Fordham University’s faculty and staff remain leaders in their fields, innovating and making meaningful contributions across disciplines. Their dedication and expertise are regularly recognized with prestigious honors and awards. Take a look at the latest achievements from our community below.
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Rufus Burnett, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, associate professor of theology, provided the introduction for the lecture Faith Seeking Liberation: Xavier University of Louisiana’s Contribution to Theology at Xavier University on Jan. 30.
Elaine Congress, Ph.D., GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, professor and associate dean for special programs, published a new chapter titled “The Role of the Culturagram in Medical Education: Emphasis on Documented and Undocumented Migrant Families” in a Teaching Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Medical Education: A Practical Guide.
She also presented at the UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women. The title of her presentation was “Indigenous Women: Education and Poverty.”
Dora Galacatos, LAW ’96, FORDHAM SCHOOL OF LAW, adjunct professor of law and executive director of the Feerick Center for Social Justice, was one of two Fordham Law professors honored at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, held last month in San Francisco. In recognition of her commitment to public service, Galacatos received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the AALS Section on Pro Bono and Access to Justice.
Susanne Hafner, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of German, recently taught a workshop on codicology, the study of manuscrips, for the New York Classical Club Winter Conference at NYU on Feb. 1.
Sertan Kabadayi, Ph.D., GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, professor of marketing, coauthored the research paper “From Theory to Practice: A Collaborative Approach to Social Impact Measurement and Communication,” published in the European Journal of Marketing on Feb. 10.
Ela Lesham, FORDHAM SCHOOL OF LAW, associate professor of law, won the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Aging and the Law Emerging Scholar Award at the AALS conference.
Lance Strate, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of communication and media studies, published the book Not A, Not Be, &c, (Institute of General Semantics, 2024).
He also published the book chapter, “Imagining a New Ashkenazi Motherland: Alternate History in Simone Zelitch’s Judenstaat” in Jewish Women Science Fiction Writers Create Future Females: Gender, Temporality—and Yentas, edited by Marleen Barr.
Akane Zusho, Ph.D., GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, professor of school psychology, was recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Experimental Education (JXE). JXE is a highly regarded journal that publishes articles focused on expanding the understanding of how instructional, motivational, and social processes affect education outcomes for all students in the United States and beyond.
