Jeffrey Cobbold

Jeffrey Cobbold is an artistic researcher, multimedia artist, and New Jerseyan. Jeffrey holds degrees from Berklee College of Music’s Valencia, Spain campus, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. He is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts student & special faculty lecturer at California Institute of the Arts within the Performer-Composer program.

Jennifer McNeany

Dr. Jennifer McNeany currently serves as Assistant Professor of Educational and School Psychology at Indiana University Kokomo. Previously, she has served in roles as a PK-12 district administrator for special education and mental health services, PK-12 school psychologist, adult literacy administrator, and classroom teacher. Her interests center on assessment literacy, instructional planning, and reflective teaching. She is also interested in research on relational teaching and its influence on student outcomes to strengthen both scholarly understanding and classroom practice. In her free time, Dr. McNeany enjoys spending time with her husband and five children reading, playing board games, and traveling.

Monica Rey

Dr. Mónica Rey is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Gammon Theological Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Gender Studies at Babson College. A feminist biblical scholar, Rey holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Boston University. Her research focuses on the intersections of gender, genocide, and the Hebrew Bible, including its afterlives in contemporary discourse and practice. Rey is co-chair of the Feminist Studies in Religion LAB.

Grace Vargas

Grace Vargas (She/Her/Ella) is Assistant Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. She teaches courses on Latine and Latin American religion and spirituality. She received her PhD in Religious Studies from Southern Methodist University. Dr. Vargas also has a BA from Rutgers University and a MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. She defended her dissertation in 2020 which was titled, “Lo Que Predicábamos No [Era] Americanismo”: Protestantism and Cross-Cultural Religious Encounter in the Shadow of Empire, a Twentieth Century Cuban Case Position. Dr. Vargas’s research in the history of religions investigates the intersections of cross-cultural religious encounter and identity formation, with particular attention to the entanglements of religion, empire, and politics.

Inspired by Rubem Alves, Dr. Vargas sees the task of history as one of recovery and sacramental dissemination. Her work centers on the history of Christianity in Latin America, particularly the Protestant Church. Employing critical and postcolonial methodologies, she examines previously unheard voices from history, allowing new histories to emerge. These new histories witness the significant and unique ways in which the Latin American Church and its progeny, the Latine Church in the United States, have historically contributed to the story of the global Christian movement.

Denise Dawkins Weir

Dr. Denise Dawkins Weir is a Higher Education professional with over 17 years of experience and a continued commitment to growth and impact. Throughout her career, she has held a range of administrative and student support roles across HBCUs, minority-owned businesses, private higher education institutions, state-funded agencies, and grant-funded organizations. 

In 2021, she joined Dominican University New York with a vision to streamline office administration, cultivate meaningful and lasting relationships with the student body, and foster a strong sense of connection across campus. Dr. Weir is dedicated to building authentic and empowering relationships with Black and Brown students, while continuing to elevate and bridge local community organizations with the Division of Business, Innovation, and Leadership programs.

As newly minted, she earned her doctoral degree from Manhanttanville University in 2026.  After defending successfully, her research focuses on Autistic Black male students post-secondary academic persistence – “Unseen and Unheard:  Interpreting Culture and the Lived experiences of Autistic Black males students through an IPA Study”.  

At the core of her work ethic, there is a deep commitment to student advocacy ensuring that every student feels supported, seen, and positioned for success.