Welcome

Faculty for the Religion/Philosophy Department

Dan Campana, Ph. D
campanad@ulv.edu
Department Chair, and directs degree programs in minority communities. Interests are in the philosophy of religion, epistemology, social ethics, and interdisciplinary studies. Professional paper and presentations are in religion and ethics, and religion and ecology.

Jonathan L. Reed, Ph. D
reedj@ulv.edu
Professor of Biblical Studies, Archeology, and Intro to Religion. Research interests include the historical Jesus. Currently, director of archaeological excavations at Sepphoris, Israel, he has authored numerous articles and two books: Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus and co-author Excavating Jesus.

Richard Rose, Ph. D
roser@ulv.edu
Program Director for the Ecumenical Center for Black Church Studies. Research interest is in religious pluralism. He has presented papers in New Delhi and Cape Town, and has a book in progress titled 20th Century African American Thinkers and Functional Pluralism.

Rev. Debbie Roberts
robertsd@ulv.edu
Director of the Peace Studies program and Campus Minister. Among her interests are ecumenical ministry in the spirit of community building, as well as the relationship of theology to issues of peace and justice. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Women's Studies in Religion. Her research is focused on the role of feminist theory and feminist theology in providing new models for conflict resolution.

Steve Kinzie, M.A.
kinzies@ulv.edu
Steve Kinzie is the Assistant Director of the Learning Enhancement Center and Adjunct Professor of Writing, Peace Studies, and Conflict Resolution. His interests include singing/songwriting, and playing guitar and banjo. In addition to creating songs based on his own words, he has a special interest in setting to music poems from many religious traditions dealing with themes of peace, compassion, and spirituality.

Lisa Porter, M.A.
porterl@ulv.edu
Lisa Porter is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Liberal Studies Program. Among her interests are political violence and children, as well as peace education models for countries transitioning into democracy. She is currently pursuing her Ph. D in Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University. Her research is on structural violence surrounding homeless youth.

Sonya Gravlee, M Div.
gravlees@ulv.edu
Sonya Gravlee is a part time Humanities instructor at the University of La Verne. She is currently pursuing a Ph. D in Religion at Claremont Graduate University. In addition to her interests in peace and service, her research addresses feminist theology, film theory and cultural studies, especially the connection of culture to religion and religious practice.