It’s official! I’m thrilled to be joining my colleagues at Villanova University’s Center for Church Management. I will try not to be too redundant (you can read more about my excitement in the press release), but for now it is settled that I’ll be working on a book exploring Catholic leadership models across the globe, another book updating Dr. Chuck Zech’s 2006 study Best Practices for Parish Stewardship, and research on synodality. It will be a fully remote position, so I’ll still be involved in my local projects (and local life generally!). It is an honor to be studying these topics at such a quality center as well as contributing to research that our pope is so interested in… and from his alma mater, no less!

Go Cats! 😀

I’m excited to begin the new year as an Associate Member of the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice at Blackfriars Hall. Blackfriars was first established in 1221 as a Dominican priory and is today a part of the University of Oxford. The Las Casas Institute explores the ways Catholic social teaching, especially from a Dominican perspective, might weigh in on the various socio-ethical problems of our day. They surface solutions through scholarly dialogue and foster community among their fellows. The projects at Las Casas place a special emphasis on the experiences of marginalized groups, which is very important to me personally and professionally. I am thrilled to be a part of this learning community that brings faith and interdisciplinary research together in socially generative ways!