Santa Clara University

Diane Jonte-Pace
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Director of Undergraduate Core Curriculum

Diane Jonte-Pace is Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, Director of the Undergraduate Core Curriculum, and Professor in the Department of Religious Studies. As Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies her responsibilities include the implementation of the new Core Curriculum, the transition from the current Core Curriculum, the supervision of the University Honors Program, the Office of Student Fellowships, and the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies, who directs the Residential Learning Communities. In addition, she coordinates the University's WASC reaccreditation process and serves as the University's Accreditation Liaison Officer with WASC.

Prior to her appointment as Vice Provost, Dr. Jonte-Pace served as Associate Provost for Faculty Development (2001-2007) and Interim Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences (2000-2001). Between 1988 and 2000 she taught in the Department of Religious Studies. Dr. Jonte-Pace has been honored by the university with the Sisterhood is Powerful Award (2003) and the Joseph Bayma Award for Excellence in Scholarship (2003).

Professor Jonte-Pace earned a B.A. in Psychology and Religion from the University of California at Santa Cruz, a M.A. from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a doctorate from the University of Chicago. She is a well-known scholar of the Psychology of Religion. Her publications include one book, several edited volumes, and numerous articles. Her research interests include psychoanalytic perspectives on religion and gender; the work of the French feminists; and psychoanalytic approaches to memory, mourning, and melancholia. She also has served as the chair of the Editorial Board of the Religious Studies Review. 

Phone: (408) 554-4751
E-mail: djontepace@scu.edu