Kathryn Muensterman is a PhD student in Systematic Theology. Her research focuses on theological approaches to human and ecological suffering, sin, and salvation, particularly through the intersection of liberationist and mystical theologies. She is especially interested in how the Catholic church responds to the social, political, and existential concerns of the wider world, and she seeks to engage in constructive Catholic ecclesiology through ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. She is also a member of the Working Group on Óscar Romero.
Before coming to Notre Dame, she earned a B.A. in English from Washington and Lee University (2022) and a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music (2024).