I earned a Ph.D. in Religion-Social Ethics from the University of Southern California (2003), and a B.A. in Women's Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara (1993). I have lectured in Religious Studies at California State University Long Beach and Northridge, and also in English and Ethics at California State University Channel Islands. Also, as Visiting Scholar at UCLA, Dept. of History (2007-08), I studied women, crime, and punishment in Colonial America. My dissertation, "Unity and Diversity: Star Trek's Vision of Transcendence," examined religion and ethics in the Star Trek television series.

Ph.D. Religion-Social Ethics (USC)
Graduate Certificate, Study of Women and Men in Society (USC)
B.A. Women's Studies (UCSB)

FORTHCOMING ARTICLES: "Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita," in Fahey, David M., ed. Milestone Documents of World Religions. 3 vols. Dallas, TX: Schlager Group, (accepted for publication) forthcoming 2011. "Women’s Infanticide: Public Executions in Colonial New England," in The Mellen Encyclopedia of Infanticide, Edwin Mellen Publishers, Edited by Brigitte H. Bechtold and Donna Cooper Graves, 2010 (in press). “Civil Disobedience,” in Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture. Eds. James S. Baugess and Abbe Allen-Debolt. ABC-CLIO (accepted for publication) forthcoming 2011. "Science Fiction Films," "Star Trek Films," "Independence Day," "Metropolis," "Fahrenheit 451," and "Million Dollar Baby," in Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, edited by Philip C. Dimare (accepted for publication) forthcoming 2011.

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