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Catherine E. Clifford is Full Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology in the Faculty of Theology at Université Saint-Paul in Ottawa. She earned her Ph.D. in Theology from the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto in 2002, with a thesis titled The Groupe des Dombes: A Dialogue of Conversion. Her earlier degrees include an S.T.L. in Theology from the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland, in 1987 (magna cum laude), a Graduate Certificate in Ecumenical Studies from the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey in 1984, and a B.A. (Honours) in Religious Studies from the University of Waterloo in 1983. Joining Université Saint-Paul as a lecturer in 2002, she progressed to Assistant Professor from 2003 to 2009, Associate Professor from 2009 to 2012, and Full Professor since 2012. Throughout her career, she has served in key administrative roles, including Vice Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Undergraduate Programs, and Director of the Research Centre: Vatican II and 21st Century Catholicism. She was also Resident Scholar at the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Intercultural Research in 2016 via the Kilian McDonnell Fellowship and has been a Visiting Scholar at institutions such as Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.