Faculty
![John Lyden](../../_files/images/headshots/john-lyden.jpg)
John Lyden, PhD
Department Chair
Professor of Religious Studies
Blizek Professor of Religion and Film
Editor, Journal of Religion & Film
402.554.2628
jlyden@unomaha.edu![Laura Alexander](../../_files/images/headshots/Alexander.png)
Laura Alexander, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Goldstein Center for Human Rights
Associate Professor
402.554.2628
lealex@unomaha.edu![Rory Conces](../../_files/images/headshots/conces1.jpg)
Rory Conces, PhD
![Brady DeSanti, PhD](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/native-american-studies/_files/images/headshots/bdesanti.jpg)
Brady DeSanti, PhD
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe
Director of Native American Studies
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
402.554.2628
bdesanti@unomaha.edu- Native American and Religious Studies
![Michele Desmarais](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/native-american-studies/_files/images/headshots/desmarais.jpg)
Michele Marie Desmarais, Ph.D.
![Curtis Hutt](../../_files/images/headshots/chuttphoto-300x450.jpg)
Curtis Hutt, PhD
![Bharat Ranganathan](../../_files/images/headshots/branganathan-450.jpg)
Bharat Ranganathan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Brooks Professor of Social Justice and Religion
branganathan@unomaha.edu![Paul Williams](../../_files/images/headshots/pwilliams.jpg)
Paul Williams, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
![Gary Eller](../../_files/images/headshots/eller1.jpg)
Gary Eller, Ph.D.
![Julien Wulfgar (Fielding)](../../_files/images/headshots/jfielding.jpg)
Julien Wulfgar (Fielding)
Emeritus Faculty
![Rami Arav](../../_files/images/headshots/arav.jpg)
Rami Arav, PhD
![William Blizek](https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/philosophy/_files/images/headshots/blizek1.jpg)