Kripke Center

Faculty Associates are faculty of Creighton University who work in the areas of religion and society. Their primary appointments are in academic departments of the university, but they have committed their expertise, interests, and skills to the collaborative work of the Center.

The Kripke Center accepts applications for new Faculty Associates. For further information on the responsibilities and privileges of Faculty Associates, see the Faculty Associate Profile.

	Naser Z. Alsharif Associate Professor of Pharamacy Islam; Islam and the west; Arab and Muslim-Americans; Muslim-Christian/Muslim-Jewish Relations; Religion and Politics.
		nalshari@creighton.edu

	Gregory S. Bucher Associate Professor Classical & Near Eastern Studies Roman History; Greek and Latin Historiography; Roman Topography; Early Christian Art and Architecture
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/clc/Faculty_page/ Bucher/Bucherpage.HTM	bucher@creighton.edu

	Fr. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. Professor of Anthopology Anthropology; Native American Studies, Anthropology of Religion and Medicine; History of Christian Missions in North America; Native American Student Recruiting and Retention; Contemporary Missions; Web Assisted Education
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/bucko/index.html	bucko@creighton.edu

	Eileen Burke-Sullivan Assistant Professor of Theology Liturgy; Systematic Theology; Jewish-Christian Relations
		EileenBurke-sullivan@creighton.edu

	Susan A. Calef Assistant Professor of Theology New Testament and Christian Origins; Feminist Biblical Interpretation; Women in Early Christianity; Body Issues in Early Christianity; Apocryphal Acts; Biblical Spirituality
	http://moses.creighton.edu/calef/webpages/index.htm	scalef@creighton.edu

	John C. M. Calvert Casper Professorship; Associate Professor of History Middle Eastern History, Islamism, Jihadism
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/hist/calvert.htm	jcmchist@creighton.edu

	John Carlson Professor of Philosophy Thought of John Paul II; Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy
		jackc@creighton.edu

	Christina Clark Associate Professor Classical & Near Eastern Studies Greek and Latin Poetry; Nonverbal Behavior in Ancient Literature and Art; Classical and Near Eastern Mythology, Religion, and Magic
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/clc/Faculty_page/ C-Clark/cclark-cv.htm	caclark@creighton.edu

	Sue E. S. Crawford Associate Professor of Political Science Religion and American Politics; Political Activities and Attitudes of Clergy; Protestant Women Clergy; Faith-Based Initiatives and Charitiable Choice; Religion, Voting, and Public Opinion; Religion and Public Health
		crawford@creighton.edu

	Barbara J. Dilly Associate Professor of Anthropology Ana-baptist History and Sects in America; Amish Farming Communities; The Rural Church and American Agriculture; German-American Religious Sects in Iowa
		bjdilly@creighton.edu

	Bette Novit Evans Professor of Political Science Religion and the U.S. Constitution; Freedom of Religion in the U.S.; Politics and Religion; Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties
		bevans@creighton.edu

	Leonard Greenspoon, Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies Hebrew Bible; Dead Sea Scrolls; Bible Translations; Bible in Popular Culture; Judaism; Jewish-Christian Relations
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/klutznick	ljgrn@creighton.edu

	Fr. Dennis Hamm, S.J., Graff Chair in Catholic Theological Studies Professor of Theology New Testament; Theology and the Environment; Jewish-Christian Relations
		dhamm@creighton.edu

	Charles Harper Professor of Sociology Sociology of Religion; Family in America; Religion and the Environment
		charper@creighton.edu

	Jeffrey P. Hause Associate Professor of Philosophy Medieval Philosophy; Ethics; Ancient Philosophy
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/phil/Hause/Updates/ Home%20Page.htm	jphause@creighton.edu

	Judith Lee Kissell Assistant Professor, Center for Health Policy and Ethics Healthcare Ethics; Research Ethics; Social Justice Issues; Care of Vulnerable Populations; Ethics, Values and Technology
	http://chpe.creighton.edu/chpe/Kissell.htm	judithkissell@creighton.edu

	Michael Lawler Emeritus Professor of Theology Sacramental Theology; Marriage and Family
		mglaw@creighton.edu

	Gary Leak Professor of Psychology Psychology of Religion; Link between Religion and Prejudice; Faith Development; Religious (Spiritual) Maturity
		gkl@creighton.edu

	Tracy Neal Leavelle Assistant Professor of History American Religions; American Indian History and Culture; Sacred Space; Religious Tolerance and Intolerance; Early American Social and Cultural; History of the American West; Borders and Borderlands
		tracy.leavelle@creighton.edu

	Michael Legaspi Assistant Professor of Theology Hebrew Bible; History of Biblical Interpretation
		michaellegaspi@creighton.edu

	Bridget Keegan Professor of English British Literature; Religion and the Environment
	http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/keegan/keegan/	bmkeegan@creighton.edu

	Richard Collin Mangrum, Yossem Chair in Legal Ethics Professor of Law Constitutional Law; Free Exercise and Establishment Issues; Morman History and Theology
		mangrum@creighton.edu

	John J. O'Keefe Professor of Theology Early Christian History; Doctrinal Development; Biblical Interpretation; Theology and the Environment
	http://moses.creighton.edu/okeefe	jokeefe@creighton.edu

	Russell R. Reno Professor of Theology Moral and Systematic Theology
		rrreno@creighton.edu

	Nicolae Roddy Associate Professor of Theology Hebrew Bible; Society and Literature of the Second Temple Period; Syro-Palestinian Archaeology; Romanian Apocryphal Literature; Eastern Orthodox Christian Theology and Culture
	http://www.nicolaeroddy.net	nroddy@creighton.edu

	Gene Selk Associate Professor of Philosophy Philosophy of Science; Science and Religion
		eeselk@creighton.edu

	Ronald A. Simkins, Director of the Kripke Center Professor of Theology and Classical & Near Eastern Studies Hebrew Bible; Near Eastern Studies; Archaeology of Israel; Creation Myths; Family in the Bible; Political Economy of Israel; Bible and the Environment
	http://moses.creighton.edu/simkins	rsmkns@creighton.edu

	William O. Stephens Professor of Philosophy Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy; Ethics; Environmental Philosophy
	http://puffin.creighton.edu/phil/Bill.htm	stphns@creighton.edu

	John R. Wingender, Jr. Professor of Economics and Finance Managerial Finance; Security Analysis and Portfolio Management; International Finance; Financial Ethics
		jwings@creighton.edu

	Wendy Wright, Kenefick Chair in the Humanities Professor of Theology History of Christian Spirituality; Salesian Spirituality; Spiritual Guidance; Women and Spirituality; Family Spirituality
	http://moses.creighton.edu/Wright/index.htm	wmwright@creighton.edu