Teresa Delgado

Teresa Delgado is a Professor and Chairperson of the Religious Studies Department at Iona College (New Rochelle, NY), concurrently serving as Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program. She specializes in theology and ethics, teaching courses like Biomedical Ethics, Christian Sexual Ethics, and Violence/Peace Studies. Her research focuses on decolonial theology, racial/ethnic/sexual justice, transformative pedagogies, and inclusive education frameworks. Key works include her 2017 book A Puerto Rican Decolonial Theology: Prophesy Freedom and an upcoming manuscript on Catholic sexual ethics (Loving Sex).

Dr. Delgado actively engages in campus-wide initiatives addressing societal challenges, such as organizing teach-ins on Trump-era political tensions and navigating classroom debates on executive orders. Her scholarship bridges academic rigor with practical social justice advocacy, emphasizing marginalized communities' theological perspectives.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts. Her advising and grant activities remain unreported in this dataset. She contributes regularly to the Wabash Center’s blog series on teaching religion and politics, reflecting her commitment to pedagogical innovation in contested spaces.