Augustine Institute Faculty: Professor Jared Staudt

Dr. R. Jared Staudt is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where he received his early training as a volunteer at his local parish.  After one year at the local Catholic high school, Jared left for a study abroad year as a Rotary Club student ambassador to Poland.  Upon returning he entered high school seminary for his remaining two years of high school.  He earned both his BA and MA at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota in the interdisciplinary department of Catholic Studies.  While on campus he served as an assistant chaplain in his dormitory and with his future wife, Anne, founded a club to promote the school’s Catholic identity.  He then earned his PhD at Ave Maria University in theology, writing his dissertation on the virtue of religion in St. Thomas Aquinas.  During graduate study at both St. Thomas and Ave Maria, Jared served as a DRE and taught RCIA.  He and his wife, Anne, have three children.