Kathleen Henderson Staudt (she/her/hers)

Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) Henderson Staudt has been teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary since 1994. She currently teaches Christian Spirituality in Lifelong Learning and in the doctoral programs. A poet and spiritual director, she has published 3 volumes of her poetry as well as scholarly work in spirituality and the arts, notably on the poet and artist David Jones, who saw art and poetry as "sacramental" practices. She was a finalist in the 2021 Paraclete Poetry contest. Her new volume, "Viriditas: New and Selected Poems," is forthcoming in 2023. Her website is at kathleenstaudtpoet.com.