Lori Swick

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Department of Humanities & Communication
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 2:00 to 4:00 pm ET

Areas of Expertise

Philosophy, Religious Studies, Women in Religion

Lori Joan Swick writes novels about women whose contributions to religious history have been neglected and misrepresented. Her published works include the historical fiction novel, Comfort and Mirth (TCU Press, 2009), and a non- fiction book entitled Dreaming~ The Sacred Art (Skylight Paths Publishing, 2014). She is an award-winning poet and essayist. Her Ph.D. is in Religion and Philosophy with a concentration in Women's Spirituality, and she instructs religion and philosophy as an adjunct university professor. She currently resides in Southwest Florida.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy and Religion: Women's Spirituality, California Institute of Integral Studies
  • M. - Master in Theological Studies: Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Values and Ethics
  • Introduction to Islamic Studies
  • Asian Studies
  • Introduction to World Cultures

Online Adjunct Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Southern New Hampshire University, COCE, in Manchester, NH,  June 2014-present

Courses instructed:

  • Perspectives in Liberal Arts
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • Religions of the World
  • Introduction to Critical Thinking



Online Mentor of Philosophy for Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ, August 2014-present

Courses instructed:

  • Contemporary Ethics
  • Biomedical Ethics
  • Ethics in a Digital Age
  • Introduction to Islam



Online "Super" Adjunct Professor of Philosophy for Embry-Riddle Worldwide Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, October 2015 – present

Courses instructed:

  • Values and Ethics
  • Introduction to Islamic Studies
  • Asian Studies
  • Introduction to World Cultures



Adjunct Professor of Graduate and Undergraduate Religion and Philosophy (in the classroom, online, and in blended formats) at St. Edward's University in Austin, TX, 2001-2017


Graduate courses developed and instructed:

  • Women in World Religions
  • World Religions
  • Special Topics in Liberal Arts
  • Elective Topic in Liberal Arts
  • History of Christianity
  • Liberal Arts Perspectives: The Human Spirit


Undergraduate courses developed and instructed:

  • History of World Religions
  • Religions East and West (Comparative Religion)
  • The History of Christian Theology I and II
  • The Hebrew Scriptures
  • The Christian New Testament
  • Women in the Bible
  • Mary and the Saints
  • Judaism
  • Buddhism
  • Mythology, Values, and Culture
  • Adult Prior Learning for College Credit
  • Critical Thinking and Research
  • Moral Issues in Society
  • Capstone (Senior Writing)
  • Humor and Satire



Instructor of Leadership and Composition Classes for the Upward Bound Program at Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX, Summers 2012 - 2014

Courses instructed:

  • Leadership
  • Writing Composition



Instructor and Chair of the Theology/Religion Department at St. Michael's Academy, Austin, TX, 2001-2005

Courses developed and instructed:

  • Moral Issues
  • World Religions
  • Philosophy
  • Geometry

Department Chair, duties included:

  • Design of department curriculum
  • Coordination of assessment tests
  • Staffing, scheduling, training and mentoring, observation and evaluation of teaching staff
  • Maintenance of department budget – purchases and expenditures
  • Coordination of department meetings and events

Member -- Association for the Study of Women in Mythology

Member -- Historical Novel Society

  • St. Edward's University, New College

Nominated for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, 2007, 2008, and 2009

Finalist for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, 2008 and 2009

  • California Institute of Integral Studies academic scholarships
  • University of Notre Dame full academic scholarship and Distinctive Honors for Master's Thesis
  • Kappa Gamma Pi Graduate Student Scholarship
  • St. Edward's University Summa cum Laude with Valedictory Honors
  • St. Edward's University Presidential Award
  • Outstanding New College Graduate
  • Alpha Sigma Lambda Scholarship
  • Linne Sobotic Scholarship
  • David Williams Scholarship
  • First place in Humanities division for presentation of essay, "Should Women Be Allowed to Enter the Catholic Priesthood?" at West Texas A&M University Fifth Annual Student Research Conference