Curriculum Vitae

Last updated October 15, 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”
  • Committee: Jean Porter (advisor), Gerald McKenny, David Clairmont, Joseph Wawrykow
• M.T.S. (2008), University of Notre Dame — History of Christianity
• B.A. (2005), Messiah College — Peace and Conflict Studies (summa cum laude)

Publications

Book Chapters

• “The ground of perfection: Michael Sattler on ‘the body of Christ.’” In New Perspectives in Believers Church Ecclesiology. Winnipeg: Canadian Mennonite University Press, 2010.

Book Reviews

• Review of Giorgio Agamben, The Highest Poverty: Monastic Rules and Form-of-Life, trans. Adam Kotsko. Forthcoming in Modern Theology.
• Review of Moral Dynamics of Economic Life, ed. Daniel Finn; and James Bailey, Rethinking Poverty. Forthcoming in The Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics.
• Review of The Church Made Strange for the Nations, ed. Paul G. Doerksen and Karl Koop. In The Conrad Grebel Review 31, no. 1 (Winter 2013).

Conference Presentations

• “Poverty and freedom: a contribution to a Franciscan political theology” (January 2014). To presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, Seattle, Washington.
• “Naturalizing private property: an outline of a medieval legal shift” (November 2013). To be presented at the national meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Baltimore, Maryland.
• “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

• Graduate Instructor, University of Notre Dame (Fall 2013)
  • Course designed and taught: Christian Perspectives on War, Peace, and Revolution (2 sections).
• 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)
• Striving for Excellence in Teaching Certificate, Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame (2013)
• 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 (2010-2013) — $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
  • 2012–13, Student Member
• 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.

Research Languages

• Italian (advanced)
• French (advanced)
• Spanish (advanced)
• Latin (intermediate)
• Koine Greek (beginner)
• German (beginner)