Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Faculty


Our core faculty, research faculty and visiting professors are joined each year by adjunct faculty who add an array of talents to our course offerings. Many adjunct faculty members are Starr King graduates who return to the school with broad expertise in progressive religious issues. Contact adjunct faculty.

2010-2011

Faculty Name | Educational Credentials | Course | Email ID

Carmen Barsody, M.Div., OSF - B.A. in Theology & Pastoral Ministry/Graduate Coursework in Franciscan Studies| Crossroads of Community and Parish, Fall| cbarsody@sksm.edu

Sofia F. Betancourt, M.Div.| Preaching in a Multicultural Context, January| sbetancourt@sksm.edu

Helen Bishop, M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D.| Organizational Systems Thinking for Religious Leaders, Spring| hbishop@sksm.edu

Yassir Chadly, | Sufi Storytelling and The Art of Sermon, Spring| ychadly@sksm.edu

Jiwon Chung, | Introduction to Theater of the Oppressed, Fall| jiwonchung@sksm.edu

Sean Parker Dennison
, M.Div.| UU Journey Toward Wholeness, Fall| sdennison@sksm.edu

Megan Dowdell, M.A. in Ethics & Social Theory | Dynamic Youth Ministry, Fall| mdowdell@sksm.edu

Rudra Dundzila, D.Min., Meadville-Lombard Theological School, Chicago, IL 2006; M.P.S., Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago, 2002; Ph.D. Comparative Literature & German, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991; M.A. Baltic & Slavic Studies, University of Illinois | Transcendentalism: Religion and Social Action, Fall| rdundzila@sksm.edu

Estelle Frankel, M.S.| Kabbalah as Sacred Psychology, Spring| efrankel@sksm.edu

Chris Fry, M.Div., SKSM| Spiritual Practice for These Times, Spring| cfry@sksm.edu

Fred Garcia, BA, MA, DHL (Hon)| Media Skills in Public Ministry: Preaching Beyond the Pulpit, January| fgarcia@sksm.edu

Charlie Glickman, PhD in Adult Sexuality Education| Sex & Spirit, Fall| cglickman@sksm.edu

Tiny Gray-Garcia | Poverty Scholarship #101: Challenging Academia, Media, Research and Service, Fall| tgraygarcia@sksm.edu

Devorah Greenstein | Mental Illness and Oppression in the U.S., Spring| dgreenstein@sksm.edu

Mark Harris, M.A., M.Div| Congregational Polity, Spring| markharris@sksm.edu

Kathryn A. Jorgensen | Crossroads of Community and Parish, Fall| kjorgensen@sksm.edu

Addae Ama Kraba, M.Div| Her Story: African Goddesses, January| aakraba@sksm.edu

Carmen Lansdowne, BA, Mdiv | Rethinking Holy Land(s), Fall| clansdowne@sksm.edu

John F. Linder, MSW, LCSW, Masters Degree of Social Work | Death, Dying and Bereavement, Spring| jlinder@sksm.edu

Laura Magnani, MA Religion and Society | Beyond Prisons and Punishment, Spring| lmagnani@sksm.edu

Glenna Matthews, MA, PhD, Stanford University| Thomas Starr King:  Unitarian Minister and Bridge Builder, August| gmatthews@sksm.edu

Mohamad Som Pourfarzaneh, M.A.S.C.| 5 Pillars and Social Justice, Spring| spourfarzaneh@sksm.edu

Liza J. Rankow, MHS, PhD| Women, Spirituality & Social Change, January| lrankow@sksm.edu

Wilson Riles, MA Religion and Society| Beyond Prisons and Punishment, Spring| wriles@sksm.edu

Susan Schulman, MS, Mdiv| The Jewish Liturgical Year In The Diaspora, Spring| sschulman@sksm.edu

Leslie Takahashi Morris, MA in Public Policy Duke University, Masters of Environmental Management, Duke University, Masters of Theology, Meadville-Lombard Theological School| Tracing the Arc of the Universe:  Oppression, Change and Resistance in Unitarian Universalism, Spring| ltmorris@sksm.edu

Dexter Roderick Thomas | Ministry with the Physically Challenged, Spring| drthomas@sksm.edu

Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward
, M.A. in Religious Leadership for Social Change | Dynamic Youth Ministry, Fall| bjruetersward@sksm.edu

Nada Velimirovic', current GTU PhD student, M.Div. 1997 SKSM, ordained minister 1999| Unitarian Universalist Theologies: Modernity and Postmodernity, Fall| nvelimirovic@sksm.edu

Charla Batsell Weiss, M.S. Indiana University-Bloomington, PhD. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor| Congregational Life and Administration, Fall| cweiss@sksm.edu

Jeff Wilson, MA Religious Studies, PhD Religious Studies| Universalism: History, Theology, and Practice, Spring| jwilson@sksm.edu

Perry Pike, MA, M.Div.| How People Pray, Spring| ppike@sksm.edu

Sarla Santwani, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. | Divine Shakti, Fall| ssantwani@sksm.edu

Jodi Tharan, M.Ed.| How People Pray, Spring| jtharan@sksm.edu

2009-2010

Carmen Barsody, O.S.F.
Sofia Betancourt, M.Div.
Helen Bishop, Ed.D.
Shaykh Yassir Chadly
Jiwon Chung
Tawna Nicholas Cooley, M.Div.
Hugo Córdova Quero, M.Div.(equiv), M.A., Ph.D.
Lilia Cuervo, M.A., M.Div.
Vilius Rudra Dundzila, M.A., Ph.D., M.P.S., D.Min.
Laura Farha, MSW, M.Div.
Christine Fry, M.Div., M.S., M.A.
Helio Fred Garcia, M.A.
Devorah Greenstein, M.S., M.S., Ph.D., M.Div.
Kenneth Hamilton, M.Div., M.A., Ph.D.
Mark Harris, M.A., M.Div.
Marinetta Cannito Hjort, M.A., M.A.
Holly Horn, M.Div., Ph.D.
Carol Johnson, MSW
Kay Jorgensen, M.Div., S.T.D. (honorary)
Keith Kron, M.Div.
Rabbi Elliot Kukla, M.A.
Manish Mishra, M.Div.
Tovis Page, MTS, Ph.D.
Sheri Prud’homme, M.Div.
Meg A. Riley, M.Div.
Nada Velimirović, M.Div.
Michael Walker, M.A.
Charla Weiss, M.S., Ph.D.

2008-2009

Carmen Barsody, O.S.F.
Helen Bishop, Ed.D.
Charles M. Burack, M.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Shaykh Yassir Chadly
Jiwon Chung
Tawna Nicholas Cooley, M.Div.
Rudra Vilius Dundzila, M.A., Ph.D., M.P.S., D.Min.
Christine Fry, M.Div., M.S., M.A.
Eileen Harrington, M.A., M.Div.
Mark W. Harris, M.A., M.Div.
Holly Horn, M.Div., Ph.D.
Kay Jorgensen, M.Div., S.T.D. (honorary)
Keith Kron, M.Div.
John F. Linder, MSW, LCSW
Laura Magnani, M.A.
Amy Zucker Morgenstern, M.A., M.Div.
Shakina Reinhertz, M.A.
Robert R.N. Ross, S.T.B., Ph.D.
Phillip Scott, M.L.A

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