• THFS 101. The Way of Francis and Clare

• Ph.D. in Historical & Systematic Theology, The Catholic University of America, 2018
• M.A., Medieval Studies,The Catholic University of America, 2010
• M.A., Christian Thought, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, 2007
• B.A., Bible & Religion, Montreat College,  2002

• Diploma in Manuscript Studies (anticipated May, 2020), The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies

• Alexander of Hales, Gloss on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Vol. 1, On Divine Unity and Trinity, Part One: Book One, Distinctions 1-18. English translation by Roland Teske, revised by Aaron Gies. Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations. Louvain: Peeters. (forthcoming 2020)
• Alexander of Hales: On the Significations and Exposition of the Holy Scriptures. Introduction and English translation by Aaron Gies. St. Bonaventure, NY: Franciscan Institute, 2018.
• “Biblical Exegesis in the Summa Halensis.” Early Franciscan Theology: Sources and Context, edited by Lydia Schumacher. Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters. Leiden: Brill. (accepted for publication, expected 2019)
• “Primi duces hierarchiae nostrae: Bonaventure, Alexander of Hales and Theological Exegesis in John’s Gospel.” In Frater, Magister Minister et Episcopus: The Work and Worlds of Saint Bonaventure, edited by Timothy Johnson, Marie Kolbe, Katie Wrisley-Shelby. St. Bonaventure, NY: Franciscan Institute. (under review, expected 2019)

Theology and scripture in the early Franciscan tradition, currently working on a critical edition of Alexander of Hales (d. 1245), commentary on the Gospel of John