SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai
SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai is full professor of theology and religious studies, and an affiliate faculty of ethnic studies at the University of Portland; a board member of the Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leadership at the Oblates School of Theology; and an affiliate faculty for the graduate program at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. He is a Fellow at the Westar Institute and a former Fellow at the Jesuit Institute at Boston College. He has served as past board member of the College Theology Society, and the Catholic Theological Society of America. He is a member of the editorial board for some peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Aihiokhai’s research focuses on religion, race, and identity; African approaches to ethics; African philosophies, cultures, and theologies; religion and violence; comparative theology; theological anthropology; themes in systematic theology; and interfaith studies.
Among his published works are: Fostering Interreligious Encounters in Pluralist Societies. Hospitality and Friendship; Religion, Women of Color, and the Suffrage Movement: The Journey to Holistic Freedom; How First-Generation Students Navigate Higher Education through An Embrace of Their Multiple Identities; First-Generation College Students and Study Abroad; and Pedagogies for First-Generation Students and Globalized Classrooms.