People
Faculty, Staff and Graduate Student Directory
Our eight world-class, nationally recognized faculty produce and promote crucial scholarship in their diverse fields and prepare our student to engage in ongoing public conversations about religion, culture and politics. Our dedicated staff and student workers support our work as we explore religious traditions in our current world. You'll find contact information and profiles for our Department community below.
![Christy Cobb](/sites/default/files/2023-11/rlgs-christy-cobb.jpg)
Patrick Joseph D'Silva
Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies
![placeholder with du logo](https://embed.widencdn.net/img/du/3xxvf0ra7m/464x622px/Grey_Shield_FINAL.png)
Sandra Lee Dixon
Assistant Director, DU/Iliff Joint Doctoral Program in the Study of Religion; Associate Professor, Psychology & Religion, Critical Theory; Chair, Religious Studies
303-871-2753 (Office)
![Jason Jeffries](https://embed.widencdn.net/img/du/i13uowx7g6/2666x4000px/Jason_Jeffries_408.jpg)
Jason O Jeffries
Assistant Professor, African American Religions and Critical Theory
303-871-5170 (Office)
![Benjamin Nourse](https://embed.widencdn.net/img/du/abuseo1mnb/1728x2592px/benjamin_nourse_profile.jpg)
![Carl A. Raschke](/sites/default/files/2023-11/rlgs-carl-raschke.jpg)
Gregory Robbins
Professor Emeritus
![Profile photo of Alison Scotfield](/sites/default/files/Alison-Scotfield-Profile.jpg)
![Dheepa Sundaram](/sites/default/files/2023-11/rlgs-dheepa-sundaram.jpg)
Dheepa Sundaram
Assistant Professor, Hindu Studies, Critical Theory and Digital Religion
303-871-2888 (Office)
![Jennifer L Williams](/sites/default/files/2023-11/rlgs-jennifer-williams.jpg)