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Educator/Presenter: Conference, Workshop, and Retreats

Background

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Tom has led over 150 professional presentations, including scholarly papers and workshops at the College English Association, International Thomas Merton Society, and National Catholic Education Association conferences. He serves as a consistent presenter for ministry formation with the Archdiocese of Louisville and St. Meinrad School of Theology. 


Beyond serving as faculty in the College of Education and the Director of the Ed.D.: Leadership program at Spalding University, Tom has also served as an adjunct lecturer at: Brescia University (Theology), Bellarmine University (Theology), and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology (Pastoral Studies). He also serves as a frequent academic guest lecturer on topics such as: A.I. and education, bullying/classroom, educational philosophy and practice, qualitative methodologies, and storytelling in the arts for courses in Liberal Arts, Education, and Psychology.


Tom is an active member and has served as a peer-reviewer for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS). He is also a member of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), College English Association (CEA), and The Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain & Ireland (TMS-GBI).


Recognition: 

  • Best in Section - Merton Studies: Thomas Merton: Transformation in Life and Text at the 53rd Annual College English Association Conference, Atlanta, GA (2024)


  • Best in Section - CEA President Forum Panel: Justice Rhetoric through Time and Place at the 51st Annual College English Association Conference, Birmingham, AL (2022)


  • Religious Educational Excellence Award, Archdiocese of Louisville, KY (2016)

Upcoming Events:

2025

- 6/3 - Workshop: Introduction to Scripture, Archdiocese of Louisville Summer Institute

- 6/3 - Workshop: Women of Faith in the Old Testament, Archdiocese of Louisville Summer Institute (co-presenting with: A. Zoeller)

- 6/10 - Workshop: The Advocate: Exploring the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Church and Our Lives, Archdiocese of Louisville Summer Institute

- 6/10 - Workshop: Pilgrims of Hope: Embracing Reconciliation and Forgiveness in a Year of Jubilee, Archdiocese of Louisville Summer Institute

- 7/11-7/13 - Retreat: Diocese of Owensboro Catechists, Whitesville, KY

- 7/22 - Workshop: Introduction to Scripture, Archdiocese of Louisville Summer Institute

- 7/22 - Workshop: Women of Faith in the New Testament, Archdiocese of Louisville Summer Institute

- 9/16 - Workshop (w/ A. Zoeller): Laudato Sí, Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville, KY

Recent Events

2025

  • April 28 - Christus Vivit: Pope Francis and Young People [workshop]
  • April 25 - Assessment, Dialogue, and A.I. [University presentation]
  • April 24 - Understanding Bullying and the Classroom [undergraduate guest lecture]
  • April 23 - [w/ A. Zoeller] Hollywood or History? Podcast: World Religions [podcast]
  • April 3 & 10 - [w/ B. Malewitz] Lent Day of Reflection: Almsgiving & Fasting [parish class] 
  • March 28 - Thomas Merton's novel My Argument with the Gestapo as an example of early North American magical realism: A confluence of surrealism and traumatic imagination [academic paper]
  • March 25 - 19th and 20th-century Lenses of Educational Theory [undergraduate guest lecture]
  • March 24 - Thomas Merton & Pope Francis: Voices for Change in a Culture of Unrest [workshop]
  • March 22 - [w/ A. Zoeller] Faith and Science [workshop]
  • March 13 & 20 - [w/ B. Malewitz] Lent Day of Reflection: Prayer [parish class] 
  • March 4 & 6 - Intro. to Qualitative Research Methodologies [doctoral guest lecture]
  • January 18 - [w/ A. Zoeller] Day, Merton, King, and Lincoln [workshop]

RECENT/highlighted presentations

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Christus Vivit: Pope Francis and Young People

Faculty Showcase - Spalding University

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Assessment, Dialogue, and A.I.: The Role of Higher Education in the Technological Age

Podcast - Central Michigan University

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Podcast - Central Michigan University

  Hollywood or History? World Religions Volume #5 

Paper - College English Association

Workshop - Archdiocese of Louisville Catechist Formation

Podcast - Central Michigan University

Thomas Merton's novel My Argument with the Gestapo as an example of early North American magical realism: A confluence of surrealism and traumatic imagination

Courses Taught

Graduate Courses

Doctoral

o EDD901 Academic Writing & Leadership Theory

o EDD907 Identifying and Analyzing Organizational Issues

o (Co-taught) EDD908 Research Methodology and Problem Solving 

o (Co-taught) EDD920 Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 1 

o (Co-taught) EDD921 Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 2


Graduate

o 44:430 Adolescent Spirituality 

o 44:435 Becoming a Religious Educator  

o 44:300 Evangelization and Catechesis 

o 40:420 Introduction to Youth Ministry 

Undergraduate Courses

o TH101 Introduction to the Old Testament

o TH105 Introduction to the New Testament

o TH241 Introduction to the Catholic Liturgy

o TH302 Christian Marriage & Family 

o TH318 Faith & Justice  

o TH320 The Church

o THEO200 Ultimate Questions 

Secondary Courses

o Christian Scriptures

o Christology 

o The Church

o Hebrew Scriptures 

o Philosophy 

o Sacraments

o Statistics

National Presentations (selected)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2020 - Experience, the Art of Human Encounter: Eisner, Pedagogy, and a Response to Bullying [paper]. San Francisco, CA. adapted to virtual access due to COVID-19. http://tinyurl.com/ra7j74c 

College English Association (CEA)

2025 - Thomas Merton's novel My Argument with the Gestapo as an example of early North American magical realism: A confluence of surrealism and traumatic imagination [paper]. Philadelphia, PA.


2024 - Art as the voice of authentic human resistance in an era of algorithms: Revisiting Thomas Merton's Message to Poets and Answers on Art and Freedom [paper]. Atlanta, GA.


2022 - A nonviolent response to tragedy: Learning from the 16th Street Bombing through the lens of King and Merton [paper]. Birmingham, AL.

International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS)

2023 - My Argument with the Gestapo: Exploring Merton’s traumatic and imaginative narrative through the lens of magical realism [paper]. St. Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN. 


2021 - Secret Path – Using poetry as a catalyst for reconciliation in response to national tragedy  [workshop]. Virtual.


2019 - No one is an island: Experiences of using themes from the writings of Thomas Merton as a response to adolescent bullying in a Catholic school [paper]. Santa Clara University, CA.

National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)

2018 - From heart to missionary zeal: Using language and lessons from athletics to aid adolescent catechesis in the New Evangelization [workshop]. Cincinnati, OH. co-presenter: A. Zoeller


2017 - Media literacy & Scriptural exegesis: Essential skills for 21st century religious educators [workshop]. St. Louis, MO. co-presenter: A. Zoeller

Previous Presentation/Workshop Topics

Education

  • A.I., Assessment, and Higher Education
  • A.I., Education, and Philosophy
  • Art as the Voice of Authentic Human Resistance in an Era of Technology
  • Education through Experience: Understanding Human Encounter
  • Ethical Research for Social Scientists
  • Humanism and Learning Differences 
  • Literature as a Catalyst for Reconciliation as a Response to National Tragedy
  • Media Literacy for the 21st Century
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Storytelling through Original Musical Compositions

Leadership

  • Ethical Leadership
  • Introduction to Leadership Theory
  • Perspectives on Nonviolent Resistance
  • Servant Leadership
  • Systems Theory
  • Tenets of Truth & Reconciliation Commissions (Canada; South Africa)

Popular Culture

  • Athletics and Spirituality
  • Film and the Classroom
  • Media Literacy
  • Secret Path (Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire) in the Classroom
  • Storytelling through Song and Music Videos

Religious Education/Catechesis

  • The Arts and Catholic Education
  • Autism and Catholic Schools
  • Catholic Educators and the New Evangelization
  • Christian Anthropology
  • Christus Vivit: Pope Francis and Young People
  • Church History: The Reformation to the Present
  • The Constitutional Documents of Vatican II
  • Encounter & Engagement: Relationship as the Heart of Catholic Education
  • The Life of Rev. Augustus Tolton
  • Living as a Missionary Disciples
  • Marks and Models of the Church
  • Pope Francis's American exemplars: Day, King, Lincoln, Merton
  • Solidarity and Student Diversity 
  • Technology and Catholic Education
  • World Religions in the Catholic High School Curriculum

Sacraments/Liturgy/Rituals

  • The Canonization Process
  • The Liturgical Year
  • The Paschal Mystery
  • The Sacraments of Initiation
  • The Sacraments of Healing & Vocation
  • The Spirituality of the Season of Advent
  • The Spirituality of the Season of Lent

Scripture

  • Apocalyptic Literature
  • The Golden Age of Israel
  • The Gospels
  • The Major Prophets
  • Media Literacy & Scriptural Exegesis
  • Messengers of Hope: The Accounts of Angels in Scripture
  • Overview of the Torah
  • Storytelling Techniques and Parables
  • Violence in the Hebrew Scriptures
  • Wisdom Literature and Traumatic Imagination 

Spirituality

  • Introduction to Prayer
  • Post-Pandemic Spirituality of Hope
  • Spirituality of Forgiveness and Mercy
  • Spirituality of the Catholic Liturgy
  • Spirituality of the Sacraments of Initiation
  • Spirituality of the Sacraments of Healing & Vocation
  • Spirituality of Vatican II
  • Spirituality in the Era of Technology

Thomas Merton

  • Merton and Adolescent Spirituality
  • Merton, Humanism, and A.I.
  • Merton and the Arts
  • Merton and the Blessed Mother
  • Merton and Christian Leadership
  • Merton and Civil Rights
  • Merton and Creativity/Humor
  • Merton and a Culture of Charity
  • Merton and Education
  • Merton and Latin American Authors (Magical Realism; Surreal Poetry)
  • Merton and Peace/Non-violent Resistance
  • Merton and Poets/Songwriters (Leonard Cohen; Gord Downie)
  • Merton and Pope Francis

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