After 30 years in the states, his Dublin brogue has softened to a barely-detectable lilt in the turn of certain words and phrases. But John Foxe, PhD, who came to America in 1986 to run Division I Track and Field for Iona College in New York City, hasn’t lost a bit of the engaging, convivial spirit or “craic” so characteristic of his Ireland roots.

Travel advisors note that if you stop and ask a Dubliner for directions, they’ll most likely take you there themselves—and entice you to stop for a pint along the way. That genuine delight in conversation and innate ability to form connections with others are traits easy to see in Foxe, a 50-year-old father of three who still has the lanky physique of a miler and possesses a brimming energy and curiosity not unlike his pediatric patients. A neurobiologist, Foxe has devoted his career to finding ways to improve the lives of people—primarily children—suffering from intellectual and developmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

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