Curriculum Vitae
Last updated April 23, 2013
Education
- Ph.D. (in progress), University of Notre Dame — Christian Ethics
- Working dissertation title: “Private Property and the Rights of
the Poor: The Ambiguous Legacy of St. Francis of Assisi”
- Advisor: Jean Porter
- M.T.S. (2008), University of Notre Dame — History of Christianity
- B.A. (2005), Messiah College — Peace and Conflict Studies (summa cum laude)
Publications
Conference Presentations
- “The betrayal of St. Francis?” (April 2013). Presented at the
Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion at
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio.
- “William of Saint-Amour: an anti-Franciscan theory of property”
(July 2011). Presented in a session on Franciscan theories of
property at the International Medieval
Congress at the University of
Leeds, UK.
- “Voluntary poverty and political theology: the case of Bonaventure”
(May 2010). Presented in a session on Franciscan political theory
at the International Congress of Medieval
Studies, Kalamazoo,
Michigan.
- “The perfection of Christ: Michael Sattler’s ecclesiology” (May
2008). Presented at the 16th Believers Church Conference at
Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Teaching Experience
- Adjunct Instructor, Messiah College (2008–2009)
- Courses designed and taught: Introduction to Christian Theology
(3 sections), Faith and Society (1 section).
Teaching Assistantships
- Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Notre Dame
- For Margaret Pfeil (2011–12)
- For David Clairmont (2010–11)
- For Richard McBrien (Fall 2007)
- Tutor and Teaching Assistant, Messiah College
- Writing Tutor, Messiah College Writing Center (Fall 2005)
- Greek Tutor (Spring 2005)
- Teaching Assistant for Glenn Bucher (Fall 2004)
Academic Honors
- Presidential Fellow, University of Notre Dame (2009–2014)
- Lilly Graduate Fellow
(2009–2012)
- Full scholarship to the Seminario di formazione in storia religiosa
e studi francescani,
Assisi, Italy (July 2012).
- Professional Development Grant, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame (2010-2012) — $400–$600/year
- Professional Development Award, University of Notre Dame Graduate
School (July 2011) — $1,200 for travel to the International
Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK
- Graduate Student Professional Development
Award, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, University of Notre Dame (July 2011) — $500 for travel to the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK
- Full tuition scholarship for M.T.S. program, University of Notre Dame (2006–2008)
- Presidential Honors Scholar, Messiah College
- Boyer Scholar, Messiah College (2005)
Academic Service
- Re-accreditation Steering Committee, Dept. of Theology,
University of Notre Dame
- Graduate Theological Society, University of Notre Dame
- 2012–13, President
- 2011–12, Carrel Coordinator
- 2010–11, Vice President
- 2009–10, Representative to the Graduate Student Union
- Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame
- Fall 2007, Small Group Facilitator, Summer Service-Learning Program
Informal Talks
- “Human rights as a theological concept” (December 2008). Presented
as part of faculty panel at Messiah College on the topic, “What
Are Human Rights?”.
- “Evil’s defeat” (March 2008). Presented as part of a graduate
theological colloquium series on “Problems of Evil” at the
University of Notre Dame.
Doctoral Seminars Taken
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* __Fall 2009:__ “Rousseau, Hegel, Marx,” “Modern Theories of Natural
Right,” “Medieval Negative Theology,” “Tradition, Ethics, and Dialogue”
* __Spring 2010:__ “Bonaventure,” “Duty and Virtue in Contemporary Moral
Philosophy,” “Theological Anthropology,” “20th-c. Catholic Moral
Theology”
* __Fall 2010:__ “Bioethics,” “Kierkegaard,” “Medieval Mendicant Controversies”
* __Spring 2011:__ “Ethics of Karl Barth,” “Feminist Theologies,” “Catholic
Social Thought”
Research Languages
- Italian (advanced)
- French (advanced)
- Spanish (advanced)
- Latin (intermediate)
- Koine Greek (beginner)
- German (beginner)