Associate Professor

Office Location

Catholic Studies
Martire Center W332
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Academic Memberships

  • Catholic Theological Society of America
  • College Theology Society
  • Society of Christianity and Literature

Degrees & Certifications

Loyola University Chicago

  • Ph.D. in Integrative Studies in Ethics and Theology (Specialization: Theology)
  • Dissertation: “Uncertainty and Faith: The Dynamics of Belief in Theology and Literature”
    • Dissertation Director: Mark Bosco, S.J.

Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

  • Master of Theological Studies
  • Thesis: “A Christian Imagination in Pagan Garb: A Theological Reading of C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces”
    • Thesis Director: Richard Lennan

University of Notre Dame

  • Master of Arts in Music
  • Thesis: “Schubert’s Settings from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre”
    • Thesis Director: Susan Youens

Pennsylvania State University

  • Bachelor of Arts in Music

Teaching Responsibilities

  • CIT 201 The Human Journey Seminars: Journey to God
  • CIT 202 The Human Journey Seminars: Journey to the World
  • CIT 204 Sinners, Saints & Sacraments
  • CIT 214 Woundedness, Vulnerability & Healing
  • CIT 231 Becoming Holy

Awards & Fellowships

Fulbright Scholarship
Beethoven-Archive, Bonn, Germany (August 2000-July 2001)

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