Dr. Christopher Roberts: 2006 - 2009
Before coming to Villanova, my family and I lived in London, where I completed my Ph.D. at King's College, University of London. I have recently published a new book, based on my Ph.D. thesis, Creation and Covenant: The Significance of Sexual Difference in and for the Moral Theology of Marriage. Before becoming an academic and going abroad for study, I spent several years as a television journalist at PBS, most recently as a reporter for the program Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Currently my research interests include Christianity and money; Christian doctrine, worship, and ethics; as well as theology and political theory. My M.Phil. thesis at Oxford was about just war, pacifism, and eschatology. My B.A. thesis at Yale was about environmental ethics and economic development in Zimbabwe. A friend of mine once said that Christian theology is a great intellectual secret; few of the devout, not to mention non-Christians as well as ordinary church-goers, get the chance to plumb its depths and riches, and I’d like to help change that.

Dr. Timothy Kirk : 2007 - 2008
On completing his time as a Catherine of Siena Fellow, Tim accepted a tenure-track position in the Department of History and Philosophy at City University of New York - York College. Before that, Tim Kirk lived in St. Davids, PA, with his wife, Jen, and their three cats, Simon, Schuster, and Andy. In addtion to serving as a Catherine of Siena Fellow, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, where he taught healthcare ethics, moral philosophy, and seminars in human relationships. He also held a secondary appointment in the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing from 2002-2005. A frequent speaker and consultant for local healthcare systems and facilities, Tim focuses on applying philosophy to real issues in everyday professional and personal life. His current research focuses on the philosophical foundations underlying nursing ethics–especially hospice and palliative care nursing–and the intersection of intimacy and subjectivity in personal relationships. Tim was recently elected to a three-year term on the national ethics committee of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

Dr. Todd Cioffi : 2006 - 2007
Todd completed his Ph.D. at Princeton Theological Seminary. After spending one year as a Catherine of Siena Fellow, Todd was offered and accepted a tenure-track position at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington.

Dr. Jeffery Lynn Nicholas : 2002 - 2005
Jeffery Lynn Nicholas, a native Kentuckian, received his B.A. in philosophy from Thomas More College (in northern Kentucky) in 1993, was the first to complete the new, prestigious M.A. program in philosophy at Virginia Tech in 1995, and received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Kentucky in 2002. His dissertation, "Reason, Tradition, and the Good: Toward a Substantive Concept of Reason for a Critical Theory of Society," merges Frankfurt School critical theory with the Thomistic thought of Alasdair MacIntyre by developing a concept of tradition-constitutive reason informed by the conception of the good in individual traditions. Professor Nicholas has presented papers at several conferences, including the Pacific APA and SPEP. His interests revolve around questions of liberation, human nature, reason, and society. He also works on critical pedagogy (on the college level and for homeschoolers) and promoting consideration of ethical theory for everyday life.

Dr. Brett T. Wilmot : 2002 - 2005
Upon completing his time as a Catherine of Siena Fellow, Brett was asked to stay on with the Ethics Program in the capacity of associate director, a position he currently holds. Brett completed his B.A. in religion at Reed College in Portland, OR. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Chicago (A.M. in religion [1994], Ph.D. in religious ethics [2002]). Prior to coming to Villanova as a Catherine of Siena Fellow, he worked for the University of Chicago Press as a manuscrip editor. His research focuses on the role of religion in democratic politics. He lives in Drexel Hill, PA, with his wife and two dogs, Wrigley and Lucy.

Dr. Mark Doorley : 1999 - 2002
In addition to having been a Catherine of Siena Fellow, Mark also served as the program's assistant director (2000-2005). Since 2005, he has been the director of Villanova's Ethics Program. Mark earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Boston College in 1994. In 1996 he published The place of the heart in Lonergan's Ethics with University Press of America. In 2005, he co-edited a collection of essays entitled In Deference to the Other: Lonergan and Contemporary Continental Philosophy with State University of New York Press. His research interests continue to focus on Lonergan's contribution to ethics, although collaborations with Villanova's College of Engineering in the area of ethics education for engineers has captured his recent attention. He resides in Cherry Hill, NJ, with his wife Cathy.

Dr. Theodore Nunez : 1999 - 2002