Affiliate faculty

Mara Brecht
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Theology

Michael Burns
Associate Professor, Department of Biology

Colby Dickinson
Professor, Department of Theology

Fr. Matthew Dunch, S.J.
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
Jeffrey Fisher
Interim Director, Catholic Studies Program and Lecturer, Department of Philosophy

Naomi Fisher
Director, Catholic Studies Program (On leave, Spring 2026) and Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy

Fr. Patrick Gilger, S.J.
Director, McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Theresa Gross-Diaz
Associate Professor, Department of History

Fr. Jonathan Harmon, S.J.
Assistant Professor, Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Mary Heinz
Clinical Assistant Professor, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Richard Kim
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
Brian Yong Lee
Assistant Professor, Department of Theology

Marcella Linn
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy

Mark Mackey, S.J.
Lecturer, School of Environmental Sustainability

Seungho Moon
Professor, School of Education

Fr. James Murphy, S.J.
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy

Michael Murphy
Director, Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage and Senior Lecturer, Department of Theology

Rebecca Ruppar
Lecturer, Department of Fine and Performing Arts
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Fr. Stephen Schloesser, S.J.
Director, Jesuit Heritage Research Center and Professor, Department of History

Lauren Schwer
Director, Ignatian Spirituality

Fr. Jayme Stayer, S.J.
Professor, Department of English

Joe Vukov
Associate Director, The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage and Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy