Regular Faculty
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Chair
Associate Professor, Religious Studies & Asian Studies
B.A., Victoria University of Wellington; Ph.D., Australian National University
Areas of specialization: Buddhism in Tibet, the East and South Asian Himalayas, and beyond.
Michael Amoruso
Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
B.A., Lehigh University; M.A., University of Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
Areas of specialization: death, race, and urban religion in the United States and Latin America.
Kristi Upson-Saia
David B. and Mary H. Gamble Professorship in Religion
B.A., University of Washington; M.Div., Princeton Theol. Sem.; Ph.D., Duke University
Areas of specialization: late ancient Mediterranean religions; dress and performativity; history of medicine, health, and healing
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Candace Mixon
Visiting Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., McGill University; P.h.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Areas of specialization: Islamic studies, Iranian studies, contemporary Shi’ism, material religion, gender studies
Emeriti/ae Faculty
David B. and Mary H. Gamble Professor in Religion, Religious Studies, Emeritus (1980-2018)
Religious Studies
Area of specialization: Buddhism
Professor, Religious Studies, Emeritus (1989-2019)
Religious Studies
Area of specialization: American religious history