Religious Studies Program
Dr. Robert A. Burns
Chairperson
Harvill 347A
520-621-7419
raburns@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Aomar Boum
Assistant Professor
Marshall 454
520-626-0931
bouma@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Peter Foley
Associate Professor
Harvill 347C
520-621-1757
pfoley@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Scott Lucas
Assistant Professor
Marshall 446
520-626-9562
sclucas@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Alexander Nava
Associate Professor
Harvill 347B
520-626-8149
nava@email.arizona.edu
Dr. Karen Seat
Associate Professor
Harvill 339
520-626-3683
kkseat@email.arizona.edu

Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Donna Swaim
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Harvill 347A
520-626-7032
dswaim@u.arizona.edu

Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Karen Borek
Dr. Karen Borek
Adjunct lecturer
Harvill 347A
kborek@email.arizona.edu
Rev. Elwood McDowell
Dr. Lane Van Ham

Staff
Kathryn Chavez
Administrative Assistant
Harvill 347
621-1383
kathrync@email.arizona.edu

Associated Faculty
Dr. Susan Crane
Department of History
Dr. Linda Darling
Department of History
Dr. Richard Eaton
Department of History
Dr. Esther Fuchs
The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
Dr. David Graizbord
The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
Dr. Thomas Holm
American Indian Studies
Dr. Leila Hudson
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Dr. Victor Hruby
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Susan Karant-Nunn
Department of History
Dr. Hwansoo Kim
Department of East Asian Studies
Dr. Julian Kunnie
Africana Studies
Dr. John Ulreich
Department of English
Dr. Cynthia White
Department of Classics
r. Thomas Willard
Department of English
Dr. J Edward Wright
The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies
Dr. Jiang Wu
Department of East Asian Studies

Dr. Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas received his PhD from the University of Chicago in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations in 2002. Teaching interests include Islamic Thought, Quran, Islamic Law and Sufism. Research interests include Early Muslim jurisprudence and Hadith scholars.