Claudia Herrera-Montero

Dr. Herrera-Montero is a Catholic practical theologian and assistant professor of theology at Dominican University. She pursued her undergraduate studies in International Relations and Political Sciences at Universidad del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary University) in Bogotá, Colombia. She holds an M.A. in Pastoral Ministries and a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from St. Thomas University in Miami, FL. Her scholarly work sits at the intersection of U.S. Latina/x theologies and practical theology. Her latest peer-reviewed publications and academic presentations include Participatory Action Research (PAR) and exploring the faith identity, spirituality, and social contexts among first-generation college-age Latina/x. This research has also enabled her to better engage underrepresented college-age students and their communities in both the classroom and ministerial settings. 

Dr. Herrera came to Dominican University with experience in Catholic higher education since 2010. Before her faculty appointment, she served as a lay minister, director of campus ministry, and theology faculty in the Archdiocese of Miami. In addition, she has contributed to the formation of Hispanic Ministry leaders from the Dioceses of the Southeast. Dr. Herrera is the Secretary of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS). She draws from the spiritual and cultural wells of both the U.S. Latinx Catholic experience and the Latin American experience. Some of the courses she teaches at Dominican are Abuelita Theology and U.S. Latina Theology and Spirituality. Dr. Herrera is a proud colombiana and a cafecito enthusiast! https://claudiaherrera.academia.edu/