Anna Vollema works at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, where she serves as the Research Scholar. She holds a double MA in Old and New Testament from Talbot School of Theology in southern California. Anna continues her education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, seeking to better her knowledge of the character of God through obtaining a PhD in Old Testament. Teaching is what drives her pursuit of higher education.
Anna began a partnership with the Center as the 2021-2023 Robert D. Orr Fellow. Also holding a degree in Psychology, research in the area of Bioethics offers her the chance to further explore the nature of human flourishing, asking complex questions regarding not only what humankind is capable of, but also what we should pursue in light of the nature of God and that of his creation. Other research interests include Old Testament theology, hermeneutics, poetic and wisdom literature, embodiment theology, and virtue ethics. Her family is spread out across the United States, including several churches, whose people comprise an extension of her family.