Faculty Research Presentations

Shared Concerns, Competing Perspectives

Dr. Stacey Jones and Dr. Dean Peterson, Albers School of Business & Economics

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
12:00pm to 1:30pm (lunch provided)
Pigott 107, Seattle University

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The project makes a case for the inclusion of Catholic Social Thought (CST) in the introductory economics course. We argue that the contrast between the perspectives of CST and economics, especially with regard to the environment, can deepen students’ understanding of the underlying assumptions of economics and enable students to see the role that economics should play in an interdisciplinary effort to address climate change. The paper provides practical guidance to economics faculty who wish to bring the urgent call of Laudato Si' and Laudate Deum into their classrooms effectively.

Using Behavioral Economics to Assess Public Support for Improvements on Environmental Preservation

Dr. Meenakshi Rishi, PhD, Professor, Albers School of Business and Economics

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Pigott 205

How to Go Forth and Set the World on Fire without Burning Out

Dr. Amelia Seraphia Derr, Associate Professor, Social Work, and Director, Bachelor of Social Work Program

Friday, May 12, 2023
Zoom

As students consider a career in social work/social justice, they are both drawn to it and daunted by the realities of well-documented stressors. Social Workers face one of the highest burnout rates of any profession and this has become even more severe over the course of the pandemic. After almost three years of COVID, there is a staggering need for mental healthcare and other supportive services, a significant loss of funding for social service agencies, and a radical shift in the way services are delivered. This has had a profound effect on all those working in this field, including social work students. A recent study found that 80% of social work students reported the pandemic had a negative impact on their own mental health (Council on Social Work Education, 2021). This project addresses the question of how to respond to this crisis through educating social workers in ways that build radical resilience and help sustain their commitment to social justice work. I examine current practices in social work education related to building resilience and capacity for social workers and offer customized best practices in educating students for sustained and generative careers. Though this presentation is geared towards social work students/curriculum, it is relevant to all our students at Seattle University.

The St. Joan’s Alliance and the Shaping of the International Women

Dr. Nova Robinson, History and International Studies

Thursday, October 13, 2022
Hunthausen Hall 100

This talk will explore the impact Catholic feminist thought had on the development of the international women’s rights system between 1920 and 1960. St. Joan’s, a feminist Catholic organization, was founded in London in 1911 to encourage Catholic women to support the fight for suffrage in the United Kingdom. The organization later spread throughout the British Empire and took up the larger cause of women’s equality. Given its global reach, it was well positioned to participate in conversations about international women’s rights at the League of Nations and later the United Nations. Unlike some of the major secular women’s organizations, such as the International Council on Women or the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, St. Joan’s advocated for representation from the colonized world.