Summer 2023 Faculty Development Grants Awarded
University of Scranton professors Patrick Clark, Ph.D., Ovidiu Cocieru, Ph.D., Kate Cummings, Taewan Kim, Ph.D., Christian Krokus, Ph.D., Andrew LaZella, Ph.D., Ann Pang-White, Ph.D., Meghan Rich, Ph.D. and Robert Shaffern, Ph.D., were awarded faculty development summer grants for 2023.The University of Scranton awarded faculty development summer grants for 2023 to nine faculty members.
Patrick Clark, Ph.D., professor of theology/religious studies, received a grant to research “Light From Darkness: The Role of Anti-Exemplars in Christian Ethics.” He joined the faculty at the University in 2010. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, a master’s degree from Boston College and a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.
Ovidiu Cocieru, Ph.D., assistant professor of management, marketing and entrepreneurship, received a grant to research “The Impact of a Classroom as Organization on University-to-Work Transition and Early Career.” He joined the faculty at the University in 2019. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Romania and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
Kate Cummings, assistant professor, Weinberg Memorial Library, received a grant to research “Professional Obsolescence? Librarians in a Changing World.” Prof. Cummings joined the faculty at the University in 2022. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, a MBA from Wilkes University and a master’s degree from the University of South Carolina.
Taewan Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of management, marketing and entrepreneurship, received a grant to research “Institutions and entrepreneurial growth aspiration.” He joined the faculty at the University in 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hannan University in South Korea and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
Christian Krokus, Ph.D., professor of theology/religious studies, received a grant to research “Spiritually Vulnerable: Christian de Cherge (1937-1996), Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, and Beyond.” He joined the faculty at the University in 2009. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Boston College.
Andrew LaZella, Ph.D., professor of philosophy and co-director of the University’s Undergraduate Honors Program, received a grant to research “The Misalignment Problem: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Human Values.” He joined the faculty at the University in 2010. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hamline University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from DePaul University.
Ann Pang-White, Ph.D., professor of philosophy and director of Asian Studies, received a grant to research “Care, Dependency, and the Ethics of Assistance: A Confucian Perspective.” She joined the faculty at the University in 1997. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Tung-Hai University, a master’s degree from University of South Carolina – Columbia and a Ph.D. from Marquette University.
Meghan Rich, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity and Sociology, criminal received a grant to research “Urbanization as a Social Problem.” She joined the faculty at the University in 2007. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.
Robert Shaffern, Ph.D., professor of history, received a grant to research “Sex Workers and Indulgences in Fourteenth-Century Viterbo.” He joined the faculty at the University in 1995. He earned a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.
