The Rev. Dr. Danielle Tumminio Hansen centers her work at the intersection of practical theology, trauma studies, philosophy, and psychology. She is the author of five books, including Trauma-Informed Spiritual Care: Interventions for Safety, Meaning, Reconnection and Justice (Fortress, 2024), Speaking of Rape: The Limits of Language in Sexual Violations (Fortress, 2024), and Conceiving Family: A Practical Theology of Surrogacy and Self (Baylor University Press, 2019). Her research interests include the theological dimensions of trauma, theological issues related to sex and reproduction, narrative theories of the self, epistemic injustice, restorative justice, social epistemology, and the role of the arts in spiritual care.

Tumminio Hansen was awarded the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry Presidential Fellowship for the 2024-25 academic year. She has also been the recipient of a Wabash Center Early Career Fellowship Grant; a Conant Grant for the study of spirituality, intersectionality, and sexual violations; and the Dwight-Hooker Prize from Yale Divinity School.

Tumminio Hansen has appeared as a guest on major national and international news outlets including NPR, CBC, Al Jazeera America, and BBC Australia to discuss the intersection of religion and popular culture. She has also written articles for The New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, Huffington Post, The Christian Century, and Sojourners. She also regularly shares her research and reflections on trauma and spirituality at her Substack, Around The Fireplace.

Tumminio Hansen holds a B.A. in English from Yale University, a Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from Boston University. Prior to arriving at Candler, she was assistant professor of pastoral theology and director of field education at Seminary of the Southwest. Tumminio Hansen has been a lecturer at Yale and Tufts universities, in addition to serving as chaplain at Groton School and as an Episcopal parish priest in Lexington, Lincoln, and Quincy, Massachusetts. She has also served as a member of the Yale Divinity School Alumni Board and The Episcopal Church’s Board of Examining Chaplains. She currently serves on the board of the Anglican Theological Review.

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