People Category: Faculty Fellows

Associate Teaching Professor of Islamic Studies and Peacebuilding Keough School of Global Affairs A. Rashied Omar is an associate teaching professor of Islamic studies and peacebuilding in the Keough School’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. During Notre Dame’s spring semester, he teaches a popular course on the Islamic ethics of war and peace as well […]

Associate Professor, Irish Language and Literature Department of Irish Language and Literature Brian Ó Conchubhair is an associate professor of Irish language and literature, and a fellow of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. He has served as director of the Center for the Study of Languages & Cultures […]

Associate Professor, Painting and Drawing Department of Art, Art History, and Design Fr. Martin Nguyen was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 1979. He is a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and joined the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Notre Dame in 1995. Nguyen creates large-scale […]

Executive Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with ReligionTeaching Professor Keough School of Global Affairs Mahan Mirza is an Islamic studies scholar and expert on religious literacy. He brings extensive pedagogical and administrative experience to his role as executive director for the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, including serving as dean of faculty at Zaytuna […]

Associate Professor of TheologyWilliam W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-Director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism Department of Theology Born of Latino immigrants, David Lantigua graduated with a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Notre Dame. He taught previously at The Catholic University of America, and has been a graduate fellow of […]

Professor of Theology and Peace Studies Keough School of Global AffairsDepartment of Theology Emmanuel Katongole holds a joint appointment with the Department of Theology and the Keough School of Global Affairs, where he serves as a full-time faculty member of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. A member of the Contending Modernities Initiative team, Katongole […]

Assistant Professor, SculptureArea Head, Sculpture Department of Art, Art History, and Design Nooshin Hakim Javadi works at the intersection of sculpture, installation, and performance. As an Iranian now living in the United States, Javadi’s practice investigates the material culture of conflict, displacement, and transition, considering how these experiences are internalized by the body. She received […]

Associate Professor of ArchitectureAssociate Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work School of Architecture Ming Hu is an architect and environmental engineer who studies how to decarbonize the built environment through net-zero impact and healthy building design, particularly focusing on life cycle impact and human health-centered decarbonization of the built environment. Specifically, she investigates the […]

Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biology Hope Hollocher’s laboratory uses population genetics and genomics to investigate a wide variety of mechanisms underlying evolutionary change, such as the genetics of speciation, evolution and development, and adaptation. Her most recent research combines approaches in landscape genetics and disease ecology to investigate how the genetic structuring of […]

Assistant Professor, Women’s and Gender StudiesDirector, Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center Indiana University South Bend(link is external) Since arriving in South Bend in 2015, Darryl Heller has brought his extensive experience as an organizer and activist to the work of the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center, transforming it into a […]