Calvin College

Gainey Institute for the Study of Faith and Communication

Fellowships

Gainey Institute Fellows

The Gainey Institute hosts scholars and practitioners as Institute Fellows. We are especially interested in Fellows who are:

• existing or potential leaders in the Developing World,
• influential communication professionals, and
• in the vanguard of communication scholarship.

In conjunction with Calvin College, Fellows may give public or private lectures, consult with the Institute, offer workshops or special courses, serve as a “Communicator in Residence” or “Scholar in Residence” at Calvin College, audit college or seminary courses, and use the libraries and research facilities.

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DeKruyter Graduate Scholars

In conjunction with the Arthur H. DeKruyter Chair in Faith and Communication at Calvin College, the Institute annually awards “DeKruyter Graduate Scholar in Communication” fellowships to graduate students who demonstrate a strong desire to relate faith to the study and practice of communication.

Mary Hulst, Ph. D. After serving as a parish pastor for eight years, Mary Hulst earned a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Illinois and is now assistant professor of preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary.

Sara VanderHaagen Sara VanderHaagen is a doctoral candidate in communication studies at Northwestern University and recipient of a prestigious Harvey Fellowship.

Paul Stob Subsequent to completing his MA at Texas A&M, Paul Stob entered the doctoral program in rhetoric at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he also teaches.

Stacey Wieland, Ph.D. Dr. Wieland completed her doctoral degree in organizational communication at the University of Colorado and joined the communication faculty at Villanova University.

Marcia Van't Hof Marcia Van't Hof is a doctoral candidate in communication at the University of Colorado, studying the role of silence in human communication.