Aimee A, Hein, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Theology
College of Arts and Sciences
DHHC - Dowling Hall/Humanities Center - 132

Aimee A, Hein, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Aimee Hein’s research focuses on social ethics, migration, responsibility, justice and peacebuilding, ecological ethics, and Catholic social teaching. Her book, Theology in Motion: Migration, History, and Responsibility (Fortress Press, 2024), explores the historical development of immigration discourse, policy, and trends in the United States and proposes a reparative, responsibility ethics framework for guiding Christian approaches to immigration ethics today. Hein holds a PhD in theological ethics from Boston College and is a member of the Society of Christian Ethics, College Theology Society, and American Academy of Religion.  She is an avid sports fan (go Jays!) and a musical theater lover.

Research Focus

Social ethics, migration, responsibility, justice and peacebuilding, ecological ethics, and Catholic social teaching

Department

Theology

Position

Assistant Professor