Global Research Collaborations

Faculty Research Abroad Program 2024

The Fordham University Faculty Research Abroad Program (FRAP) 2024 is designed to facilitate the development of research collaborations between Fordham University and international Jesuit universities or entities.

FRAP 2024 Awardees

  • Catalina Alvarez, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts
  • Navid Asgari, Associate Professor, Gabelli School of Business, Strategy and Statistics
  • I. Robert Chiang, Professor, Gabelli School of Business, Information, Technology, and Operations
  • Carl Fischer, Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Susanne Hafner, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Brenna Moore, Professor, Theology
  • Jie Ren, Associate Professor, Gabelli School of Business, Information, Technology, and Operations
  • H. Shellae Versey, Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Sarah Wu, Professor, Gabelli School of Business, Information, Technology, and Operations
  • Dongli Zhang, Associate Professor, Gabelli School of Business, Information, Technology, and Operations

GSE Professor Eric Chen speaking at Research Day 2024 about his research trip to the Philippines in 2023

Also, in the FRAP cohort from 2023, several Fordham faculty went to Ateneo Manilla, in the Philippines to conduct research with their collaborators at Ateneo. For more information, please read this article from Fordham GSE News.

Research with Sophia University

The ongoing connections with Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan continue to grow. During the Spring 2024 semester, a series of events took place between the two universities. Here is a list:

March 26-28, 2024 – Fordham delegation goes to Sophia University, Tokyo

Sophia and Fordham delegations taken at their joint meeting at Sophia U. in Tokyo, Japan

May 2, 2024 – Fordham hosted the President of Sophia University Yoshiaki Terumichi at Rose Hill who met with President Tania Tetlow, Provost Dennis Jacobs, and Chief Research Officer George Hong

Sophia President Yoshiaki Terumichi, President Tetlow and Dennis Jacobs

May 12, 2024 – Fordham hosted the NY Alumni Association for Sophia University at Fordham Law School. The Sophia NY Alumni Association members celebrated their organization’s 60th anniversary.

Sophia University New York Alumni Association celebrates at the Law School

May 31, 2024 – Fordham hosted at the Lincoln Center Campus Vice President for Global Affairs Tetsuo Morishita and Wakasa Nagakura, a staff member of the New York Alumni Association for Sophia University

From left front row: Tihana Abiala, Rebeca Franco, Robert Chiang, Dongli Zhang; From left back row: Lisa Lancia, Catalina Alvarez, Yuko Miki, Sarah Wu, George Hong, Tetsuo Morishita (Sophia U.) and Wakasa Nagakura (Sophia U.) on May 31, 2024

Fordham CRO George Hong (left) and Vice President of Global Academic Affairs Tetsuo Morishita from Sophia University met at Lincoln Center on May 31, 2024