John’s University. She received her Bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University and was awarded a research assistantship to pursue graduate studies at St. John’s from which she earned her Master’s degree. Dr. Webber’s Doctoral degree is from New York University (NYU). She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Vincentian Center for Church and Society and is a member of the Universities’ Athletic Advisory Board. She is the recipient of four National Endowment for the Humanities grants to Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Hawaii and, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.