Education:
PhD, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University, May 2012
- Dissertation Topic: “Reading 1 Corinthians with Philosophically Educated Women” - SAMPLE
- Committee: Professors Warren Carter, Shelly Matthews, Francisco Lozada
- Major: New Testament and Early Christianity
- Minor: Theological Hermeneutics
Study, Non-degree seeking pre-doctoral; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, complete May 2005
MA, Religion; Wayland Baptist University, August 2003
- Biblical Studies Specialization
- Thesis: “The Philosophical and Social Setting in Life and Historical Exegesis of the Haustafel in Ephesians”
- Committee: Professors Glyndle Feagin, Carolyn Ratcliffe, and Glenn Saul
BA, Religion; Wayland Baptist University, May 2001, Cum Laude
- Major: Religion
- Minor: Spanish
AA, South Plains College, May 1999, With Honors
Teaching Philosophy:
It is my desire to inspire students to critically think about the New Testament and early Christian literature in their social, historical, and philosophical contexts. My mentors have taught me the importance of mastering the art of teaching by continually developing professionally in both effective teaching practices and scholarly enquiry. Therefore, I believe that my contribution to a New Testament faculty will have a dual focus on excellence in teaching and scholarship.
Professional Experience:
- Teaching Assistant
- Dr. Francisco Lozada, Supervisor
- Brite Divinity School
- Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Professional Organizations:
- Society of Biblical Literature, since 2005
- American Academy of Religion, since 2005
- National Association of Baptist Professors, since 2005
- Context Group, since 2005
Honors:
- Full Scholarship to the Ph.D. program at Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University, 2005-2009
- Dr. Marianna Brady Memorial Endowment, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2003-04
- Graduate Teacher’s Assistant Stipend, Wayland Baptist University, 2001-03
- Who’s Who Among Graduate Students in American Universities and Colleges, Wayland Baptist University, 2002
- Various scholarships from the Religion Department, Wayland Baptist University, 1999-2003
- Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society for Two Year Colleges, South Plains College, 1997-99
Publications:
- “Women in Philosophy and the Agon Motif in 1 Corinthians 9.” Perspectives in Religious Studies 36.1 (Spring 2009): 49-60.
- Review of Marianne Bjelland Kartzow, Gossip and Gender: Othering of Speech in the Pastoral Epistles. New York: Walter de Gruyer, 2009. The Bible and Critical Theory, 7 no. 1 (2011)
- Review of Christine E. Joynes and Christopher C. Rowland, eds., From the Margins 2: Women of the New Testament and Their Afterlives, Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009. Forthcoming in The Bible and Critical Theory, 7 no. 1 (2011).
Research Interests:
- The History of Women in Philosophy
- Popular Moral Philosophy and Paul
- The Symposium and Early Christian Meals
- Abortion and Exposure in Christian Tradition
- Roman baths and Christian Baptism
