2018 Young Scholars Announced

The Center for Religion & American Culture announced its 2018 Young Scholars in American Religion. Religion in American History would like to give a hearty congratulations to the new cohort:

  • Joseph Blankholm, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara 
  • Melissa Borja, Assistant Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan
  • Chris Cantwell, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Matthew J. Cressler, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the College of Charleston
  • Sarah E. Dees, postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University
  • Jamil Drake, Assistant Professor in the Religion Department at Florida State University
  • Katharine Gerbner, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Minnesota
  • Samira K. Mehta, Assistant Professor at Albright College
  • Shari Rabin, Assistant Professor of Jewish studies and Director of the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture at the College of Charleston
  • Alexis S. Wells-Oghoghomeh, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University

Congrats, Young Scholars and Mentors Sylvester Johnson and Sally Promey! And a special shout out to RIAH contributors on their accomplishment: You rock, Chris, Matt, Sarah, and Samira!

MCC_Indianapolis, Indianapolis Skyline Panorama, July 15, 2016

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