Religion Faculty, Staff, and Students
Department Chair
Gareth Fisher
Associate Professor and Department Chair
gfisher@syr.eduPhone: 315.443.3861
Directors
Philip P. Arnold
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
pparnold@syr.eduPhone: 315.443.3861
James W. Watts
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
jwwatts@syr.eduPhone: 315.443.5713
Faculty
Philip P. Arnold
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice
Religion
pparnold@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Arun Brahmbhatt
Assistant Professor
Religion
ajbrahmb@syr.edu
Zachary J. Braiterman
Professor
Religion
zbraiter@syr.edu
315.443.5719
Gareth Fisher
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Religion
gfisher@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Ken Frieden
B.G. Rudolph Professor of Judaic Studies
English
Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Religion
kfrieden@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Mariaelena Huambachano [Quechua, Peru]
Associate Professor
Religion
mhuambac@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Jeanette S. Jouili
Associate Professor
Anthropology
Religion
jsjouili@syr.edu
315.443.3861
William Robert
Professor
Religion
wrobert@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Marcia Robinson
Assistant Professor
Religion
mrobin03@syr.edu
315.443.5726
Joanne Punzo Waghorne
Professor
Religion
jpwaghor@syr.edu
315.443.5715
James W. Watts
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Religion
jwwatts@syr.edu
315.443.5713
Emeritus
Virginia Burrus
The Bishop W. Earl Ledden Professor Emerita
Religion
mvburrus@syr.edu
315.443.3861
John D. Caputo
Thomas J. Watson Professor Emeritus, Religion and Humanities
Religion
jdcaputo@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Ronald R. Cavanagh
Associate Professor
Religion
rrcavana@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Ann Grodzins Gold
Thomas J. Watson Professor Emerita
Anthropology
Religion
aggold@syr.edu
315.443.5717
M. Gail Hamner
Professor Emerita
Religion
mghamner@syr.edu
315.443.5716
Tazim . R Kassam
Associate Professor Emerita
Religion
tkassam@syr.edu
315.443.3861
David L. Miller
Watson-Ledden Professor Emeritus, Religion
Religion
dlmiller@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Patricia Cox Miller
The (Bishop) W. Earl Ledden Professor Emerita
Religion
plmiller@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Edward F. Mooney
Professor Emeritus
Religion
efmooney@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Richard B. Pilgrim
Associate Professor Emeritus, Religion
Religion
rbpilgri@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Ernest Wallwork
Professor Emeritus, Religion
Religion
eewallwo@syr.edu
315.443.5720
Affiliated
Joan Bryant
Associate Professor
African American Studies
jobryant@syr.edu
315.443.4399
Albrecht Diem
Associate Professor
History
adiem@syr.edu
315.443.0785
Carol Faulkner
Professor
History
cfaulkne@syr.edu
315.443.9500
Sharon Moran
Associate Professor, SUNY-ESF
smoran@esf.edu
315.470.6690
Shannon A. Novak
Associate Professor
Anthropology
snovak01@maxwell.syr.edu
315.443.4347
Glenn Peers
Emeritus Professor, Art History
Art and Music Histories
gapeers@syr.edu
Scott Manning Stevens [Akwesasne Mohawk]
Associate Professor, Director - Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice, Director - Native American and Indigenous Studies
English
Humanities Faculty
scsteven@syr.edu
315.443.8785
Margaret Susan Thompson
Professor
History
msthomps@syr.edu
315.443.5882
Staff
Jacqueline Borowve
Graduate Records Coordinator
Religion
jborowve@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Margaret Butler
Operations Specialist
English
Philosophy
Religion
mmbutl01@syr.edu
315.443.9485
Graduate Students
John Abercrombie
PhD Candidate, Communities and Identities
Religion
jdabercr@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Faqiat Afolake Adeaga
Ph.D. Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
faadeaga@syr.edu
Andi Alfian
Ph.D., Communities and Identities
Religion
aalfian@syr.edu
Fatma Ates
PhD Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
faates@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Allie Berger
PhD Candidate, Communities and Identities
Religion
alberger@syr.edu
315.443. 3863
Rachel Carpenter
PhD Candidate, Texts and Contexts
Religion
rkcarpen@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Ahmet Çelik
PhD Candidate, Critique, Image, and Politics
Religion
acelik@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Kalvin Cummings
Ph.D. Student
Religion
krcummin@syr.edu
Oluwapelumi Dada
Ph.D. Student
Religion
omdada@syr.edu
Bailey Dineen
Ph.D. Student, Critique, Image, and Politics
Religion
btdineen@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Michael Froid
Ph.D. Student, Critique, Image, and Politics
Religion
mtfroid@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Katherine (Kara) Hayslip
Phd Candidate, Communities and Identities
Religion
kmhaysli@syr.edu
Yifan Jiang
Ph.D. Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
Yjian151@syr.edu
Shrutika Lakshmi
Ph.D. Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
slakshmi@syr.edu
Mitchell Moreau
PhD Candidate, Texts and Contexts
Religion
mmoreau@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Vaidehi Paneri
PhD Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
vpaneri@syr.edu
Naimi Patel
PhD Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
npatel25@syr.edu
Jess Posner
Ph.D. Student, Critique, Image, and Politics
Religion
jlposner@syr.edu
315.443.3861
Carlos Andrés Ramírez Arenas
PhD Candidate, Critique, Image, and Politics
Religion
cramir03@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Dillon Andrew Sampson
PhD Candidate, Communities and Identities
Religion
dsampson@syr.edu
Linden K. Smith
PhD Candidate, Texts and Contexts
Religion
lsmith52@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Paige Spencer
PhD Candidate, Texts and Contexts
Religion
pespence@syr.edu
Gal Stav-Alfasi
PhD Candidate, Communities and Identities
Religion
gstavalf@syr.edu
315.443.3863
Jess Willsbrough
Ph.D. Student, Communities and Identities
Religion
jryarbro@syr.edu
315.443.3861