Meet the Faculty of the Relgious Studies Department:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Dr. Michael Costanzo holds a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome.  He specializes in New Testament studies.  Dr. Costanzo’s other interests include opera, theater, literature, and travel.

E-mail: mcostanzo@sjfc.edu
  Dr. John Colacino holds a doctoral degree in ministry from the Colgate Rochester Crosier Divinity School as well as a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome. He specializes in Christian spirituality and ecclesiology. Dr. Colacino’s other interests include lay formation for ministry and ecumenical and interfaith relations.

E-mail: jcolacino@sjfc.edu
  Dr. William Graf holds advanced degrees in pastoral counseling, theology, and education. His specialties include social ethics and the theology of marriage and sexuality. His latest research interests have centered around the use of power and leadership positions in schools. He presently serves as the chair of the Religious Studies Department and is a member of the Strategic Planning Implementation Committee for the College.

E-mail: wgraf@sjfc.edu
    Dr. Linda MacCammon holds a doctoral degree in theological ethics from Boston College. Her specialties include Bible and ethics, philosophical and theological ethics, and Old and New Testament studies. Her current research and teaching interests include the use of scripture in ethics, comparative religious studies, religion in American society, and peace and justice studies.

E-mail: lmaccammon@sjfc.edu
Father Lee Chase holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, Maryland.  His area of specialty is Historical Systematic Theology.  He also holds degrees in Religious Studies and Theology from Nazareth College and Saint Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry.  His areas of interest include Early Church History and Philology, Medieval Church History, Christology, Ecclesiology and Pastoral Studies.  In addition to his position as adjunct professor at St. John Fisher, Father Chase is also Pastor of St. Thomas More Church in Brighton, NY.

E-mail: lchase@sjfc.edu
 

The Department’s faculty resources are further enriched by adjunct professors such as
Dr. Michael Herzbrun and Dr. Muhmmad Shafiq, scholars of Judaism and Islam, respectively.