has published “Second Corinthians: Introduction, Notes, and Sidebars” in the new Harper Collins / SBL Study Bible (Harper Collins, 2023.)

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People Notes | October 2023 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-october/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:41:42 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=178865 To submit a note, email [email protected].

Geeta M. Kapadia, ADMINISTRATION, was recognized by the website Chief Investment Officer (CIO) as a 2023 Asset Owner Industry Innovation Award finalist. This award celebrates institutional asset owners who have thrived and been incredible leaders, even as markets have turned rough and inflation and rates have risen. The winners will be announced on Dec 5.

Galina Krasskova, ARTS AND SCIENCES, Ph.D. candidate in theology, displayed seven paintings in a gallery show at the Live4art gallery in Pawling, New York. The show was part of an exhibition sponsored by Riverwinds Gallery and ran through Oct. 30.

Thomas Massaro, S.J., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, published Pope Francis as Moral Leader: Ethicist, Discerner, Communicator (Paulist Press); Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action: Fourth Classroom Edition (Rowman and Littlefield) Living Justice, Third Classroom Edition, translated into Ukrainian and published in Lviv, Ukraine, and “What Precisely Did Pope Francis Contribute? Parsing Key Terms and Claims in Laudato Si’,” in Social Sciences on Oct. 2. 

Francis Petit, Ed.D, and Liza Wynns, GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, led a concurrent session, “Women, The EMBA and the C-Suite,” at the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) annual conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Oct. 2. 

Sónia da Silva Monteiro, ARTS AND SCIENCES, Ph.D., candidate in theology, presented the following papers over the summer: “A Phenomenological Investigation of the Revelatory Meanings of the Experience of Forgiveness” at the Phenomenology and Revelation Conference,  from Aug. 16 to 19, in New York. She also presented, “A Phenomenological Investigation of the Experience of Forgiveness” at the European Academy of Religion from June 20 to 23, in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Larry Welborn, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, presented a paper, “Democracy, Real and Imagined, in Early Christianity and in Greco-Roman Antiquity,” at the 72nd annual meeting of the Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense in Leuven, Belgium on July 18. He also published on Aug. 15 That There May Be Equality: Paul’s Appeal for Partnership in the Collection, (Lanham: Fortress Academic / Lexington Books, 2023).

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People Notes | September 2023 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-september/ Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:28:29 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=177719 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Benjamin M. Cole, Ph.D., GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, professor of strategy and statistics and William J. Loschert Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship, co-authored “Distinctive from What? And for Whom?” Deep Learning-Based Product Distinctiveness, Social Structure, and Third-Party Certifications,” in the Academy of Management Journal on Aug. 15. 

Ki-Eun Jang, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of theology, published “Race and Biblical Studies: Antiracism Pedagogy for the Classroom,” in Review of Biblical Literature, published by SBL Press. She also received a $5,000 grant from the Catholic Biblical Association of America for her research project “Native Outsiders: Biblical Canaanites, Scribalism, and Historicizing Otherness.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Aristotle Papanikolaou, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and Archbishop Demetrios Chair in Orthodox Theology and Culture, presented “How to Avoid the Avalanche When Looking East in Winter,” at a conference in honor of Rowan Williams, at St. John’s College in Cambridge, England, on Sept. 12. 

Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, director of Ignatian Mission, delivered the keynote address “Head, Heart and Hands: Engaging our Shared Ignatian Mission” at Fairfield University for their Ignatian Residential College Program’s fall workshop on Sept.16. 

Michael Peppard, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, presented “Solving the Mysteries of the Scriptures: Writers of the New Testament” as part of the Summer Speaker Series at the historic Watch Hill Chapel in Rhode Island. 

Marciana Popescu, Ph.D., GSS, provided an introduction to the book “Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees: Legal Issues, Clinical Skills, and Advocacy”, which was written by Fordham Graduate School of Social Service professor Elaine Congress and published in August by Springer.

 

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People Notes | July – August 2023 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-july-august-2023/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:08:27 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=175703 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Lesley A. Massiah-Arthur, ADMINISTRATION, associate vice president of the Office of Government Relations and Urban Affairs and special assistant to the president, has been named to City & State’s Inaugural Who’s Who in Government Relations. The feature highlights a broad community of professionals who are leveraging their know-how and connections with public officials at City Hall, in the state Capitol, and in Congress. 

David Budescu, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, Anne Anastasi Professor of Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology, has been awarded the prestigious Frank P. Ramsey Medal of the Decision Analysis Society for 2023. The medal is the society’s highest award, given in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of decision analysis. Budescu received the honor in recognition of his research on the effects of human decision-making and psychometrics and his contributions in strengthening the nexus of psychology, management sciences, and decision analysis.

Elaine Congress, Ph.D., GSS, professor and associate dean for special programs, presented on the book series Behavioral Science in the Global Arena at the 55th Annual Meeting of Cheiron, which took place at Fordham from June 15 to 18. The conference was organized by the International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Mary Ann Forgey, Ph.D., GSS, professor of social work, presented “Strengthening Military Social Work Practice through the Development of an International Perspective,” at the 2023 Military Social Work & Behavioral Health conference held at the University of Texas, Austin, from June 12 to 14. She presented with her Australian military social work colleague, Karen Green-Hurdle. Their presentation shed light on the importance of incorporating global insights into military social work.

Lindsay Till Hoyt, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of psychology, and her students Brandon Dull and Natasha Chaku published the blog postFostering social justice – white adolescents’ social justice action requires race conscious environments” on June 29 for the blog Parent & Family. The post was also included in the Juneteenth Virtual Issue of Child Development.

Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, director of Ignatian Mission, delivered the talk Our Shared Ignatian Mission with David Suwalsky, S.J., for the Jesuit Advancement Administrators (JAA) cohort of the Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities (AJCU) on July 11. The event was sponsored by Fordham University, Loyola University New Orleans, and Saint Louis University.

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People Notes | May – June 2023 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-may-june-2023/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:44:13 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=174551 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Rufus Burnett Jr., Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, published “Cartographies in the Wilderness: A Decolonial Theological Reflection on Intersectionality” on April 30, in the Journal of Moral Theology.

Megan Gooley, ARTS AND SCIENCES, doctoral candidate of theology, received a Fordham GSAS Summer Fellowship.

Christina Greer, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of political science, was named one of the 2023–24 Moynihan Public Scholars on June 5 and will work on a comprehensive history of African American electoral leadership in New York City and New York State. 

Anne Halloin, ARTS AND SCIENCES, doctoral student of theology, received a Fordham GSAS Summer Fellowship.

Claire Koen, ARTS AND SCIENCES, doctoral candidate of theology, received the Orthodox Christian Studies National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Dissertation Completion Fellowship from Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center.

Thomas Massaro, S.J., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of moral theology, published the article “Pope Francis, the Ethicist: Ignatian Roots, Jesuit Priorities, Contemporary Challenges,” which appears on pages 173-191 of volume 2, no. 2 of the journal Review for Religious. Dr. Massaro also presented “What Precisely Did Pope Francis Contribute? Parsing Key Terms and Claims in Laudato Si’,” at the International Conference on Social and Environmental Justice, held at Fordham on May 1.

Sonía da Silva Monteiro, ARTS AND SCIENCES, doctoral candidate of theology, received the Elizabeth A. Johnson Fellowship, which is named for professor emerita Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J., and supports women Ph.D. theology students.

Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., ADMIN, Director of Ignatian Mission Initiatives, Office of the Vice-President for Mission Integration & Ministry, delivered the end-of-school-year keynote address Real, Relevant, Revelatory: An Ignatian Mindset for Engaged Teaching and Learningto the faculty and staff of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx on May 5. The event was sponsored by the Graduate School of Education’s Professional Development Resource Center (PDRC). 

Natalie Reynoso, ARTS AND SCIENCES, doctoral candidate of theology, received a Fordham GSAS Research Fellowship.

Magda Teter, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of history and Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies, was honored by NY Jewish Week’s 36 to Watch 2023 as a remarkable New Yorker for her contributions in the arts, religion, culture, business, politics, and philanthropy. 

Teter also delivered the three Natalie Zemon Lectures from June 5-7 at Central European University in Vienna. The series, titled Reading Against the Grain: Recovering Stories of Jewish Lives from Hostile Archives, explored anti-Jewish libels and their long-term legacies in Trent, northern Italy, and Sandomierz in eastern Poland.

 

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People Notes | April 2023 https://now.fordham.edu/people-notes-2/people-notes-april-2023/ Wed, 03 May 2023 16:32:39 +0000 https://news.fordham.sitecare.pro/?p=172802 To submit a note, email [email protected]

Lesley Massiah-Arthur, ADMINISTRATION, associate vice president of the Office of Government Relations and Urban Affairs and special assistant to the president, was named to the Schneps Media 2023 Power Women of the Bronx due to her excellence in business and the community. 

Ipsita Banerjee, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, has been selected by the 2023 MARM Awards Committee as the winner of the 2023 E. Emmet Reid Award in Chemistry Teaching at Small Colleges in the ACS Middle Atlantic Region.

Robert Choiniere, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, is a facilitator for the Passionist of Holy Cross Province and recently did a virtual presentation titled “Creating the Space – Bob Choiniere Helps the Passionists Navigate Synodality.” You can watch the full interview here.

Robb Hernández, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of English, has won a nationally competitive fellowship for next year at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D., ADMINISTRATION, director of Ignatian mission initiatives, Office of the Vice-President for Mission Integration and Ministry, served as a keynote panelist at the 2023 JASPA (Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Annual Conference which was held at Boston College on April 1.

Cheretta Robson, ADMINISTRATION, senior associate director, Career Center for Cura Personalis, served as co-chair of the planning committee of the 2023 JASPA (Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators) Annual Conference, which was held at Boston College on April 1.

Cristina Traina, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology, and Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. Chair in Catholic Theology, delivered the annual Madaleva lecture, “Feminism, Finitude, and Flourishing: On ‘Being Mortal, Like Everyone Else’ (Wis 7:1)” on April 13. 

Larry Welborn, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of New Testament and early Christianity,  published a review essay of new books on “Early High Christologies” in the journal Early Christianity 14 (2023) 111-117.

Christiana Zenner, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of theology, led a workshop for Wayne State University Law Students titled “International Law, Ethical Claims regarding Waters, and the role of Catholic Social Teaching” on April 14 via Zoom.

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