Program Director and Staff

The co-directors of the Ethics/Religion and Society Program are Dr. Elizabeth Groppe and Dr. Kathleen Smythe who were appointed in June, 2007.
 

Dr. Elizabeth Groppe, Associate Professor of Theology

Elizabeth Groppe specializes in Catholic systematic theology. Her areas of teaching and research interest include trinitarian theology, theology and ecology, and interreligious dialogue.

Dr. Kathleen Smythe, Professor of History

Kathleen Smythe teaches and conducts research in African history.  Her areas of interest include missionaries and Christianity, colonization, development, globalization and service learning.

Staff

Darleen Frickman

Administrative Assistant
Phone: 513-745-3026
E-Mail: frickman@xavier.edu