Professor Montero is well known for her work in philosophy of mind and philosophy of dance, as well as for bring philosophy and dance together in various contexts (for example). You can learn more about here work here and here. She takes up her professorship at Notre Dame in Fall 2022.
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame has made two senior hires: Joel David Hamkins, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, and Barbara Gail Montero, currently professor of philosophy at City University of New York (CUNY).
Professor Hamkins will be taking up an endowed chair in the department. He is well-known for his work in logic and philosophy of math, especially set theory. You can learn more about his research here and here. His appointment at Notre Dame begins in Spring 2022.