Jodi Eichler-Levine

Interests and expertise:

Jodi Eichler-Levine, Ph.D.

Office: A/C 308

Phone: (920) 424-7307

Email: eichlerj@uwosh.edu

Education:

B.A. summa cum laude in Near Eastern and Jewish Studies from Brandeis University, 2000; M.A. 2004 and Ph.D.,2007, in Religion from Columbia University.

Jodi Eichler-Levine is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Professor Eichler-Levine’s work has appeared in American Quarterly and she has presented papers at numerous academic meetings, including the Association for Jewish Studies and the American Academy of Religion. Her research interests include the role of religion in children’s literature, the varying forms of contemporary American Jewish culture, and the intersection between material practice and religion. In her doctoral dissertation, “Memory’s Offspring: Uses of the Past in Jewish, Latter-day Saint, and African American Children’s Literature,” she examined how these three communities incorporate traumatic pasts in telling their stories as uniquely “chosen” Americans

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At UW Oshkosh, Professor Eichler-Levine teaches courses in Jewish Studies and Women’s Studies. With the understanding that courses in both of these areas often touch upon particularly challenging themes, she advises that students be open to learning about new worldviews, which may at times be very different from their own.

Professor Eichler-Levine is an avid Boston Red Sox fan. She also enjoys knitting, along with numerous other fiber arts, and adores Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and just about anything else by Joss Whedon).