Yaakov Ariel
Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Religion in the Americas
Regions: Middle East/Africa, North America
Traditions: Contemporary and Global Christianities, Inter-religious Interactions, Judaism
Methods: Historical Methods, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Jewish Studies, Race and Ethnicity

Brandon Bayne
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Field(s) of specialization: Religion in the Americas
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Traditions: Catholicism, Inter-religious Interactions
Methods: Historical Methods, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Materiality and Embodiment, Race and Ethnicity, Space and Place

Youssef Carter
Assistant Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Islamic Studies
Regions: Middle East/Africa, North America
Traditions: Islam, Religions of the Black Atlantic/African Diaspora
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Ethnography
Topics: Anthropology of Religion, Mysticism, Race and Ethnicity

Andrea Dara Cooper
Associate Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Religion and Culture
Regions: Europe and the Mediterranean, North America
Traditions: Judaism
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Animals and Religion, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Jewish Studies

Juliane Hammer
Associate Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Islamic Studies
Regions: Middle East/Africa, North America
Traditions: Islam
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Ethnography
Topics: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Race and Ethnicity

Todd Ramón Ochoa
Associate Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Religion and Culture, Religion in the Americas
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Traditions: Religions of the Black Atlantic/African Diaspora
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Ethnography
Topics: Anthropology of Religion, Materiality and Embodiment, Race and Ethnicity

Randall G. Styers
Associate Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Religion and Culture
Regions: Europe and the Mediterranean, North America
Traditions: Contemporary and Global Christianities, Inter-religious Interactions
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Religion and Law, Science Studies