Faculty & Staff

Rev. James M. Daprile, PhD, Special Faculty Status Catholic Studies Institute, is an ordained Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Youngstown, OH. Since 2000, he has been pastor of St. Brendan Parish in Youngstown. Previously, he was Assistant Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mt. St. Mary Seminary of West Cincinnati, Ohio; Campus Minister at Walsh College/University in North Canton, OH and Diocesan Director for Campus Ministry in the diocese. He received his doctorate from Duquesne University in Pittsburg, PA. His dissertation title is "The Power of Visual Imagery and its Correlation to Context: The Graphic Illustrations of Frtiz Eichenberg and the Texts of Dorothy Day as found in The Catholic Worker 1949-1980."

 

     Phone: (330) 792-3875
e-mail: jdaprile@walsh.edu

Dr. Chad Gerber is Assistant Professor of Theology, and his research and teaching focuses upon the history of Christian theology and especially the writings of the early and medieval Church.Dr. Gerber completed his doctorate at Oxford University, writing a dissertation on the Trinitarian theology of St. Augustine.He has also studied philosophy and theology at Duke University, Notre Dame, and Ashland University.

 

    














Phone: (330) 244-4737
e-mail: cgerber@walsh.edu

Phone: (330) 296-6434
email: fatherlavelle@yahoo.com 

Phone: (440) 943-7600 (St. Mary's Seminary)
e-mail:  mmccormick3@dioceseofcleveland.org

Matthew Powell, an Assistant Professor of Theology, is an historical theologian who specializes in the modern era and its affects on the nature and process of religious identity. Dr. Powell frequently views this “modern crisis of religious identity” through the figure of Franz Kafka whose life and work has come to symbolize the growing sense of isolation and alienation of those living outside a religious tradition.

His current interests include bridging traditional Catholic thought and teaching with an emergent postmodern concern for the role of otherness in the process of self-understanding. Dr. Powell received his training from the University of Notre Dame, New York University, John Carroll University, and Marquette University.                                                     

Phone: (330) 244-4748
e-mail:  mpowell@walsh.edu

Dr. Joseph Torma joined Walsh University in 1983 and is a Full Professor of Theology. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Gannon College, a M.A. in Theology from the University of Detroit and a Ph.D in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa. He specializes in social and pastoral theology but also teaches a broad range of courses at the undergraduate level. 

In addition to Walsh, Dr. Torma has taught at Creighton University (Omaha) and St. Bernard's Seminary/Institute (Rochester, NY). He has also organized parish social action committees for the Diocese of Rochester, New York.

Among many publications, Dr. Torma has published a series of articles on Catholic Social Thought for The Peace Voice (Pax Christi) and has written two books that he currently uses in his classes -  The Principles of Justice and Peace: An Introduction to Catholic Social Thought  and  First Church: A Practical Theology of Family as the Domestic Church. 

Dr. Torma has extensive involvement  in church activities at local, diocesan and national levels (as well as with the Catholic Worker). He has coordinated a social justice institute and undergraduate and graduate pastoral ministry programs and has been involved as faculty  in two permanent diaconate programs.

Dr, Torma has been married since 1968 and has four grown sons. 

Phone: (330) 490-7052
or
(330) 490-7199
     e-mail: jtorma@walsh.edu
     Office: La Mennais Hall

Dr. Carey Walsh is Associate Professor of Theology and teaches Scripture. She has taught previously at St Joseph's College in Maine and Rhodes College in Tennessee.  She earned her M. Div. from Yale and doctorate in Scripture from Harvard. She has extensive archaeology experience in Israel and worked as a chaplain and counselor. She is the author of The Fruit of the Vine: Viticulture in Ancient Israel, and Exquisite Desire: Religion, Erotics, and the Song of Songs. Her current interests are in biblical spirituality, modern Catholic thought, and Catholic-Jewish dialogue. 
 

cwalsh@walsh.edu
(330) 244-4665  

Rev. Deborah R. Damore, M.T.S., has been an ACPE/CAPPE Associate Supervisor since 2001. She holds a BA Degree with a concentration in Social Work from the University of Waterloo, a Diploma in Ministry from Zion Bible College and M.T.S. from St. Stephens College at the University of Alberta. She is an ordained Minister with the Assemblies of God/Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada since 1996.

Her professional experiences include serving as a Counselor to the developmentally challenged, principal of a Christian School, Minister of Pastoral Care in a congregation setting; Senior Chaplain at Hamilton Health Sciences and Assistant Professor at McMaster University, Family Medicine. She is a certified chaplain as a Specialist in Clinical Pastoral Education with CAPPE

ddamore@walsh.edu

Rev. Robert (Bob) J. McGeeney, Jr., D.Min, Special Faculty Status Catholic Studies Institute, is a Certified Supervisor with the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE).  He received his B.A. from Chapman University, his M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and D.Min. from Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary.

Since 2001, Rev. McGeeney has served as the ACPE Supervisor at UHHS/CSAHS -Cuyahoga, Inc. - St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.  He previously served four parishes and worked as a hospital chaplain in California and Washington.  Rev. McGeeney is a retired United States Army Reserve Chaplain, a board certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Pastoral Care Specialist with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

rmcgeeney@walsh.edu