Kristy Nabhan-Warren

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies, University of Iowa

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I am a Religious Studies-trained Ph.D. and my research and scholarship focuses on religion, migration, and work in the United States. I am the inaugural Figge Chair in Catholic Studies at The University of Iowa. I focus on the cultural history and anthropology of Catholicism and am a specialist in Latina/x/o Catholicisms. I have authored five books and numerous articles and am working on a new book about the value of colleges and universities today, and why the humanities matter more than ever. I have been a college professor since 2001, and have mentored numerous undergraduates and graduate students in the humanities and adjacent fields. I am also currently Associate Vice President of Research at The University of Iowa, where I oversee and support faculty and graduate student research and creative work in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Experience

• 2027–present Figge Chair of Catholic Studies, University of Iowa
• 2012–present Professor, University of Iowa
• 2002–2012 Associate Professor, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
• 2001–2002 Visiting Assistant Professor, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky

Education

• 2001 Indiana University, Ph.D. Religious Studies
• 1994 Arizona State University, M.A. Religious Studies
• 1992 Indiana University, B.A. Religious Studies & Political Science

Publications

• 2022 The Oxford Handbook of Latinx Christianities in the United States,
• 2021 Meatpacking America:How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland,
• 2013 The Cursillo Movement in America: Catholics, Protestants, and Fourth-Day Spirituality (UNC Press),
• 2005 The Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions, Catholics Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism (NYU Press),

Grants and Contracts

• 2023 Writing for the Public Good Role: Funding Source: University of Iowa
• 2016 Louisville Institute Sabbatical Grant for Researchers Role: Funding Source: Louisville Institute

Professional Memberships

• President-Elect, American Catholic Historical Association

Honours

2023 American Catholic Historical Association Distinguished Teaching Award

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