Kathryn McClymond

Kathryn T. McClymond (born October 13, 1960) is an American

McClymond was born on October 13, 1960, in Washington, D.C.^[1] She is from Pittsburgh.^[2] She earned a B.A., cum laude, in history and literature from Harvard College in 1982.^[3][1] In 1985, she earned a M.A. from the Trinity Divinity School.^[1] She completed a M.A. (1995) and Ph.D. (1999) in religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.^[3] Her 1999 dissertation was titled In the Matter of Sacrifice: A Comparative Study of Vedic and Jewish Sacrifice.^[1] Barbara A. Holdrege was her doctoral advisor.^[1]

McClymond is a historian of religions who is specialized in Hinduism and Judaism.^[4] She was a faculty member at Georgia State University for 22 years. In August 2008, she became a professor and chair of the department of religious studies.^[3] In 2013, she was elected a member of the American Society for the Study of Religion.^[3] She later served as the associate dean for faculty development in the college of arts and sciences.^[3] On July 19, 2021, McClymond joined Oglethorpe University as its provost and vice president of academic affairs.^[5] On June 3, 2023, became its interim president.^[4] She is the first woman to serve in the role.^[4] In November 2023, she was named its 18th president, succeeding Nick Ladany.^[6]

Selected works

• McClymond, Kathryn (2008). Beyond Sacred Violence: A Comparative Study of Sacrifice. Johns Hopkins University Press.
  ISBN 978-0-8018-8776-5.^[7]
• McClymond, Kathryn (2016). Ritual Gone Wrong: What We Learn from Ritual Disruption. Oxford University Press.
  ISBN 978-0-19-979091-3
  .