13 Department of Religious Studies

If you need assistance of any kind, please contact us. Our departmental office is regularly open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm and closed for lunch daily from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. The office is located in University Hall (UH), room 123.

Note – remote working and office hours may differ due to our current flexible work program.

• Celia Rothenberg, Chair, relsch@mcmaster.ca
• Hanna Tervanotko, Graduate Chair, tervanoh@mcmaster.ca
• Matt Thiessen, Undergraduate Chair, matthew.thiessen@mcmaster.ca

We are fortunate to have the following staff in Religious Studies to assist you.

• Leahann Hendrickse, Department Manager, lhendri@mcmaster.ca
• Doreen Drew, Graduate Administrator, relstud@mcmaster.ca
• Danielle Schumacher, Undergrad Administrator, askrs@mcmaster.ca

In the main office, our graduate and undergraduate administrators are your first point of contact for questions on items ranging from McMaster policies to departmental procedures. Doreen is our graduate support staff person and administers our MA and PhD programs.

Note: The undergraduate program offered by the department is called “Society, Culture & Religion”, which is often referred to by the acronym SCAR.