He received his MA and Ph.D. from Marquette University. He specializes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, with a particular focus on its transatlantic and intercultural dimensions. His areas of interest also include monasticism, ecclesiology, ecumenism, and Catholics and Hollywood. Dr. Monson’s work has appeared in numerous academic publications, and has also been awarded several research and development grants including the “Bishop and Theologians Reading Group Initiative Grant” from the Catholic Theological Society of America. He was also a Visiting Professor of Theology here at Loyola Marymount University from 2014-2016.