Staff
John P. Slattery, Executive Director
Slattery holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in the History and Philosophy of Science
and Systematic Theology from the University of Notre Dame, as well as degrees in Theological
Studies and Computer Science. An ethicist, theologian, and historian of science, Slattery
works at the intersection of technology, science, religion, and racism. He is the
author of the 2019 Faith and Science at Notre Dame, the editor of the 2020 Christian Theology and the Modern Sciences, and a contributing author to the 2023 book, Encountering Artificial Intelligence. His essays have appeared in scholarly journals as well as online in Commonweal, America, Science, Religion Dispatches, and Daily Theology.
Mia E. Briceño, Program Manager
Briceño holds a Ph.D. in Communication Arts and Sciences from The Pennsylvania State
University, an M.A. in Communication Studies from California State University, Northridge,
and a B.A. in Rhetoric in Communication from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research
interests and teaching expertise are in the areas of rhetorical theory and criticism,
feminist theory, and women’s and gender studies.
This year we proudly welcome our new cohort of faculty scholars from around the country,
who will build up each other to strengthen their research, teaching, and writing about
ethics, technology, and faith. Executive Director of the Neuhoff Institute for Evangelization and Affiliate Assistant
Professor of Ministry and Theology, University of Dallas Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Women and
Gender Studies, Emmanuel College Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Washington Information School Chief Innovation Officer, Virginia Theological Seminary and Executive Director, TryTank
Research Institute Associate Professor and Chair of Health Administration and Public Health, Duquesne
University Professor of Religious Studies, Appalachian State University Associate Professor of Theology, Marquette University Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital Life Initiative at Cornell Tech Meet more of the supportive individuals who contribute to the work of the Grefenstette
Center.Our 2024 Faculty Scholars
Jodi Hunt, Ph.D.
Brianne Jacobs, Ph.D.
Wes E. King, Ph.D.
Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, D.Min., M.B.A.
Faina Linkov, Ph.D.
Randall Reed, Ph.D.
Kate Ward, Ph.D.
David Widder, Ph.D.
Fellows, Affiliated Faculty, and Advisory Board
Rachael Miller Neilan, Duquesne Research Fellow
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Assistant Chair in the Department of Mathematics
& Computer Science, Duquesne University
Florence M. Chee, Advisory Fellow
Associate Professor in the School of Communication, and Program Director of the Center
for Digital Ethics and Policy at Loyola University Chicago
Nathan Colaner, Advisory Fellow
Senior Instructor and Director of Business Analytics at Seattle University, and Managing
Director of SU’s Initiative in Ethics and Transformative Technologies
Ehi Nosakhare, Advisory Fellow
Senior Data and Applied Science Manager at Microsoft specializing in machine learning,
and holds a PhD from MIT EECS.
Gerard Magill, Duquesne University Senior Research Fellow
Vernon F. Gallagher Chair & Professor, Center for Global Health Ethics
Legacy Fellows
Matthew J. Gaudet
Director of Ethics Programs and Initiatives, School of Engineering, Santa Clara University
Patrick Juola
Professor of Computer Science, Cybersecurity Studies Coordinator, Joseph A. Lauritis,
C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Teaching and Technology
Paul Scherz
Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia,
and Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, UVA
Valerie McMullen, Speech-Language Pathology, Rangos School of Health Sciences and Mathematics, School
of Science and Engineering '25
Adisyn Moorhead, Biochemistry, School of Science and Engineering '27
Elijah Yannotti-Thomas, Information Systems and Technology, Palumbo-Donahue School of Business and Cybersecurity
Studies, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts '27
Fatima Zhantibiyeva, Applied Mathematics, School of Science and Engineering '26
Kelly Arenson, Associate Professor and Acting Director of Graduate Studies
Erica Beidler, Associate Professor, Department of Athletic Training
Karoly Bozan, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Technology
Elizabeth Cochran, Professor of Catholic Studies and Theology
Theodore A. Corcovilos, Associate Professor of Physics
Georgiana Craciun, Associate Professor of Marketing
Lyndsie Ferrara, Teaching Assistant Professor of Forensics Science and Law
Mark Geiger, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior
Min Geiger, Assistant Professor of Management
Morgan Gray, Adjunct Professor, Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
Dina Huehn, Assistant Professor of International Relations
Kristin Klucevsek, Teaching Associate Professor of Scientific Writing
Edmund M. Lazzari, Assistant Coordinator of External Programs, Teaching Fellow, Catholic Studies
Katherine Lee Wirth Norton, Director of Clinical & International Programs, Assistant Professor of Law, and Director
of Family Law Clinic
Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa, Associate Professor of Management
Anna Floerke Scheid, Associate Professor of Theology
Daniel Scheid, Associate Professor of Theology
Dina N. Siniora, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Global Health Ethics
Mai-Ly Steers, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Lauren Sugden, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Elisabeth Vasko, Associate Professor of Theology
Eric Vogelstein, Associate Professor and Director of Ethics in the School of Nursing, and Associate
Professor of Philosophy
Wenqi Zhou, David Warco Faculty Fellow in Information Systems and Technology
David K. Roger, President, Hillman Foundation
Carol Grefenstette Bates, Founding Partner and Managing Director, Strategic Investment Partners (Retired)
Hon. Mary Jane Bowes, Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Edward J. Grefenstette, President, CEO and CIO, Dietrich Foundation
Matthew Costello, Vice President, Apple
Hon. Thomas Hardiman, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Joan Kiel, Duquesne University
Maureen Lally-Green, Duquesne University
Gerard Magill, Duquesne University
Alka Patel, Regional Vice President, Comcast
Michael Quinn, Seattle University