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.


	Erin Averett Assistant Professor of Art History and Classical & Near Eastern Studies Classical Archaeology


	Matthew Averett Assistant Professor of Art History Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture; Urban Development
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	Gregory S. Bucher Associate Professor Classical & Near Eastern Studies Roman History; Greek and Latin Historiography; Roman Topography; Early Christian Art and Architecture
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	Eileen Burke-Sullivan Associate Professor of Theology Liturgy; Systematic Theology; Jewish-Christian Relations


	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
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	John C. M. Calvert, Casper Professorship Associate Professor of History Middle Eastern History, Islamism, Jihadism
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	J. Jay Carney Assistant Professor of Theology African Christianity, Church History


	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


	Lydia Cooper Assistant Professor of English American Literature, Native American Literature


	Sue E. S. Crawford 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
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	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
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	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
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	Fr. Dennis Hamm, S.J., Graff Chair in Catholic Theological Studies Professor of Theology New Testament; Theology and the Environment; Jewish-Christian Relations


	Jeffrey P. Hause Associate Professor of Philosophy Medieval Philosophy; Ethics; Ancient Philosophy
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	Baba Jallow Assistant Professor of History Islam; Religion in Africa; African History.


	Bridget Keegan Professor of English; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences British Literature; Religion and the Environment


	Thomas M. Kelly Associate Professor of Theology Liberation Theology; Enculturation; Christianity in Cultural Context


	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


	Gary Leak Professor of Psychology Psychology of Religion; Link between Religion and Prejudice; Faith Development; Religious (Spiritual) Maturity


	Tracy Neal Leavelle Associate 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
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	Richard Collin Mangrum, Yossem Chair in Legal Ethics Professor of Law Constitutional Law; Free Exercise and Establishment Issues; Morman History and Theology
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	John J. O'Keefe, Jacobsen Chair in Communications Professor of Theology Early Christian History; Doctrinal Development; Biblical Interpretation; Theology and the Environment


	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


	Alexander Rödlach, SVD Associate Professor of Anthopology and Psychiatry Medical Anthopology.
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	Gene Selk Associate Professor of Philosophy Philosophy of Science; Science and Religion


	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
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	William O. Stephens Professor of Philosophy Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy; Ethics; Environmental Philosophy
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	Wendy Wright, Kenefick Chair in the Humanities Professor of Theology History of Christian Spirituality; Salesian Spirituality; Spiritual Guidance; Women and Spirituality; Family Spirituality
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