People

Department Chair & Administrator

David Cunning
Interim Departmental Executive Officer (Chair); Professor of Philosophy
david-cunning@uiowa.edu
Phone: Office: 316 Gilmore Hall
Lindsay Vella
Departmental Administrator
lindsay-vella@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-467-0067
Office: 210 Jefferson Building/24T Phillips Hall

Faculty

Department of Religious Studies Faculty
Name	Phone	E-mail	Office
Diana Fritz Cates (she, her, hers) Professor, Religious Ethics, Director of Undergraduate Studies		diana-cates@uiowa.edu	314 Gilmore Hall
Hyaeweol Choi (she, her, hers) Professor; C. Maxwell and Elizabeth M. Stanley Family and Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies;, Chair of the Department of Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies;, Director of the Korean Studies Research Network	319-335-2160	hyaeweol-choi@uiowa.edu	420 Jefferson Building
David Cunning Interim Departmental Executive Officer (Chair); Professor of Philosophy		david-cunning@uiowa.edu	316 Gilmore Hall
Brandon Dean Visiting Professor		brandon-dean@uiowa.edu	312 Gilmore Hall
Paul Dilley (he, him, his) Associate Professor, Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Joint appointment with the Department of Classics	319-335-2168	paul-dilley@uiowa.edu	408 Gilmore Hall
Kristy Nabhan-Warren (she, her, hers) Professor, V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies, Departments of Religious Studies and Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies	319-335-2167	kristy-nabhan-warren@uiowa.edu	309 Gilmore Hall
Morten Schlütter (he, him, his) Associate Professor, Chinese Religion and Buddhist Studies, International Programs	319-335-2165	morten-schlutter@uiowa.edu	311 Gilmore Hall
Ahmed E. Souaiaia Associate Professor, Islamic Studies, Adjunct Faculty (College of Law)	319-353-2845	ahmed-souaiaia@uiowa.edu	404 Gilmore Hall
Jenna Supp-Montgomerie (she, her, hers) Associate Professor, Religion and Media, American Religious History, Globalization, Critical Theory, Departments of Religious Studies and Communication Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Religious Studies	319-335-2177	jenna-supp-montgomerie@uiowa.edu	308 Gilmore Hall
Richard Brent Turner Professor, African American Religious History, Interdisciplinary program faculty (African American Studies and International Studies)	319-335-2175	richard-turner@uiowa.edu	310 Gilmore Hall / 508 JB

Emeritus Faculty

List of Department of Religious Studies Lecturers Emeritus Faculty
Name	E-mail
T. Dwight Bozeman Professor Emeritus	d-bozeman@uiowa.edu
Helen T. Goldstein Associate Professor Emeritus	helen-goldstein@uiowa.edu
Jay A. Holstein (he, him, his) Emeritus Professor	jay-holstein@uiowa.edu
David Klemm Professor Emeritus	david-klemm@uiowa.edu
J. Kenneth Kuntz Professor Emeritus	ken-kuntz@uiowa.edu
James F. McCue Professor Emeritus	james-mccue@uiowa.edu
Raymond A. Mentzer Emeritus Professor	raymond-mentzer@uiowa.edu
George W. E. Nickelsburg Professor Emeritus	george-nickelsburg@uiowa.edu
Michelene E. Pesantubbee Professor Emeritus
Frederick M. Smith Professor Emeritus	frederick-smith@uiowa.edu

Staff

List of Department of Religious Studies Staff
Name	Phone	E-mail	Office
Rachel Garza Carreón Library Liaison	319-335-6441	rachel-carreon@uiowa.edu
Robin Burns Administrative Services Coordinator	319-467-0641	robin-burns@uiowa.edu	314 Gilmore Hall
Bryan Ringen IT Support Consultant	319-335-0149	bryan-ringen@uiowa.edu	E127 Chemistry Building
Lindsay Vella Departmental Administrator	319-467-0067	lindsay-vella@uiowa.edu	210 Jefferson Building/24T Phillips Hall
Maureen Walterhouse Administrative Services Specialist	319-335-3715	maureen-walterhouse@uiowa.edu	320 Gilmore Hall
Norah Wolfe Administrative Services Coordinator	319-335-7067	norah-wolfe@uiowa.edu	210 Jefferson Building

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