Current Doctoral Students

 Veronica Arntz

Veronica Arntz

M.A. Augustine Institute
B.A. Wyoming Catholic College

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Eucharistic theology of St. Thomas Aquinas, ecclesiology, nature, grace, and humanity's knowledge of God

 Peter Battaglia

Peter Battaglia
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Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary
B.S. Liberty University

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest Early Christian hermeneutics and biblical interpretation, Greek linguistics, second-century patristic literature

Jason Bermender

Jason Bermender
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M.A. Franciscan University of Steubenville
B.Phil. Pontifical Lateran University
B.A. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest Old Testament, exorcism in the Bible, demonology
Dissertation Exorcising in the Spirit: Exorcistic Figures in the Israelite Tradition
Director Andrei A. Orlov

 Patrick L. Bowman

Patrick L. Bowman

Th.M. St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
M.A. St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary
M.Div. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
B.S. University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Theology of repentance in early Christianity, Epistle to the Hebrews, ecumenism and intra-Christian conversion

Patrick Conlin

Patrick Conlin

M.A. Theology, Marquette University, 2019
B.A. Christian Ministries, Trinity International University, 2012

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Syriac Theology, Gender roles in antiquity, Liberation theology

Shayla Covington

Shayla Covington

M.A. Iliff School of Theology
B.A. Creighton University

Concentration Systematic Theology/Theological Ethics
Areas of interest Feminist Theology, Creativity and Imagination in Religious Participation, Health Care Ethics

Daniella Goldfarb

Daniella Goldfarb

M.T.S. Duke Divinity School
B.A. American University

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest History of Biblical Interpretation, Eucharistic Theology During the Reformation, Christian Mysticism

 Hannah Grubbs-Oechsle

Hannah Grubbs-Oechsle

M.T.S. Anderson University
B.A. Anderson University

Concentration Theological Ethics
Areas of interest Virtue theory, moral psychology, ecological ethics and embodiment
Dissertation Moral Emotions in the Habituation of Virtue
Director Andrew Kim

D. Hayden Hagerman

D. Hayden Hagerman

M.Div. Duke University
B.A. Cincinnati Christian University

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Cappadocian Fathers & Augustine, Patristic Mariology, Modern Catholic Theology
Dissertation Ever-Virgin: The Alexandrian Contribution to the Theology and Defense of Mary's Ever-Virginity before the Council of Ephesus 431
Director Marcus Plested

Silas Hasselbrook

Rev. Silas M. Hasselbrook

B.A. Concordia University Wisconsin
M.Div. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Concentration Systematic Theology/Theological Ethics
Areas of interest Person and personhood, bioethics/health care ethics, fourth and fifth century Patristics

Megan Heeder

Megan Heeder

B.A. University of Notre Dame
M.A. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
M.T.S. Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

Concentration Systematics/Ethics
Areas of interest Virtue Ethics, especially as applied to eating disorders, Bioethics, Theological Aesthetics
Dissertation The Beauty of a Good Appetite in a Social Media Age
Director Andrew Kim

Micah Hogan

Rev. Micah Hogan

M.Div. Nashotah House Theological Seminary
B.A. Biola University

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Theological conceptions of Eros, Greek and Byzantine Patristics, Christian Platonisms

 Sara Hulse

Sara Hulse

M.T.S. Pontifical John Paul II Institute at the Catholic University of America
B.A. DeSales University

Concentration Systematic Theology
Areas of interest Henri de Lubac and Nouvelle Théologie, theological anthropology, Trinitarian theology
Dissertation Person and Society: The Trinitarian Anthropology of Henri de Lubac
Director Susan K. Wood, SCL

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

M.A. Saint Louis University
B.A. DeSales University

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Development of the early Church, Marian doctrine and devotion, material culture and theological belief

 Brandon W. Koble

Rev. Brandon W. Koble
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S.T.M. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
M.Div. Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
B.A. Purdue University

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest The mystical union, Reformation and Post-reformation Christology, St. Augustine
Dissertation The Defender of Schwabian Christology: The Christological Development of Jakob Andreas in the Pursuit of Concord
Director Mickey L. Mattox

 Edmund Lazzari

Edmund Lazzari
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Ph.L. Catholic University of America
Ph.B. Catholic University of America
M.A. St. Joseph’s Seminary and College, Dunwoodie
B.A. St. Bonaventure University

Concentration Systematic Theology/Theological Ethics
Areas of interest Special divine action, philosophical nature in theology, Thomas Aquinas and speculative theology

Hayden McDermott

Hayden McDermott

M.Div. Western Seminary
B.A. University of California, Davis

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest Theodicy, Hellenistic Judaism, Philosophy and Christian Theology

Cecille M. Medina Maldonado 

Cecille M. Medina-Maldonado
M.A. Loyola University Chicago
B.S. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Concentration Systematic Theology
Areas of interest Bernard Lonergan, the Trinity, bioethics and medical ethics

 Cathy Melesky Dante

Cathy Melesky Dante

M.Div. Washington Theological Union
M.S.W. Springfield College

Concentration Theology and Society
Areas of interest Conversion and human change, pschyological effects of prayer

Joshua Miller

Joshua Miller

B.A. Trinity International University
M.T.S. Duke Divinity School

Concentration Historical Theology
Areas of interest Greek and Syriac Patristics, Christology, Development of Doctrine
Dissertation From Chalcedon to Constantinople II: The Reception and Articulation of Conciliar Christology (451-553)
Director Marcus Plested

 Daniel Mueller

Daniel Mueller

Th.M. Asbury Theological Seminary
M.A. Asbury Theological Seminary
B.Th. Ozark Christian College

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest Synoptic Gospels and Acts, critical spatial theory, Jewish literature of the Second Temple period 

Ngoc Nguyen

Sr. Ngoc Nguyen, LHC

MTS Villanova University, Villanova, PA
MA Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, MO
BA Hanoi University, Vietnam

Areas of interest Confucianism-Christian theology, ethics of sex and gender, feminist theology
Dissertation Catholic Challenges with Confucianism and the Issue of Gender Equality in Vietnam

 

Patrick J. O'Kernick

M.A. Villanova University
B.A. University of Scranton

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest Parables, synoptic Gospels, literary criticism
Dissertation Moved with Compassion: Parables in Luke and the Transactional Quality of Reading
Director Julian V. Hills

 Caroline Redick

Caroline Redick
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M.A. Lee University
B.A. Lee University

Concentration Theological Ethics
Areas of interest Political theology, pneumatology, moral sources
Dissertation Solidarity in the Spirit: Toward an Agapic Ethic of Social Transformation
Directors Danielle K. Nussberger and Conor M. Kelly

Elizabeth Schick

Elizabeth Schick

S.T.L. International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria
S.T.M. International Theological Institute, Trumau, Austria
B.S. Central Michigan University

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest Nuptial Imagery and the God-Human Relationship, The Gospel of John, Trauma and Theology

Jennifer Siefken

Jennifer Siefken

B.A. Northwest University
M.A. Portland Seminary

Concentration Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity
Areas of interest New Testament, Synoptic Gospels and Acts, Early Jewish and Christian Martyrologies

 Ethan Vanderleek

Ethan Vanderleek

M.A. Regent College
M.A. Institute for Christian Studies
B.A. The King's University

Concentration Systematic Theology
Areas of interest William Desmond, theology and continental philosophy, theological anthropology