Directors and Staff
David Lantigua
William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Director
403 Geddes Hall
dlantigu@nd.edu
David Lantigua is associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, where he has served as co-director of the Catholic social tradition minor in the Institute for Social Concerns. He teaches courses including “God and Slavery in the Americas” and an introduction to Catholic social teaching. His first monograph was Infidels and Empires in a New World Order: Early Modern Spanish Contributions to International Legal Thought (Cambridge, 2020). He is currently writing a book on the Latin American theological and cultural dimensions of Pope Francis’s social teachings and their implications for global Catholicism.
Shane Ulbrich
Associate Director
402 Geddes Hall
sulbrich@nd.edu
Shane Ulbrich is associate director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. Working closely with the director, he helps shape the center’s strategic priorities and leads their implementation. He oversees Cushwa grants, fellowships, and other programs and manages the center’s communications and finances. He serves as editor of the American Catholic Studies Newsletter and develops collaborations within Notre Dame and beyond, including the Religion and Culture in the Americas Seminar at the Newberry Library, which he co-organizes.
Ulbrich holds an M.T.S. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. and B.A. (summa cum laude) from Boston College, where he was a fellow of the Lonergan Institute.
MaDonna Noak
Administrative Coordinator
407 Geddes Hall
(574) 631-5441
mnoak@nd.edu
MaDonna Noak is administrative coordinator at the Cushwa Center. She manages the center’s day-to-day administration and logistics, coordinating event planning, grant administration, and the hosting of fellows, speakers, and other guests. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, she worked in the Department of Biology at Saint Mary’s College.