New Scholars Committee

Kathryn Getek Doctoral Candidate in Theological Ethics, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA	Pushpa Joseph Teaching and Research Fellow, School of Religion and Philosophy, University of Madras.
Kathryn Getek is completing her doctoral dissertation and, beginning in August 2008, will be teaching in the Ethics Program at Villanova University (Pennsylvania, USA). Her research interests include issues of justice and punishment, virtue ethics, fundamental moral theology, and bioethics.	Pushpa Joseph belongs to the congregation of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. She is a feminist theologian with a specialization in Indian feminist hermeneutical methodologies. Her research interests are in the area of women’s issues in society and religion, bioethics, HIV/AIDS.
Claudia Montes de Oca Ayala	Suzanne Mulligan Finlay Fellow in Theology/Lecturer in Moral Theology - The Milltown Institute Dublin, Ireland
	Suzanne Mulligan obtained her Doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland, and currently lectures in Moral Theology at the Milltown Institute, Dublin. Research interests include: HIV/AIDS, Catholic Social Teaching, and Fundamental Moral Theology. Since August 2006 Suzanne has held the Jesuit Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Theology at the Milltown Institute.
Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ Rector and Lecturer, Hekima College Jesuit School of Theology and Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Nairobi, Kenya.	Rolando A. Tuazon, CM Professor of Moral Theology - St. Vincent School of Theology Quezon City, Philippines
Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ, is a Jesuit priest from Nigeria. He teaches theology and religious studies at Hekima College. His areas of interest include: Theology of the church; ethical dimensions of HIV/AIDS, refugees and poverty in Africa; Catholic Social Teaching.	Rolando A. Tuazon, CM is a Filipino Vincentian priest. He obtained his licentiate (2002) and doctorate (2006) in Moral Theology at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He handles courses in fundamental moral theology, catholic social teaching, socio-political ethics and sexual morality from the narrative and liberationist perspectives.
Andrea Vicini, S.J. Associate professor - Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Southern Italy Saint Louis (Napoli, Italy)	Ronaldo Zacharias, sdb Professor of Moral Theology - Salesian School of Theology São Paulo, Brazil
His current research projects include end of life issues, reproductive technologies, genetics, biotechnologies, and globalization. Shortly he will publish a volume on human genetics and the common good (Genetica umana e bene comune, San Paolo 2008).	Ronaldo Zacharias is a Salesian priest. His areas of interest include: Sexual Ethics, Sexual Education, Fundamental Moral Theology, Ethics in Pastoral Ministry and Religious Life.