T.L. Steinwert

About

Tiffany Steinwert, Ph.D. became Dean for Religious & Spiritual Life at Stanford University in February of 2019. Dean Steinwert nurtures religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical education for students, staff, and faculty. She aims to build relationships amidst difference and to cultivate healthy contemplative practices for the transformation of self and world. Trained as a practical theologian, her scholarly work explores chaplaincy in higher education, emerging pedagogies for inter-religious education, and contemplative studies. Prior to her roles in higher education, Steinwert served as an ordained elder in the New England Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, as a national organizer for diverse social justice organizations, and as an instructor at Boston University, Harvard Kennedy School, and Brite Divinity School leading courses in theology, community organizing, and leadership. Steinwert holds a B.A. degree in Psychology and Women’s Studies from Williams College, a Master of Divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology, and a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from Boston University.