IBR Women
Contact: Libby Backfish • women@ibr-bbr.org
Started in 2014, IBR Women seeks to encourage networking and camaraderie among Christian women biblical scholars who are IBR members.
Upcoming Events

IBR Regional Events for Women
This spring IBR is hosting three different regional conferences for women. Click HERE for more information.
IBR Women's Scholars Breakfast
Institute for Biblical Research
7:30 AM to 8:45 AM
11/19/2022
Room TBD
IBR Women Scholars' Breakfast
For further information contact Libby Backfish (women@ibr-bbr.org). RSVP required to attend.

Summer Writing Retreat
June 2022
The Institute for Biblical Research would like to congratulate the following women scholars who will be joining Lynn Cohick (Northern Seminary) for the IBR Women Summer Writing Retreat at Shaker Village in Pleasant Hill, K.Y.
- Amanda Beckhuysen, Calvin Seminary
- Aubrey Buster, Wheaton College
- Carmen Imes, Biola University
- Catherine McDowell, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Christine Palmer, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Jeannette Hagen Pifer, Biola University
- Jennifer Jones, Liberty University
- JoAnna Hoyt, Dallas International University
- Julianne Burnett, Asbury University
- Madison Pierce, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- Rebekah Eklund, Loyola University Maryland
- Sarah Baker, University of Texas-Austin
- Sarah Harris, Carey Baptist College (New Zealand)
We hope this writing retreat will be a time of fellowship, connection, and productive academic writing. We are thankful to the Imago Dei Fund for funding this retreat.
We’re on Facebook
Our Facebook group is a private discussion forum for women who are IBR members.
Recent IBR Women News
History of IBR Women
IBR Women began as the vision of Carol Kaminski and Beth Stovell in 2014. At that time, women comprised only 7.7% of the over 500 IBR members. We developed a IBR Women Scholars’ Breakfast with the goal to connect current women IBR members for mutual support, networking, and advancement in scholarship.
The first breakfast had 30 women on the list and by 2019 we had over 100! A recent grant with the Imago Dei Fund has allowed us to expand our work with IBR Women beyond our breakfast to a retreat, seminars, and social media presence. We look forward to a bright future for IBR Women!
IBR Ethnic Minority Scholars
