Eva Braunstein

Eva Braunstein is a Lecturer in the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), affiliated with the College of Letters and Science. She teaches courses such as Approaches to University Writing (Writing 1), Academic Writing (Writing 2), Rhetoric and Writing (Writing 105R), and Religion and Literature (English 110). Her office is located in South Hall 4720.

Braunstein holds a PhD in Religious Studies from UCSB (2021), with a dissertation titled *Human Making and the Making of the Human: Singularity, Sociality, and Creativity in Nicholas of Cusa and Martin Heidegger*. She also earned an MA in Theology from Regent College (Vancouver, Canada) and a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from UCSB.

Her teaching focuses on writing pedagogy, rhetoric, and interdisciplinary approaches to religion and literature. Her scholarly background in religious studies and philosophy informs her academic writing courses, emphasizing critical thinking and interdisciplinary analysis.