Faculty
Mary Foskett
Wake Forest Kahle Professor of Religious Studies, John Thomas Albritton Fellow
Michael R. Grigoni
Assistant Professor, Director of Religion and Public Engagement – On Leave Fall 2026
Simeon Ilesanmi
Wake Forest University Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies
Lucas Johnston
Professor of Religion and Environment
Lynn Neal
Easley Professor of Religious Studies
Leann Pace
Associate Teaching Professor, Young Family Faculty Fellow
Emily B. Simpson
Assistant Professor – On Leave Fall 2026
Nelly Van Doorn-Harder
Professor of Religious Studies, Co-Director – Middle East and South Asia Studies
Jarrod Whitaker
Professor, Chair of the Department
Tommy Woodward
Visiting Assistant Professor
Kimberly Wortmann
Associate Professor – On Leave Fall 2026
Affiliated Faculty
Betsy Barre
Center for the Advancement of Teaching – Executive Director
Emeritus
Stephen Boyd
John Allen Easley Professor Emeritus
James Ford
Professor Emeritus
Ken Hoglund
Professor Emeritus
Fred Horton
Professor Emeritus
Ulrike Wiethaus
Professor Emeritus of Religion and American Ethnic Studies