Faculty experts are available at Christendom College to comment on their areas of expertise and offer analysis on current events.

For a list of the graduate-school faculty, click here.

Full-Time Faculty

Andrew V. Armstrong, Director of the Library
B.A., George Washington University
M.S.L.S., The Catholic University of America

Carol Balint, Assistant Professor
Modern Languages
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Virginia Tech

Andrew G. Beer, Associate Professor
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies (Chairman)
B.A., Hillsdale College
M.A., Bryn Mawr College
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Alessia Berardi, Assistant Professor
Department of History
B.A., M.A., Universita degli Studi di Milano
Ph.D. (cand), Center of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto

Richard Berquist, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Thomas Aquinas College
Ph.L, Ph.D. (Cand), The Catholic University of America

Patrick Bracy Bersnak, Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
B.A., Miami University
MA., Modern European History, The Catholic University of America
MA., Ph.D., Political Theory, The Catholic University of America

John Boersma, Visiting Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Economics
B.A., Ave Maria University
M.A., St. John’s University
Ph.D., Louisiana State University

J. Michael Brown, Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Ph.D. (Candidate), The Catholic University of America

Joseph Brutto, Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Director, Advanced Studies Program
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Kevin J. Burns, Associate Professor
Department of Political Science (Chairman)
B.A., University of Dallas
M.A., Ph.D., Baylor University

Miriam Byers, Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science (Chairman)
B.S., Purdue University
M.S., Northwestern University
Ph.D., Northwestern University

John A. Cuddeback, Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Douglas Dailey, Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics & Natural Science
B.A., University of South Dakota
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Douglas Flippen, Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., University of St. Thomas, Houston
M.S.L., Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto

Aileen Foeckler, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science
B.SC (Hons), National University of Ireland
M.D., National University of Ireland

Sharon M. Hickson, Assistant Professor
Department of English Language and Literature
B.A., Marymount College
M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eric Jenislawski, Associate Professor
Department of Theology
B.A., M.A., Yale University
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Eleanor Hessler Kelly, Director, Teaching Formation Practicum
B.A., B.S., M.A., Hunter College
Ed.D., Columbia University

Michael B. Kelly, Associate Professor
Department of History
B.A., University of Oregon
M.A., St. Louis University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Christopher J. Lane, Associate Professor
Department of History (Chairman)
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., St. Louis University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Lisa Marciano, Professor
Department of English Language and Literature
B.A., Ph.D., University of Dallas

Daniel McInerny, Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Hugh O’Donnell, Assistant Professor
Department of Theology
B.A., M.A., Christendom College
M.A., Ph.D. ,University of Notre Dame

Timothy T. O’Donnell, Professor and President of the College
Departments of Theology and History
B.A., M.A., Loyola Marymount University
M.A., S.T.L., S.T.D., Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome

Sara Pecknold, Visiting Assistant Professor
Music
B.A., Seattle Pacific University
M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Kurt Poterack, Assistant Professor of Music
Director, Christendom College Choir and Schola Gregoriana
Coordinator, Beato Fra Angelico Fine Arts Program
B.M.E., Aquinas College
M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Michael Rubin, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Providence College
M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Adam Schwartz, Professor
Department of History
B.A., M.A., Marquette University
Ph.D., Northwestern University

Christopher Shannon, Associate Professor
Department of History
B.A., University of Rochester
M.A., Ph.D., Yale University

Steven C. Snyder, Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Cornell College
M.S.L., Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto

Daniel Spiotta, Assistant Professor
Department of English Language and Literature;
B.A., Hillsdale College
M.A., Ph.D. (cand), University of Dallas

Thomas W. Stanford III, Professor
Department of English Language and Literature (Chairman)
B.A., M.A., University of Dallas
M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Edward Strickland, Associate Professor
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies
B.A., College of Charleston
M.A., Tulane University
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Michael Strickland, Assistant Professor
Department of English Language and Literature
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Ph.D. (candidate), The Catholic University of America

Kathleen Sullivan, Assistant Professor
Department of English Language and Literature
B.A, Thomas Aquinas College
M.A., University of Dallas
Ph.D, The Catholic University of America

Conor Sweeney, Associate Professor
Department of Theology
B.A., Trinity Western University
S.T.L., S.T.D., Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family, Rome

Anthony Thomas, Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies
B.A., Ave Maria University
M.A., University of Kentucky
Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Gregory Townsend, Associate Professor and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science
S.T.B., Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome
M.A., Notre Dame Pontifical Catechetical Institute
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Kevin Tracy, Associate Professor and Academic Dean
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies
B.A., Swarthmore College
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Matthew A. Tsakanikas, Associate Professor 
Department of Theology
B.A., Christendom College
S.T.L., S.T.D., Pontifical John Paul II Institute, Pontifical University of the Lateran

Jakub Voboril, Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
B.A., Newman University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Owen Vyner, Associate Professor
Department of Theology (Chairman)
B.A., University of Western Australia
GradDipEd, University of Notre Dame (Australia)
MTheol, John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family
S.T.L., Liturgical Institute (Mundelein)
Ph.D., John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family

Andrew Whitmore, Assistant Professor
Department of Theology
B.A., Assumption College
M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Mark Wunsch, Associate Professor and Academic Director of Christendom’s Semester in Rome
Department of Philosophy (Chairman)
B.A., Regis University
Ph.L., Ph.D., Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome

Part-Time Faculty and Instructors

Jeffrey Alban, Adjunct Professor
Music
B.S., B.A., Duquesne University
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D., University of Miami

Molaika Beer, Adjunct Professor
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies
M.A., Bryn Mawr College

James Bergida, Adjunct Professor
Department of Political Science and Economics
B.A., Christendom College
M.Phil., D.Phil., University of Oxford

Giorgio Castiglia, Adjunct Professor
Department of Political Science
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Cand), George Mason University

John Devanny, Adjunct Professor
Department of History
A.B., Mount St. Mary University
M.A., Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Damian B. Fedoryka, Adjunct Professor
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science
B.A., Christendom College
M.S., George Mason University

Larissa Fedoryka, Adjunct Professor
Music
B.Sc., Franciscan University of Steubenville
B.A., Ohio University (Athens)
MM/DMA, University of California

George Garrigan, Adjunct Professor
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science
Ph.D., University of Iowa

Monica (Burke) Jeffery, Adjunct Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Ph.D.(cand), The Catholic University of America

Dixie Dillon Lane, Adjunct Professor
Department of History
B.A., Middlebury College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Rafael A. Madan, Adjunct Professor
Department of Political Science
B.A., J.D., University of Virginia

Vincent Mata, Adjunct Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.Phil., Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum, NY
M.A., The Catholic University of America
J.D., George Mason University

Anthony P. McDonald, Adjunct Professor
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies
B.A., Indiana University
M.A., University of Notre Dame

Tom McFadden, Coordinator and Adjunct Professor of Education for a Lifetime
B.A., M.A., Christendom College
M.B.A. Essentials, Shenandoah University
Certified Professional Career Coach, Professional Assn. of Resume Writers and Career Coaches

Cynthia M. Nolan, Adjunct Professor
Department of Political Science
B.A., Ph.D., American University

Rory O’Donnell, Adjunct Professor
Department of Philosophy
B.A., Christendom College
M.A., Loyola Marymount University
Ph.D. (cand), Marquette University

Peter O’Hagan, Adjunct Professor
Department of History
B.A., University of St. Michael’s College
M.A., Ph.D., Center of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto

David Owen, Adjunct Professor
Department of Classical and Early Christian Studies
B.A., M.A., Columbia University
A.M. Ph.D. (cand) Harvard University

Michael Paul, Adjunct Professor
Department of History
B.A., M.A., University of Kansas
Ph.D., University of Miami

Fr. Marcus Pollard, Adjunct Professor
B.A., St Charles Borromeo Seminary
M.A., Notre Dame Pontifical Catechetical Institute
MDiv., Mount St Mary’s Seminary in 1989

Alka Shanahan, Adjunct Professor
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science
B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Garhwal University, India

Mary Ellen Stanford, Adjunct Professor
Department of Theology
B.A., University of Dallas
M.T.S., Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family

Kristin Stephens, Instructor of Education for a Lifetime
B.A., Roanoke College
M.Sc., Radford University
Certified Career Counselor, National Career Development Association

Kelly Wing, Adjunct Professor
Department of Modern Languages
M.S. (Spanish) Minnesota State University- Mankato
M.S. (Education) Capella University

Jerry Zadnick, Adjunct Professor
Department of Mathematics and Natural Science
B.S, M.S., Virginia Tech
M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Emeriti

John M. Janaro, Associate Professor Emeritus
Department of Theology (Retired May, 2008)
B.A., Christendom College
M.Div., S.T.L., Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.

William H. Marshner, Professor Emeritus
Department of Theology
B.A., Gettysburg College
M.A., University of Dallas
S.T.L., S.T.D., John Paul II Institute

Mary Alice Rice, Professor Emerita
Department of Modern Languages
B.A., University of Central Arkansas
M.A., University of Oregon

Robert C. Rice, Professor Emeritus
Department of English Language and Literature
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles
M.A., D.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon