Department Chair  |  Associate Professor
University of North Florida
Department of History
david.sheffler@unf.edu

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224

David Sheffler is an Associate Professor in the Department of History. His research and teaching focuses on the Middle Ages with special interests in medieval universities, the Crusades, heresy and pilgrimage. In the summer of 2015 he led 15 university students on a three-week pilgrimage along the Spanish Camino de Santiago. He is a member of the Medieval Academy of America, the American Historical Association, and also serves as advisor to UNF’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta — a national history honors society that supports undergraduate and graduate research.

Professor
University of North Florida
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
rlukens@unf.edu

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224

Ron Lukens-Bull is a Professor of Anthropology and Religious Studies at UNF. He has taught courses on pilgrimage during his tenure at UNF. He has published about sacred geography in Southeast Asia and modern Christian pilgrimage in the United States. In addition to the 2015 Camino trip, he has lead groups of UNF students to Morocco, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Having studied Muslim societies for the past 25 years, he is interested in the Muslim art and designs worked into medieval sites along the Camino de Santiago. He is a member of the American Anthropological Association and the Society for the Anthropology of Religion.

Graphic Designer
University of North Florida
Center for Instruction and Research Technology
mboyles@unf.edu

1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL  32224

Michael Boyles is a graphic designer at the Center for Instruction and Research Technology at UNF. His interest in Spanish culture and the Camino de Santiago led him to joining the 2015 journey to support the professors and students in their travels while documenting the trip with capturing photos, creating a website, developing the student’s blog, GIS satellite mapping of the six-day hike, and publishing a book of the experiences throughout the excursion. His design credentials cover a multitude of disciplines that incorporate print, environmental design, signage, trade shows, product design, package design, illustration and web design.