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Laura Stivers is a Full Professor of Social Ethics in the Department of Social Justice at the School of Liberal Arts and Education, Dominican University of California. She serves as Co-Chair of the Division of Public Affairs and previously held leadership roles including Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Education (6 years), Director of Graduate Humanities (2 years), and Chair of Religion and Philosophy Department (2 years).
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Christian Ethics and Social Theory, Graduate Theological Union (2000)
- MDiv, Pacific School of Religion (1992)
- BA in Philosophy and Urban Studies, Saint Olaf College (1987)
As a feminist social ethicist and scholar-activist, Stivers focuses on intersections of economic, environmental, and feminist ethics. Her research centers on homelessness and affordable housing through lenses of racism, Christian ethics, and environmental justice. She has authored Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches and co-authored Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach and Christian Ethics: A Case Method Approach, with current work on Housing for All. Her scholarship consistently bridges theological ethics with practical social change.
Recent publications demonstrate continued focus on housing as a social good within Christian ethical frameworks, expanding into connections between environmental sustainability, racial justice, and community flourishing. This work builds on decades of research connecting theological ethics to systemic poverty and housing insecurity.
Her distinguished recognition includes:
- Starnes Award for Outstanding Teaching (Pfeiffer University, 2008)
- Starnes Award for Outstanding Achievement (2008)
- Award for Excellence in Service Learning (2002)
- Phi Delta Sigma Honor Society Induction (2001)
- Chan Essay Award on Religion and Economics (1999, 1997)
- Scholar at Homelessness Symposium (Seattle University)
Stivers maintains robust academic service through editorial roles for Journal of Law and Religion (2024) and Religions (2023), committee memberships including Hellenic College Holy Cross Promotion and Tenure Committee (2022) and Society of Christian Ethics University Ethics Working Group (2022-present), and leadership in organizations like the Society of Christian Ethics Board and Southeast Commission for the Study of Religion (past President). Her community engagement includes advocacy with Marin Interfaith Homeless Chaplaincy and local affordable housing initiatives.
Her work integrates institutional leadership, community activism, and scholarly production to advance justice-oriented approaches to housing, environment, and systemic inequality.
