About

Dr. Odhner has been a lecturer in the Bryn Athyn College Master of Divinity program since she joined the faculty in 2019. He also serves as a Religious Educational Program Designer for General Church Education and has co-authored curricula such as Youth Journey Programs (ages 3-18 years), FaithBuilder (teens), and Discovering the New Church (teens), and revised the Jacob’s Ladder Religion Lessons (ages 6-12 years). She has arranged and recorded children’s songs, and produced videos for children of all ages. In addition, she has twenty-five years of elementary school teaching experience at two different schools. Dr. Odhner also stays active as a Sunday school teacher.

Dr. Odhner's research focuses on Swedenborg's imprint on British infant school pedagogy.

Education

• PhD, Education, Canterbury Christ Church University
• MA, Religious Studies, Bryn Athyn College
• BA, Education/Religion, Bryn Athyn College

Accomplishments

• Paul Carpenter Fellowship Fund, 2024-2025, 2022-2023, 2019-2020
• Glencairn Award, 2023
• Theta Alpha International Scholarship, 2018, 2019
• Sunday School Development Grant, 2014-2016
• Theta Alpha Award, 1973, 1977, 1979, 2015

Areas of Expertise/Interest

• ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-450X
• New Church teaching praxes
• British infant school history and pedagogy
• Samuel Wilderspin, educator