Staff and Partners
The Grefenstette Center 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.
2025-2026 Undergraduate Fellows
Undergraduate Fellows work with one another and Grefenstette Center staff throughout the year to develop original research projects and contribute to major events like the Tech Ethics Symposium and Hacking4Humanity.
Donay Allen
Political Science and International Relations, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts '27
Kassidy Cambal
Political Science and International Relations, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts '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
2025-2026 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.
Louisa Conwill
Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science, University of Notre Dame
Matthew Dunch
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago
Hannah Eagleson
Director of Graduate Student and Faculty Development, Chesterton House, Cornell University
Stephanie C. Edwards
Executive Director, Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium
Simeiqi He
Research Scholar, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Gregory Jones
Adjunct Professor of Theology, Duquesne University
Emma Kennedy
Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, Villanova University
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
Ciara Reyes-Ton
Grants and Media Consultant
Rachael Miller Neilan
Faculty Fellow, Professor of Mathematics and Adrian Van Kaam C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Scholarly Excellence
Grace Sommers
Budget Manager
Florence M. Chee
Advisory Fellow
Nathan Colaner
Advisory Fellow
Ehi Nosakhare
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
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
Dina Huehn, Assistant Professor of International Relations
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, Director of Clinical & International Programs, Assistant Professor of Law, and Director of Family Law Clinic
Akwasi Opoku-Dakwa, 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
Daniel 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 in the School of Nursing, and Associate Professor of Philosophy
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
Alka Patel, Director of the Technology Strategy Office, Cyberspace & Digital Policy Bureau, U.S. State Department
Michael Quinn, Seattle University
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
2024-2025 Faculty Scholars
Jodi Hunt, Ph.D., University of Dallas
Brianne Jacobs, Ph.D., Emmanuel College
Wes E. King, Ph.D., University of Washington
Faina Linkov, Ph.D., Duquesne University
Randall Reed, Ph.D., Appalachian State University
Kate Ward, Ph.D., Marquette University
David Widder, Ph.D., 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