Placements

2024

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Devilliers, Eric “From the Shāhid to the Ghayb: The Vision of God in Late Antiquity, The Qur’ān, and Islamic Theology” Gabriel Reynolds University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Gasse, Grant “Myth as False Word: Irenaeus of Lyons and the Theology of Speech” John Cavadini
University of Notre Dame, McGrath Institute for Church Life
Gordon, Daniel "Thomas Aquinas on Trinitarian Action: The Essential Unity and Personal Character of Divine Action in Creation and Salvation" Joseph Wawrykow
Ave Maria University, Assistant Professor of Theology
Gummess, Matthew "The Science of the Cross: Towards a Cross-Disciplinary Theology of Desire" Matthew Ashley Visiting Assistant Professor, Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame
Hancock, Layne "Saving Jonathan Edwards' Ethics from Voluntarism" Gerald McKenny Dynamic Counseling
Lambert, Matthew “Licit Idols: The Roles of Divinized Furniture in the Hebrew Bible” Gary Anderson University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Orbih, William "Resistance in African Literature: Towards a Decolonial Theology of Hope" Emmanuel Katongole  
Sanchez, Jonathan "The Disciplined and the Damned: Problematic Insiders and Countermeasures to Them in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel of Matthew” Nathan Eubank and John Fitzgerald University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Shivachi, Edlaquine "Teresa Kearney and the Little Sisters of St. Francis in
East Africa: A Revolution of Tenderness"
Emmanuel Katongole  
Torrance, Eugenia "Heart of Flesh": Orthodoxy, Science, and the Soul-Body" Matthew Ashley  
Troutner, Timothy "The Eclipse of the Word: The Problem of Modern Apophaticism" John Betz Assumption University, Visiting Instructor

2023

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Goo, Hansol "Migrant God: Absence, Anamnesis and Migrant Sacramentality for Korean American Catholics" Kimberly Belcher
St. John's University, Assistant Professor
Freiherr Heereman, Vincenz "All Humans Are Cast Into Battle:" Ephrem the Syrian's Theology of Spiritual Struggle and Ascetic Heroism Gary Anderson and Jeffrey Wickes
Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum (Rome)
Friesen, Carl "Theological Foundations for a Christian Land Ethic" Gerald McKenny  
Heth, Raleigh "A Theology of the Younger Gods: Divine Succession in Near Eastern and Biblical Literature" Abraham Winitzer
Purdue University, Cornerstone Liberal Arts Program
Kildoo, Jacob "The Qur'an's Epistemology: A Scriptural Approach to Human Knowledge" Gabriel Reynolds
University of Notre Dame, Nanovic Institute
Klassen, Marie Claire "Spring of Living Waters: A Theological Ethnography of Palestinian Liberation Theology" Todd Whitmore  
Lackowski, Mark "The Blinded Hero: The Evolution of the Samson Stories" Abraham Winitzer  
Messer, Matthew "Capital Grace in the Thirteenth Century: Christ's Mediation of Grace in Aquinas and His Contemporaries" Joseph Wawrykow
Loyola University, Chicago, Adjunct Instructor
Neroth van Vogelpoel, Alex "Known in the Baking of the Bread: The Preparation of the Eucharistic Gifts in the East Syriac Tradition" Maxwell Johnson  
Ogle, Nicholas "Ignorance in Action: A Thomistic Theory of Moral Culpability" Jean Porter
University of Pennsylvania, External Postdoc
Tran, Kim "A Vietnamese Mary: Our Lady of La Vang in History and Theology" John Cavadini  
Yuan, Wenxuan “He Has Founded It Upon the Seas”: The Earth in Biblical Cosmology Abraham Winitzer  

2022

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Agha, Toochukwu Jeremiah, Prophetic Conflict, and the Catastrophe of 587/6 BCE Gary Anderson
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Borello-Wise, Ryan Agamben and the Kingdom: A Theological Introduction Cyril O’Regan
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Boyd, Brian A Just Wage: Equality, Proportionality, and Solidarity in the American Economy Jean Porter and Kirk Doran
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Campbell, Warren The Pauline Reception of Hebrews and the Memory of a Jewish Apostle David Lincicum
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Chike, Julian Mari and the Bible: A Link to the Past? The Case of Šōpēt and Šāpitum Reconsidered Gary Anderson and Abraham Winitzer
Baylor University, Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible
Fitriyah, Lailatul Border Theologies: Divine Justice, and Religious Practices Among Indonesian Foreign Migrant Workers in Singapore Gabriel Reynolds
Claremont School of Theology, Assistant Professor of Interreligious Education
Haas, Kristi The Theology of Louis Bouyer as Foundation for Catholic Ecological Theology Cyril O’Regan
University of Notre Dame, Associate Director of the MA Program and Assistant Teaching Professor in Theology
MacKay, Kathleen Who Gets to Drink the Water in Lake Michigan? Jean Porter  
Martin, Jay Zizek &The Death of God: Hegel or Lacan Cyril O’Regan
University of Notre Dame, Assistant Teaching Professor
Mullaney, Casey Incarnating Welcome: Formation, Risk, and Hospitality at St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker Todd Whitmore
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
O’Donnell, Hugh Mission & Communion: The Catholic Integration of Biblical Faith, Greek Inquiry, and World Cultures in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger John Cavadini
Christendom College, Assistant Professor of Theology
Olokunboro, Fidelis AfroCathonomics: Challenging the African Context of Poverty with Christian/Maritainian Personalism and the Theology of the Preferential Option for the Poor Peter Casarella and Paulinus Odozor
Cabrini University, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy
Pierce, Alexander Augustine’s Theology of the Sacramental Economy of Salvation John Cavadini
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Shields, Jon Kara Listen to the Word that God Has Spoken: The Study of Christian Communities in Christian Ethics Todd Whitmore and David Clarimont
Simpson College, Instructor of Religion
Slaubaugh, Samantha Liturgy and Ecstasy among the Beguines of Roubaud: Douceline of Digne’s Vida as Liturgical Commentary and Customary Margot Fassler
University of Notre Dame, 5+1 Postdoc
Strand, Vincent That They May Have Life: Trinitarian Deification in Matthias Joseph Scheeben Khaled Anatolios, John Betz
The Catholic University of America, Assistant Professor School of Theology and Religious Studies
Vale, Matthew Christian Vijñānavāda: Yogācāra, Nondual Cognition, and Christian Theology Cyril O’Regan
Boston College, Visiting Assistant Professor
Verner, Dominic Saving Honor: A Thomistic Ethics of Honor Jean Porter
Providence College, Assistant Professor of Theology
Wheatley, Paul Mark, the Mystagogue: Ritual Narrative, Identity Formation, and Baptism in the Gospel according to Mark David Lincicum and Robin Jensen
Nashotah House, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek

2021

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Anderson, Kirsten "Evil and Freedom in Gregory of Nyssa" Khaled Anatolios
College of St. Mary,  Omaha, Nebraska, Visiting Assistant Professor Theology
Buisch, Pauline The Woman Facing the Threat of Childlessness: The Literary and Theological Development of a Biblical Motif Gary Anderson
United Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor
De Los Reyes, Liam By nature common: foundations for a natural law theory of the convention of property Jean Porter
Mount Angel Seminary, Associate Professor of Moral Theology
Dever, Colum The God of Israel: A Theological Reading of Tertullian’s Adversus Marcionem John Cavadini Creighton University, Assistant Professor
Iffland, Craig Following and Not-Following the Divine Law: Aquinas on Law, Morality, and Obligation Jean Porter
University of Notre Dame, Teaching Scholar- Mendoza College of Business
Johnson, Samuel “A sign for this generation”: the life of Jesus in Origen’s gospel commentaries John Cavadini
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Johnson, Sarah Occasional Religious Practice: An Ethnographic Theology of Christian Worship in a Changing Religious Landscape Kimberly Belcher
Saint Paul University, Assistant Professor of Liturgy and Pastoral Theology
Lacy, Travis The Catholicity of the church: an Augustinian account Cyril O’Regan
Mount Mercy University, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Lindblom, John A “Chinese tunic for Christ”: John C. H. Wu’s incorporation of the Chinese classics in translating the Psalms and New Testament Robert Gimello and John Cavadini  
Maxey, Amy Erotic entanglements with the Christian mystical tradition: a heuristic notion of mysticism for feminist theology from Bernard McGinn, Sarah Coakley, and Catherine Keller M. Catherine Hilkert
Oblate School of Theology, Assistant Professor of Spirituality
Mooney, Christopher Iustitia fidei: the development of Augustine’s account of justification by faith John Cavadini
Augustine Institute, Assistant Professor of Theology
Nutter, Taylor A self forgetful of itself: Augustine and the modern oblivion of the erotic mind Cyril O’Regan  
Palacios, Kristin The Non-P Jacob Story (Genesis 25-36) in the Neo-Babylonian Period: Its Composition and Its Theological Meaning Gary Anderson and Knoppers
Western Theological Seminary, Adjunct Instructor
Reisenauer, Augustine Augustine on the Resurrection John Cavadini Providence College, Assistant Professor
Rios, Christopher Michel Henry, Jean-Luc Marion, and Mikel Dufrenne at the limits of theological phenomenological cosmology: a constructive proposal Cyril O’Regan
Rutgers University Press, Assistant Editor- Religious and Jewish Studies
Roumas, Sarah Infernal bodies: Lazarus Saturday in the development of the Triodion Maxwell Johnson  
Seah, Audrey Signs of Hope: Narratives, Eschatology and Liturgical Inculturation in Deaf Catholic Worship Kimberly Belcher
Loyola University Maryland, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow
Steiner, Laura Feile agus Bealoideas: The Interconnection of Religious Folk Narrative and Popular Practice on Feast Days in the Irish Sanctoral Cycle Kimberly Belcher  
Sunshine, Elizabeth Intercession and reconciliation: a canonical reading of Exodus 32-34 Gary Anderson
Carson-Newman University, Assistant Professor in Religion
Thomas, Sam Hindu Nationalism and Indian Christianity: Perceptions, Approaches and Prescriptions Bradley Malkovsky  
Yankoski, Michael Building Peace in the Anthropocene: The Practical Wisdom of Hospitality Amidst Climate Violence
Todd Whitmore and Celia Deane-Drummond
 

2020

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Angel, Christopher Ritual and Identity at the California Missions
Kimberly Belcher and Maxwell Johnson
 
Akesseh, Ebenezer Relevance of the virtue of justice to contemporary discussions of corruption Jean Porter
Christ the King Catholic Church, Accra, Parish Priest
Belton, Dylan The Sojourning Animal: An Anthropology of Detachment and Attunement Cyril O’Regan
Villanova, Mendel Postdoctoral Fellow
Chase, Nathan Rethinking Anaphoral Development in Light of the Barcelona Papyrus Maxwell Johnson
Aquinas Institute of Theology, Assistant Professor of Liturgical and Sacramental Theology
Coogan, Jeremiah Eusebius The Evangelist: Rewriting the Fourfold Gospel in Late Antiquity David Lincicum and Blake Leyerle
Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, CA
Cortes-Rodriguez, Rocio Diálogo interreligioso en Latinoamérica y Razonamiento de la Escritura : perspectivas teóricas y modelos para el diálogo Peter Casarella
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Theology
Cross, Colleen “Unlocking Human Dignity”: A Theology of Liberation From the Context of U.S. Immigrant Detention and Deportation M. Catherine Hilkert and Daniel Groody, CSC
St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Assistant Professor
DeLaNoval, Roberto Sophiology in suspension: the theological condemnations of Fr. Sergius Bulgakov Cyril O’Regan
Mount St. Mary’s University; Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology
Dolan, Julieanne Being Laden with Love: A Theological Development of Jacques Maritain’s Creative Intuition
Cyril O’Regan and Francesca Murphy
 
Edewaard, Ashley Food as medicine of body and soul: Clement of Alexandria’s dietary prescriptions in the Paedagogus Blake Leyerle  
Edwards, Robert Divine Providence and Biblical Narrative in the Thought of John Chrysostom Blake Leyerle
University of Gottingen, Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Haring, James God and the Quest for Authenticity in Moses Mendelssohn and Immanuel Kant Gerald McKenny  
Idoko, Patricia Christian-Muslim representation in religious education textbooks: implications for religious integration in Nigeria Gabriel Reynolds and Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp.
DeSales University, Assistant Professor of Theology
King, Chelsea Hermeneutics of Sacrifice: Wrestling with the Death of Christ in a Feminist and Ecological World M. Catherine Hilkert
Sacred Heart University, Assistant Professor in Catholic Studies
Lim, Joshua Vidimus eum plenum gratiae et veritatis: Thomas Aquinas on the co-assumed perfections: Christ’s grace and knowledge Joseph Wawrykow Thomas Aquinas College
Lyimo, David The quest for Christ in Africa: reimagining and reconstructing African Christology Paul Kollman, CSC
Tangaza University College, Nairobi, Kenya
Lynch, Brendan The Reception of the Summa Theologiae on the Question of Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Early Modern Period Joseph Wawrykow
Dominican House of Studies, Washington D.C., Instructor in Systematic Theology and Historical Theology
O’Halloran, Nathan Soteriology In a Future Register: Expanding the Doctrine of Purgatory as a Process of Healing and Transformation for Victims Cyril O’Regan and M. Catherine Hilkert
Loyola University-New Orleans, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Program Director of Catholic Studies
Saxby, Justin The sublime unselfing of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s sermons
Cyril O’Regan and Dassow Walls
 
Shah, Bruno Disciplining theology: critically retrieving Xavier Zubiri’s fundamental theology of experience Cyril O’Regan Providence College
Stefano, Troy Trinity and History in Franz Anton Staudenmaier Cyril O’Regan
St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Assistant Professor

Previous Placements

ABD

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Schreiber, Sarah The Use of Scripture in the Prologue and Jubilees 1 James VanderKam
Calvin Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor

2019

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Altenburger, Michael Hans Urs von Balthasar : apocalyptic, politics, and the church Cyril O’Regan  
Blume, Margaret Spe salvi facti sumus (Rom. 8:24) : Thomas Aquinas’s doctrine of theological hope and Its role in the human being’s journey to God Joseph Wawrykow
St. Thomas More Academy
Cruess, Gregory Augustine’s biblical christology : a study of the In Iohannis Evangelium Tractatus CXXIV John Cavadini
University of Dallas
Fitchette Climenhaga, Alison Reconciling Charisma: Healing, Conflict, and Identity in Catholic Renewalist Movements in Western Uganda Paul Kollman
Australian Catholic University, Research Fellow
Hahn, Michael Augustine in the Teaching of Thomas: Aquinas’s Reception and Use of Contra Faustum Manichaeum Joseph Wawrykow
Mount St. Mary’s University, Assistant Professor
Hefelfinger, Scott Common goods and the laws of nations Jean Porter
Augustine Institute, Associate Professor of Theology
Hemphill, Hannah Sacrifice in the Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas Joseph Wawrykow
Carroll College, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies
Magas, Kevin Integrating liturgy and life through mystery : re-sourcing a theme in twentieth century sacramental-liturgical theology David Fagerberg
University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Assistant professor in the Department of Dogmatic Theology
Magree, Michael “Shaped to the measure of the kenosis” : the theological Interpretation of Philippians 2:7 from Origen to Cyril of Alexandria Khaled Anatolios
Boston College, Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology
Marvin, Michelle Remembering in Relation: Edward Schillebeeckx’s Theological Anthropology and the Neuroscience of Memory Loss J. Matthew Ashley, Deane Drummond
University of Notre Dame, Inspired Leadership Institute Faculty
Massinelli, Georges For your sake He became poor : ideology and practice of gift exchange between early Christian groups John Fitzgerald
Istituto Teologico di Assisi, Biblical Studies Department Faculty
McManaway, Joshua Nestorius Latinus: The Latin Reception and Critique of Nestorius of Constantinople John Cavadini
University of Notre Dame, McGrath Institute
Mesick, Clair Paul and the “interlopers”: apostleship and antagonism in the Corinthian correspondence John Fitzgerald
Calvin University, Assistant Professor
O’Connor, Andrew The prophetic vocation in the Qurʼan : kerygmatic and theonomic visions of prophetology Gabriel Reynolds
St. Norbert College, Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies
Riordan, Joseph Isaiah unbound : the transfiguration of Zion in Tobit 13-14 Gary Anderson
Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Faculty
Roosien, Mark The liturgical commemoration of earthquakes in late antique Constantinople : at the intersection of ritual, environment, and empire Maxwell Johnson, Blake Leyerle
Yale University, Admissions Coordinator, Lecturer in Liturgical Studies
Sikorski, John Bearing death bravely and undertaking it in charity : redemptive suffering and the Ars moriendi Jean Porter
University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business Assistant Teaching Professor
Stockson, Gilbert Charity, reward, and “mercenary” intent in Thomas Aquinas and Gabriel Biel Joseph Wawrykow
Loyola School New York; Director of Campus Ministry and Theology Instructor
Strong, Justin The fables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke : their form, origins, and implications John Fitzgerald  
Syfox, Chontel Rewriting and (re)negotiating gender : a study of the depictions of the matriarchs in the Book of Jubilees in relation to depictions of heroines in the Greek novel and Jewish novella James VanderKam
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Assistant Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Takawi, Mourad The interreligious context of Qur’ān interpretation : early Arabic Christian and Muslim exegesis of the Qur’ān, 8th-10th centuries CE Gabriel Reynolds
University of the Incarnate Word, Assistant Professor
Therrien, Mark Origen’s theology in the context of Valentinian gnosticism : a comparative essay John Cavadini
University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Assistant Profesor in the Department of Dogmatic Theology
Wadler, Shlomo Genesis and Halakhah : an analysis of the relationship between Genesis and law in the Second Temple period Gary Anderson, James VanderKam
University of Notre Dame, ISSA Faculty
Wiegel, Rebecca Reading Matrona: the sixth-century life of a trans saint Blake Leyerle  

2018

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Alonyenu, Matthias Salvation in Jesus coming from God: Edward Schillebeeckx’s Jesus-Project in the context of pluralistic Africa M. Catherine Hilkert  
Aspesi, Cara The Breviary of Lucca, Biblioteca Arcivescovile, Ms5: The Use of the Cathedral of Tyre Margot Fassler
Visiting Scholar, University of Notre Dame
Ciraulo, Jonathan The Eucharistic Theology of Hans Urs Von Balthasar Cyril O’Regan
Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology, Assistant Professor
Clem, Stewart Truth as a virtue: a Thomistic framework for the ethics of lying and truthtelling Jean Porter
Aquinas Institute of Theology, Assistant Professor of Moral Theology
Dango, Rufino Enno Rationalist Hermeneutics: A Study of Muhammad Asad’s Translation and Commentary of the Qurʾān Gabriel Reynolds
Catholic Theological Union, Teaching Fellow
DuBois, Heather To Be More Fully Alive: John of the Cross and Judith Butler on Transformation of the Self J. Matthew Ashley
Florida State University, Gannon Post-Doctoral Fellow in Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy
Guardado, Leo Church as Sanctuary: A preferential option for the displaced and persecuted poor M. Catherine Hilkert, Timothy Matovina
Fordham University, Assistant Professor of Theology
Haw, Chris René Girard and Monotheism: The Refusal to Divinize Victims and the Mosaic Distinction M. Catherine Hilkert, Cyril O’Regan
University de Scranton, Assistant Professor of Theology
Kincaid, Elisabeth “In a Prudent Way and Without Rashness”: Reclaiming Francisco Suarez’s Theories of Legal Engagement Jean Porter
Aquinas Institute of Theology, Assistant Professor
Ladd, Meleah Liturgical Spirituality in the Kitchen: Glimpsing Domestic Churches Through Books with Recipes for Food Michael Driscoll  
Lee, Yongho (Francis) Bonaventure and Chinul: Christian and Buddhist Models for Integration of the Intellectual and Spiritual Life Robert Gimello
Franciscans School of Theology, Visiting Professor
Nkwocha, Levi Muslim-Christian Dialogue of Life Via Hospitality: A Theology of Abraham Asymmetric-Mutual Substitutive Responsibility Applied in an African Context Bradley Malkovsky
University of Notre Dame, Postdoctoral Fellow
Noble, Joshua Common Property, The Golden Age, and Empire in Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35 John Fitzgerald
Thomas Aquinas College, Assistant Professor
Petrin, Anna The Egyptian Connection: Egyptian Elements in the Liturgy of Jerusalem Maxwell Johnson
Wesley Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor and Chapel Elder
Rubbelke, Michael “A constant closeness to this God”: reconsidering Karl Rahner’s mystical theology Cyril O’Regan
Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary, Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Monastic Studies
Woodington, James Disbelieving disciples: doubt in the post-resurrection scenes of the four Gospels John Fitzgerald
University of Kansas, Admissions and Lecturer in Religious Studies

2017

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Buol, Justin Bishop Martyrs: Authority and Suffering in the Second Century CE Candida Moss Bethel College, Adjunct Professor
Clemmons, Thomas The Development of Augustine’s Christology in the Early Antimanichaean Works John Cavadini Catholic University of America, Assistant Professor
Cuddeback, Lorraine Liberation, Resistance, and Agency in Intellectual Disability: An Ethnographic Study for Christian Ethics Todd Whitmore Mount St. Mary’s University, Assistant Professor
Drahos, Kristen Dark Beauty: Toward a Catholic Theological Aesthetics Cyril O’Regan Carthage College, Postdoctoral Fellow (3 years)
Elliot, Katherine Personal Transformation in the Theology of Liberating Vulnerability Robert Krieg Saint Mary’s College, Adjunct Professor
Geist, Andrew “He will repay him with good”: The Relationship Between Wealth and Piety in Mesopotamia and Ancient Israel Gary Anderson Notre Dame Seminary (LA), Assistant Professor
Gerdon, Ian Love in the Evagrian Tradition to Maximus the Confessor Brian Daley University of Notre Dame, Adjunct Professor
Hunter-Bowman, Janna Agency Under Duress: A Political Theological Approach to Peacebuilding Todd Whitmore, Gerald McKenny Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Assistant Professor of Peace Studies and Christian Social Ethics
Kaltenbach, Jonathan Christ the Priest in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas Joseph Wawrykow Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Director of Catechesis
Lambelet, Kyle ¡Presente! Political Theology at the Gates of Ft. Benning Gerald McKenny Emory University, Louisville Postdoctoral Fellow, Candler School of Theology
Lee, Brian Yong “Members of Christ” Reevaluating the Significance of Stoic Language and the Unity of Paul’s Argument in 1 Corinthians John Fitzgerald and Gregory Sterling Sacred Heart Seminary & School of Theology, Assistant Professor
Mahon, Kate “Teach us to pray”: The Lord’s Prayer in the Sixteenth-Century Re-Ritualizations of Christian Formation Maxwell Johnson University of Notre Dame, First Year Studies
Ondrako, Edward “Rebuild my Church”: Peter Damian Fehlner’s Appropriation and Development of the Ecclesiology and Mariology of Vatican II Cyril O’Regan University of Notre Dame, Visiting Scholar at the McGrath Institute for Church Life
Petrin, Michael Saved by the God Above Every Name: Salvation in the Theology of Gregory of Nyssa Brian Daley  
Pidel, Aaron The Ecclesiology of Erich Przywara, S.J. John Betz Marquette University, Assistant Professor
Vela, Horacio The Inner Human Being: The Transformation of a Platonic Metaphor in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity John Fitzgerald and Gregory Sterling University of Incarnate Word, Assistant Professor

2016

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Anibueze, Mary Eucharistic Communion and Rituals of Communion in Igbo Culture: An Integrative Study of Liturgy, Faith, and Culture David Fagerberg Berea College, Lecturer
DeJong, David A Prophet Like Moses: Prophecy and Canon in Early Judaism and Christianity James VanderKam St. Louis University, Postdoctoral Fellow
Gaetano, Stephen Fides Quae Per Charitatem Operatur: A Study and Translation of Domingo De Soto’s De Natura Et Gratia Joseph Wawrykow Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, Teacher
Gardner, Patrick It is Modern Pentecost: Henri de Lubac on Atheism and the Spiritual Posterity of Joachim of Fiore Cyril O’Regan Christopher Newport University, Assistant Professor
Ghormley, Justus Inspired Scribes: The Formation of the Book of Jeremiah and the Vocation of Ancient Jewish Scribal Scholars James VanderKam and Eugene Ulrich Valparaiso University, Visiting Assistant Professor
Giambrone, Anthony, O.P. “The one who did mercy”: Sacramental Charity, Creditor Christology, and the Economy of Salvation in Luke’s Gospel Gary Anderson Dominican House of Studies (DC), Assistant Professor
Khalil, Joseph What has Ur of the Chaldeans to do with Sinai? The Abrahamic and Sinaitic Covenants in Second Temple Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts James VanderKam  
Klein, Elizabeth Augustine on Angels John Cavadini Augustine Institute, Assistant Professor
Kuiper, Matthew Indian Muslims, Other Religions and the Modern Resurgence of Da‘wa: The Tablīghī Jamā‘at and Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation Gabriel Reynolds Missouri State University, Assistant Professor
Longanga, Emery Interpreting a Christian Classic in an African Context: Pluralism and Inculturation in Light of David Tracy and Leonard Santedi David Clairmont and John Cavadini St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Parochial Vicar
McCarthy, Sheila Healing the Body of Christ: Liturgy, Trauma, and the Works of Mercy Ann Astell and Nathan Mitchell Holy Cross College, Adjunct Instructor
Murphy, Austin The Bible as Inspired, Authoritative, and True According to Saint Augustine John Cavadini and Brian Daley St. Procopius Abbey, Abbot
Pagliarini, Anthony A Memory of Future Israel: Ezekiel 40-48 and the Potential for Warranted Reception Gary Anderson University of Notre Dame, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
Trotter, Jonathan The Jerusalem Temple in the Thought and Practice of Diaspora Jews During the Second Temple Period James VanderKam Lewis University, Adjunct Instructor
Vera, Luis Tablets of Flesh: Memory, Media, and the Perfection of the Image in Digital Societies Jean Porter Mount St. Mary’s University, Assistant Professor

2015

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Abdelsayed, John Paul Our Great Archpriest: St. Cyril of Alexandria’s Approach to the Priesthood of Christ Brian Daley Coptic Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii, Auxiliary Bishop
Abril, Michael Anthony The Beginning of the End: Original Sin and Apocalypse in View of Karl Rahner and Rene Girard Cyril O’Regan Aquinas Institute of Theology, Assistant Professor
Antus, Elizabeth The Doors of the Soul: A Critical Augustinian Account of Self-Love M. Catherine Hilkert Boston College, Assistant Professor
Carmona, Victor Neither Slave nor Free: A Critique of U.S. Immigration Policy in Light of the Work of David Hollenbach, Gustavo Gutierrez, and Thomas Aquinas Todd Whitmore University of San Diego, Assistant Professor
Carpenter, Angela Sanctified Children: Natural Moral Formation and Sanctification in Reformed Theology Gerald McKenny Hope College, Assistant Professor
Castillo, Daniel Foundations for an Ecological Theology of Liberation: Gustavo Gutiérrez’s Concept of Integral Liberation, Political Ecology, and Salvation Matthew Ashley Loyola Maryland University, Assistant Professor
Dunkel, Brian, S.J. Nocturna Lux Viantibus: The Methods, Meaning, and Mystagogy of Ambrosian Hymnody Brian Daley Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, Assistant Professor
Francis, Michael Borderline Bad: Philo of Alexandria on the Distinction Between Voluntary and Involuntary Sin Gary Anderson and Gregory Sterling John Brown University, Assistant Professor
Hamilton, Brian Pauperes Christi: Voluntary Poverty as Political Practice Jean Porter Florida Southern College, Assistant Professor
Komline, Han-luen From Division to Delight: Augustine and the Will Brian Daley Western Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor
Lee, Joungeun (June) Aquinas’s Anger and the Han-full Anger: Thomistic Virtuous Anger with the Case of the Han-full Anger in South Korean Context Maura Ryan  
McCabe, Kevin Capacities and Capax Dei: Theological Anthropology and Intellectual Disability Cyril O’Regan Seton Hall University, Teaching Fellow
Morgan, Jeffrey Singular Self-Awareness with the Searcher of Hearts: Conscience in the Thought of Kant, Kierkegaard, and Bart Gerald McKenny Villanova University, Multi-Year Postdoctoral Fellow
Peterson, Brandon “Being salvation”: A Reinterpretation of Rahner’s Christ as Savior Robert Krieg University of Utah, Lecturer
Raczka, Gary Philip The Lectionary at the Time of Saint John Chrysostom Maxwell Johnson The Diocese of Newton for the Melkite Catholics in the USA, Cathedral Rector
Rambau, Fr. Leonce F., CSSp Paul and his Co-Workers: Equality in Pauline Letters David Aune Jordan University College (Morogoro, Tanzania), A Constituent College of Saint Augustine University of Tanzania, Lecturer in Sacred Scriptures
Sehorn, John Origen of Alexandria’s Homilies 1-14 on Ezekiel: Translation and Commentary John Cavadini The Augustine Institute, Assistant Professor
Wales, Jordan Sacrifice in the Theology of Gregory the Great John Cavadini Hillsdale College, Assistant Professor

2014

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Battin, Steven Intercommunal Ecclesiology: Re-Envisioning the Church as God’s Response to Intergroup Disunity Cyril O’Regan University of Notre Dame, Assistant Professor
Boesenberg, Dulcinea Moses in Luke-Acts Mary Rose D’Angelo Creighton University, Assistant Professor
Bruning, Brandon The Making of the Mishkan: The Old Greek Text of Exodus 35-40 and the Literary History of the Pentateuch Eugene Ulrich  
DeLorenzo, Leonard Those Who Hear Will Live: A Theological Explication of the Communion of Saints Cyril O’Regan University of Notre Dame, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Academic Director for ND Vision
Downing, Andrew The Problem and Promise of History in Theology Cyril O’Regan Pontifical Gregorian University, Lecturer
Dru, Josephine In Light and Shadow of Multiple Wholes: How Theodore of Mopsuestia and Jerome of Stridon Read Joel Among the Twelve as Scripture Gary Anderson Museum of the Bible, Curator
Elliott, David Rethinking Happiness: The Role of Hope in Virtue Ethics Jean Porter Catholic University of America, Assistant Professor
Emerson Hernandez, Marco The Seeds of Creation and New Creation: St. Thomas Aquinas and his Predecessors on the Generative Principles of Natural and Supernatural Life Joseph Wawrykow Thomas Aquinas College, Assistant Professor
Enemali, Mark The Danger of Transgression Against Divine Presence: The Case of the Ark Narrative (1 Samuel 4:1B-7:1; 2 Samuel 6) Gary Anderson Spiritan International School of Theology, Assistant Professor
Feder, Julia A Mystical-Political Theology of Posttraumatic Healing: Teresa of Avila, Edward Schillebeeckx, and Contemporary Trauma Theory M. Catherine Hilkert Creighton University, Assistant Professor
Griffin, Michael The Politics of Penance: Proposing an Ethic for Social Repair Todd Whitmore Holy Cross College, Senior Vice President and Professor
McGraw, Damon Apocalyptic Thought in John Henry Newman: Discerning Antichrist in Modernity Cyril O’Regan The Academy of the Holy Cross, IB, and Theology Instructor
Mukasa Makonga, Edoth “Give me understanding that I may learn your commandments” (Ps 118:34.73.144). The Grace of the Law: A Study of Augustine’s Enarratio in Psalmum 118 Brian Daley Middlebury Language School, VT, German School Coordinator
Scherz, Paul Technology and Subjectivity in the Thought of Alasdair Macintyre and Michel Foucault Gerald McKenny Catholic University of America, Assistant Professor
Wang, Zueying Gregory of Nyssa on the Corporate Nature of the Human Body Brian Daley Loyola University of Chicago, Instructor

2013

Graduate Name Dissertation Title Advisor(s) Placement
Cho, Jaechon Philoromaios-Herod Agrippa II in Josephus and the Acts of Apostles Gregory Sterling Torch Trinity Graduate University, Assistant Professor
Cover, Michael Lifting the Veil: 2 Cor 3:7-4:6 in Light of Jewish Homiletic and Commentary Traditions Gregory Sterling Marquette University, Assistant Professor
Haley, Kevin The Reinterpretation of the Psalms of the Individual in Judaism and Christianity Gary Anderson  
Hirschfeld, Mary Virtuous Consumption in a Dynamic Economy: A Thomistic Engagement with Neoclassical Economic Jean Porter Villanova University, Assistant Professor
Hoden, Mary A Visible Manifestation of the Invisible: The Relationship of the Architecture of Salisbury Cathedral and the Liturgy of the Sarum Use Michael Driscoll University of St. Thomas, Senior Adjunct Professor
Horsting, Albertus S.Prosperi Ex Sententiis S. Augustini Epigrammatum Liber Unus. A Study of Prosper of Aquitaine’s Poetical Synthesis of Augustinian Theology Accompanied by a New Edition, Translation, and Commentary of the Liber Epigrammatum John Cavadini and Hildegund Muller  
Kneip, David The Spirit, the Bible, and the Church: Neglected Aspects of Cyril of Alexandria’s Pneumatology Brian Daley Abilene Christian University, Instructor
Marx, Nathaniel Via Sacra: The Latin Mass and Personal Formation Nathan Mitchell Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, Assistant Professor
Mata, Monica Sara Myth and Mystery: Augustine’s First Commentary on Genesis 1-2:3 John Cavadini  
Prevot, Andrew Thinking Prayer: Meditations on Theology, Doxology, and Praxis Cyril O’Regan Boston College, Assistant Professor
Wickes, Jeffrey Out of Books, A World: The Scriptural Poetics of Ephrem’s Hymns of Faith Joseph Amar St. Louis University, Assistant Professor