Jennifer Naccarelli
Jennifer Naccarelli
Associate Chair
Co-Director, Center for Study & Prevention of GBV
Biography
​Jennifer NaccarelliÌýreceived her BA from Dickinson College, her MA in Theological Studies from Claremont School of Theology, and her Ph.D. in Religion from Claremont Graduate University. She is currently the Associate Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Women & Gender Studies at the 91Ô´´. Dr. Naccarelli isÌýthe Director of 91Ô´´'s Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Program, and she teaches and conducts research in the field of gender-based violence. Dr. Naccarelli is the Co-Director, with Dr. Angela Hattery, of the Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence at the 91Ô´´. Additionally, her work explores intersection of feminist theory and practice through the integration of service learning within academic curriculums. ÌýHer historical research focuses on gender and American Catholicism.
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Degrees
Ph.D., Religion, Women's Studies in Religion Program, Claremont Graduate UniversityÌý
M.A., Religion, Women's Studies in Religion Program, Claremont Graduate University
M.A.T.S., History of Christianity, Claremont Graduate University
B.A., Religion, Women's Studies Certificate, Dickinson College
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Current and Past Courses
- Women and Religion
- Introduction to Feminist Theory
- Theory and Methods in Feminism
- Internship in Women's Studies
- The Christian Tradition
- Women and Western Religion
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Published Works
Book Chapters
"Educating for Social Change: Gender Based Violence Advocacy Training through a Feminist Curriculum and Community Partnerships," (co-author Susan Miller)ÌýGender Violence: Interdisciplinary PerspectivesÌý(New York: New York University Press, 2018 forthcoming)
Book Reviews
ÌýEdited by Leona M. Anderson and Pamela Dickey Young,ÌýJournal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 82, Issue 1, 1 March 2014, Pages 276–279.
Articles Published in Refereed Journals
"Innovative University Programs for Teaching About Domestic Violence," (co-authored with Molly Dragiewicz, Susan Miller and Barbara Paradiso)ÌýJournal of Criminal Justice Education,ÌýVolume 24, Issue 4, December 2013, pages 594-611.
Films
Principle Scholar,ÌýUrban Trinity: The Story of Catholic Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: History Making Productions, 2015.
Grant Projects
- Program Grant, Principle Investigator, Domestic Violence Prevention and Services: Expansion, Verizon Foundation, 2017-18.
- Instructional Improvement Grant, Center for Teaching and the Assessment of Learning, 91Ô´´, Women and Religion: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum, 2017, with Allan Fox, Patricia Sloane White, and Polly Zandivar.
- Research Grant, Center for Teaching and the Assessment of Learning, Automating Quizzes in Large Classes, 91Ô´´, 2017.
Recent Presentations
- "Cultivating a Trauma Informed Campus Climate: Survivor, Faculty, and Administrator Interactions in a Mandatory Reporting Context," National Women's Studies Association, November 2017.
- "Small Steps Guide Big Visions: A Roundtable on Growing our Programs,"ÌýNational Women's Studies Association, November 2017.
- "Prevention in Delaware: Sharing Stories & Highlights of Local Efforts to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence,"ÌýDelaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Advocates Retreat and Conference, 2016.
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Hope in the fight against gender-based violence
November 03, 2023 | Written by Hilary DouwesThe fight against gender-based violence is a multi-faceted and complex issue. So when the organizers of a recent national conference about the topic held at the 91Ô´´ started planning the event, they intentionally took an interdisciplinary approach. -
Addressing Gender-Based Violence
September 20, 2023 | Written by Hilary DouwesThe 91Ô´´'s Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence will host a national conference on gender-based violence on Sept. 28 and 29. -
College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Members Honored
June 07, 2023 | Written by CAS StaffEight 91Ô´´ faculty members were recently honored by the College of Arts and Sciences for excellence in the areas of teaching, scholarship, advising, advocacy, faculty mentoring and service.