People

Executive Director, Faculty, and Staff

  • Mahan Mirza

    Executive Director

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  • Rebekah Go

    Communications and Program Manager

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  • Alexander Hsu

    Assistant Teaching Professor

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  • Charles Powell

    Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor

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Faculty Fellows Committee

  • Emmanuel Katongole

    Professor of Theology and Peace Studies

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  • Timothy Matovina

    Professor of the History of Christianity

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  • Kathleen Sprows Cummings

    Professor of American Studies

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  • Thomas Tweed

    Harold and Martha Welch Professor of American Studies and Professor of History

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Faculty Fellows

  • Khaled Anatolios

    John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology

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  • Kraig Beyerlein

    Associate Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Society

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  • Liang Cai

    Associate Professor of History

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  • Peter Cajka

    Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of American Studies

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  • William Collins Donahue

    Professor of European Studies; Cavanaugh Professor of the Humanities; Professor of German

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  • Robert Dowd

    Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs; Vice President and Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives; Religious Superior of Holy Cross Priests and Brothers at Notre Dame

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  • Daniel Groody

    Associate Professor of Theology and Global Affairs; Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

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  • Perin Gurel

    Associate Professor of American Studies

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  • Lionel Jensen

    Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Culture

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  • Karrie Koesel

    Associate Professor of Political Science

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  • Paul Kollman

    Associate Professor of Theology

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  • Aaron Michka

    Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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  • Paulinus Odozor

    Professor of Christian Ethics and the Theology of the World Church; Professor of Africana Studies

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  • A. Rashied Omar

    Associate Teaching Professor of Islamic Studies and Peacebuilding, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

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  • Margaret Pfeil

    Associate Teaching Professor of Theology

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  • Daniel Philpott

    Professor of International Relations and Political Theory

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  • Emilia Justyna Powell

    Professor of Political Science; Concurrent Professor of Law

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  • Gerard Powers

    Director of Catholic Peacebuilding Studies, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

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  • Gabriel Reynolds

    Jerome J. Crowley and Rosaleen G. Crowley Professor of Theology

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  • Maura Ryan

    John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Theology

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  • Clemens Sedmak

    Professor of Social Ethics; Director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies

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  • Sarah Shortall

    Assistant Professor of History

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  • Mun’im Sirry

    Associate Professor of World Religions and the World Church

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  • Xueying Wang

    Assistant Professor of Theology

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Affiliated Faculty

Advisory Board Members

Nasr Book Prize External Advisor

  • Anantanand Rambachan

    Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies, St. Olaf College; Co-President, Religions for Peace

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Master of Global Affairs Fellowship Recipients

  • Mohamed Salah

    Master of Global Affairs ’25

    Mohamed Salah’s journey reflects a fusion of activism, service, and advocacy. Inspired by the Arab Spring and the Egyptian January 25th Revolution, he embraced public service as his life’s mission. From 2012 to 2017, he ardently championed civil liberties and human rights as a dedicated student activist. This fervor led him to the Art of Living Foundation in India, where he delved into conflict resolution
    during a transformative fellowship in 2017. A year later, he pursued leadership and international cooperation at the Hansen Leadership Institute, University of San Diego, expanding his global perspective.

    Returning to Egypt, Mohamed joined Save the Children Egypt in 2019, focusing on unaccompanied youth and refugee children. Simultaneously he embraced journalism, investigating global Islamophobia for esteemed media outlets, fostering understanding and dialogue. Beyond media, he assisted local nongovernmental organizations in Egypt as an independent consultant, offering invaluable
    evaluation and fundraising guidance. Mohamed’ss journey exemplifies his dedication to empowering marginalized communities and advocating for social equity.

    After finishing his master of global affairs, he plans to work in data analytics and research for the government of Egypt or for a think tank that focuses on human rights and social policy reform.