Faculty and Staff | Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver

FACULTY AND STAFF

Director

Sarah Pessin, Director of the Center for Judaic Studies, Emil and Eva Hecht Chair in Judaic Studies and Associate Professor of Philosophy,
Ph.D., Ohio State University, Columbus.
spessin@du.edu 303.871.7731 (Philosophy) Web Page

Full-Time Faculty

Jeanne Abrams, Director Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Associate Professor, Penrose Library, Ph.D.,University of Colorado, Boulder
jabrams@du.edu 303.871.3016 and .2977 (Penrose) Web Page

Caryn Aviv, Posen Lecturer in Secular Jewish Culture,
Ph.D. Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, IL
caviv@du.edu 303.871.3020 Web Page

Adam Rovner, Assistant Professor of English and Judaic Studies,
Ph.D., Indiana University, Indiana.
adam.rovner@du.edu 303.871.3020 (CJS)

Alison Schofield, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies,
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
aschofie@du.edu 303.871.2752 (Religious Studies) Web Page

Associated Faculty

Pamela M. Eisenbaum, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins
Ph.D., Iliff School of Theology
peisenbaum@iliff.edu 303.765.3167 (Iliff)

Amy Erickson, Instructor of Hebrew Bible, Iliff School of Theology
PhD Candidate, Princeton Theological Seminary
aerick26@du.edu 303-744-1287

Shaul Gabbay, Director of ISIME, Graduate School of International Studies
Ph.D., Columbia University. Post Doctorate Program, University of Chicago
sgabbay@du.edu 303.871.2560 Web Page

Allison Horsley, Assistant Professor of Dramatic Literature, Department of Theatre
MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Yale University
Allison.Horsley@du.edu 303.871.3161 Web Page

Elizabeth Campbell Karlsgodt, Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., New York University
elizabeth.karlsgodt@du.edu 303-871-2947

Lydia Gil Keff, Lecturer, Languages and Literatures
Ph.D., Spanish/Latin American Literature, University of Texas at Austin
Lydia.Gil@du.edu 303.871.7844 Web Page

G. Kristian Miccio LL.M, J.S.D. Associate Professor, Sturm College of Law
Fulbright Scholar 2007-2008.
kmiccio@du.edu 303.871.6361

Gregory A. Robbins, Associate Professor, Religious Studies
Ph.D., Duke University.
grobbins@du.edu 303.871.2751 Web Page

Eliana Schonberg, Senior Lecturer & Director of Writing and Resource Center
Writing Program, Penrose Library.
Eliana.Schonberg@du.edu 303.871.7431 Web Page

Adjunct Faculty

Julie G. Lieber, Adjunct Professor in Judaic Studies and History
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
mailto:JLieber4@du.edu 303.871.3020

Staff

Amy Berkowitz Caplan, Assistant Director of the Holocaust Awareness Institute
M.S.W., University of Southern California, MAJCS, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
aberkow3@du.edu 303.871.3013

Jamie Polliard, Marketing & Communications Director of the Center for Judaic Studies
B.S. (International Business and Marketing) University of Colorado, Boulder
mailto:polliar@du.edu 303.871.2343

Marlene Tolman, Assistant Director of the Center for Judaic Studies.
B.A. (Education) Arizona State University
marlene.tolman@du.edu 303.871.4633

Thyria K. Wilson, Archives Specialist/ Assistant to the Director of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Beck Archives,
J.D., M.L.I.S., University of Denver.
twilson@du.edu 303.871.3012 Web Page