Letitia Campbell, Ph.D. (she/her)

Director of Contextual Education I and Assistant Profession in the Practice of Ethics and Society at Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Letitia Campbell, Ph.D. (she/her) is a teacher and researcher with interests in religion, ethics, and the role of religion in movements for social change. A native Atlantan raised in Alabama, she has been shaped by Southern social movement traditions and continues to learn with queer, feminist, and progressive faith-based activists and communities.

Previously, Letitia was the Coordinator of Community and Strategic Partnerships for Emory University’s Master’s of Development Practice (MDP) program and a Lead Organizer for the Atlanta Table to Action Project. She has taught religious studies at several colleges and universities and as part of the Certificate for Theological Studies at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia. She has also worked as a journalist.

Letitia holds a Ph.D. from Emory University, an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, a B.A. in Political Science and Gender Studies from Davidson College, and a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Oxford University.

She is an inaugural board member for the LGBTQ Institute at The National Center for Civil and Human rights. Letitia is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).