Religious Studies Faculty

Adler, William, PhD (Pennsylvania) MDiv (Yale) BA (Franklin and Marshall)
Professor of Religious Studies, Member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
Specializes in early Judaism and Christianity, with research interests in Jewish and Christian historiography.
443 Withers Hall
515-6334

Homepage
email: william_adler@ncsu.edu

Bigelow, Anna B., PhD (California, Santa Barbara) MA (Columbia) BA (Smith)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Specializes in South Asian Religions, particularly Islam and inter-religious relations, shared sacred sites, conflict resolution, and religious extremism.
429 Withers Hall
515-6194

Profile
Homepage
email: anna_bigelow@ncsu.edu

Bivins, Jason C., PhD MA (Indiana) BA (Oberlin)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Associate Head of the Department, Member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
Specializes in the religions of the United States, particularly the intersections between religion and politics since 1900.
340B Withers Hall
515-6102

Profile
email: jcbivins@ncsu.edu

Collins, Brian H., PhD MA (Chicago) BA (NC State)
Teaching Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Specializes in Hinduism, Buddhism, and theories of religion, with additional interests in outsider scholarship, sacrifice, and
psychoanalysis.
425 Withers Hall
515-6337
email: bhcolli2@ncsu.edu

Cunningham, Mary Kathleen, PhD MPhil MA MDiv (Yale) BA (Carleton)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Religious Studies Honors Director, Member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers, Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
Specializes in contemporary Western religious thought, theological hermeneutics, and the history of biblical interpretation.
347 Withers Hall
515-6105
email: mk_cunningham@ncsu.edu

Harwood, Karey A., PhD (Emory) MTS (Harvard) BA (Yale)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers
Main areas of interest include bio-medical ethics, social ethics, feminist theory, and the sociology of religion and morality.
449 Withers Hall
515-6383
email: karey_harwood@ncsu.edu

Sturdevant, Jason S., PhD Candidate (Princeton Theological Seminary) MDiv (Nazarene Theological Seminary) BA (MidAmerica Nazarene University)
Lecturer in Religious Studies

Specializes in the New Testament and early Christianity.
427 Withers Hall
515-6460
email: jssturde@ncsu.edu

Professors Emeritus

Fitzgerald, Curtis W.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy & Religious Studies
340 Withers Hall
515-3214
email: fitzwc@aol.com

Highfill, W. Lawrence
Associate Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
340 Withers Hall
515-3214