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Q&A with Karl Berg '22

Q&A with Nikolas Churik '18, Princeton University

Class of 2022

  • Karl Berg, PhD in Ancient History, University of Oxford
  • Rachel Edney, MSt in Syriac Studies, University of Oxford; PhD in Medieval Studies, University of Notre Dame (deferred)
  • Tess Fitzsimmons, Faculty Member, Trinity School at Greenlawn, South Bend (IN)
  • Lucy Grinnan

Class of 2021

  • Juliana Vossenberg Kazemi, PhD in Philosophy, Baylor University
  • Samuel Mitchell, Sacred Materials Translation Supervisor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Class of 2020

  • John Ladouceur, PhD in Religion, Princeton University
  • Hannah Van Syckel, PhD in Medieval Studies, University of Notre Dame
  • Haley Wilson-Lemmón, librarian, Carson City Public Library

Class of 2019

  • Joel Archer, PhD, New Testament, Duke Univ.
  • Thomas Hamilton, MA Program in History, Columbia University
  • Andrew Hochstedler, Master of Syriac Studies, Univ. of Oxford
  • Mark Mariani, Law School, Univ. of Texas at Austin
  • Stephen Matthew Musick, Independent scholar
  • Cana (Short) Kanda, Adjunct Professor, Shumei University (Chiba, Japan); Tokyo Christian University

Class of 2018

Class of 2017

  • Joshua Benjamins, Ph.D. in Classics, UC Berkeley
  • Olena Gorbatenko Therrien, Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Judy Kim, Ph.D. in History of Christianity, University of Notre Dame

Class of 2016

  • Evangeline Kozitza Dean, D.Phil in New Testament, Oxford
  • Tara Fernandez Leithart, Teacher
  • Alexandria Vawter, Center for Ancient Studies, New York University

Class of 2015

  • Jordan Amspacher, Ph.D. in Medieval History with a focus on the Crusades and Medieval Islam, University of Tennessee
  • Jesse Arlen, Ph.D. in Armenian Studies, UCLA
  • Rachel Kalthoff, Ph.D. in Medieval literature with a focus on religious literature in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame

Class of 2014

  • Kirsten Block Anderson, Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Rob De La Noval, Ph.D. in Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Natalie Sargent, Ph.D. in History, University of Notre Dame

Class of 2013

  • Jeffrey Haines, Ph.D. in History, University of Washington
  • Jonathan Hatter, Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Christianity, (Theology) Loyola University of Chicago
  • Deborah Johnson, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Class of 2012

  • Joshua McManaway, Ph.D. in History of Christianity, (Theology), University of Notre Dame
  • Josh Noble, Ph.D. in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity, (Theology), University of Notre Dame (Notebaert Scholarship)
  • Jonathan Wilcoxson, Ph.D. in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity (Theology), University of Notre Dame (President's Scholarship)
  • Mary Young, pursuing a career

Class of 2011

  • Daniel Kettinger, MA in International Affairs, Georgetown University, Intern in the Atlantic Council's Program on International Security
  • David Pell, Software Engineer
  • Muireann Simpson, teaching Latin at Marian High School

Class of 2010

  • Joseph Khalil, Ph.D. program in Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Alexander Miller, Pursuing Ph.D. in History of Christianity, Fordham University
  • Sean Moberg, Ph.D. program in Early Christian Studies, Catholic University of America
  • Cara Polk Aspesi, Ph.D. program in Liturgical Studies (Theology), University of Notre Dame

Class of 2009

  • Thomas Clemmons, Ph.D. program in Theology, University of Notre Dame; Asst. Prof. of Church History, CUA
  • Mary Heyman, Taking time off to experiment with organic farming
  • Kellen Plaxco, Ph.D. program in historical Theology, Marquette University, Received Fulbright Fellowship from Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium; accepted teaching position, St. Louis Priory School
  • David Squires, Ph.D. program in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, accepted position at University of St. Thomas, Houston
  • Xueying Wang, Ph.D. program in Theology, University of Notre Dame; current fellow at Valparaiso University

Class of 2008

  • John Sehorn, Ph.D. program in TheologJoy (History of Christianity), University of Notre Dame on a Notebaert scholarship

Class of 2007

  • Dawn LaValle Norman, Ph.D. program in Classics, Princeton; Junior Research Fellow for the Humanities at Magdalen College, Oxford
  • Robert L’Arrivee, Ph.D. program in Political Science, University of Notre Dame; visiting assistant professor at Colgate University
  • Jeff Wickes, Ph.D. in Theology (History of Christianity), University of Notre Dame; Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame

Class of 2006

  • Mark Cichra, Ph.D. program in Ancient History, University of Chicago; working as an Actuarial Analyst 
  • Matthew McAuliffe, MA program in Classics, UCLA; teaching Greek, Latin and Western Civ at St. Andrew's School in DE

Class of 2005

  • Michael Siebert, Ph.D. program in Philosophy, University of Toronto
  • Daniel Smith, Ph.D. Theology, University of Notre Dame; Associate Professor, St. Louis University
  • Joseph Tardiff
  • Taras Tymo,  Ph.D. in Patristics, University of Opole (Poland), lecturer in Patristics and Theology of the Icon in the Ukrainian Catholic University
  • Derek Webb, Head of Archives at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Class of 2004

  • Keith Collins, D.Phil, University of Oxford
  • Carmen Maier, Ph.D. program in Religious Studies, Princeton Theological Seminary, PHD in Church History
  • Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos, Ph.D., Religious Studies, Brown University, Visiting Assistant Professor at Providence College

Class of 2003

  • Paige Fuller
  • Kevin Garvey
  • Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent, Ph.D., Brown University; Assistant Professor at Marquette
  • Kyle Smith, Ph.D. in Religion, Duke University, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in Mississauga