GRANTS & HONORS
02 March 2007

2004–2006	Co-investigator, Wabash Center Barbara Walwoord Study of Best Teachers of the Introductory Religion Course
2005	Kahl Endowment for Internationalizing the Curriculum, John Carroll University 2005 Turkey Institute Project
2004	Nominated to participate in a national study of Fifty Best Teachers of introductory religion/theology courses (Principal Investigator, Barbara Walwoord, University of Notre Dame), sponsored by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Religious and Theological Education (Fall 2004–Summer 2006)
2003	Nominated for the Seminar “Teaching About Islam and Middle Eastern Culture” at the American Center of Oriental Research in Amman, Jordan; sponsored by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the Council of Independent Colleges, and the United States Department of State. Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Study Leave Grant for the research project: “The Role of the Religious Studies Introductory Course in Supporting the Jesuit Mission in Catholic Higher Education in the 21st Century.” $50,000. Funded for Fall 2003. John Carroll University Seminar, Education for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, Consultation on Technology and Teaching (August 2003) John Carroll University Catholic Studies Summer Course Development Fellowship 2003 Grauel Research Fellowship (Spring 2003)
2002	Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning in Theology and Religion, Grant for Workshop on Teaching & Technology John Carroll University Catholic Studies Summer Course Development Fellowship John Carroll University Seminar, Peace-Building and Social Justice in International & Domestic Perspective
2001	John Carroll University Summer Research Fellowship
2000	Nomination for the Lucretia Cullicia Award for Excellence in Teaching Crossroads of Early Christianity Grant for Study-Tour of Turkey Kahl Endowment for Internationalizing the Curriculum Wabash Center Grant for research in Turkey John Carroll University Program in Applied Ethics Grant John Carroll University Summer Research Fellowship
1999	Ameritech Technology in Teaching Workshop Series John Carroll University Instructional Grant John Carroll University Summer Research Fellowship
1998	Kahl Endowment for Internationalizing the Curriculum John Carroll University Seminar, Teaching as Understanding: An Emphasis on Student Learning John Carroll University Program in Applied Ethics Grant
1997	Grauel Research Fellowship John Carroll University Summer Research Fellowship
1996	Regional Scholar for the Eastern Great Lakes and Midwest Region of the Society for Biblical Literature Kahl Endowment for Internationalizing the Curriculum John Carroll University Research Grant John Carroll University Program in Applied Ethics Grant
1995	John Carroll University Research Grant John Carroll University Instructional Grant
1994	John Carroll University Summer Research Fellowship John Carroll University Program in Applied Ethics Grant
1993	John Carroll University Seminar, Toward Internationalizing the Curriculum John Carroll University Research Grant John Carroll University Minority Course Development Fellowship
1989	Ph.D. Northwestern University, summa cum laude
1982–1985	Northwestern University Research Fellowship
1981	M.A. University of Dallas, maxima cum laude
1980–1981	University of Dallas Merit Scholarship