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Past Unit Chairs

Asian American Religious Studies
Laura Snell, University of California Santa Barbara, [email protected]
Albert Shannon Toribio, University of California, Santa Barbara, [email protected]

Black Religion and Theology
Julius Bailey, University of Redlands, [email protected], 2024-2027
Aaron Grizzell, NorCal MLK Foundation, [email protected], 2023-2026

Buddhist Studies
Jake Nagasawa, University of California, Santa Barbara, [email protected], 2021-2024
Alina Pokhrel, University of Virginia, [email protected], 2021-2027

Catholic Studies
Samantha Kang, University of California, Santa Barbara, [email protected]
Nathan McWeeney, University of Southern California, [email protected]

Christianity
“Joey” Alan Le, Independent Scholar, [email protected], 2024-2027
Dyron Daughrity, Pepperdine University, [email protected], 2010-2024
Enrico Beltramini, Notre Dame de Namur University, [email protected], 2010-2024

Disabilities Studies
Anjeanette LeBoeuf, Saint Louis University, [email protected], 2021-2024
Elizabeth Staszak, Independent Scholar, [email protected] 

Education and Pedagogy
Peter Romaskiewicz, UC Santa Barbara, [email protected]

Ethics
Sheryl Johnson, Graduate Theological Union, [email protected], 2021-2024
Mahjabeen Dhala, [email protected], 2021-2024

Goddess Studies
Kali (Meera) Tanikella, Graduate Theological Union, [email protected]
Anna Hennessey, Graduate Theological Union, [email protected], 2021-2024

Graduate Student Professional Development
Kimberly Diaz, University of California, Riverside, [email protected], 2021-2027

Indigenous Religions
Delores (Lola) Mondragón, UC Santa Barbara, [email protected]

Islamic Studies
Souad Ali, Arizona State University, Tempe, [email protected]

Jewish Feminism
Emily Silverman, Graduate Theological Union, 2021-2024

Jewish Studies
Roberta Sabbath, University of Nevada, [email protected]
Alexander Warren Marcus, University of Pennsylvania, [email protected]
Emily Silverman, Graduate Theological Union, [email protected]

Latinx Religions and Spiritualities
Saul Barcelos, Loma Linda University, [email protected], 2024-2027
Marlene Ferreras, La Sierra University, [email protected], 2021-2025
Jacob Perez, Pacific School of Religion, [email protected], 2021-2024

Pagan Studies
Dorothea Kahena Viale, Cal Poly Pomona, [email protected]
​Candace Kant, [email protected], 2024-2027

Philosophy of Religion
Mitch Hickman, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2023-2026
Shakir Stephen, University of California, Santa Barbara, [email protected], 2023-2026
Dane Sawyer, University of LaVerne, [email protected], 2021-2024

Psychology, Culture, and Religion
Casey Crosbie, Scripps College, [email protected]
Katherine Kunz, Center for Religion and Cities, [email protected]

Queer Studies in Religion
Marie Cartier, California State University, Northridge, [email protected]
John Erickson, Independent Scholar, [email protected]

Religion, Science, and Technology
Greg Cootsona, CSU Chico, [email protected], 2021-2027
Reed Metcalf, Fuller Theological Seminary, [email protected], 2021-2027

Religion and Social Sciences
Meghan Tiller, University of Southern California, [email protected]

Religion and the Arts
Anna Hennessey, Graduate Theological Union, [email protected]
Tamisha Tyler, Fuller Theological Seminary, [email protected]
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Religions of Asia
Fadime Apaydin, University of California, Riverside, [email protected]
İhsan Çapcıoğlu, Ankara University, Turkey, [email protected], 2024-2027
Adam Tyson, University of California, Riverside, [email protected], 2023-2024

Sikh Studies
Tejpaul Bainiwal, University of California, Riverside, [email protected], 2023-2024
Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa-Baker, Loyola Marymount University, [email protected], 2023-2024

Womanist/Pan-African
Valerie Miles-Tribble, GTU / Berkeley School of Theology, [email protected]
Sakena Young-Scaggs, Stanford University, [email protected]

Women and Religion
Emily Silverman (Interim), Graduate Theological Union, [email protected], 2021-2024




​Last Updated: July 4, 2024