Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. (in progress), University of Notre Dame — Moral Theology
- Advisor: Jean Porter
- Exam areas: History of theology and political thought (medieval, reformation, and modern). Issues in moral theology: property and poverty, health care access, human rights.
- Minor area: Religious horizons in modern political thought (Smith, Hegel, Marx)
M.T.S. (2008), University of Notre Dame — History of Christianity
- Exams passed with distinction
B.A. (2005), Messiah College — Peace and Conflict Studies
- Summa cum laude, with departmental honors

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”

Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Notre Dame
- For Margaret Pfeil (2011-12)
- For David Clairmont (2010-11)
- For Richard McBrien (Fall 2007)
Adjunct Instructor, Messiah College (2008-2009)
- Designed and taught two courses
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)

“William of Saint-Amour: an anti-Franciscan theory of property.” Presented in a session on Franciscan theories of property at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds, UK, July 2011.
“Voluntary poverty and political theology: the case of Bonaventure.” Presented in a session on “Franciscan Political Theory” at the International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 2010.
“The ground of perfection: Michael Sattler on ‘the body of Christ.’” In New Perspectives in Believers Church Ecclesiology. Winnipeg: Canadian Mennonite University Press, 2010.
“Human rights as a theological concept” (December 2008). Presented as part of faculty panel at Messiah College on the topic, “What Are Human Rights?”.
“The perfection of Christ: Michael Sattler’s ecclesiology” (May 2008). Presented at the 16th Believers Church Conference at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
“Evil’s defeat” (March 2008). Presented as part of a graduate theological colloquium series on “Problems of Evil” at the University of Notre Dame.

Graduate Theological Society, University of Notre Dame
- 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
Peace and Conflict Studies Initiative Committee, Messiah College
- Fall 2005, Student Representative
Dismantling White Privilege Discussion Group, Messiah College
- 2005, Coordinator / Leader