The Team

Meet our team of faculty and students based at Loyola University Chicago! For course assistance, contact the course instructors or peer dialogue leaders.

  • Joe Vukov

    Joe Vukov is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Loyola University Chicago. His teaching and research focus issues at the intersections of ethics, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, and of science and religion.

  • Michael Burns

    Michael Burns is an Associate Professor of Biology whose research focuses on cancer and the microbiome. Additionally, he is exploring the interactions between science and religion.

  • Elena Martinez

    Elena is a Senior at Loyola majoring in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience and minoring in psychology. She is involved in campus ministry and also a yoga instructor on campus. She hopes to work in healthcare where she can do advocacy work with a concentration in patient-centered care.