People Whose Affiliation with the Center is Inactive

Rene S. Parmar's picture
  • Ph.D. Special Education, University of North Texas
Rene S.

Professor

  • Mathematics learning and literacy of bilingual students, and students with learning disabilities.

"Interacting with other Vincentian scholars has opened my eyes to the many ways in which all of our work is connected toward a common goal of making a positive difference in the lives of the people around us."

St. John's University

Karen A. Leal's picture
  • Ph.D., History and Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Karen A.

Assistant Professor

  • 18th Century Ottoman Empire and the relationship of Islamic and Greek Orthodox Communities

"Since being appointed as a Vincentian Research Fellow, I have become more aware of the myriad ways the Vincentian mission manifests itself across the broad spectrum of academic disciplines represented at the Center."

St. John's University

  • Ph.D. Philosophy, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Lisa

Associate Professor
Present Appointment:Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Program Development, Head of Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Letters, Steven Institute of Technology, NJ

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Quantum Physics
  • Aesthetics and Science
  • Philosophical Hermeneutics
  • The relationship of “poverty of the intellect” to social justice

"The recognition, that the pursuit itself is just as important as the goal achieved, is at the heart of the dialogic nature of the work of the Vincentian Center and earns it a place of distinctive value and service at St. John's."

St. John's University

Food for Thought

Catholic universities will be particularly attentive to the poorest and to those who suffer economic, social, cultural or religious injustice. This responsibility begins within the academic community but it also finds application beyond it.

Pope John Paul II, Ex Corde Ecclesiae (40)