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Elisabeth T. Vasko, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Theology at Duquesne University, affiliated with the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. She holds a Ph.D. in Theology from Loyola University Chicago and teaches courses on God, race, justice, and media. Her research focuses on feminist ethics, theologies of suffering, and intersections of theology with racialized and gender violence. She is also affiliated with the Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Technology, Science & Law.
Education: Ph.D. (Theology, Loyola University Chicago, 2009), M.A. (Pastoral Ministry, Boston College, 2001), B.S. (Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999).
Research interests include feminist ethics, justice, constructive theologies, and theologies of suffering. She examines the role of media (e.g., true crime) in shaping moral imagination regarding anti-blackness and sexual violence. Her recent work explores bystander ethics, racial justice, and anti-racist pedagogy.
Publications include True Crime and the Justice of God (2022), Beyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders (2015), and co-edited volumes like “Why We Can’t Wait”: Racism and the Church (2023). Articles span theological ethics, feminist studies, and pedagogy.
Awards include the John G. Rangos Prize (2020) and College Theology Society’s Best Article Award (2017). She has led grants on anti-Asian bias, community-engaged teaching, and juvenile justice.
Teaching focuses on race, ethics, and media, with courses like Racial Geographies and Social Ethics and True Crime and the Justice of God. She advises undergraduate research on topics like gender and race, winning multiple awards.
Service roles include DEI committee work, Phi Kappa Phi leadership, and Title IX programming. She advocates for inclusive pedagogy and anti-racist practices in academia.
