Cyrus P. Olsen III
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Dr. Cyrus P. Olsen III, D.Phil. (Oxon.), is a professor at The University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Recipient of the University Provost's “Excellence in Advancing Global Learning” award (2025), Dr. Olsen’s pedagogy is deeply informed by lived experience and scholarly engagement across Africa, Europe, and the U.S. A fellow of Harvard Medical School’s Human Network Initiative and co-PI on a Templeton-funded Uganda-based project integrating brain health, social networks, and spiritual ecology, he pairs theological training with global health research. He has held the endowed Lo Schiavo Chair in Catholic Social Thought at the University of San Francisco and contributed to AI ethics dialogues at Oxford and the United Nations. With over two decades teaching diverse learners—including first-year seminars, global theology, race and religion, and civic leadership—Dr. Olsen models transdisciplinary education rooted in global responsibility, justice, and care for the common good, aligning with Georgetown’s Jesuit mission and the values of global citizenship. He is a member of the Global Citizenship Curriculum Project Faculty Working Group.