Staff and Partners
The Grefenstette Center for Ethics is able to make significant contributions to the global discourse and practice of tech ethics due to contributions from a diverse set of stakeholders. In addition to full and part-time staff members, we are fortunate to work with undergraduate and graduate students engaged in cutting edge research and scholarship, academics and professionals investigating topics at the intersection of faith and technology, and community members and organizational partners invested in addressing the challenges and celebrating the benefits of life in a digital age.
2026-2027 Undergraduate Research Scholars
Undergraduate Research Scholars work with one another and Grefenstette Center for Ethics staff throughout the year to develop original research projects and contribute to major events like the Tech Ethics Symposium and Hacking4Humanity.
Riley Armstrong
Biology, School of Science and Engineering '28
Rachele Lavagno
Civil Engineering, School of Science and Engineering '28
Evie Sorg
Political Science and Philosophy, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts '27
Katharine Yanity
Sociology, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts '28
2026-2027 National Research Scholars
National Research Scholars hail from all over the United States and work collaboratively throughout the year to strengthen their research, teaching, and writing about ethics, technology, and faith.
Blessing Temitope Adewuyi
University of Georgia
Elonda Clay
Gammon Theological Seminary
Berit Guidotti
Boston College
Kyle Lambelet
Virginia Theological Seminary and The General Theological Seminary
J. Nathan Matias
Cornell University
Maria Morrow
Independent Scholar
Zachary Seals
University of Geneva
Staff and Fellows
Staff and Fellows support the short and long-term objectives of the Grefenstette Center throughout the year and in a variety of ways.
John P. Slattery
Executive Director
Mia E. Briceño
Director of Programs
Kelly Franklin
Associate Director, Mosaic Storytelling Lab
Jayda Benson
Communications Manager
Timothy R. Frazier
Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellow
Ciara Reyes-Ton
Grants and Media Consultant
Meghan Currie
Budget Manager
Rachael Miller Neilan
Faculty Fellow, Professor of Mathematics and Adrian Van Kaam C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence
Ren Horcher
Mosaic Storytelling Lab Catholic Studies Fellow, Program Manager, Catholic Studies
Jeff Lambert
Mosaic Storytelling Lab Fellow, Assistant Director for Educational Development, Center for Teaching Excellence
Wenqi Zhou
Faculty Policy Fellow, Associate Professor, Information Systems & Technology, Managing Director, Viragh Institute for Business Ethics
Florence M. Chee
Advisory Fellow
Nathan Colaner
Advisory Fellow
Gerard Magill
Senior Research Fellow, Vernon F. Gallagher Chair & Professor, Center for Global Health Ethics
Affiliated Faculty, Advisory Board, and Legacy Fellows
Meet more of the supportive individuals who contribute to the work of the Grefenstette Center.
Kelly Arenson, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Urmi Ashar, Assistant Professor of Health Administration and Public Health
Elizabeth Cochran, Professor of Catholic Studies and Theology
Georgiana Craciun, Associate Professor of Marketing
Lyndsie Ferrara, Teaching Assistant Professor of Forensics Science and Law
Mark Geiger, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organizational Behavior
Min Geiger, Assistant Professor of Management
Gregory Jones, Adjunct Professor of Theology
Kristin Klucevsek, Teaching Associate Professor of Scientific Writing
Edmund M. Lazzari, Assistant Coordinator of External Programs, Teaching Fellow, Catholic Studies
Katherine Lee Wirth Norton, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Law
Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Management
James P. Purdy, Professor of English/Writing Studies, University and Community Writing Center Director
Anna Floerke Scheid, Associate Professor of Theology
Dina N. Siniora, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Global Health Ethics
Mai-Ly Steers, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Lauren Sugden, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Elisabeth Vasko, Associate Professor of Theology
Eric Vogelstein, Associate Professor and Director of Ethics, School of Nursing
Wenqi Zhou, Associate Professor of 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
Brian Patrick Green, Santa Clara University
Hon. Thomas Hardiman, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Joan Kiel, Duquesne University
Maureen Lally-Green, Retired Judge, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Professor Emerita, Thomas R. Kline Law School, Duquesne University
Gerard Magill, Duquesne University
Brandon McGinley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Michael Quinn, Seattle University
Donay Allen, Political Science and International Relations, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts '27
Kassidy Cambal, Finance, Palumbo-Donahue School of Business '27
Benjamin Irwin, Supply Chain Management and Information Systems and Technology, Palumbo-Donahue School of Business '27
Brooke Soike, Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering '27
2024-2025 Undergraduate Fellows
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
2025-2026 National Research Scholars
Louisa Conwill, University of Notre Dame
Matthew Dunch, Loyola University Chicago
Hannah Eagleson, Cornell University
Stephanie C. Edwards, Boston College
Simeiqi He, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Gregory Jones, Duquesne University
Emma Kennedy, Villanova University
2024-2025 Faculty Scholars
Jodi Hunt, University of Dallas
Brianne Jacobs, Emmanuel College
Wes E. King, University of Washington
Faina Linkov, Duquesne University
Randall Reed, Appalachian State University
Kate Ward, Marquette University
David Widder, University of Texas at Austin
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