Education
M.A. in Religion, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (2011)
Thesis: “Becoming Catholic: Story, Sacrament, Conversion, and the Emergence of Faith in Postconciliar Autobiographies”
B.A. in Religion, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (2005)
Summa cum laude; Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Research Areas
Roman Catholicism in the U.S.
Catholic Material Culture
Spiritual Memoir
Comparative Mysticism
Religion & Psychology
Religion & Cognitive Neuroscience
Religion & Science
Writing in the Disciplines
Courses Taught
Appalachian Literature & Culture, Albright College (2020)
Women & Religion, Albright College (2019)
Composition I & II, Albright College (2014 to 2019)
Religion & Science, Temple University (2008)
Academic Experience
Writing Specialist, Penn State University School of Graduate & Professional Studies, Malvern, PA (2013 to Present)
Adjunct Instructor in Humanities, Albright College, Reading, PA (2014 to 2020)
Director of Publications / Managing Editor, Metanexus Institute on Religion & Science, Philadelphia, PA (2005 to 2011)
Adjunct Instructor in Department of Religion, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (2008)
Writing Tutor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (2003 to 2006)
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