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James Snyder Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 226 EMAIL: jsnyder@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3345 Dr. Snyder specializes in 19th and 20th century European philosophy, and he is interested in classical Greek philosophy, modern philosophy, the nature of happiness, and the intersections between literature, psychology, and religion. He teaches a broad range of courses, including Introduction to Logic, Philosophy and Literature, Existentialism, Postmodernism, and Capstone Ethics. Dr.…
Robert von Thaden Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 209 EMAIL: rvonthaden@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2184 Dr. Robert von Thaden, Jr. is a Professor of Religious Studies at Mercyhurst University who specializes in biblical and other sacred texts. He trained as a biblical scholar under Vernon K. Robbins at Emory University and uses Robbins’s sociorhetorical interpretive analytic to perform his textual interpretations. In that role, he is one of the associate editors of the Emory…
Mary Hembrow Snyder Professor Emerita Contact Information EMAIL: msnyder@emeritus.mercyhurst.edu Dr. Mary Hembrow Snyder is Professor of Theology & Religious Studies and Director of the Wm. C. Sennett Institute for Mercy & Catholic Studies. She has been a member of the Mercyhurst community for the last thirty-three years. Dr. Snyder is also the Director of the Catholic Studies Program and Coordinator of the Joan D. Chittister, OSB, Lecture Series and Archive at Mercyhurst University.…
Richard McCarty Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 205 EMAIL: rmccarty@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2033 Dr. McCarty engages in ethical inquiry from the perspective of critical realism. This approach seeks to discern and name practical frameworks of morality for the sake of human flourishing—mindful of how critical theories can reveal deficiencies and injustices within existing moral, social, and religious systems. Dr. McCarty joined…
Thomas Forsthoefel Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 211 EMAIL: tforsthoefel@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2353 Dr. Thomas Forsthoefel is Professor of Religious Studies, specializing in South Asian religions and philosophies. His articles have been published in Philosophy East and West , Journal of Ecumenical Studies, International Journal of Hindu Studies, Journal of Vaishnava Studies , and Horizons , among others, and he has written or edited four books: "Knowing Beyond Knowledge…
Verna Ehret Chair, Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy; Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 204 EMAIL: vehret@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2532 Dr. Verna Marina Ehret is Professor of Religious Studies, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, and Director of the Evelyn Lincoln Institute for Ethics and Society (ELIES). Her primary fields of study are philosophical and constructive theology. Her most recent publications include a special issue of…
Benjamin Scharff Chair, Thomas B. Hagen Department of History; Associate Professor Contact Information OFFICE: Preston 118 EMAIL: bscharff@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2326 Dr. Scharff is currently working on publishing his dissertation entitled “Busy Mischievous Fellows": Imperial Agency in Pennsylvania During the Seven Years’ War, which examines the interaction of Pennsylvanians and British agents of authority in the colony in the mid-eighteenth century. His teaching and research interests…
Scott Meier Associate Professor, Saxophone, Music Education, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble Contact Information OFFICE: D'Angelo Room 10 EMAIL: smeier@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2432 About Dr. Meier Degrees: B.S. in Music Education, University of Wyoming M.M. in Woodwind Doubling, University of Redlands Ph.D. in Music Education, Florida State University Courses Taught: MUS 108: Introduction to Music Technology MUS 140/240/340/440: Wind Ensemble MUS 140/240/340/440: Jazz Ensemble MUS 171/271/…
Craig Stevens Program Director, Music Therapy, Lecturer Contact Information OFFICE: D'Angelo 17 EMAIL: cstevens@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-3868 Prior to being appointed his position at Mercyhurst, Craig Stevens was director of Medical Music Therapy at Hamot Hospital in Erie, Pa. There his work included patient assessment, treatment planning, and application of Music Therapy with patients in all areas of the hospital. A majority of his work centered around Neurology, Oncology, Palliative Care…
Rebecca Wunch Mary A. Spadafor Endowed Chair of Music, D’Angelo Department of Music; Director, Sullivan Conservatory of Music, Instructor, Clarinet, Theory/Aural Skills, Woodwind Ensemble Contact Information OFFICE: D'Angelo 16 EMAIL: rwunch@mercyhurst.edu PHONE: 814-824-2575 About Rebecca Wunch Degrees: M.M., Music Theory and Clarinet Performance, Bowling Green University B.M., Clarinet Performance, Duquesne University Courses Taught: MUS 101: Theory I MUS 102: Theory II MUS 201: Theory III…