Rate My Professor Lisle Dalton

Lisle Dalton is Professor of Religious Studies at Hartwick College, where he has been a faculty member for over 25 years, receiving the Quinquennial Award for 25 years of service in 2025 and previously for 20 years in 2019. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In his role, Dalton also serves as Coordinator of the Public Health Program and Co-Director and Co-Chair of the Hartwick Honors Program, promoting interdisciplinary learning across religious studies, public health, and honors education. His administrative contributions include oversight of the Religious Studies program and integration of religious perspectives into public health initiatives. Additionally, he was recognized in 2007 for his excellence in teaching within Religious Studies.

Dalton's areas of expertise include American Religious History, Religion and Science, Religion and Modern Culture, and Religion and Healthcare. These interests are reflected in his scholarly output, such as the chapter 'The Early Nineteenth Century' in Religion and Outer Space, edited by Eric Michael Mazur and Sarah McFarland Taylor (Routledge, New York, 2023), and his role as co-editor of The Bloomsbury Reader in the Study of Religion and Popular Culture (Bloomsbury, London, 2021). A member of the American Academy of Religion, Dalton teaches a broad array of courses, including Religious Diversity in America, Religious Cults, Studying Religion: Voodoo, Foodways, Faith, and Fairness, Monsters and Musicals, Alternative Medicine, Religion and Medicine, and Religion and Politics in America. Through these courses and programs, he explores the intersections of religion with contemporary societal issues, contributing to students' understanding of faith in modern contexts and its implications for healthcare, culture, and science.