Personal Information

Education

Publications - Books (forthcoming)

Publications - Refereed Journal Articles

(2009) A Somber Pedagogy: the Child Death Bed Scene in Early American Women's Religious Literature, 1780-1920." To appear in Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Summer 2 (2).

(2008) "Purgatory in the Carolinas: Catholic Devotional Practices in the Nineteenth Century". Religion in the South Series, Kentucky University Press, 275-302.

 (2008) ”The Eagle and the Dove:  Constructing Catholic Identity through Word and Image in Early American Catholic Popular Literature”. Material Religion: The Journal of Arts, Objects and Belief. Volume 4.3: November, 306-325.

(2007) “Pre-Modern Scriptures in Post-Modern Times: an Analysis of the Revival Movement of Traditional Reading Practices.” Volume 2, 2007, 295-315.

 (2007) "A Communion of Little Saints:  Women Authors and Nineteenth-Century American Child Hagiographies". Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, 23.2, 51-67.

(2006) "The Cowboy and the Christian: The Representation of Christian Pacifism in the Early Western". Thinking About Religion: The Journal of North Carolina Religious Studies Association, 6.

(2005) "An Ethics of Representation:  A Case of Redemptive Storytelling". Arts:  The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies, 15:2.

(2005)  "Passion Tickets Bear Mark of Beast! Religous Authority, Otherworld Realism, and Popular Film". Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, XI.

Teaching Experience

University of North Carolina Wilmington

• Women and Religion
• Great Books of the World's Religions
• Women and Religion, graduate course
• Religion and Popular Culture
• Religion and the Enlightenment
• Women in Early Christianity

Awards, Honors and Grants

University Recognition by Graduating Seniors, University of North Carolina, Wilmington (2003 to present)

Grant for Mentoring Student Researchers, Valparaiso University, $6750.00 (September 2005)

Teaching Religion and the Arts, Luce Foundation Grant and Seminar, $4000.00 (July 2005)

Pasulka, Diana L, "Online Course Development Grant," Sponsored by Center for Teaching Excellence, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $5,000.00. (July 2008 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "Travel Award for Research," Sponsored by Center for Teaching Excellence, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $678.00. (July 2008 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "American Academy of Religion Regional Initiative Grant," Private, $6,750.00. (September 2005 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "American Academy of Religion Research Grant," Sponsored by American Academy of Religion, Private, $5,000.00. (September 2005 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "Cahill Research Grant," Sponsored by University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $3,000.00. (June 2005 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "Research Award," Sponsored by Louisville Institute, Private, $3,000.00. (March 2005 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "Summer Research Grant Award," Sponsored by College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $3,000.00. (July 2003 - Present).

Pasulka, Diana L (Principal), "Teaching American History Federal Grant," Sponsored by Department of Education, Federal, $1,600,000.00. (September 2009 - July 2012). Under Review.

Pasulka, Diana L, "Travel Award for Research," Sponsored by Dept of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Carolina Wilmington, $1,000.00. (July 2004 - Present).

Presentations Given

American Academy of Religion Annual International Conference, "The Child Psychopomp: Precedents in Women's Literature and Popular Culture," American Academy of Religion, Chicago, IL. (November 2008).

American Academy of Religion Annual International Conference, "Heaven Can Wait: The Emergence of American Purgatory," American Academy of Religion, San Diego, CA. (November 2007).

North Carolina Religious Studies Association Annual Meeting, "Cowboys and Christians: Christian Pacifism in the Early Western," North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Wingate University, NC. (October 2005).

North Carolina Religious Studies Association Annual Meeting, "Child Immortality in the Ninteenth Century," North Carolina Religious Studies Association, Western Carolina University, NC. (October 2004).

American Academy of Religion Regional Conference, "Saint Clare on the Air: Mother Angelica and the Catholic Church," American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA. (March 2004).

American Academy of Religion Annual International Conference, "The Space Between: Representations of Purgatory in American Popular Culture," American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA. (November 2003).

Media Contributions

• Greater Diversity News. (February 17, 2005).

• Wilmington Star News. (October 2008).
• Wilmington Star News. (March 2007).
• Wilmington Star News. (March 2005).

• The Big Talker Radio. (February 2005).
• The WAV Radio. (February 2005).

• WECT News Station. (March 2006).
• WECT Station. (March 2005).
• WATV News. (November 2004).

Department Service

Committee Member, Scholarship Committee. (April 2009 - May 2009).

Committee Member, Assessment Committee. (September 2007 - May 2009).

Committee Member, Asian Studies Search Committee. (September 2008 - March 2009).

Committee Member, Technology Committee. (September 2002 - May 2007).

Professional Service

Editorial Review Board Member, Australian Religious Studies Review. (December 2007 - Present).

Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. (September 2005 - Present).

Editorial Review Board Member, Journal "Talking About Religion". (September 2004 - Present).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, North Carolina Religious Studies Association. (September 2005 - July 2006).

Conference-Related, North Carolina Religious Studies Association. (September 2004 - July 2005).

Officer, Vice President, North Carolina Religious Studies Association. (September 2004 - July 2005).

University Service

Committee Member, Cahill Research Award Committee. (June 2005 - Present).

Committee Member, Search Commitee: Faculty Online Course Development Faculty Liaison. (September 2008 - February 2009).

Workshop Organizer, Dominic Crossan Public Speaking Event. (January 2007 - April 2007).

Workshop Organizer, University Event Community and Academic Conference Women in Religion: Uncovering Their Stories. (September 2004 - March 25, 2005).

Consulting

Non-Profit, Pender County School District, Pender County, NC. (March 18, 2009 - Present).

Professional, Oberlin University Religious Studies Department. (June 2005 - August 2005).

Professional Memberships

Society for the Study of Arts in Religious and Theological Studies. (2006 - Present).

North Carolina Religious Studies Association. (2003 - Present).

American Academy of Religion. (1999 - Present).