Julie Gafney

Julie Gafney holds a B.A. in English and Spanish from Tufts University, an M.A. in comparative literature from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in English Literature from the CUNY Graduate Center. She comes to Fordham after spending nearly a decade teaching and working on student and faculty initiatives within the CUNY system, as well as experience working on public policy for Governor Andrew Cuomo. She also serves as an external evaluator on a number of NSF (National Science Foundation) and NIH (National Institutes of Health) grants supporting student support initiatives among underrepresented undergraduate student populations.

Education

• The City University of New York
  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, English Language and Literature/Letters
• Tufts University
  Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature/Letters
• University of Chicago
  Master's degree, Comparative Literature