Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D., with distinction, New Testament and Early Christianity, Drew University, May 2017
M.Div., The University of Chicago, June 2011
B.A., magna cum laude, Furman University, May 2008

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, Luther College (Decorah, IA), 2017 – present
Adjunct Professor, Kean University (Union, NJ), 2016 – 2017
Adjunct Professor of Koine Greek, Drew Theological School (Madison, NJ), 2013 – 2014

Teaching Award

James McClintock Prize for the Outstanding Student-Teacher, Drew University, 2014

Peer-Reviewed Article

“Behold, the Lord’s Whore? Slavery, Prostitution, and Luke 1:38.” Biblical Interpretation 26 (2018): 43-67.

Essays in Edited Volumes

“Unbinding Imperial Time: Chrononormativity and Paul’s Letter to the Romans.” In Sexual Disorientations: Queer Temporalities, Affects, Theologies, edited by Kent L. Brintnall, Joseph A. Marchal, and Stephen D. Msoore, 68-89. New York: Fordham University Press, 2018.

 “‘Peace and Security,’ ‘Holiness and Honor’: Pauline Homonationalism in 1 Thessalonians.” In Contentious Bodies: Queering Pauline Epistles and Interpretations, edited by Joseph A. Marchal. Semeia Studies Series. Atlanta: SBL Press, forthcoming.

Book Reviews

Manuel Villalobos Mendoza, Abject Bodies in the Gospel of Mark (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2012) in Biblical Interpretation 23 (2015): 139-141

Teresa J. Hornsby and Ken Stone, eds. Bible Trouble: Queer Reading at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011) in Biblical Interpretation22 (2014): 347-350

Encyclopedia Entry

“Social Interaction: Greek and Roman Worlds.” In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Bible and Gender Studies, edited by Julia M. O’Brien. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014

Peer-Reviewed Blogs

“‘Playing with Fire’: A Feminist Corollary.” Feminist Studies in Religion Blog. April 9, 2018.

Luther College

REL-101: Introduction to Biblical Studies (Fa. 2017; Enrollment: 24)
REL-112: Introduction to New Testament Studies (Sp., Fa. 2018; Enrollment: 24)
REL-204: World of the Bible: "Worlds Around Paul's Letters" (Fa. 2018; Enrollment: 25)
REL-204: World of the Bible: "Food and the Bible" (Sp. 2018; Enrollment: 20)
REL-239: Hidden Figures in Early Christianity (Jan 2018; Enrollment: 26)

Kean University

REL-2702: “Western Religions” (Fa. 2016, Sp. 2017; Enrollment: 35)
REL-1700: “Introduction to World Religions” (Sp. 2016, Sp. 2017; Enrollment: 35)
SOC-4301: “Gender and Society” (Fa. 2016; Enrollment: 32)

Drew Theological School

BBST-545: “Beginning Greek” (Fa. 2013; Enrollment: 23)
BBST-546: “Greek Exegesis” (Sp. 2014; Enrollment: 18)

Rabbi Dr. Sheldon L. Weltman Prize for Excellence in Biblical Studies, Drew University, 2017

Priscilla Patten Benham Prize in Dissertation Research, Drew University, 2015

Stanley Hopper Scholar in Biblical Studies, Drew University, 2011

International Study Grant: “Contextual Biblical Interpretation in South Africa,” University of Chicago Divinity School, 2010.

Theologians-in-Residence Grant for “On Sexuality: Interreligious Conversations,” Border Crossing Project of the University of Chicago, 2010

Baggott Excellence Award, Furman University Religion Department, 2008

Robert L. Cate Research Fellow, Furman University Religion Department, 2007-2008