Curriculum Vitae
Academic Employment
Director, Meister Eckhart Center for Catholic and Dominican Life (August 2021-Present)
Albertus Magnus College | New Haven, CT
Lecturer, Philosophy and Religion (Spring 2022; Spring 2026-Present)
Albertus Magnus College | New Haven, CT
Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion (August 2022-December 2025)
Albertus Magnus College | New Haven, CT
Faculty status ended due to administrative redefinition of my role.
Education
Ph.D. | Systematic Theology (August 2021)
Fordham University | Bronx, NY
Dissertation: “Recognizing Race in an Ecclesiology of the Built Environment.” (Director: Dr. Bradford Hinze)
Master of Divinity | Christianity (May 2015)
Harvard Divinity School | Cambridge, MA
M.Div. Thesis: “Fully Child, Fully Divine: Imagining the Incarnation in Light of Child Development.” (Advisor: Dr. Mayra Rivera)
Bachelor of Arts | Religious Studies (May 2008)
Yale University | New Haven, CT
Senior Thesis: “Song as Theology: Human Action and Divine Liberation in the Black Spirituals and the American Folk Revival.” (Advisor: Dr. Shannon Craigo-Snell)
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
“Contemporary Christian Theology,” Albertus Magnus College, Summer 2025 (taught online), Fall 2025, Summer 2026 (taught online).
“The Examined Life,” Albertus Magnus College, Spring 2025.
“Religion and the City,” Albertus Magnus College, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026.
“Spirit and Nature,” Albertus Magnus College, Spring 2024.
“Church in Controversy,” Eloquentia Perfecta Seminar, Fordham University, Spring 2020, Fall 2018.
“Faith and Critical Reason,” Fordham University, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Spring 2018.
“Faith and Critical Reason,” Eloquentia Perfecta Seminar, Fordham University, Fall 2017.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
“Great Christian Hymns,” Instructor: Dr. Judith Kubicki, CSSF, Fordham University, Spring 2017.
“Religion, Theology & New Media,” Instructor: Dr. Kathryn Reklis, Fordham University, Fall 2016.
Teaching Training
Seminar on Problem-Based Learning (Albertus Magnus College, August 2023), a two-day seminar focused on problem-based learning in the general education curriculum and strategies for group work.
Wabash Seminar for Doctoral Students (Wabash Center, October 2020), a weekend seminar focused on critically reflective teaching, design of learning experiences, teaching contexts, and diversity in the classroom.
Wabash Teaching Diversity Seminar: Genre Diversity (Fordham University, Spring 2020), a semester-long seminar focused on incorporating non-textual material into courses and employing non-traditional methods of engaging with texts.
Jesuit Pedagogy Seminar (Fordham University, Spring 2019), a semester-long seminar focused on the history, philosophy, and practice of Ignatian pedagogy.
Teaching Theology Seminar (Fordham University, Fall 2016), a semester-long course focused on syllabus design, lesson planning, instructional methods, grading and evaluation, technology in the classroom, and diversity and inclusion.
Research Interests
Ecclesiology; Religion and Cities; Catholic Social Thought; Economic Ethics
Publications
2023 “Ecclesial Action and Discernment in Lonergan’s Theology,” in Theos & Polis: Political Theology as Discernment, edited by Stephan van Erp and Jacques Haers (Leuven University Press), p. 369–379.
2022 “Undoing the Memory Wipe: Metz, Droids, and the Victims of History,” in Theology and the Star Wars Universe, edited by Benjamin Espinoza (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic).
2019 “Cities as Learning Ecosystems: Lonergan’s Emergent Probability in Urban Spaces,” in Everything is Interconnected: Towards a Globalization with a Human Face and a Truly Integral Ecology, edited by Lucas Briola and Joseph Ogbonnaya (Marquette University Press, 2019).
2018 Book Review: Ecumenical Perspectives on the Filioque for the 21st Century, edited by Myk Habets. Pneuma. 44, no. 4 (2018).
Public Scholarship
2023 Lectionary Commentary: “Epiphany,” “21st Sunday in Ordinary Time,” “32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time,” The Just Word (Future Church, 2023).
2021 Blog Post: “Co-design, Creative Learning, and COVID,” Open Windows (2021.3).
2020 Ministry Resource: Redemptive Placemaking: A Toolkit for Discerning Your Church’s Mission in the Built Environment, co-authored with Sara Joy Proppe (Proximity Project, 2020).
Invited Talks and Panels
2026 Book Panel: “Marie-Dominique Chenu: Catholic Theology for a Changing World” by Mary Kate Holman, Fairfield University.
2024 “Disputatio: A Framework for Discourse in the Dominican Tradition.” With Nate Friday. Spark Webinar Series, Dominican Veritas Ministries.
2023 Panelist: “Homelessness in the United States and New Haven.” Truth and Justice Panel, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT.
2023 Panelist: “Global Migration, Justice and Catholic Social Teaching.” Truth and Justice Panel, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT.
2022 “How to be an Urban Mystic.” Presented at Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT.
2021 “Integral Ecology and an Ecclesiology of Urban Life.” Presented at the Laudato Si’: Promise and Possibility Virtual Colloquium, Marquette University (online).
Conference Papers
2026 Panelist: “VERITAS in Pursuit of Justice: Building Community Through Engaging the World.” Presented at the Dominican Colloquium, Molloy University, Rockville Centre, NY.
2025 “Noticing the Gaps: The Limitations of Synodality and the Role of Theologians” Presented at the Vatican II Studies Unit of the Annual Meeting for the American Academy of Religion, Boston, MA.
2025 Moderator: “Building Power by Engaging Faith Institutions in Support of Pro-Homes Campaigns.” YIMBYTown, New Haven, CT.
2024 “Finding Truth Together: Disputation in the Classroom.” With Dr. Jon Sozek. Presented at the Dominican Colloquium, Edgewood College, Madison, WI.
2022 Workshop: “The College in Context: Understanding Our Place in the Neighborhood.” Presented at the Dominican Colloquium, Dominican University (online).
2021 “Building Housing in God’s Backyard: A Case Study in Affordable Housing Ministry.” Presented at the Religion and Cities Unit of the Annual Meeting for the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX.
2019 “Murals beneath the Expressway: Dangerous Memory in Chicago Park.” Presented at the Religion and Cities Unit of the Annual Meeting for the American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA.
2019 “Discernment and Action in Lonergan’s Theology.” Presented at Leuven Encounters in Systematic Theology (LEST), Leuven, Belgium.
2019 “Christological Interpretations of Land in Willie Jennings and Roberto Goizueta.” Presented at the Mid-Atlantic regional meeting for the American Academy of Religion, New Brunswick, NJ.
2018 “Concrete and the Church: Interrogating Racism in the Built Environment.” Presented at the Religion and Racial Justice in South Africa and the United States Consultation, Soweto, South Africa.
2018 “Undoing the Memory Wipe: Reconstructing Repressed Voices in Star Wars.” Presented at the Fordham Theology Graduate Students Association Conference, New York, NY.
2018 “Cities as Learning Ecosystems: Lonergan’s Emergent Probability in Urban Spaces.” Presented at the Mid-Atlantic regional meeting for the American Academy of Religion, New Brunswick, NJ.
2017 “The Scars of Good Intentions: Racial-Spatial Hierarchy in New Haven.” Presented at the Fordham Theology Graduate Students Association Conference, New York, NY.
2016 “God Grows Up: Considering the Incarnation in Light of Child Development.” Presented at the New England regional meeting for the American Academy of Religion, Boston, MA.
Service to the Academy
2026 Dominican Theology and Practice Conference, Albertus Magnus College, Conference Coordinator
2025–2026 Strategic Plan Committee, Albertus Magnus College
2025 Artificial Intelligence Policy Taskforce, Albertus Magnus College
2024 Catholic Identity Statement Revision Committee, Albertus Magnus College
2023–2025 Academic Policy Committee, Albertus Magnus College, Philosophy and Religion Representative
2023–2025 Sustainability Pathway in the General Education Curriculum, Albertus Magnus College, Coordinator
2023 Religion and Urban Ecology Conference, Albertus Magnus College, Conference Coordinator
2022-Present Religion and Cities Unit, American Academy of Religion, Steering Committee Member, Co-Chair (2023-Present)
2021-Present Laudato Si’ Action Team, Albertus Magnus College, Coordinator
2020 ReImagining Higher Ed Incubator, Fordham University, Participant
2018–2019 Theology Graduate Student Association, Fordham University, Chair
2021-Present Religion and Cities Unit, American Academy of Religion, Steering Committee Member
2020 ReImagining Higher Ed Incubator, Fordham University, Participant
2019 Theology Department, Fordham University, Summer Graduate Assistant
2017–2020 Theology Department Newsletter, Fordham University, Editor
2018–2019 Theology Graduate Student Association, Fordham University, Chair
2018–2019 Graduate Student Association, Fordham University, Theology Dept. Representative
2017–2018 Theology Graduate Student Association, Fordham University, Secretary
2013–2015 Cult/ure Graduate Journal, Harvard Divinity School, Editorial Board Member
Academic Awards, Honors, and Scholarships
Research Fellowship, a Distinguished Fellowship awarded by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Fordham University, 2020–2021.
Summer Research Fellowship, a Distinguished Fellowship awarded by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Fordham University, 2018, 2020.
Loyola Fellowship, Fordham University, 2015–2020.
Billings Scripture Prize, Massachusetts Bible Society, 2015.
Other Professional and Volunteer Experience
2022-Present Board Member, SeeMore Impact Labs, Boulder, CO.
2020–2025 Board Member, Historic Wooster Square Association, New Haven, CT. Vice President (2021–2022), Secretary (2022–2025).
2018–2021 Theological Consultant, Proximity Project, St. Paul, MN
2014–2017 Worship Coordinator and Theologian in Residence, Craigville Tabernacle, Craigville, MA
2014–2015 Pastoral Intern, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Newtonville, MA (sermons preached)
2012–2013 Pastoral Intern, St. Francis House, Boston, MA
2011–2012 Team Lead (Technical Writing), Epic Systems Corporation, Madison, WI
2010–2011 Technical Writer, Epic Systems Corporation, Madison, WI
2008–2009 Bilingual Elementary School Teacher, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
