VI. Professional service

Clyde Ray, Ph.D.

» Faculty Fellow, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute - The Johns Hopkins University, 2022-2023

» Panel Participant, "Great Philosophical, Political, and Economic Movements," with Professor Edwige Tia and Dr. David Lutz, Holy Cross College, December 2, 2022

» Panel Participant, "The Search for Truth in a Complex World,” Baltimore, Maryland, April 28-29, 2023.

» Served as peer reviewer for Rowman and Littlefield Press and Compass: An Undergraduate Journal of American Political Ideas

Emily Ransom, Ph.D.

» Renaissance English Text Society, Secretary. 2022–present

» RETS is a society that exists to recover, preserve, and circulate early modern texts, with preference for texts that have never been printed or have never received second editions. Dr. Ransom is responsible for arranging meetings, taking minutes, running elections, facilitating the submission of sessions to three conferences, and advising the president on vision and direction.

» “Bearing the Wounds: A National Consultation on Restorative Processes in Response to the Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis.” Professional consultation at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN, September 15–16, 2022. Co-organizer with Daniel Philpott, Fr. Daniel Griffith, and Fr. Thomas Berg.

» With the other founding members of what would become the National Catholic Restorative Justice Initiative, Dr. Ransom helped to organize a national consultation with victim-survivors of abuse, victims’ advocates, restorative justice practitioners, scholars, and clergy, including bishops. This consultation was funded by grants from the University of Notre Dame and the University of St Thomas, Minneapolis, and it followed up on the consultation the previous year with both returning and new participants. The goal was to discuss concrete, practical ways that the Church could use the wisdom of restorative justice in its approach to ecclesial abuse for the healing of victims.

» “Formation Workshop on Trauma & the Abuse Crisis.” Formation workshops at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY January 12–13, 2022. With Fr. Thomas Berg, Timothy Lock, and Michael Vandergurgh.

» This series of workshops for seminarians focused on accompaniment of victims of sexual abuse, understanding sexual assault with adults, and developing a mature chaste sexuality. The seminar leaders approached the topic from the perspectives of psychology, theology, law (canon and civil), and personal experience.

» “The Truth Will Make You Free: What Promise do National Truth and Reconciliation Processes Offer for the Catholic Church’s Response to the Sexual Abuse Crisis?” Professional consultation at the University of Notre Dame, IN, September 23–24, 2021. Invited participant.

» https://danielphilpott.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Truth-WillMake-You-Free-Revised-Report.docx.pdf

» Funded by a grant initiative titled “‘Rebuild My Church’: Crisis and Response” through the Office of the President at University of Notre Dame’s Office of the President, this private consultation was organized by Daniel Philpott and Katharina Westerhorstmann. It brought together victim-survivors, clergy, restorative justice practitioners, scholars, and victims’ advocates to discuss whether the lessons from nation-states who implemented restorative justice practice to heal from heinous travesties of justice might have wisdom to offer the Church in dealing with the clerical abuse crisis. The report from the consultation is available online.

» Renaissance Society of America, Representative for Amici Thomae Mori. 2016–present.

» Initially appointed by the International Association for Thomas More Studies and later consolidating that position with the Amici Thomae Mori, Dr. Ransom has served since 2016 in arranging Thomas More panels at the Renaissance Society of America’s annual conference. In recognition of that work, Dr. Ransom was given the honorary title Amica Perpetua Thomae Mori.

Annette Romans

» Developing a School Culture Around Best Practices. September 2022March 2023.

» Facilitation of a Professional Learning Community series to support faculty and staff in the formation of culturally responsive educational practices.

Andrew Ouellette, MA

» Managing Editor, Ecce Mater Tua, Journal of the International Marian Association, 2020-Present

» Assistant Editor, Marian Studies, Journal of the Mariological Society of America, 2022-Present