Meet CDU faculty

Carolann Cirbee, PhD

Before coming to CDU, Dr. Cirbee spent many years in Catholic education, as both a classroom teacher and as a catechetical leader in several schools and parishes of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. In Washington she assisted the diocesan religious education office through her work as a mentor and workshop presenter for new directors of religious education, as a master catechist, and as a member of the committee that wrote the policies and standards manual for catechetical leaders.

CDU Courses
102-0501, 202-0501, 302-0501: Pioneers of American Catholic Education
102-0924, 202-0924, 302-0924: Catechetical Leadership: Nuts and Bolts
106-1701, 206-1701: Academic Skills
106-2501: English Grammar and Composition
204-1601: Practicum for Church Work Professionals

Education
BA in History, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
MA in Theology, Catholic Distance University, Hamilton, VA
PhD in Education, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Publications
Articles on catechetics and Religious education for the Archdiocese of Washington
EWTN radio program series - Catholic Educators
Catechist magazine 2008 - Going the Distance
Lambert Press, 2009 - Reading between the Lines