faculty
School of Theology Faculty
Maria E. Barga, PhD
Assistant Professor
PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
MPhil, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
MA, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
BA, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
Very Reverend Steven P. Beseau, STD
Rector/President; Professor
MDiv, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois
STB, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois
STL, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy
STD, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome, Italy
Reverend Brett A. Brannen, MA
Director of Spiritual Formation
BA, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
MDiv, Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD
MA, Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD
Perry J. Cahall, PhD
Academic Dean; Director of Intellectual Formation; Professor
BA, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
MA, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
PhD, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, DD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, New York
MA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
PhD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Reverend Louis V. Iasiello, OFM, PhD, (RADM, CHC, USN, Ret.)
Executive Director, Josephinum Diaconate Institute; Adjunct Professor
BA, Saint Bonaventure University, St Bonaventure, New York
MS, Niagara University, Niagara, New York
MDiv, Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC
MA, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island
MA, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
PhD, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island
Grzegorz Ignatik, STL, PhD
Assistant Professor
BA, Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
MTS, Ave Maria University (IPT), Minneapolis, Minnesota
STL, International Theological Institute, Gaming, Austria
PhD, Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Washington, DC
Reverend Dylan F. James, STD
Assistant Professor
BSc, Imperial College, London
STB, Louvain University, Belgium
STL, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
STD, Alphonsianum Academy, Lateran University, Rome
Reverend Marek Kasperczuk, STD
Director of Sacred Liturgy
Assistant Professor
MA, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
STL, The Liturgical Institute/University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL
STD, The Liturgical Institute/University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL
Timothy M. Luis, PhD
Director of Psychological Evaluation and Counseling Service; Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
MS, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Reverend Ervens Mengelle, IVE, STL
Vice Rector, School of Theology
Assistant Professor
STL, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
Reverend Bernard Mulcahy, OP, PhD
Associate Professor
BA, Fordham University
STB/MDiv, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
STL, Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
PhD, Australian Catholic University
William F. Murphy, Jr, STD
Professor; Editor, Josephinum Journal of Theology
BME, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
STL, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC
STD, Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Washington, DC
Reverend David A. Schalk, MDiv, STB
Lecturer (Adjunct)
BA, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio
MDiv, University of St Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois
STB, University of St Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois
Peter G. Veracka, MSLS
Director of Library Services; Associate Professor
BA, Mount St Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Maryland
MSLS, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Reverend Eric Wagner, CR, MA
Instructor
BA, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO
MDiv, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, MO
MA, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Saint Louis, MO
PhD Candidate, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
College of Liberal Arts Faculty
Loyann W. Brush, MA
Assistant Professor
BA, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
MA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Marisa D. Cahall, PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
BS, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
MA, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
PhD, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
David J. De Leonardis, PhD
Academic Dean; Director of Intellectual Information; Associate Professor
BA, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
MA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Douglas C. Fortner, PhD
Associate Professor
BA, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
MA, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
Eric S. Graff, PhD
Dean of Institutional Planning, Assessment, and Accreditation; Associate Professor
BA, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
MA, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
MA, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
MSL, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada
PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Jason J. Keefer, DMA
Director of Sacred Music; Assistant Professor
BS, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York
MM, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DMA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Reverend Michael J. Kelly, MA
Director of Spiritual Formation
BA, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania
MA, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania
Reverend Thomas Kessler, STD
Spiritual Director
BA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
STB, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
STL, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
STD, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
Beverly S. Lane, MLS
Associate Librarian; Associate Professor
BA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
MLS, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Marny S. Lemmel, PhD
Assistant Professor
BA, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
MA, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Reverend Michael J. Lumpe, MDiv
Vice Rector, College of Liberal Arts
BA, John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio
BPhil, MDiv, Pontifical College Josephinum
Reverend Victor-Antonio Moratin, CPM, MDiv
Director of Pastoral and Apostolic Formation
Dean of Men, College of Liberal Arts
AS, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland
BA, Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Cromwell, Connecticut
MDiv, Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary of the West, Cincinnati, Ohio
Patricia A. Polko, MA
Coordinator of English as a Second Language and Learning Services
Instructor
BA, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
MA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Kevin R. Poole, PhD
Associate Professor
BA Ed, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
MA, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
PhD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Daniel Shields, PhD
Assistant Professor
BA, Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, California
MA, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
PhD, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
