Janet Rumfelt

Janet L. Rumfelt, Ph.D., is the Associate Dean of Online Education in Regis College at Regis University. She works in comparative religious traditions, philosophy, and trauma studies. More recently her concerns about environmental degradation and the treatment of nonhuman animals led her to shift her focus to the environmental humanities where she draws on religion and philosophy to address conservation issues. She spearheaded the development of an M.A. Specialization in Environmental Studies at Regis. She has published on the role of narrative in redressing trauma and on incorporating Jesuit values in post-traditional curriculum. Currently, she is editing a volume on religion and animal extinction (under contract with Claremont Press) and is writing an essay that examines the transformation of lion hunting in the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem and explores its implications for religious rituals. Dr. Rumfelt is active in nonprofit work. She founded Running Wild, an annual 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run, that supports beneficiaries in Africa that protect imperiled species and ecosystems. She currently serves as the Board President of ANAW-USA and is also a board member with ANAW in Kenya.