Faculty

​​​​​​The faculty in religious studies are dedicated to our students’ academic success. We strive to provide a friendly learning environment, individual academic advising, and engaging intellectual challenges in order to prepare our graduates to excel in their chosen professions with confidence.

Scott Paeth
Chair of the Department of Religious Studies
Professor
SPAETH@depaul.edu
(773) 325-4447

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Yi (Allan) Ding

• Assistant Professor
• allan.ding@depaul.edu
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Khaled Keshk

• Associate Professor
• KKESHK@depaul.edu
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Kalyani Menon

• Professor
• kmenon@depaul.edu
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Yuki Miyamoto

• Professor
• ymiyamot@depaul.edu
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Christopher N. Mount

• Associate Professor
• cmount@depaul.edu
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Thomas O'Brien

• Associate Professor
• tobrien8@depaul.edu
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Scott Paeth

• Professor and Chair of Religious Studies
• SPAETH@depaul.edu
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Lisa Poirier

• Associate Professor
• lpoirier@depaul.edu
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Chernoh Sesay Jr.

• Associate Professor
• csesay@depaul.edu
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Alexei Sivertsev

• Professor
• asiverts@depaul.edu
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Naomi A. Steinberg

• Professor
• nsteinbe@depaul.edu
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Christopher Tirres

• Vincent de Paul Professor of Religious Studies and Inaugural Endowed Professor of Diplomacy and Interreligious Engagement
• ctirres@depaul.edu
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Emeriti Faculty

Aminah B. Al-Deen, Ph.D.
Paul F. Camenish, Ph.D.
John Dominic Crossan, S.T.D., S.S.L.
Frida K. Furman, Ph.D.
David Gitomer, Ph.D.
Kay Read, Ph.D.
Charles R. Strain, Ph.D.
William VanderMarck, Ph.D​. ​