Faculty

Jennifer Dunatov, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies

Doctorate, Health Care Ethics (DHCE), Duquesne University (2011)
MA, Theology, Loyola Marymount University (2003)
BA, Theology, Loyola Marymount University (2001)

Sara Frykenberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

PhD, Religious Studies, Focus in Theology, Ethics and Culture and Women's Studies in Religion, Claremont Graduate University
MA, Religious Studies, Claremont Graduate University

Guillermo Garcia, PhD, Associate Professor, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA, Spiritual Direction Certificate Program

PhD in Religious Studies, Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, Belgium.
STB MA in Theology, Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, Belgium.
Licence en Philosophie at Institut Suprieur de Philosophie, Universit Catholique de Louvain.

Leslie Jenal, JD, MA, Instructor, Religious Studies

MA in Bioethics The Bioethics Institute, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
JD, Order of the Coif University of Southern California Law School, Los Angeles, CA
BA, Metaphysical and Epistemological Philosophy, cum laude Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Sr. Darlene Kawulok, CSJ, D. Min., Professor, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

D. Min., Barry University, Miami, Florida, 2003.
MA in Theology, St. Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont, 1995.

Research Interests – Feminist Social Theory, Systems Theory, Social Justice

Robin Owens, PhD, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

PhD, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA Master of Sacred Theology, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY Master of Religion, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA

Melissa Pagán, PhD, Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Director, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

PhD in Religion, Ethics, and Society—Emory University
MA in Theology—Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
MA in Bioethics—Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

Dan VanDyke, Instructor, Part-time Instructor, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

PhD in Historical Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary.
MA in Religious Studies, Sr. Magdalen Coughlin Award, Mount Saint Mary’s University, 2002.
BA in Liberal Arts Summa Cum Laude Mount Saint Mary’s University, 1997.

Dirk von der Horst, Instructor, Part-time Instructor, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

PhD, Theology, Ethics, and Culture, Claremont Graduate University (2010)
MA, Critical and Comparative Studies in Music, University of Virginia (1999)
MTS, Old Testament Interpretation, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (1996)
BMus, Viola Performance, DePaul University, Chicago (1994)

Laurie Wright Garry, PhD, Associate Professor, Department Chair, Religious Studies, Religious Studies-MA

PhD in Religious Studies from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MA in Theological Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana