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Board of Officers 2007-2008
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Christine Brickman, President
Christine is a PhD candidate in Religion and Culture with a concentration in the social scientific of religion. She is also the Associate Director of the Center for the Economic Study of Religion at George Mason University. Christine came to CUA in 2003, after spending two years as an economic research assistant at the FDIC. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH. |
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Todd Scribner, Vice President
Todd Scribner is a Ph.D. student in the School of Theology and Religious Studies. His focus is on American Catholicism in general, with a particular interest in the intersection between American politics and the Catholic Church in the post World War II era. He is currently writing his dissertation which will be titled, “The Neoconservative Catholic Thought of Richard John Neuhaus, Michael Novak, and George Weigel during the Reagan Era, 1980-1988.” He studied philosophy at the Catholic University of America and, after taking a few years off, returned and began his PhD program. |
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Phillip Kuna, Treasurer
Phillip is a first year PhD student in Theology with a concentration in Systematics. He came to CUA after teaching Theology at Holy Cross High School in Scranton, Pa. He received his BA in Classics and Religious Studies from The University of Pittsburgh (2001) and his MA in Theology from the University of Scranton (2005). His MA thesis explored both modern and ancient approaches to Theodicy. |
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Suzanne Guerin, Secretary
Suzanne is a first year MA student in Liturgical Studies. She graduated from La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA with a BA in Public Administration. Suzanne completed undergraduate research on the works of John Courtney Murray on religious liberty as well as the evolution sacred space in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. She also serves as the Webmaster for STRSSA.
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Area Representatives |
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Pete Brown, Biblical Studies |
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Ky Heinze, Church History
I am a second-year masters student in Church History, focusing on Greek Patristics. I have a masters degree in “Theology in History” from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and a bachelors degree from Bryan College in Dayton, TN. I originally come from Houston, TX, where my wife, Hannah, and I grew up. I believe that Jesus reigns and that we should passionately learn to know Him and enjoy what He has created. Of these good creations, I especially appreciate Tolkien, ancient trees, good friends, pickled herring, Egyptian deserts, Gregory of Nazianzus, fishing for gars, but most of all spending time with Hannah on our thirty-foot sailboat, on which we have lived for the past few months. |
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Robert Simkins, Historical & Systematic Theology
I am currently in the third year of my PhD in Historical Theology. I have recently finished with my course work and will be finishing my comps this semester. I received both my BA and my MTS from Emory University in Atlanta, GA where I majored in Biology and Philosophy. My current interests are in Early Christian Asceticism, especially the relationship between the ideals of the ascetic life and the literary models developed to narrate these lives, with most of my work focusing on the 4th and 5th centuries. |
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Jim Sabak, OFM, Liturgy and Sacramental Theology
Jim Sabak, OFM, is an ordained Franciscan of Holy Name Province, New York, and is currently writing his dissertation for his doctorate in Sacramental Theology at CUA. The title of his dissertation is: The Theological Significance of Keeping Vigil in Rome from the Fourth to the Eighth Centuries, and examines the nature of Roman vigil liturgies in the early centuries of Christianity in order to unravel the most primitive structure of keeping vigil and to provide a better understanding of the Easter vigil as the “mother of all vigils.” Born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Niagara Falls, New York, he is a graduate of CUA twice over so far, having earned his Bachelor degree from CUA in 1985, and his Masters in 2003. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in 1992, was solemnly professed in 1998, and ordained to the priesthood in 1999, by Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany, New York. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies he served four years as Chaplain of the College and Lecturer in Religious Studies at Siena College in Albany, New York. He was named senior teaching fellow for the academic year 2006-2007, a position to which he was reappointed for the academic year 2007-2008. Jim also serves as the director of liturgical formation for the Franciscan students of his province. He is a member of Societas Liturgica, the international confederation of scholars of the liturgy, and a visitor to the North American Academy of Liturgy. |
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W. Ben Boswell, Moral Theology and Ethics
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Elizabeth-Jane Pavlick, Pastoral Studies
Elizabeth-Jane is a Ph.D. candidate in Spirituality. She holds Masters degrees in Sacred Music from Duquesne University and Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and her Bachelors degrees are in Theology and Honors from Villanova University. A Pennsylvania native, Elizabeth-Jane loves music, cooking, and her fiance, Steve. She is working on a dissertation that examines music as a vehicle for the transcendent, particularly in the life of the self-proclaimed agnostic composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. This is Elizabeth-Jane's second year serving as the pastoral practices rep for STRSSA. |
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Alexandra Carroll, Religion and Culture
I am a second year PhD student in the Religion and Culture program. My focus is on the representation of evil and suffering in art and literature, particularly the use of these mediums as theodicy, and as a means of rehumanizing what has been dehumanized in the context of our enacting violence upon ourselves. I have an MA from Yale University in Slavic Languages and Literatures and an MAR from the Yale Divinity School in Religion and the Arts. Other areas of interest include Russian literature (19th century and Gulag literature), Eastern Spirituality, Iconography, Women & Religion, and Inter-religious Dialogue. I am originally from the Greater Boston Area and am still adjusting to not having to dig out of snowfalls of 10-12" every other week. |
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David Pickens, Seminarians
I am a seminarian for the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, in third theology at Theological College. Prior to entering seminary, I worked in different advertising and marketing jobs. My last position was as manager of membership and marketing in the alumni relations department of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. I worked on the alumni website, wrote articles for the alumni magazine, and coordinated the marketing for Rutgers’ twenty different alumni associations. I have a B.A. in art history from Rutgers College (1982), and an M.A. in communications from New York Institute of Technology (1989). |
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Adriana James, At-Large
Adriana James, systematics Ph.D. STRSSA position: At-Large Representative. My interest areas are theological anthropology and morality, with a focus on the dignity of the human person. Feel free to contact me (28james@cua.edu) if you would like to get involved with STRSSA, share an idea, or would like to help with events. |
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Daniel McClain, At-Large
Prior to coming to CUA to study the doctrine of Creation and Ressourcement Theology, I taught High School and toured the US with a rock band in Philadelphia for 4 years. I've lived all over the United States from California to Virginia, and received my graduate degree whilst in Chicago (2003). I wrote my thesis on different approaches to theological aesthetics in the late 20th century. I now live in Arlington with my wife, Kate, and our 8 month old son, Henry. I still play and record music, and I like to organize cinema-watching events and coffee discussions. |
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Graduate Student Association Representatives |
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Matt Hoven
Matt is the token Canadian on STRSSA this year. It's his second year as one of the GSA reps for STRSSA, as he signed up for an additional year in the hope of aiding communication between STRSSA and the GSA. After the first year, he finally felt like he knew enough to be of more use, so why not be a rep for another year? He's here for a PhD in Religious Ed and Catechetics and hopes to one day work in the catechesis and faith formation of Catholic school teachers.
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John Martino
John Martino is a second year M.A. student in Historical/Systematic Theology (emphasis on Systematic--Anthropology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology). A 2003 graduate of Williams College (majored in economics and mathematics), John was a campus missionary for three years with FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, prior to plunging back into academic life. He lives in Silver Spring with his wife Lauren and their hamster Simon. |
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Washington Theological Consortium Representatives |
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David Bickel
David R. Bickel is a PhD student in Church History. He has a masters in theology from Wesley Seminary, a masters in law degree from Georgetown, a law degree from the Univeristy of Houston, and a bachelor's degree in history from the University of North Carolina. He has taken early retirment as an attorney, most recently practicing law in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division where two years were spent in the counterterroism section of the Criminal Division. David was an Assistant U.S. Attorney and was also in private practice in Texas and DC. He and his wife now live at St. Joseph's Valley Farm in Emmitsburg, MD, which is a working farm that also hosts church retreats. He plans to write and teach upon graduation. |
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Daniel Tobin
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