The purpose of this inaugural online Research Day event is to celebrate the achievements of Fordham faculty in their varied research pursuits. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of the University, and Dennis Jacobs, provost, will offer their congratulations to the Distinguished Research Awardees from 2020 and 2021. Two faculty members from the University’s theatre department will present as keynote speakers. In addition, 11 faculty members will speak about their recently published books.
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Agenda
Session I: Award Ceremony and Keynote Session
10–10:20 a.m.: Distinguished Research Awards Ceremony
- Introduction: George Hong, chief research officer and associate vice president for Academic Affairs
- Opening Remarks: Joseph McShane, S.J., president of Fordham University
- Awards Presentation: Dennis Jacobs, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs
10:20–11:15 a.m.: Presentations by the Awardees
- Chair: Jonathan Crystal, vice provost
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Keynote Speeches
- Chair: Laura Auricchio, dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center
- Keynote Speakers:
- “Ephemeral Intimacies: Risk, Loss, and Surrender in the Practice of Performance,” presented by Daniel Alexander Jones, professor of theater at Fordham University, 2019 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, and 2019 Helen Merrill Playwriting Award Recipient
- “Empathy out of Exclusion: Creating Through the Outsider Experience,” presented by Clint Ramos, head of design and production and assistant professor of design at Fordham University, 2020 United States Artist Fellow for Theatre, Tony Award recipient, and two-time recipient of the Ani Ng Dangal Philippine Presidential Medal for the Arts
Session II: Meeting New Book Authors: Humanities: 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
- Chair: Eva Badowska, dean of arts and sciences faculty and associate vice president of arts and sciences
- Presenters:
- S. Elizabeth Penry (Department of History)
- Daniel Soyer (Department of History)
- Kirk Bingaman (Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education)
- Asato Ikeda (Department of Art History and Music)
Session III: Meeting New Book Authors: Social Sciences: 1:30–2:30 p.m.
- Chair: Yi Ding, chair of the University Research Council
- Presenters:
- Nicholas Tampio (Department of Political Science)
- Margo Jackson (Graduate School of Education)
- Annika Hinze (Department of Political Science)
- Clara Rodriguez (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
Session IV: Meeting New Book Authors: Interdisciplinary Studies: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
- Chair: Faustino Cruz, dean of the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education
- Presenters:
- Tina Maschi (Graduate School of Social Service)
- Tanya Hernández (Law School)
- Sarah Lockhart (Department of Political Science)
This event is open to faculty/staff.