Elizabeth is a doctoral candidate at Marquette University in Theology concentrating in the New Testament. She holds a Masters and Licentiate in Theology from the International Theological Institute in Austria and a Bachelors in German from Central Michigan University. She is working on her doctoral dissertation entitled “Hearing the Voice of the Bridegroom: A Johannine Nuptial Christology for the 21st Century.” Her research interests include nuptial imagery, the Gospel of John, and trauma and theology.