about

I earned my Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2016). At LSU, I research and teach about religion, technology, media, and politics.

My current book project investigates c. he central question of the book is how digital hyperconnectivity has reshaped our selves and our social worlds. Through the example of “Trads,” a meme word denoting traditionalist Catholics, I explore transformations of (1) the self, (2) social communication, (3) culture, and (4) politics. This examination of Trads on various social media platforms show how digital hyperconnectivity has reworked authority in Catholic communities in U.S. and abroad.

My first book, Fabricating Founders in Early Modern England (Brill 2023), showed how confessional debates played a critical role in the development of national identities. I looked at how stories of the arrival of Christianity in England were communicated differently through various early modern media, some old (liturgical plays and architecture) and some new (print culture), with a specific focus on how the social reality of the authors and audiences shaped their conceptions of the past.

Check out my recent articles (some published and some forthcoming) on #RadTrad, “Christian nationalism,” and religion and digital media.