Fellows

A board member of Sojourners and Opportunity International, Debbie is currently a second-year M.Div student at YDS. She is interested in improving the lives of women and children in particular, and family structure in general.

A former assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Melissa Matthes is the author of The Rape of Lucretia and the Founding of Republics, which explores the relationship between political foundings and sexual violence. Her recent work has focused on the role sermons play (and have played) in … >>>

The founding editor of Democratic Vista and a contributor to the Huffington Post, Chris Meserole is currently pursuing an M.Div at Yale Divinity School.

A Ph.D. candidate in Religious Studies at Yale, Michael holds degrees in theology and biblical studies from Yale Divinity School and the University of Notre Dame. His historical research focuses on the emergence of Christianity in the context of the Roman empire, and he is active in contemporary Jewish-Christian relations.

After receiving her Ph.D in International Relations from Yale University, Robin Theurkauf worked as a visiting fellow in the Political Science Department at Yale, where she continued her research on the development of international criminal law. Robin is currently pursuing an M.Div from Yale Divinity School … >>>

Jonathan Teubner is currently pursuing an MAR in Historical Theology at Yale Divinity School. Prior to YDS, Jonathan graduated from Oklahoma State University with a BA in Economics and Philosophy. For 2007-2008 Jonathan studied at Tubingen University in Germany.

Stephanie Vogelzang graduated from Calvin College with honors in religion and political science. She is pursuing an MAR in ethics at YDS. Currently a Beatitudes Fellow at Faith in Public Life, Stephanie is passionate about faith and politics and how they intersect in the public square.

Jessica Collins Anderson has a BA in religion from Princeton, and an MAR from Yale Divinity School. Jess has also worked in New York City for a private equity CEO, and managed the New Canaan Society. She and her husband Max live in Cambridge, MA, where Max is studying for a masters in both public policy and business.

After graduating from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at Princeton University, Evan Baehr worked in the House of Representatives as the Co-Director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. Evan has worked for the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the American Enterprise Institute, and … more >>

Linda Lader is President of the Renaissance Institute and a Fellow at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. During the Clinton administration she assisted the White House with liaison to American communities of faith and advised the President on public policy issues pertaining to religion. … >>>

Rachel Johnson is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where she majored in Government and Religious Studies. She has worked for Common Good Strategies, the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, and for UVA’s Center for Politics. Rachel received an MAR in Theology from Yale Divinity School in 2007.