Faculty
The Department of Religion and Culture has a diverse and varied research profile. Most of our faculty have won external funding from granting agencies, including current SSHRC Insight Grants (Selby, Stephenson).
Dr. Melanie Coughlin
Assistant Professor (cross appointed with the Department of Philosophy)
B.Hum. Carleton University; M.A. University of Ottawa; Ph.D. McGill University
Email: mcoughlin13@mun.ca
Research Interests: East Asian philosophy and religions (especially the Kyoto School and Japanese Buddhism), German philosophy, social philosophy (especially critical disability and feminist theory)
Dr. Michael DeRoche
Associate Professor
M.Th. Laval; M.A., Ph.D. McMaster
Office: AA 5010
Phone: (709) 864-3539
Email: mderoche@mun.ca
Research Interests: Biblical studies, narratology, ancient Israelite religion, 2nd temple Judaism, early rabbinic Judaism
Dr. Patricia Dold
*Currently Associate Dean of HSS (Curriculum and Programs)
Associate Professor
M.A. Calgary; Ph.D. McMaster
Office: AA 5031
Ohone: (709) 864-4538
Email: pdold@mun.ca
Research Interests: Hindu religious texts, Hindu goddesses, women and religion
Dr. Jennifer Porter
Associate Professor
M.A., Ph.D. McMaster
Office: AA 5009
Phone: (709) 864-2469
Email: jporter@mun.ca
Webpage: http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~jporter/index.html
Research Interests: Religion and popular culture, Religion and Disney, Alternative religious movements.
Dr. Michelle Rebidoux
Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Liaison Officer
M.A. UBC, Ph.D. McGill
Office: AA 5030
Telephone: (709) 864-8172
Email: mrebidoux@mun.ca
Research Interests: Philosophy of religion, comparative religion, theories of religion, history of Christianity, religious ethics
Dr. Jennifer Selby
Professor and Graduate Officer
M.A. Queen's; Ph.D. McMaster
Office: AA 5029
Phone: (709) 864-4046
Email: jselby@mun.ca
Webpage: https://www.mun.ca/faculty/jselby/
Research Interests: Islam in the West, secularisms, gender, method & theory, religion and anthropology
Dr. Barry Stephenson
Professor, Department Head
M.A. Laurier; Ph.D. Calgary
Office: AA 5005
Phone: (709) 864-8113
Email: bstephenson@mun.ca
Research Interests: Christian thought and history, ritual studies, religion literature and the arts
Stacie Swain
Assistant Professor (cross-appointed with the Department of Gender Studies)
M.A. University of Ottawa; PhD University of Victoria (pending)
Office: AA 5030
Telephone: (709) 864-8594
Email: s.swain@mun.ca
Research Interests: method & theory, discourse analysis, imperialism, settler colonialism, the politics of religion and spirituality, gender, race, and class, Canadian politics and law, Indigenous governance.