Ph.D., History of Religions, Graduate Theological Union (and University of California, Berkeley), 1995

M.A., University of Chicago, Divinity School, 1984

B.A., Religion and Literature, University of Puget Sound, 1981
Summa cum Laude
 

Chapman University
Department of Religious Studies, Associate Professor, 2001-
Department of Religious Studies, Assistant Professor, 1995-2001

University of California, Berkeley, Religious Studies Program, Lecturer:
Women, Gender, and Religion in India, Spring 1995
Devotional Religion in India, Fall 1994
Methods in Religious Studies, Spring 1992

University of California, Berkeley, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, Research Assistant to Dr. Linda Hess, Spring 1991

University of California, Berkeley, Religious Studies Program, Reader:
World Religious Traditions:    Fall 1991 (Dr. Huston Smith)
                                             Fall 1989 (Ms. Jennifer Rycenga)
Methods in Religious Studies: Spring 1991 (Dr. Richard Payne)
                                            Spring 1990 (Dr. Karen McCarthy Brown)

University of Washington, Seattle, Medical Genetics and Hematology
Advanced Research Technologist, 1984-1987

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Pediatric Oncology
Research Technologist, 1982-1983
 

"War and Reconciliation:  Perspectives of the World Religions." Co-Director.  Southern California, April 1-3, 2003 and Cambridge University, England,
May 26-28, 2003

"Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World." Director. Southern California,
October 3-6, 2002

International Mirabai Conference. International Participants Coordinator.
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India January 4-7, 2001

"Ethics and Religion for a Global Twenty-First Century." Co-Director.
Chapman University and Loyola Marymount University, March 23-25, 2000

"Human Rights and Responsibilities: The Contribution of the World Religions."
Co-Director. Chapman University, April 8-9, 1999

"Gender and Love in the World Religions: New Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century." Co-Director. Chapman University, April 1-3, 1998

"The Meaning of Life in the World Religions." Co-Director.
Chapman University, April 3-5, 1997
 

Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2003

Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University 2003

American Institute of Indian Studies, Senior Research Fellowship, 2002-2003

Griset Lecturer in Religion and Ethics, Chapman University, 2001-2002

Graves Award for Teaching in the Humanities, 1998-1999

Chapman University Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service, 1998

Chapman University, Faculty Research Grants, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2003-2004

American Academy of Religion Research Assistance Grant, 1995-1996

Center for the World's Religious and Cultural Traditions, Berkeley, CA, Student Award, 1994

American Institute of Indian Studies, Dissertation Research Fellowship in India, 1992-93

Henry Mayo Newhall Research Fellowship: "Post-colonial Critical Thought and the Study of Women and Religion in South and Southeast Asia," Graduate Theological Union, 1991-92

American Academy of Religion, Western Region, Student Paper Award, 1990

Mortarboard, Phi Kappa Phi, National Merit Scholar (1977-81), University Merit Scholarships (1977-82), graduation with honors 1981