Biography

Bro. Brian is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area.  He professed first vows with the Society of the Divine Word in 1985.  Since then he has earned an MA in Anthropology at The Catholic University of America and an MA in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University.  He is glad to be teaching at Divine Word College.

Education

M.A. -- Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia,  2018 (Conflict Transformation)

M.A. -- The Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., 1994 (Anthropology)

B.A. -- Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa, 1984 (Social Sciences)

Courses Taught at DWC

Cultural Anthropology
Methods of Social Research
Cross Cultural Perspectives on Trauma and Healing

Publications

“Border Immersion: From Experience to Action”, Verbum SVD, 2016

Professional Affiliations  

American Anthropology Association
Society for Humanistic Anthropology

Intercultural Experience

Lived for 1 year in Japan
Visited several countries
Worked within a wealth of cross-cultural experiences