Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff

Drew Thomases - Department Chair & Advisor
Associate Professor
Office: AL-662B
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Anthropology of religion, South Asian religions, globalization

Cindy Tu - Administrative Coordinator
Office: AL-662 | Phone: (619) 594-1003
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Bartel
Associate Professor
Office: AL-665
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Christianity, religion and political economy, Latin American and Latino/a religions

Angela Feres
Lecturer
Office: AL-636
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Reformations, History of Christianity, Medieval Christianity, World Religions

Risa Levitt - On Leave
Professor
Office: AL-662A | Phone: (619) 594-5327
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Hebrew Scriptures, Judaism, Ancient Near East

Brad Kirkegaard
Lecturer
Office: AL-664
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Bible, Early Christianity, archaeology of religion

Scott Meltzer
Lecturer
Office: AL-636
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Judaism, Bible

Kirk Sandvig
Lecturer
Office: AL-664
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: World Religions, Japanese Religions, Christianity in Japan

Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Professor
Office: AL-638
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: Religions of India, Tantra, Religion and the Body

Roy Whitaker
Associate Professor
Office: AL-670
Email: [email protected]

Areas of interest: American Religious Diversity, African American Religion

Christine R. Downing
Professor Emerita, Ph.D., Drew University (1966)
Email: [email protected]

Christopher J. Frost
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Boston University (1971)
Email: [email protected]

Irving Gefter
Assistant Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Brandeis University (1976)
Email: [email protected]

John L. Gillman
Lecturer Emeritus
Email: [email protected]

Wilburn Hansen
Associate Professor Emeritus, Ph.D. Stanford (2006)
Email: [email protected]

Linda D. Holler
Professor Emerita, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (1981)
Email: [email protected]

Issa J. Khalil
Associate Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Chicago (1972)

Pam Fox Kuhlken
Lecturer Emerita, Ph.D., U.C. Riverside (2004)
Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Moore
Professor Emerita, Ph.D., Marquette University (1996)
Email: [email protected] | Website

Irving Alan Sparks
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University (1970)
Email: [email protected]

Lori Stewart
Lecturer Emerita
Email: [email protected]