As we celebrate Founder's Week 2024, join us for a personal and inspiring reflection by Shruti Deshpande, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at St. John's University. Dr. Deshpande is the 2023 recipient of the Faculty Research Consortium (FRC) Grant ($5,000) that supports community-based outcomes research for full-time tenured faculty at St. John's.

An audiologist by training, Dr. Deshpande has focused her research on auditory perception and processing. However, since 2017, her investigations have placed a particular emphasis on accessible and affordable health services for diverse and vulnerable populations. In 2022, Dr. Deshpande was named a Vincentian Research Fellow in recognition of how her research interests advance the social justice orientation of St. John's University, encouraging research, reflection and programming on issues of poverty. 

Following Dr. Deshpande's presentation, St. John's faculty members will be recognized for their commitment to research in the areas of poverty and social justice, including:

• 2024 - 2025 Richard and Camille Sinatra Endowment Grant Award ($2,500)
• 2024 Faculty Excellence Award in Community-based Outcomes and Poverty Research ($1,000)
• 2024 Faculty Excellence Award in Vincentian Social Justice ($1,000)
• Fall 2024 - Spring 2026 Faculty Research Consortium Fellows
• 2023 - 2024 Ozanam Scholars Faculty Mentor Award
• 2023 - 2024 Community Engaged Learning Faculty Award

Registration is required - please RSVP today!

Location: D'Angelo Center Ballroom (Room 416A) (Queens Campus)

For more information, please contact Lucy Pesce, Executive Director for Mission Initiatives (pescel@stjohns.edu; 718-990-3004)

Click here for photos from the 2023 Founder's Week Faculty Research Lunch, and click here for 2022 photos.