Graceann Beckett is a M.T.S. student at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry (CSTM). She is a 2024 alumna of Loras College (Dubuque, IA) where she earned bachelor’s degrees in religious studies and theology, and philosophy.

Originally from southern Ohio, her theological vocation was inspired by the vibrant faith community in which she was raised and nurtured—Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Otway—and its abrupt closure in 2020. Consequently, her academic interests include ecclesiology, Appalachian studies, and ethnography. In addition, her work with the Dorothy Day Guild and the Catholic Worker Movement has shaped her life, faith, and academic pursuits significantly.

Aside from her studies, Graceann serves as the co-moderator and treasurer of the CSTM’s Student Forum, a council of representatives working to enhance the community through the coordination and funding of student programs, facilitating a forum for open discussion regarding community life and formation, academic and student life policies, and curriculum, and acting as a liaison between CSTM students, administration and faculty. She is also an editor for Lumen et Vita, the student academic journal at the CSTM.

Graceann loves spending time with her friends, reading, journaling, cooking, making and drinking (lots of) coffee, and traveling.