
Elizabeth with her dissertation committee after her successful 2023 defense. Left to right: Profs. Nicola Denzey Lewis, Tommy Wasserman, Jennifer Knust, Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, William Johnson, Mark Goodacre, and Bart Ehrman.
Elizabeth has presented her peer-reviewed research at a wide variety of academic institutions including Duke University, Princeton University, Vanderbilt Divinity School, Pepperdine University, Elon University, Wheaton College, Perkins School of Theology, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of Regensburg (Germany), the University of Leipzig (Germany), and dozens of churches across the US and Canada. For examples of her presentations, click the links below.
2022 Carpenter Program Women's History Month Lecture at Vanderbilt Divinity School "Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of John: A Case of Textual Suppression?"
2022 FutureChurch presentation "The Magdalene Mystery" (with Prof. Joan Taylor)
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2023 University of Leipzig presentation "Μαρία and Μάρθα in the Manuscripts" (with German subtitles)
For booking inquiries, please visit Elizabeth's page at Chaffee Management Group.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Biblical Archaeology Society Scholars Course:
Women in the New Testament and Early Christianity
July 6th-30th, 2026
(online course meets 2x per week, Mondays and Thursdays)
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​Companions on the Inner Way Retreat
August 3rd-7th, 2026
Zephyr Point Conference Center
Zephyr Cover, NV 89448
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September 4th, 2026
VanHoy Farms & Campground
738 Jericho Rd
Harmony, NC 28634