People

Meet the Faculty

Department of Theology
130 Malloy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
Phone 574-631-7811
theo@nd.edu

Administration

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    William C. Mattison III

    Wilsey College Professor of Theology

    Department Chair

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    John Cavadini

    Professor

    Director of Doctoral Program

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    Todd Walatka

    Teaching Professor

    Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies

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    Kimberly Belcher

    Associate Professor

    Director of the Master of Theological Studies Program

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    Kevin Grove, CSC

    Associate Professor

    Director of the Master of Divinity Program

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    Alexis Torrance

    Heiden Family College Professor of Byzantine History

    Director of the M.A. Program in Early Christian Studies

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    Catherine Cavadini

    Teaching Professor

    Assistant Chair
    Todd and Stephanie Schurz Director of the M.A. Program

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    Kristin Haas

    Assistant Teaching Professor

    Associate Director of the M.A. Program

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    Anthony Pagliarini

    Associate Teaching Professor

    Director of Undergraduate Studies

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    Michon Matthiesen

    Associate Teaching Professor

    Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies

Staff

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    Cindi Pedersen

    Department Administrator

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    Johanna Koplos

    Graduate Studies Coordinator — Ph.D. and MTS Programs

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    Allison Luther

    Graduate Studies Coordinator — M.Div. and M.A. Programs

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    Kristin Soukup

    Undergraduate Studies and Special Projects Coordinator

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    Gayle Washburn

    Administrative Coordinator

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    Juan Miguel Alvarez

    New Horizons Program Director