Dr. Christine Ebrahim was the recipient of the 2025 LCA Presidential Award. Additionally, she presented on "Counseling Supervision: A Review of Ethical Codes and Best Practices" and hosted a panel discussion with fellow board members of the Louisiana Association for Counselor Education and Supervision on "Navigating the Supervision Process".
On October 9th, Dr. Gilstrap facilitated a mental health panel for Loyola's Law School with guests Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams, SUNO professor Dr. Kevin Brown. LCSW, and Karen Kersting, mother of former Orleans Parish ADA and Loyola Law grad Ian Kersting. The panel was in honor of Ian's memory, who died by suicide in January 2025.
Dr. LeAnne Steen, presented "Expressive Play Therapy: Drama, Movement, & Art" with 3rd year student and graduate assistant, Mariah Gale. Their presentation garnered an audience of over 250 people!
Dr. Sarah Stillwell presented "Kink-Aware Therapy 101" with second-year student, Logan Blouin, and "Getting Kinky with Chronic Conditions" with 3rd year student and Chi Sigma Iota president, Sophia Bologna. Additionally, Dr. Stillwell hosted a board meeting and division event for SAIGE-LA.
3rd year and former graduate assistant, Anna Pham, gave a poster presentation on "Cross Cultural Care in Grief Work".
We are proud to celebrate the recent success of Sarah Mernaugh, a graduate of the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM), who has been hired by Loyola University New Orleans as the new University Minister for Retreats and Ignatian Life Communities.
The Loyola Institute for Ministry is thrilled to celebrate Claire Gallagher, Associate Project Director of Flourishing Sisterhood, on her recent publication in the Fall 2025 issue of Accompany, the official magazine of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM).
Tracey Lamont, Ph.D., Director and Associate Professor of Religious Education and Youth and Young Adult Ministry at the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM), was recently featured on New Orleans' Fox 8 News to share her insight on leadership transitions. In an interview with news anchor Lucy Bustamante, Dr. Lamont provided insight into the appointment of James F. Checcio by Pope Leo XIV as coadjutor archbishop alongside Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
LIM graduate Amy Fraler, MRE, has recently been published in the peer-reviewed journal Religious Education. Her article, titled “Righteous Tricksters: A Matthean Pedagogy for Integrating Holocaust Rescue Narratives into Catholic Religious Education,” presents a thought-provoking framework for teaching virtue and moral discernment in complex historical contexts.
Jeremiah Smith’s journey through the Bachelor of Ministry and Theology program at the Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM) was more than academic—it was transformational. Through his studies, Jeremiah discerned a profound call to serve in the Episcopal Church, a path that has since led him to pursue ordination as a priest.