David O'Brien, Ph.D., Loyola Professor of Catholic Studies, The College of the Holy Cross

david_obrienAn expert on Religion and Politics and The Catholic Church, David O'Brien is Loyola Professor of Catholic Studies at the College of the Holy Cross. He has written six books on the history of American Catholicism and has served as President of the American Catholic Historical Association.

He has served on Committees at the Bishops Conference and has been a Board Member of The National Catholic Reporter, the Catholic Committee on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, the Catholic Committee on Urban Ministry and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. He lectures regularly on U.S. Catholic history, Catholic social teaching, higher education, and politics.