Student Profile

Jermaine M. McDonald

Course of Study:

Ethics and Society

Year of Entry:

2008

Areas of Focus:

Christian Social Ethics
American Pragmatism
Sociology of Black Religion

Education:

Degree Institution City State Graduation Year
Masters of Divinity Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University Richmond VA 2006
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 2001

Teaching Experience:

Course Title School Role Professor
Introduction to Christian Ethics Candler School of Theology Teaching Assistant Darryl Stephens
Contextualized Leading the Congregation Candler School of Theology Teaching Assistant Thomas E. Frank
Introduction to Philosophy Thomas Nelson Community College Adjunct Instructor

Work Experience:

Position / Role Institution City State Dates
Production Editor Practical Matters Multimedia Journal of Religious Practices Atlanta GA June 2009 to Current
Board Member Point of Encounter NGO Atlanta GA August 2009 to Present
Web Site Admin Initiative in Religious Practices & Practical Theology at Emory University Atlanta GA September 2009 to Present
Associate Minister Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta GA September 2009 to Present
Instructor, Identity and Youth Issues Youth Hope Builder's Academy Atlanta GA Summer 2009
Lead Ethnographer ECM Analysis Team for Program/Project Efficacy Atlanta GA Summer 2009
Chaplain Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care Sterling VA January 2008 to August 2008
Clinical Pastoral Education Resident Chaplain Washington Hospital Center Washington DC January 2007 to January 2008
Clinical Pastoral Education Chaplain Intern Riverside Hospital System Newport News VA May 2006 to December 2006
Associate Minister First Baptist Church Vienna Vienna VA October 2007 to July 2008
Software Engineer Computer Sciences Corporation Hampton VA July 2001 to December 2006

School Community Involvement:

Position / Role Institution City State Dates
E&S Colloquy Coordinator Ethics and Society Program at Emory University Atlanta GA August 2009 to May 2010
Convener, Student Breakfast with a Scholar Society of Christian Ethics Chicago IL January 2009
Member Society of Christian Ethics 2009, 2010
Member American Academy of Religion 2009

Practices Concentration:

Core Seminar Paper: Love, Feasts, Community, and Congregation

Biography

Jermaine McDonald is a 2nd year graduate student in the Ethics and Society course of study. As an ordained minister in an historic Black Baptist denomination, Jermaine is interested in how the morals and ideals of Black congregations shape their ethical praxis and the pursuit of social justice. Jermaine is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a Bachelors in Computer Science, and the Samuel DeWitt Procter School of Theology at Virginia Union with a Masters of Divinity.