Erica Olson-Bang, Ph.D.

Erica Olson-Bang holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fordham University (2012). She was Assistant Professor for 5 years at the College of New Rochelle (2012–2017) before relocating to this area. Her academic interests include women and religion, religion and ethics, theology and the environment, and interreligious theologies. Her research and teaching uses an interreligious theological lens (that is grounded in Christianity, and looks to other religious traditions for insight) to examine theological concepts and their ethical implications. Erica’s background is in Christianity (evangelicalism and Episcopalianism), and she is currently a member of Temple Concord, the local Reformed synagogue, with her Jewish husband and kids. She lives in Syracuse with her husband, two elementary-school aged daughters, a big pitbull named Wilbur, and an elderly cat, Eleanor. Her personal interests include: attending Trail School with her daughters, camping in the Adirondacks, quilting and crafting, learning about neurodiversity and autism, native wildlife and gardening, and cooking and food.