K ATHERINE G.

S CHMIDT
123-33 83rd Avenue, Apt. 3202
Kew Gardens, New York 11415
kschmidt@molloy.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Theology, University of Dayton, 2016

Dissertation: “Virtual Communion: A Theology of the Internet and the Catholic
Imagination”
Advisor: Vincent J Miller

M.A. Theological Studies, University of Dayton, 2010

Thesis: “The Ecclesial Vision of William T. Cavanaugh and Ecclesiology in the
Twenty-First Century”
Advisor: Jana M Bennett

B.A. Theology, Mount St. Mary’s University, 2007

Emmitsburg, Maryland

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Molloy College, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, 2016-Present

Assistant Professor
Courses Taught:
§ What is Religion?
§ Judaism, Christianity, Islam
§ Religion in America
§ Religion and Global Moral Issues
§ The Bible

University of Dayton, Department of Religious Studies, 2008-2014

Graduate Teaching Assistant (PhD)
Courses developed and taught (unaccompanied):
§ Introduction to Religion
§ Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies
§ Religion and Film
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Our Lady of the Elms High School, Akron, Ohio, 2015

Theology Teacher, 9th and 11th grades

St. Francis Career College, Lynwood, California

Test Preparation Instructor, Vincentian Service Corps, 2007-2008

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

Lilly Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities, 2010-2013.

Lilly Fellows program description: “The Lilly Graduate Fellows Program
supports, during the course of their graduate education, exceptionally well
qualified young men and women who have bachelor degrees from LFP Network
Schools and who are interested in becoming teacher-scholars at church-related
colleges and universities in the United States.”

Assessment Leader Grant, University of Dayton, 2014.

Common Academic Program Pilot Program, University of Dayton, 2012-2013.

PUBLICATIONS

“Theology and Media.” In Theologians and Philosophers Using Social Media: Advice,
Tips, and Testimonials. Edited by Thomas Jay Oord. SacraSage Press, 2017.

Panelist, Symposium on Deanna Thompson’s Virtual Body of Christ a Suffering World.

Syndicate. April 2017.

“From Sunday School to #SundayFunday: Social Media and the Semi-Public

Performance of the Weekend.” American Studies Journal 61 (2016).

Book review. Secularism, Identity, and Enchantment. Akeel Bilgrami. Politics, Religion &
Ideology 16, 2 (April 21, 2015).

“Turn, Turn, Turn: Considering Conversion in the Theological Classroom.” In Handing

on the Faith: College Theology Society Annual Volume 59. Edited by Mathew
Lewis Sutton and William L. Portier, 121-127. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books,
2013.

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“The Scandal of Our Tradition.” In Hungering and Thirsting for Justice: Real-Life Stories
by Young Adult Catholics, edited by Lacey Louwagie and Kate Ward, 35-41.
Chicago: ACTA Publications, 2012.

Book review. “Speculations on real and virtual worlds fall short,” Edward Castronova,
Exodus to the Virtual World: How Online Fun is Changing Reality (New York:
Palgrave MacMillan, 2007) in National Catholic Reporter, October 2011.

“Catholicism in YA Literature,” co-authored with Jennifer M. Miskec. The Looking

Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Literature 14, 2: 2010. Web.

“The Power of Virtual Space,” co-authored with Derek C. Hatch. College Theology
Society Annual Volume 62. Edited by Brian Flanagan and Johann Vento.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2016.

Book review. Weaving the American Catholic Tapestry: Essays in Honor of William L.
Portier, edited by Derek C. Hatch and Timothy Gabrielli (Eugene, OR: Pickwick,
2017) in American Catholic Studies. Forthcoming.

“The Comment Section of the Faithful: The Role of the Laity in Ecclesial Visions of
Media Ecology." Full, Conscious, and Active: Lay Participation in the Church’s
Dialogue with the World. Orbis Books. Forthcoming.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“There’s No Place like Rome: Migrations of ‘Home’ in the American Catholic

Experience.” Film &History Conference: “Representing Home: The Real and
Imagined Spaces of Belonging,” Milwaukee, MI. November 2017.

“The Comment Section of the Faithful: The Role of the Laity in Ecclesial Visions of
Media Ecology." Full, Conscious, and Active: Lay Participation in the Church’s
Dialogue with the World. Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas/College Theology Society.
Rome, Italy. July 2016.

“Virtual Space and Liturgical Space,” College Theology Society. Rockhurst University.
Kansas City, Kansas. May 2016.

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“Joys and Hopes, Griefs and Anxieties: Theological Possibilities and Worries of the
Internet,” Ecclesia and Ethics II. Online Conference. March 2014.

“‘Click Here!’: Toward a Constructive Theology of the Internet in a Post-Secular

(Virtual) World,” Ecclesiological Investigations. Belgrade, Serbia. June 2013.

“Turn, Turn, Turn: Considering Theology in the Theological Classroom,” College

Theology Society. Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska. May 2013.

“Sin and Redemption in the Virtual World: A Theological Treatment of MMORPGs,”

Villanova Graduate Student Conference. Villanova University. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. April 2011.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Course Scheduling Taskforce, Molloy College. 2017-present.

Search Committee Member, Assistant Professor, Department of Digital Humanities and

New Media. Molloy College. 2017-present.

Faculty, Freshman Learning Communities: “American Studies.” Molloy College. 2017-

present.

Chapter Moderator, Theta Alpha Kappa. Molloy College. 2017-present.

Invited lecture. “Truth and Power: The Prophetic Witness of Catherine of Siena,”
sponsored by the Office of Mission and Advancement. Molloy College. April 20,
2017.

Panelist, “Engaging Students Through Social Media,” Faculty Professional Center.

Molloy College. January 12, 2017.

Faculty Leadership Team, Building Communities for Social Justice Integrated Living
Learning Community. University of Dayton. 2013-2015.

Invited lecture. “Malcolm and Mecca: Religion in The Autobiography of Malcolm X,”
Campus Cultural Connections Event. Religion, Literacy, and Social Justice.

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Sponsored by Building Communities through Social Justice ILLC and The Graul
Chair in Arts and Languages. University of Dayton. Dayton, Ohio. October 2014.

Graduate Student Representative, Department of Religious Studies, University of

Dayton. 2012-2014.

Common Academic Program Humanities Assessment Committee. University of Dayton.

2013-2014.

Common Academic Program Humanities Pilot Program. University of Dayton. 2012-

2013.

Invited lecture. “A Biblical Reflection on Christian Anxiety and Popular Culture,”

Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Dayton. Dayton, Ohio. October 2013.

Blind Peer Reviewer, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, Special Edition,

“Religion and Children’s Literature: A Decennial Examination,” edited by
Jennifer
M. Miskec. Volume 36, Number 3 (Fall 2011).

Invited lecture. “Boxing, Burlesque and Box Office: Constructing Gender in the Holy
Trinity Parish Neighborhood, 1934-1935,” Humanities Symposium. Dayton,
Ohio. October 2011.

PASTORAL SERVICE

“The Eucharist: The Center of an Adult Faith.” Invited address. Adult Faith Formation.
St. Leonard’s Catholic Faith Community. Dayton, Ohio. October 2014.

Weekly Scripture Reflection. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish website
(www.itemissaest.org). Dayton, Ohio, 2013-present.

“War and Peace in the Christian Tradition.” Catholic Moral Theology Series. St. Rita’s
Catholic Church. Northwest Dayton Region. February 2014.

“The Challenges of Community: This St. Patrick’s Day and Beyond.” Perspectives on
Faith and Life Series. University of Dayton. Dayton, Ohio. March 2015.

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RCIA Instructor, Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Dayton, Ohio. 2008-2013.

Blogger, “Being Catholic,” Archdiocese of Cincinnati blog.

www.catholiccincinnati.org/being-catholic. Multiple dates.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
§ College Theology Society (since 2012)
o Section convener: The Art and Practice of Teaching Theology. 2016-
present.
§ American Academy of Religion (since 2012)
§ Theta Alpha Kappa (since 2006)