Fourteen faculty members at The University of Scranton received faculty development intersession grants for 2026.<\/p>\n
Joe Brague, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, received a grant to research \u201cFrom Bench to Manuscript: Critical Period Loss of Gonadal Hormones Differentially Regulates Dopamine-1 and Dopamine-2 Spiny Projections neuron Dendritic Spine Morphology and Motor Behavior Via Regulation of neurotrophic Mechanisms.\u201d Dr. Brague received a bachelor\u2019s degree from The University of Scranton and a doctoral degree from Lehigh University. He joined the Scranton faculty in 2022.<\/p>\n
Michael Catalano, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, received a grant to research \u201cCourt Curbing and Judicial Review: State Supreme Courts with Mandatory Jurisdiction.\u201d Dr. Catalano received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Gettysburg College and both a master\u2019s and doctoral degree from Binghamton University. Catalano joined the Scranton faculty in 2024.<\/p>\n
Vincent Farallo, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, received a grant to research \u201cPhysiological Costs of Poison Sequestration by Dendrobatid Frogs.\u201d Dr. Farallo received a bachelor\u2019s degree from John Carroll University, a master\u2019s degree from Texas State University-San Marco and a doctoral degree from Ohio University. He joined the Scranton faculty in 2020.<\/p>\n
Beatriz Fontoura, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, received a grant to research \u201cBeyond Earth\u2019s soil: assessing crip nutrients and toxic metals in off-world agriculture.\u201d Dr. Fontoura received both bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees from Federal University of Vi\u00e7osa and a doctoral degree from Federal University of S\u00e3o Carlos. She joined the Scranton faculty in 2025.<\/p>\n
Christopher Hauser, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy, received a grant to research \u201cIs Significant Free Will Compatible with Moral Perfection?\u201d Dr. Hauser received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Dartmouth College and a doctoral degree from Rutgers University. He joined the Scranton faculty in 2020.<\/p>\n
Christopher Haw, Ph.D., associate professor of theology and religious studies, received a grant to research \u201cCurricular Improvements in Orientation Sessions for Newly Matriculated Incarcerated Students at SCI Dallas.\u201d Dr. Haw received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Eastern University, a master\u2019s degree from Villanova University and a doctoral degree from the University of Notre Dame. Haw joined the Scranton faculty in 2018.<\/p>\n
Megan Heeder, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology and religious studies, received a grant to research \u201cInitiating Communities of Generosity: A Christian response to Food and Social Inequality\u201d for submission to Villanova\u2019s Journal of Catholic Social Thought. Dr. Heeder received both a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree from University of Notre Dame and a doctoral degree from Marquette University. Heeder joined the Scranton faculty in 2024.<\/p>\n
Michael Jenkins, Ph.D., professor and chair of criminal justice, cybersecurity and sociology, received a grant to research \u201cPolice and Society: An Applied and Evidence-Based Approach.\u201d Dr. Jenkins received a bachelor\u2019s degree from The University of Scranton and both a master\u2019s and doctoral degree from Rutgers University. Jenkins joined the Scranton faculty in 2013.<\/p>\n
Vanessa Jensen, Ed.D., associate professor of counseling and human services, received a grant to research \u201cDevelopment of Research Environments in the Applied Behavior Analysis Curriculum to Meet Accreditation Standards.\u201d Dr. Jensen received both a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree from The University of Scranton and a doctoral degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She joined the Scranton faculty in 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bibi Rafeiza Khan, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, received a grant to research \u201cCytoskeletal Mutations and Plant Stress Resilience: A Follow-up to Recent Discoveries in Arabidopsis thaliana.\u201d Dr. Khan received a bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Guyana, a master\u2019s degree from the University of Arkansas and a doctoral degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She joined the Scranton faculty in 2021.<\/p>\n
Yibai Li, Ph.D., associate professor of operations and analytics, received a grant to research \u201cRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with Large Language Models for Mining Large-Scale Blockchain Literature.\u201d Dr. Li received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Jilin University, a master\u2019s degree from Oklahoma State University and a doctoral degree from Washington State University. Li joined the Scranton faculty in 2013.<\/p>\n
Rose Sebastianelli, Ph.D., professor of operations and analytics, received a grant to research \u201cThe Role of Corporate Governance in Value Chain Carbon Management.\u201d Dr. Sebastianelli received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a doctoral degree from Pennsylvania State University. She joined the Scranton faculty in 2003.<\/p>\n
Mehmet Yetim, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and marketing, received a grant to research \u201cThe Simulated C-Suite: Methodological And Ethical Implications Of Using Artificial Intelligence To Impersonate Top Managers In Qualitative Studies.\u201d Dr. Yetim received a bachelor\u2019s degree from Celal Bayar University, a master\u2019s degree from New York University and a doctoral degree from Louisiana State University. He joined the Scranton faculty in 2024.<\/p>\n
Xinyu Zhou, Ph.D., assistant professor of management and marketing, received a grant to research \u201cBalancing Empathy and Exploitation: The role of FLE Effort Narratives in Shaping Consumer Judgements.\u201d Dr. Zhou received a bachelor\u2019s degree from China University of Geosciences, a master\u2019s degree from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and a doctoral degree from New Mexico State University. Zhou joined the Scranton faculty in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fourteen faculty members at The University of Scranton received faculty development intersession grants for 2026. Joe Brague, Ph.D.,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[12913,31930,178,180,179,274],"class_list":["post-58328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-grants","tag-intersession","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-the-university-of-scranton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}