Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts Staff
Contact any of the staff members:
Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
805.565.6239
libarts@westmont.edu
Director of Student Engagement, Strategic Partnerships, and Operations
Christen is a 2001 alumna of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ with a BA in Communication Studies. She earned an MPA from Seton Hall University, and prior to coming to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, served as the program director for the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.
Director of Academic and Congregational Integration
Aaron holds a Ph.D. in church history and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Before coming to Santa Barbara, he was an adjunct professor of religion at Villanova University; at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, he's taught courses in history, writing, and education. His research focuses on the institutionalization of American mainline Protestantism in the early twentieth century, with particular emphases on war, money, and gender.