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Faculty

Faculty from many departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences teach Religious Studies courses.

Faculty Member and Home Department

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Edward Casteel

Department of Sociology

Degree: M.S.W. Univ. of Denver

Research Interests: Sociology of Death and Dying, Race & Ethnicity, Sociology of Religion

Email: e.casteel @ comcast.net

Phone: (303) 556-2780

Campus Box: 105

Nancy Ciccone

Department of English

Degree: M.A., Ph.D. Univ. of California at Berkeley

Research Interests: Epic Literature, Biblical Studies, Comparative Literature, Medieval Theology and Philosophy, Classical Literature, Literature and Philosophy, Bible as Literature

Office: 1015 9th St.

Email: nancy.ciccone@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-8395

Campus Box: 175 

Sharon Coggan, Director

Department of Philosophy

Degree: M.T.S., Master of Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity, M.A. Stanford Univ., Ph.D. Syracuse Univ.

Research Interests: History of Religion,  Psychology of Religion, Eastern Thought, Jungian Thought

Office: North Classroom 4019B

Email: sharon.coggan@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-4715

Campus Box: 179

Colleen Donnelly

Department of English

Degree: M.A. Univ of Colorado, Ph.D. Univ. of WA

Research Interests: Medieval Women, Narrative

Email: Colleen.donnelly@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-3790

Campus Box: 175

Amin Kazak

Department of Political Science

Degree: M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of Denver

Research Interests: Middle East, Islamic Politics and Cultures, Comparative Politics of Peace and Conflict Resolution

Office: King Center, Room 528

Email: amin.kazak@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-6604

Campus Box: 190

Martin Lockley

Dept. of Geography and Environmental Sciences

Degree: Ph.D. Birmingham Univ. England

Research Interests: Spirituality, Evolution of Consciousness

Email: martin.lockley@cudenver.edu

(303) 556-4884

Campus Box: 172

Lucy Ware McGuffey

Department of Political Science

Degree: M.A. Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D. Univ. of Denver

Research Interests: Political Theory, History of  Political Systems, Religion and Politics

Office: King Center, Room 522

Email: lucy.mcguffy@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-2430

Campus Box: 190

Darryl Mehring

Department of Philosophy

Degree: Ph.D., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Research Interests: Early Modern Philosophy, Rationalism and Empiricism, Hume, Spinoza, Philosophy of Religion

Office: 1061 9th St.

Email: profmehring@aol.com

Phone: (303)556-4715

Campus Box: 179

Robert Metcalf

Department of Philosophy

Degree: M.A. Vanderbilt Univ.; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State Univ.

Research Interests: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Nietzsche, Freudian Thought, Philosophy of Religion

Office: Plaza Bldg. M108.

Email: robert.metcalf@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-6187

Campus Box: 179

Alison Shah

Department of History

Degree: Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania

Research Interests: South Asian History and Cultural History of the Eastern Islamic World, Pre-Modern Era

Email: alison.shah@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 556-2709

Campus Box: 182

Richard Smith

Department of History

Degree: Ph.D. Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Research Interests: Early Modern England, Urban History, Medieval and Reformation Studies

Office: King Center 554

Email: smithdrich@msn.com

Phone: (303) 556-4830

Campus Box: 182

Constance Wise

Dept. of Philosophy

 

Degree: M.T.S. St. Paul School of Theology; M.A. Univ. of Missouri; Ph.D. Univ. of Denver and Iliff School of Theology

Research Interests: Process Philosophy, Christian History, Neo-Pagan Studies, Women’s Spirituality, Feminist Theory

Office: Plaza Bldg. M108

Email: Constance.wise@cudenver.edu

Phone: (303) 777-1266

Campus Box: 179