Associate Professor
Theology and Religious Studies
St.John Hall Room B28
(718) 990-6467
primeaup@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
MBA 1989, Southern Methodist University
Organizational management, business ethics.
PhD 1979, University of Saint Michael’s College, University of
Toronto.
Church organization, religious symbolism, ethics.
MA 1974, University of St. Michael’s College, University of
Toronto.
General theology, religious symbolism.
BA 1971, University of Louisiana (Lafayette).
French education, African-American literature,
philosophy.
Publications
A series of articles in the Journal of Business Ethics and a
monograph, Profit Maximization: The Ethical Mandate of Business
(San Francisco: Austin & Winfield, 1995) exploring the ethical
implications of economic profit maximization were published with
John Stieber of Southern Methodist University; several articles in
Research in Ethical Issues of Organizations; a monograph (The Moral
Passion of Bruce Springsteen, San Francisco: International Scholars
Publications, 1996), a book (Reinterpreting the American Dream:,
Persons and Ethics, Lanham: International Scholars Publications,
2000), and continues to study and research the emotional and
spiritual dimensions of business ethics.
Program Appearances
Coordinator of the Annual International Conference Promoting
Business Ethics (Sponsored by the Vincentian Universities in the
United States—St. John’s, Niagara, and DePaul) as well as
presentations at other business ethics conferences and
universities, recently at The Claremont Colleges and Yeshiva
University.
Service to the University
Department Chair (2003-2006) and member of Department, College and
University Committees associated with Chair as well as membership
on the Curriculum Committee of the Liberal Arts Faculty Council of
St. John’s College.
Professional Memberships
Society for Business Ethics
American Academy of Religion
College Theology Society
American Association of University Professors
Editorial Board Memberships
Journal of Ministry, Marketing & Management
Journal of Business Ethics
Online Journal of Business Ethics
Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, Associate Editor
Courses Taught
Theology 1000C Perspectives on Christianity: A Catholic
Approach
Theology 3305 Moral Theology of the Marketplace