HTI Alumni
Carina O. Prestes
Professor of Religion and Biblical Archaeology, The Adventist University Center of São Paulo (UNASP)
Field of Study: Church History (Cultural and Historical Studies of Religion)
Dr. Carina Prestes is a Professor of Religion and Biblical Archaeology at the Adventist University of São Paulo, Brazil. She received her PhD in Archaeology from Andrews University with an emphasis in the New Testament and Byzantine periods. Her research is focused on the leadership of women in the Early Christian Church. She has participated in archaeological excavations in Jordan, Sicily, and Israel. Prior to her career in archaeological studies, she also worked as an architect in Brazil. She is married to Dr. Flavio Prestes III.