Danielle is a writer, three-time Ivy League graduate, theologian, and faith leader with twenty years of experience as a public intellectual. She routinely provides commentary and insight into contemporary issues in the American spiritual landscape. Her areas of expertise include trauma-informed care, theological issues in human reproduction, the intersection of faith and popular culture, and the struggles faced by women, families, and children. Danielle is known for her unique blend of incisive wisdom and whimsy as well as her ability to encourage students and the public to consider what it means to live a life rooted in justice, kindness, and humility.

Danielle grew up on Long Island as the only child of two public school teachers, and spent her childhood singing in the prestigious Cathedral of the Incarnation Girls’ Choir, which became the grounding of her lifelong spiritual journey. She is an Episcopal priest and currently works as a professor at Emory University.