2019 FINAL PROGRAM

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Friday, October 30, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Paper Session A- (RRA) Catholic Institutions and Leadership

Room: Aspen

Mission Accomplished? Faculty Engagement with Mission at a Catholic University

Craig Rivera, Niagara University (cjr@niagara.edu)

Co-Author 1: Lisa Williams, Niagara University

Co-Author 2: Krieg Tidemann, Niagara University

Conservative Younger Clerics: What does it mean?

Anthony Pogorelc, St. Mary's University, San Antonioiversit (ajppss04@gmail.com)

Navigating Change: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Catholic Sisters

Thu Do, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University (ttd9@georgetown.edu)

Co-Author: Thu Do, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Georgetown University

Paper Session A- (RRA) Religion and Ecology

Room: Bluebell

Enkishon: Indigenous African Spirituality and the Reimagining of Religion in the 21st Century

Damaris Parsitau Damaris Parsitau, Calvin University (damaris.parsitau@calvin.edu)

What Does “Caring for Creation” Mean for EcoPreachers and Congregational Leaders?

Kim Rahebi, East Texas A & M University (kim.rahebi@etamu.edu)

Co-Author 1: Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University

Co-Author 2: Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary

Rethinking Our Relationship with Earth: The Challenge posed by Laudato si' to the Technocratic Paradigm

Michael Agliardo, Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame (magliardo@nd.edu)

Sacred Sustainability: The Vatican’s Eco Crusade

Mia Clevano, Marymount University (miaclevano@gmail.com)

Paper Session A- (RRA) Youth and Religious Institutions

Room: Conifer 2

Do religious universities do athletics differently? A few are trying to! A progress report from the Purposeful Student Athlete Project

Tim Clydesdale, The College of New Jersey (clydesda@tcnj.edu)

Listening as the New Currency of Congregational Trust: National Survey Evidence on Listening Practices, Faith Formation, and Institutional Trust

Josh Packard, Future of Faith (josh@futureoffaith.org)

Co-Author 1: Megan Bissell, Future of Faith

Co-Author 2: Brandon Wong, Future of Faith

(Dis)Engaging with the Black Church: A Qualitative Study on the involvement of Black Young Adults in Church

Ali Mumbach, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (am5155@georgetown.edu)

From Contract to Covenant: A Practical Theological Response to the Commodification of Marriage among Chinese Christian Youth in an Era of “Social Homelessness”

Biao Wu, Palm Beach Atlantic University (wubiao0605@gmail.com)

Friday, October 30, 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Paper Session B- (RRA) Capacity Building and Professionalization in Religious Institutions

Room: Cottonwood 1

Professionalization of Religious Leaders and Nonprofit Collaborations

Patricia Snell Herzog, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (psherzog@iu.edu)

The Governance Gap: How Organizational Failure Limits the Social Capital of Indigenous Churches

Rizaldy Duque, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Biblical Seminary of the Philippines (rizaldyduque@bsop.edu.ph)

Co-Author 1: ,

Co-Author 2: ,

Formalizing the Family: Charismatic Identity and Organizational Change in Vineyard USA

Tori McGraw-Rowe, Vineyard USA (tori.mcgraw-rowe@vineyardusa.org)

The Face of Charismatic Leadership of Pentecostal Megachurch in Singapore: A Case Study of the Life and Ministry of Kong Hee and Sun Ho

JOEL TEJEDO, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary (joel_doulos@yahoo.com)

Co-Author 1: JOEL TEJEDO, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary

Co-Author 2: Carolyn TEJEDO, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary

Religion in Service to the Global Poor: The Case of Mormonism’s Humanitarian Outreach

Warner Woodworth, University of Utah (warnerwoodworth@gmail.com)

Co-Author: Warner Woodworth, University of Utah

Paper Session B- (RRA) Seventh Day Adventists

Room: Conifer 1

An Intercultural Proposal for strengthening social interactions through Religious Education

Erika Márjory Huamaní Rimachi, Istituto Universitario Avventista Villa Aurora (e.huamani@facoltaavventista.it)

Co-Author: Joseph Hernán Peña Echevarría, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

Using Computational Analysis to Examine Racial Colorblindness in SDA Sermons

Jillian Royal, Cornell University (jr979@cornell.edu)

Seventh-day Adventists and their Beliefs in the 2020’s: A Global Perspective

Safary Wa-Mbaleka, General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists (wambalekas@gc.adventist.org)

Co-Author 1: Safary Wa-Mbaleka,

Co-Author 2: Dan Namanya, Adventist University of the Philippines

Paper Session B- (RRA) Religious organizations and the “Indivisible” Movement in Colorado

Room: Iris

Organizer: Ken Bedell, ND2B Indivisible (kbedell@dnaco.net)

Convener: Jack Van Ens, Retired Presbyterian minister (vanensfam@juno.com)

Church’s Relationship to Colorado’s “Indivisible” Movement

Patrick Bowen, Colorado Indivisible (pbowen303@gmail.com)

Bold and Compassionate: How Faith Comes Alive in a Presbyterian Church

Sherri Fry, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (revmo25@gmail.com)

Forming a Justice Committee in a Suburban United Methodist Church

Kelly Hupfield, Arvada United Methodist Church (kjhupfeld@outlook.com,)

Books in the Life of a Methodist Congregation: A Case Study

Ken Bedell, ND2B Indivisible (kbedell@dnaco.net)

Friday, October 30, 1:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Paper Session C- (RRA) Who Shows Up, Who Grows, and What’s Changing? Insights from FACT/EPIC Data

Room: Larkspur

Organizer: Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)

Attendance and Engagement: What Data from the 2024 FACT Attender Survey Reveal About Participation and Congregational Life

Adam DeHoek, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (adam.dehoek@elca.org)

Is there really a post-pandemic revival, and if so, who, what, and why?

Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)

Co-Author: Charissa Mikoski, Hartford Institute for Religion Research

Sacred Spaces, Algorithmic Tools: Clergy Perceptions and Congregational Uses of Generative AI

Grego Peña-Camprubí, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (gpenacamprubi@hartfordinternational.edu)

Church Growth by Mergers, Planting, and Satellites

Warren Bird, Independent Researcher (warren@warrenbird.com)

Paper Session C- (RRA) U.S. Immigration Crisis and Religion

Room: Iris

The Evangelicals Resisting ICE in Minneapolis and Nationwide

William McCorkle, College of Charleston (mccorklewd@cofc.edu)

From Dallas to Denver: Faith Leaders Connecting, Preparing, and Caring for Immigrant Communities in an ICE Age

Rebecca David Hensley, Iliff School of Theology (rhensley@iliff.edu)

The Effect of the Catholic Church on National Immigration Attitudes and Beliefs

William McCorkle, College of Charleston (mccorklewd@cofc.edu)

Friday, October 30, 2:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Paper Session D- (RRA) Religion and Antiracism

Room: Iris

Restless Antiracism: Frustration and Disappointment as White Progressive Churches Flail Toward Racial Justice

Mark Mulder, Calvin University (mmulder@calvin.edu)

Co-Author 1: Gerardo Martí, Davidson College

Co-Author 2: Kevin Dougherty, Baylor University

Reparative Justice within the Church

Jashalund Royston, Presbyterian Church (USA) (jashalund.royston@pcusa.org)

Religion as Moral Agitation: A Douglassian Framework for Understanding Faith, Identity, and Social Transformation in Late Modernity

Paris L Smith, Hampton University School of Religion PhD Program (drplsmithsr@gmail.com)

U.S. Catholics and Racial Justice Attitudes

Mark Gray, Georgetown University, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) (mmg34@georgetown.edu)

Co-Author: Ali Mumbach, Georgetown University, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)

Paper Session D- (RRA) Book Panel: Tongues of Fire by Joshua Brahinsky

Room: Aspen

Organizer/Convener: Stephen D. Glazier, Yale University (stephen.glazier@yale.edu)

Author: Joshua Brahinsky, UCSC (jbrahins@ucsc.edu)

Saturday, October 31, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Paper Session E- (RRA) MICRO-CITY: Faith Encounters Super-Diversity in Queens, NY

Room: Aspen

Organizer/Convener: Hans Tokke, City University of New York: CityTech (hanstokke@gmail.com)

Group Ethnography as Method: Researching micro-communities of everyday life

Hans Tokke, City University of New York: CityTech (hanstokke@gmail.com)

Generalists and Specialists: A paradox in congregational life

Richard Cimino, State University of New York: Westbury (relwatch1@msn.com)

Black Clergy Groups in Southeast Queens: how colorism and ethnicity defines inclusion or exclusion

Jerrel Burney, University of Maryland (jerrelburney@gmail.com)

Civic Charismatics: Hispanic youth faith lived inside and outside of traditional worship spaces.

Yasmine Rodriguez, Once Upon A Time Inc. Eastern University (yysrodriguez@gmail.com)

Paper Session E- (RRA) Chaplaincy and Health

Room: Iris

Spiritual Bypassing in Bereavement

Terri Daniel, Graduate Theological Union, Marian University, United Theological Seminary (terri@danieldirect.net)

Barriers and Facilitators to Spiritual Care Integration in the Veterans Health Administration

Timothy Usset, University of Minnesota (usse0006@umn.edu)

Co-Author 1: Kristin Golden, VA Maine Health Care System

Co-Author 2: Anne Klee, VA West Haven Health Care System

When Religion Misbehaves: Chaplaincy in the Public Hospital

Karen Bradley, University of Central Missouri (kbradley@ucmo.edu)

Co-Author: Mary Jo Neitz, University of Missouri-Columbia, Emeritus

Building Spiritual Strength: Clinical Trial Update and Implementation Lessons Learned

Timothy Usset, University of Minnesota (usse0006@umn.edu)

Co-Author 1: Kristin Golden, VA Maine Health Care System

Co-Author 2: J. Irene Harris, VA Maine Health Care System

Paper Session E- (RRA) Religion and Digital Technology

Room: Larkspur

From Digital Space to Ai-Religiosity: An Ethical Consideration of some Pentecostal Churches in Nigeria

Gabriel Odion Obomese, Federal University, Lokoja-Nigeria (obomese.gabriel@fulokja.edu.ng)

Digital Faith in Hard Times: How Algorithms Shape Religious Belonging and Community

Ojo Rapheal, Itineris Baltimore Inc (ojo.rapheal@fulokoja.edu.ng)

Co-Author 1: Busayo Ogunajo, Life Gate Health Care Group, Baltimore

Co-Author 2: Akanmidu Paul, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria

Holy Ghosts: Human-AI Interaction as a New Form of Spiritual Learning

William Tay Moss, The Anglican Church of Canada (tay@leporia.net)

Designing New Technologies to Support the Professional Practice of Spiritual Care

C. Estelle Smith, Colorado School of Mines (estellesmith@mines.edu)

Saturday, October 31, 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Aesthetics and spirituality in the 21st century: New evidence from the US and UK

Room: Primrose

Paper Session F- (RRA) Discussion Panel: Reports of Christian Revival

Room: Iris

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Secularity, Doubt, and Attitudes Toward Religion

Room: Spruce 2

Can “Nones” Change Their Minds About Religion’s Societal Role?

William Duncan, Sutherland Institute (billduncan56@gmail.com)

Co-Author 1: Samuel Abrams, Sarah Lawrence College

Co-Author 2: Dee Allsop, Heart + Mind

Measuring and Theorizing the Rise of Anti- Conservative Christian Sentiment

Anastasia Dulle, University of Minnesota (dulle015@umn.edu)

More secular than religious: Examining hypodescent among quest religious orientation

Robert Arrowood, The University of Virginia's College at Wise (ekr4fn@uvawise.edu)

Co-Author 1: Sarah Ratliff, The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Co-Author 2: Rachel Six, Carson Newman University

Attitudes Toward Socio-Moral Issues Among Religious and Secular Gen Z

Dunja Arandjelovic, Clemson University (darandj@clemson.edu)

Co-Author: Laura Olson, Texas Christian University

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Disability and the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Room: Larkspur

Organizer: Andrew Whitehead, Indiana University Indianapolis (aw122@iu.edu)

Religion, Ableism, and Ageism: Examining the Influence of Religious Beliefs on the “Ideal” American Citizen

Andrew Whitehead, Indiana University Indianapolis (aw122@iu.edu)

Seeing God Through Disability: An Examination of Religious and Supernatural Beliefs of Disabled and Non-Disabled People

Chabrian Tanguay, Baylor University (chay_tanguay1@baylor.edu)

Co-Author 1: Nhan Duc Nguyen, Baylor University

Co-Author 2: MacKenzie Paul, Baylor University

Belief in Miracles and Divine Healing Among Adults With and Without Disabilities

Kevin Dougherty, Baylor University (kevin_dougherty@baylor.edu)

Co-Author 1: Meghan Wray, Baylor University

Co-Author 2: Allison Alford, Baylor University

Accessibility, Participation, and Belonging: Disability and Worship in U.S. Congregations

Erik Carter, Baylor Center for Disability and Flourishing, Baylor University (erik_carter@baylor.edu)

Co-Author: Jason Le Shana, Baylor Center for Disability and Flourishing, Baylor University

Paper Session F- (SSSR) New books by Tricia Bruce and Samira Mehta on American Religious Views on Reproductive Health

Room: Spruce 1

Organizer/Convener: Elizabeth McElroy, University of Oklahoma (elizabeth.mcelroy@ou.edu)

Author: Tricia Bruce, University of Southern California (triciabruce@gmail.com)

Co-Author: Samira Mehta, University of Colorado - Boulder

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Rethinking and Resisting Christian Nationalism

Room: Lupine

Grounding the Study of "Christian Nationalism" in Actor-Level Meaning

Jesse Smith, The Ohio State University (smith.18144@osu.edu)

Preaching About Immigration, Christian Nationalism, and Democracy, 2020-2025

Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary (lschade@lextheo.edu)

Co-Author 1: Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University

Co-Author 2: Deal Heather, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Making a Nation: An Ethnographic Study of Black Church Relationships with Christian Nationalism

James Thompson, University of Notre Dame/New York University (james.thompson.imagine@gmail.com)

Faithful Resistance: Progressive Christians Grapple with Christian Nationalism

Orit Avishai, Fordham University (avishai@fordham.edu)

Paper Session F- (RRA) Discourse and Semantics

Room: Aspen

"A Calming Warm Sensation in my Heart and Mind": A Qualitative Analysis of Descriptions of Spiritual Experiences of Latter-day Saints

Grace Lewis, Brigham Young University (gracel41@byu.edu)

Not that Kind of Christian: Memories of 9/11 and the Semantics of Faith Deconstruction

Jorden Sharick, Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University (jsharick@stanford.edu)

Faith Development and Hierarchical Complexity: An Analytic Approach to Stage and Structure

Sara Hall, University of Tennessee (pgv277@vols.utk.edu)

Co-Author 1: Brendan Dempsey, Institute of Applied Metatheory

Co-Author 2: Christopher Silver, Sewanee, the University of the South

The Role of Religion in Academia in the 21st Century: Antagonistic or Partners in Search for Knowledge

Adan Jarso Golole, Umma University (ajarso@umma.ac.ke)

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Islam, the State, and Religious Change

Room: Conifer 2

From Devotion to Disengagement: Amazigh Women and Spiritual Decline in 21st-Century Southern Morocco

Abdelmonim Elmoutassim, Ibn Zohr University (abdelmonim.elmoutassim@edu.uiz.ac.ma)

Muslim Perspectives on Female Dress and the Role of Personal Religion

Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University (cji@lasierra.edu)

Financial Stability and Religious Attendance in India: Evidence Against the “economically Lethargic Minority” Hypothesis

Mohd Arshid, Jawaharlal Nehru University, (mohdarshid01@gmail.com)

Cultural Heritage or Communal Service? Reconfiguring Religious Legitimacy after the Ban of Sufism in Turkey

Burcu Sağlam Sarıkaya, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (burcusaglamsarikaya@gmail.com)

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Governing Religious Organizations

Room: Ponderosa

Rethinking Religion Effectiveness: Exploring Indigenous Management Practices in East African Religious Institutions

Ndirangu Ngunjiri, University of Nairobi, Kenya (ndirangungu@gmail.com)

Co-Author 1: Ndirangu Ngunjiri, University of Nairobi

Co-Author 2: Kimotho Ngunjiri, Open University of Kenya

The use of unofficial advocates by religious organizations and how these groups compare with similar organizations used by political parties

Scott Vance, Independent Scholar (scott.vance74@gmail.com)

The dual call: Examining Korean bivocational clergy in the U.S.

Daniel Choi, University of Pennsylvania (dchoi1288@gmail.com)

Co-Author 1: Haelim Chun, None

Co-Author 2: Ram Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania

Religious Bureaucratization and the Double-Edged Sword of State Support for Religion

Ani Sarkissian, Michigan State University (asarkiss@msu.edu)

Paper Session F- (SSSR) “Religion as Moral Agitation: Rethinking Identity, Power, and Social Transformation in the Twenty-First Century”

Room: Cottonwood 1

Paper Session F- (SSSR) Unsettling Scripture: Iroquois and the Book of Mormon

Room: Cottonwood 2

Organizer/Convener: Sujey Vega, Arizona State University (sujey.vega@asu.edu)

Author: Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)

Participants

Matthew Harris, Colorado State University - Pueblo (matt.harris@csupueblo.edu)

Angelo Baca, Rhode Island School of Design (abaca@risd.edu)

Daniel Hernandez, Utah Valley University (dh.winaq@gmail.com)

Sujey Vega, Arizona State University (sujey.vega@asu.edu)

Saturday, October 31, 2:20 PM - 3:50 PM

Paper Session G- (SSSR) American Muslim Identity, Media, and Belonging

Room: Lupine

Contemporary American Muslim Self-Expression on Instagram and TikTok

Andrea Stanton, University of Denver (andrea.stanton@du.edu)

Co-Author: Rosemary Pennington, Miami University of Ohio

Representing Islam through Comedy: Breaking Stereotypes or Reinforcing Hostility? A Framing Analysis of Southwest Asian and North African Comedians from the Diaspora in the US (2018-2025)

Rania ElZend, Hochschule Bonn Rhein Sieg- DW Akademie (rmzind22@gmail.com)

Sisterhood, Divided: How Muslim American Women Develop Their Religious Identities Through Youth Groups

Noor Toor, University of Colorado Boulder (noorhtoor@gmail.com)

“Varieties of Individualism among American Muslim Advocates”

Valentina Cantori, University Of Southern California (cantori@usc.edu)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Family, Religion, and the Next Generation

Room: Iris

Relationships between Adult Children's Religious Disaffiliation and Parent-Child Relationship Quality

Jennifer Laderi, Baylor University (jennifer_laderi1@baylor.edu)

Maintaining Family Relationships After Religious Disaffiliation

Emily Janes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (emily.janes@unlv.edu)

Co-Author 1: Stephen Fife, Texas Tech University

Co-Author 2: Jaclyn Cravens, Texas Tech University

Religion, Spirituality and Parenting Pattern Among Contemporary Nigerians in Diaspora

Opeyemi Adedoyin, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (opemoraks@gmail.com)

Beyond Frequency: Family Worship Quality, Family Climate, and Adolescent Well-Being

Vy Cao, La Sierra University (vcao@lasierra.edu)

Paper Session G- (RRA) Religion and State

Room: Conifer 1

Rethinking Religion in Nigeria: An Analysis of the Early Reasons for the Spread of Christianity and the Challenges in the 21st Century.

Ande Apyewen, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria (apyewen@fuwukari.edu.ng)

Co-Author: Ande Utensati Apyewen, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria

Theological Substitution as State Strategy: A New Framework for Analyzing Religion-State Co-optation in Authoritarian Contexts

GUOHUI CHEN, TYNDALE UNIVERSITY (chenguohui@mytyndale.ca)

Co-Author: GUOHUI CHEN, TYNDALE UNIVERSITY

Religiosity after War: Rethinking Religious Change in the post-conflict Western Balkans

Maruša Bastardi, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (marusabastardi@gmail.com)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Holiness to the Lord: Latter-day Saint Temple Worship

Room: Conifer 2

Organizer/Convener: Spencer Stewart, Purdue University (stewa443@purdue.edu)

Author: Jonathan Stapley, Church History Library (j.stapley@outlook.com)

Participants

Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancyross@gmail.com)

Elise Boxer, University of South Dakota (elise.boxer@usd.edu)

Matt Harris, Colorado State University - Pueblo (matt.harris@csupueblo.edu)

Jana Riess, Religion News Service (riess.jana@gmail.com)

Spencer Stewart, Purdue University (stewa443@purdue.edu)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Understanding Christian Nationalism: Perspectives on the Political Religion of Trump’s America

Room: Cottonwood 1

Organizer/Convener: Rhys Williams, University of Louisville (rwilliams7@luc.edu)

Author: Mark Silk, Trinity College (mark.silk@trincoll.edu)

Co-Author: Rhys Williams, Loyola University Chicago and University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Participants

Gary Adler, Pennsylvania State University (gja13@psu.edu)

Kraig Beyerlein, University of Notre Dame (kraig.beyerlein.2@nd.edu)

Rebecca Sager, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles (rebecca.sager@lmu.edu)

Laura Olson, Texas Christian University (laura.olson@tcu.edu)

Lucas Sharma, University of California, San Diego & Georgetown University (lsharma@ucsd.edu)

Paper Session G- (RRA) MICRO-CITY: Stories from the Streets of Micro-Communities

Room: Bluebell

Organizer/Convener: Hans Tokke, City University of New York: New York City College of Technology (hanstokke@gmail.com)

MICRO-CITY Denver: Finding Faith in Small Spaces

Connie Ostwald, University of Denver, Eastern University (connie@leadingincommunity.org)

MICRO-CITY Vancouver: microcommunity phenomenon in the Canadian context

Anthony Yackel, University Christian Ministries: University of British Columbia (anthony.yackel@gmail.com)

MICRO-CITY: Five Kinds of Fish in Southeast Queens

Jerrel Burney, University of Maryland (jerrelburney@gmail.com)

Salvation Through Salsa: Discovering my Neuorican Identity within the new Hispanic immigration in Queens, NY.

Yasmine Rodriguez, Once Upon A Time Inc., Eastern University (yysrodriguez@gmail.com)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) The Economics of Religious Organizations

Room: Cottonwood 2

Modeling the Future of Religious Organization Funding: A Systemic and Transdisciplinary Approach

Anastas Odermatt, University of Lucerne (anastas.odermatt@unilu.ch)

Co-Author: Antonius Liedhegener, University of Lucerne

National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices (NSCEP) Wave II: Key Findings

David King, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Indiana University Indianapolis (kingdp@iu.edu)

Co-Author 1: Erica Dollhopf, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Indiana University Indianapolis

Co-Author 2: Brad Fulton, Indiana University

Climate Change, Insurance Costs, and Financial Precarity

Sean Payne, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (sean.payne@pcusa.org)

Church Branding and Entrepreneurial Christianity in the Ministry of Living Faith Church Worldwide

Charles Nwobia, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences Uburu, Ebonyi State Nigeria (charlesnwobia@gmail.com)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Panel discussion: How AI is changing research and publishing in the social scientific study of religion

Room: Spruce 1

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Clergy Abuse and Institutional Accountability

Room: Ponderosa

When the Institution Cannot Hold: Haintology, Covenantal Breach, and the Governance of Black Desire

Indhira Udofia, University of Denver (indhira.udofia@du.edu)

Gendered Universe-Maintenance: Wives, Marriage, and the Restoration of Evangelical Leaders Accused of Sexual Abuse

Bridget Eileen Rivera, CUNY Graduate Center (bdegnan@gradcenter.cuny.edu)

Euphemisms and the Coded Language of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, 1950-2002

Carolyn Warner, University of Nevada, Reno (carolynwarner@unr.edu)

Confession as Credential: Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Increases Callback Rates in Evangelical Church Hiring

Carolina Seigler, Princeton University (cseigler@princeton.edu)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Religious Hostility, Hate Crimes, and Their Consequences

Room: Larkspur

Patterns, Drivers, and Consequences of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in the United States

Fadime Apaydin, University of California, Riverside (fapay002@ucr.edu)

The Bombing and Burning of Black Churches, 1954-1970

Jason Wollschleger, Whitworth University (jwollschleger@whitworth.edu)

Co-Author: Jeremy Porter, CUNY- Brooklyn College & Graduate Center

Secular but Targeted: How Antisemitic Violence Reshapes Jewish Identity in Contemporary Europe

István Mihály Dr. Király, LUDOVIKA UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC SERVICESecular but Targeted: How Antisemitic Violence Reshapes Jewish Identity in Contemporary Europe (kiraly.istvan.mihaly@gmail.com)

Attacks and Vandalism of Jewish Religious Institutions: Rationalization of Swastikas, Markings, and Antisemitism

Carolin Aronis, Colorado State University (carolin.aronis@colostate.edu)

Co-Author 1: Carolin Aronis, Colorado State University

Co-Author 2: Carolin Aronis Aronis,

Religious Hostilities and the Network Dynamics of International Migration

Elis Carlberg Larsson, Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University (elis.carlberg.larsson@liu.se)

Co-Author: Elis Carlberg Larsson, Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University

Paper Session G- (RRA) Methods for Religious Inclusion

Room: Aspen

Let the Little Children Come: Adult and Child Perspectives on Disability and Participation in Congregational Worship

Kara Whittaker, Baylor University (kara_whittaker1@baylor.edu)

Creative Ways to Include Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Research Projects

Jonathon Wiggins, CARA at Georgetown University (jlw8@georgetown.edu)

Co-Author: Ali Mumbach, CARA at Georgetown University

Micro-city Youth: tracing the way youth cluster into micro groups as expressed music, art, faith

Jeremy DelRio, Thrive Collective, New York University (jeremy.delrio@gmail.com)

Paper Session G- (SSSR) Faith and Secularity in Latin America

Room: Conifer 3

Consensus, Migration, and Capital: Internal and External Drivers of Religious Transformation Among Quakers in Costa Rica

Cole Schliebe, Purdue University (cschlieb@purdue.edu)

Co-Author: Cole Schliebe, Purdue University

Secular Religiosity: Paradoxes and Confluences among Religiously Unaffiliated in Latin America

Carlos Nazario Mora Duro, Tübingen University (cmora@colmex.mx)

Religion in Latin America: Current beliefs and practices, and how religious identity has changed over the past decade

Kirsten Lesage, Pew Research Center (klesage@pewresearch.org)

Maya Religious Revitalization and Tourism

Micki Sievers, University of Alaska (Fairbanks) (mlsievers@alaska.edu)

Saturday, October 31, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Paper Session H- (RRA) Religion in the Public Square

Room: Conifer 1

Functional Equivalents: Religious and Secular Social Engagement and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults

Mingui Gao, Purdue University (gao700@purdue.edu)

Co-Author: Hui Liu, Purdue University

Religiosity, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement in Pakistan: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Muhammad Shahzad, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan (m.shahzad@uog.edu.pk)

Becoming American? The changing position of US Muslims in the public sphere

besheer mohamed, pew research center (bmohamed@pewresearch.org)

How Common Is It? A National Prevalence Study of Mainline Protestant Pastoral Preaching on Christian Nationalism and Democracy

Heather Deal, Binghamton University (hdeal@binghamton.edu)

Co-Author 1: Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University

Co-Author 2: Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Soul, Science, and Human Uniqueness

Room: Bluebell

The Soul After Dualism: Cognitive Continuity, Moral Identity, and Brain Dependence

Atticus Evil, NCSU (evilgrumpo@gmail.com)

Religion, Science, and Moral Decision Making in the United States

Timothy O'Brien, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (obrien34@uwm.edu)

The Irreducible Human: Soul Belief and AI Concern among Americans

Jonathan Hill, Calvin University (jph27@calvin.edu)

Co-Author: Jonathan Hill, Calvin University

The empirical religion: Examining science and religion compatibility as a source of meaning in life

Abigail Sloan, The University of Virginia's College at Wise (ypu3sz@uvawise.edu)

Co-Author 1: Katherine Peaslee, The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Co-Author 2: Robert Arrowood, The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Human Flourishing in Rural Communities

Room: Conifer 2

Organizer/Convener: Adam Loretto, Grove City College (lorettoaj@gcc.edu)

Human Flourishing in Rural Congregations: Results from a Pilot Study in Rural Pennsylvania

W. Matthew Henderson, Grove City College (hendersonwm@gcc.edu)

Co-Author 1: Rebecca McFeely, Grove City College

Co-Author 2: Brooklyn White, Grove City College

Social Capital, Congregational Resilience, and Human Flourishing: A Multi‑County Study in Indiana

Isaac Voss, Vanguard University (isaac.voss@vanguard.edu)

Co-Author: Abigail Arroyo, Vanguard University

Community Competence, Pastoral Leadership, and Human Flourishing in Congregations: Evidence from a Multi‑County Indiana Study

Isaac Voss, Vanguard University (isaac.voss@vanguard.edu)

Co-Author: Sarah Box, Vanguard University

Attendance and Involvement in Rural Churches and Ministries Among Undergraduate Students

Adam Loretto, Grove City College (lorettoaj@gcc.edu)

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Congregational Life: Experience, Ritual, and Participation

Room: Cottonwood 1

How have American Zen communities adapted to social change?: An examination of residential programs

Rebecca S. K. Li, The College of New Jersey (lirebecc@tcnj.edu)

Beyond Growth: Attractional Religious Spaces and Contemporary Pentecostal Practice in Ghana

Justice Anquandah Arthur, Pentecost University (jaarthur@pentvars.edu.gh)

Active Transportation and Congregational Participation in Older Mexican Americans

Samuel Stroope, Louisiana State University (sstroope@lsu.edu)

Co-Author: Jessica Stroope, Louisiana State University

Satsang as Interaction Ritual: Producing Religious Publics in the Swaminarayan Sampradaya

Thomas Rinu Varghese, Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth, Faridabad, India (rinuvar@gmail.com)

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Examining Increasing State and Cultural Repression of Jehovah Witnesses in International Context

Room: Primrose

Organizer/Convener: Stuart Wright, Lamar University (stuart.wright@lamar.edu)

JW-MAP Research: Perceptions Outside and Within a Minority Faith Community

Donna Couper, Independent scholar (donnacouper@gmail.com)

Jehovah Witnesses in Japan: Examining Government and Public Scrutiny

Amara Aguilar, University of Southern California (asaguila@usc.edu)

Examining Increasing State and Cultural Repression of Jehovah Witnesses in Japan

Stuart Wright, Lamar University (stuart.wright@lamar.edu)

Co-Author 1: James Richardson, University of Nevada, Reno

Co-Author 2: Eileen Barker, London School of Economics

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Interfaith Relations and Religious Pluralism

Room: Larkspur

Institutionalizing Sacred Spaces: Religious Life Offices and Interfaith Programming at Private U.S. Colleges and Universities

Jonathan Coley, Oklahoma State University (jonathan.s.coley@okstate.edu)

Co-Author 1: Md Muniruzzaman, Oklahoma State University

Co-Author 2: Md Shihabul Islam, Oklahoma State University

Who Is Intolerant? Religious Orientation and the Diffusion of Interfaith Intolerance among Indonesian Muslims

Yuji Mizuno, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) (yuji.mizuno1@gmail.com)

Interreligious relations and social cohesion among congregations: evidence from a representative study in Germany

Anna Körs, University of Hamburg (anna.koers@uni-hamburg.de)

Religious Peacebuilding and Democratic Stability in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.

Joseph Kwadwo Asuming, Department for the Study of Religions, University of Ghana (jasuming6@gmail.com)

Paper Session H- (RRA) Panel Discussion: Unhoused in Denver: A Panel of Denver-Area Religious Professionals on Local Responses to a National Problem

Room: Aspen

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Religious Nationalism, Authoritarianism, and Minorities

Room: Spruce 1

Religious Nationalism and Confidence in Authoritarian Leaders: A Cross-National Study

Ibrahim Enes Atac, Penn State (ienesatac@gmail.com)

Co-Author: Samuel Perry, University of Oklahoma

Religion and Authoritarian Attitudes in Today’s Balkans

Laura Olson, Texas Christian University (laura.olson@tcu.edu)

Co-Author 1: Laura Olson, Texas Christian University

Co-Author 2: Marko Vekovic, University of Belgrade

Majoritarianism and its Discontents: Muslim Political Subjectivities in Contemporary India

Yash Sharma, University of Cincinnati (sharmaym@mail.uc.edu)

Status Threat, Organizational Framing, and the Religious Roots of Far-Right Mobilization: A Survey Experiment in South Korea

Saehwan Lee, University of Notre Dame (slee74@nd.edu)

Co-Author 1: Sharon Yoon, University of Notre Dame

Co-Author 2: Dahjin Kim, University of Notre Dame

Religion and Democracy: India’s Democratic Backsliding under Modi (2014-2024)

Chirasree Mukherjee, Eastern Michigan University (cmukherj@emich.edu)

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Mormon Garments: Sacred and Secret

Room: Conifer 3

Organizer/Convener: Spencer Stewart, Purdue University (stewa443@purdue.edu)

Author: Nancy Ross, Utah Tech University (nancyross@gmail.com)

Co-Author 1: Jessica Finnigan, Independent Scholar

Co-Author 2: Larissa Kindred, Tennessee State University

Participants

Jonathan Stapley, Church History Library (j.stapley@outlook.com)

Christine Talbot, University of Northern Colorado (christine.talbot@unco.edu)

Orit Avishai, Fordham University (avishai@fordham.edu)

Spencer Stewart, Purdue University (stewa443@purdue.edu)

K. Mohrman, University of Colorado, Denver (katherine.mohrman@ucdenver.edu)

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Religion, Health, and Healing

Room: Cottonwood 2

Religion, Faith, and Health-Seeking Behavior: Setting the Stage for Healthcare Dualism in Ghana

Hannah Taylor-Abdulai, University of Cape Coast (hannah.taylor-abdulai@ucc.edu.gh)

Co-Author: Grace Sintim Adasi, University of Ghana, Legon

Faith and beliefs in the treatment and management of leprosy at Obom in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Eric Koka, University of Cape Coast (ekoka@ucc.edu.gh)

Co-Author 1: Eric Koka, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Cape Coast

Co-Author 2: Dahanatu Salifu, Department of Social Welfare and Community Development

African Indigenous Medicine Ritualism Moderates a Pathway to Identity Transformation: Cultural and Healthcare Implications Related to Chronic Addiction and Trauma

James Phillips, ONAC University (jwpresearch@gmail.com)

Paper Session H- (SSSR) Young Adults Leaving Institutional Religion

Room: Lupine

Rethinking Religious Identity among Young Adults at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Hosea Kiprono Mitei, Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya. (kipronomitei@uonbi.ac.ke)

Leaving the Church but Not God: Exploring the Spirituality of Young Kenyans and Their Disengagement from Institutional Christianity.

Margaret Muhia, Africa international University (AIU) Nairobi, Kenya & Nagel Institute at Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI (wmmaggie9@gmail.com & margaret.muhia@africainternational.edu)

Secularity and Nonreligion: A Qualitative Study of Religious Transition among South Asian International Students in the United States

Azmain Tanjim, Western Michigan University (azmain.tanjim@wmich.edu)

Paper Session H- (RRA) Demographic Trends in Religion

Room: Iris

Exploring the Moderating Effect of Religiosity: Evidence for Asian Americans and Immigrants on Academic Outcomes

Nick Andre, Baylor University (nick_andre1@baylor.edu)

Stewardship and Giving Practices in Local Congregations: Findings from the National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices (NSCEP) Wave II

Erica Dollhopf, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Indiana University Indianapolis (erdoll@iu.edu)

Co-Author 1: David King, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Indiana University Indianapolis

Co-Author 2: Brad Fulton, Indiana University

How "Natural" Is Amish Fertility? Inferring Levels of Fertility Control from Demographic Patterns across Denominations

Cory Anderson, Pennsylvania State University (dr@coryanderson.org)

Christianity in the UK: what the Church of England’s official statistics can (and can’t) tell us

Ken Eames, Church of England (ken.eames@churchofengland.org)

Sunday, November 1, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Why the biggest challenge in demographically projecting the future of religion is modeling religious switching

Room: Conifer 1

Organizer/Convener: Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (chackett@pewresearch.org)

Here’s the global picture of recent patterns of religious switching

Yunping Tong, Pew Research Center (ytong@pewresearch.org)

Demography produces slow change in religious groups with two exceptions

Marcin Stonawski, Center for Advanced Studies of Population and Religion (CASPAR) (mstonaw@gmail.com)

Hits & misses in our global religion projections from 2010-2020

Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (chackett@pewresearch.org)

Co-Author: Isaac Lamoreaux, Pew Research Center

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Death, Dying, and the Afterlife

Room: Cottonwood 1

Changing in the Perception of Death in the USA and Japan in the Post COVID-19 Era

Tatsushi Hirono, Austin Peay State University (hironot@apsu.edu)

Co-Author 1: Travis Tanner, Austin Peay State University

Co-Author 2: Akinori Takase, Taisho University

Growing up in the shadow of the tomb: Torajan children’s beliefs about the afterlife and experiences of the Rambu Solo’ funeral ritual

Melanie Nyhof, Carthage College (mnyhof@carthage.edu)

Co-Author 1: Piter Randan Bua, Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja

Co-Author 2: Johana Ruadjanna Tangirerung, Universitas Kristen Indonesia Toraja

Beliefs and Spiritual Practices: Intentions and Reasoning for the Hungry Ghost Festival among Rural Residents in China

Becky Hsu, Georgetown University (becky.hsu@georgetown.edu)

Co-Author: Liu Zhuang, Yunnan Minzu University

Divine Authority and Personal Responsibility: Navigating Death in an Active Living Community

Laura Meyer, Department of Health & Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver. (laura.g.meyer@ucdenver.edu)

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Leaving Religion: Pathways Out

Room: Larkspur

Why do some Americans leave their religion while others stay?

Becka Alper, Pew Research Center (balper@pewresearch.org)

Defining Deconstruction: Conceptualizing the Process Through the Narratives of Former Evangelicals

Tess Starman, Simpson College (tess.starman@simpson.edu)

Co-Author: Priscilla Ziegler, University of California, Irvine

When Adventists Walk Away: Pathways Out and Evolving Beliefs

Rene Drumm, Andrews University (rened@andrews.edu)

Co-Author 1: Petr Cincala, Andrews University

Co-Author 2: Thomas Arcaro, Elon University

Profiles of Former Latter-day Saints

Justin Dyer, Brigham Young University (wjd@byu.edu)

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Catalysts of Connectedness: The transformative power of critical experiences in identity formation

Room: Cottonwood 2

Organizer/Convener: Adina Bankier-Karp, Monash University (adina.bankier-karp1@monash.edu)

Author: Adina Bankier-Karp, Monash University (adinabankierkarp@gmail.com)

Participants

Sawsan Kheir, Haifa University (khsawsan@gmail.com; sawsan.kheir@abo.fi)

Bruce Phillips, University of Southern California & Hebrew Union College (bphillips@huc.edu; baphucusc@gmail.com)

Gary Adler, Pennsylvania State University (gary.adler@psu.edu)

Chaeyoon Lim, Washington University in St. Louis (lim.c@wustl.edu)

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Gender and the Religious Right

Room: Lupine

Constraining the Radical Right: The Case of the Mexican Left.

Danissa Paz Contreras Guzman, UT Austin (dzcontreras@utexas.edu)

Co-Author: Danissa Paz Contreras Guzman, UT Austin

Masculinity and Its Discontents: Reconsidering the Hyper-Masculine Construction of Jesus in Evangelical and Charismatic Discourse

Dominic Wetzel, City University of New York (dominic.wetzel@kbcc.cuny.edu)

“Healthy Families, Holy Nation”: Transnational anti-Gender Politics in Contemporary South Korea

Hyun Jeong Ha, Duke Kunshan University (hjha0904@gmail.com)

She is Mother: Gender, Domesticity, and Christian Nationalist Imagination

Michaela Calahan, Southern Methodist University (calahanmichaela@gmail.com)

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Religion and Artificial Intelligence

Room: Conifer 3

Prompt Sampling: New Approaches for Understanding Generative AI and Large Language Models in the Sociology of Religion

Paul McClure, University of Lynchburg (mcclure_pk@lynchburg.edu)

Co-Author: Paul McClure, University of Lynchburg

Expectations and Biases of Religion Affect Perceptions of AI

Sahara Brodsky, University of Central Florida (yolanna.brodsky@ucf.edu)

Co-Author 1: Ryan Eliason, Independent

Co-Author 2: Valerie Sims, University of Central Florida

Inferior Partnerships: Where does AI fit in the Church?

Roberto Fernández Morales, Presbyterian Church (USA) (roberto.morales@pcusa.org)

The relationship between perceived subjectivity in AI chatbots and users' spiritual/religious engagement

Hiromu Sakuma, Emory University (hiromu.sakuma@emory.edu)

Co-Author: Joshua Lipson, Emory University

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Religion, Protest, and Collective Action

Room: Bluebell

Congregational Protest Participation as a Response to Partisanship

Anna Milewski, University of Wisconsin-Madison (aomilewski@wisc.edu)

Preaching about Taboo Social Issues in the U.S., 2017-2025

Leah Schade, Lexington Theological Seminary (lschade@lextheo.edu)

Co-Author 1: Amanda Wilson Harper, Tarleton State University

Co-Author 2: Wayne Thompson, Carthage College

Religion and Collective Action in the United States: Evidence from the 2010-11 and 2018-19 Waves of the National Study of Protest Events

Kraig Beyerlein, University of Notre Dame (kbeyerl1@nd.edu)

Co-Author: Anna Milewski, University of Wisconsin

Bursting the Bubble: Korean American Women Pastors and Theopolitical Formation in Second-Generation Immigrant Churches

Yun Ja (Linda) Kwak, Boston University (lykwak@bu.edu)

Paper Session I- (RRA) Religion and Identity Formation

Room: Aspen

When Beauty Becomes Religious: Christian Young Women, K-pop, and Identity Formation

Eunjin Jeon, University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology (eunjin.jeon@du.edu)

Faith as a Value in Workplace Learning and the Role(s) of Workplace Diversity

Armig Adourian, University of Toronto (armig.adourian@mail.utoronto.ca)

Digital Faith Formation to Embodied Witness: Participatory Action Research in 21st-Century Diaspora Religion

GUOHUI CHEN, TYNDALE UNIVERSITY (chenguohui@mytyndale.ca)

Co-Author: GUOHUI CHEN, TYNDALE UNIVERSITY

Paper Session I- (SSSR) Lived Religion and Alternative Spiritualities

Room: Spruce 2

The Three Leaps of Spiritualist Mediumship

Noah Blakemore Briggs, University of Illinois at Chicago (nblake4@uic.edu)

"Grown up faith and Habits" - Why German Catholics attend Sunday Mass

Regina Frey, University of Fribourg, Switzerland (regina.frey@me.com)

"My work and my religiosity are the same thing": the lived religion of Christian physicians in Brazil

Tiago Franco de Paula, Boston College (francodt@bc.edu)

Reimagining Religion: Conversion, Conspirituality, and Populist Belonging

Jonathan Abernethy-Barkley, King's College London (jonathan.abernethy-barkley@kcl.ac.uk)

Paper Session I- (SSSR) (Non-)Religion and Spirituality in Latin America II

Room: Conifer 2

Organizer: Chris Chiappari, St. Olaf College (chiappar@stolaf.edu)

Convener: Henri Gooren, Oakland University (gooren@oakland.edu)

When Apostles Are Queer: Latin American LGBTQ+ Leadership in Independent Network Christianity

Claudia Alvarez, Princeton Seminary (claudia.alvarez@ptsem.edu)

Is the Latin American Religious Landscape Secularizing or Diversifying? Interpreting the Latest Pew Research Survey

Andrew Chesnut, Virginia Commonwealth University (rachesnut@vcu.edu)

Aura, Affect and Atmosphere: Experiences among Subjects, Objects and Surroundings

Christopher Chiappari, St. Olaf College (chiappar@stolaf.edu)

The Enduring Mission of the LDS Church in Bolivia

David Knowlton, Utah Valley University (davidknowlton@yahoo.com)

Paper Session I- (RRA) Tradition, Money, and Size: What FACT 2025 Reveals About the Changing Structure of U.S. Congregations

Room: Iris

Organizer: Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)

How the Pandemic Changed the “Change-Resistant” Church: Assessing the Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on US Orthodox Christian Parishes

Alexei Krindatch, US Census of Orthodox Christian Churches (akrindatch@aol.com)

From Pledges to Budgets: Giving and Financial Trends in The Episcopal Church from the 2025 FACT Survey

Erica Dollhopf, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving (erdoll@iu.edu)

Co-Author: Molly James, The Episcopal Church

Them that’s got, shall get: The significant post-pandemic rebound of megachurches

Scott Thumma, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (sthumma@hartfordinternational.edu)

Co-Author: Warren Bird, independent scholar & researcher

Sunday, November 1, 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Belonging and Belief: How Religious Identity Shapes Political Attitudes and Social Division

Room: Lupine

Organizer: Crystal Park, University of Connecticut (crystal.park@uconn.edu)

Alone Amidst the Crowd: Loneliness, Religious Service Attendance, and Radicalization

Brooklyn Evann Walker, University of Tennessee (bwalke79@tennessee.edu)

Faith, Support, and the Vote: Predictors of Divergent Mental Health Trajectories Across the 2024 Presidential Election

Crystal Park, University of Connecticut (crystal.park@uconn.edu)

Co-Author 1: Jason Kwan, University of Connecticut

Co-Author 2: Beth Russell, University of Connecticut

Beyond Religiosity: Modeling Christian Identity and Its Political Consequences Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling

Harley Baker, California State University Channel Islands (harley.baker@csuci.edu)

Crossing the Line: Ingroup and Outgroup Dynamics in How We Perceive Religious Doubt and Conversion

Kimberly Rios, University of Illinois (kimberly.m.rios@gmail.com)

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Congregations, Cities, and Community Resilience

Room: Cottonwood 1

Faith Under Fire: Disaster Response and Faith-Based Civic Engagement in Response to the 2025

Brad Christerson, Biola University (bradley.christerson@biola.edu)

Civic Frames, Not Threat Frames: Religious Attendance and Divergent Responses to Crime News

Corey Resweber, Purdue University (creswebe@purdue.edu)

Faith on the Avenue 2.0

Katie Day, Partners for Sacred Places (kday@uls.edu)

Co-Author: Katie Day, Partners for Sacred Places

Urban Missionaries: Church-based Social Capital in the SF Bay Area’s Most Diverse Neighborhood

Derek Wu, UC Berkeley (derek_wu@berkeley.edu)

Co-Author: Derek Wu, UC Berkeley

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Measuring Non-Religion and Spirituality

Room: Conifer 2

The Congruence Fallacy Goes Global: How Affiliation and Spirituality Configure Nonreligion Across 22 Countries

Mingui Gao, Purdue University (gao700@purdue.edu)

Spiritual but not Religious Folks are Just Less Religious (and Less Spiritual, Too)

Joseph Roso, Ambrose University (joseph.roso@ambrose.edu)

Who counts as 'Spiritual but not Religious'? Closing the gap between Qualitative and Quantitative studies

Matthew Conrad, University of Connecticut (matthew.conrad@uconn.edu)

Co-Author 1: David Rohr, Center for Mind and Culture

Co-Author 2: Wesley Wildman, Boston University

Rethinking the Structure of Nonbelief: Psychometric Challenges in Measuring Secular Identity

Christopher Silver, Sewanee, University of the South (chsilver@sewanee.edu)

Co-Author 1: Robert Arrowood, University of Virginia at Wise

Co-Author 2: Shane Littrel, Cornell University

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Examining Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Psychedelics: insights from treatment trials, congregations, and adverse effects research

Room: Spruce 2

Organizer: Roman Palitsky, Emory University (roman.palitsky@emory.edu)

Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Psychedelic-Related Adverse Effects

Josh Lipson, Emory University (joshua.lipson@emory.edu)

Co-Author 1: Zainab Salako, Emory University

Co-Author 2: Roman Palitsky, Emory University

Using daily voice diary to study the religious and spiritual impacts of psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression

Deanna Kaplan, Emory University (deanna.m.kaplan@emory.edu)

Co-Author 1: Andreea Sutu, Emory University

Co-Author 2: Charles Raison, Emory University

Bridging multimodal data to understand the role of spirituality in clinical change after psilocybin

Andreea Sutu, Emory University (andreea.ema.sutu@gmail.com)

Co-Author 1: Deanna Kaplan, Emory University

Co-Author 2: Roman Palitsky, Emory University

Christian Clergy's Perspectives on Psychedelics

Roman Palitsky, Emory University (roman.palitsky@emory.edu)

Co-Author 1: Jay Michaelson, Emory University

Co-Author 2: Jaime Clark-Soles, Southern Methodist University

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Sacred Economies: Christianity, Islam, and Community Care in Uganda

Room: Bluebell

Organizer/Convener: Nancy Ammerman, Boston University (nta@bu.edu)

Author: Nicolette Manglos-Weber, Boston University (nmw1@bu.edu)

Participants

Meredith Whitnah, SSSR/Westmont College (meredith@sssr.org)

Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College (ctgilkes@colby.edu)

Rachel Rinaldo, University of Colorado, Boulder (rachel.rinaldo@colorado.edu)

Paper Session J- (RRA) Religion and Women

Room: Iris

Constructing “Samo-ness”: Gendered Religious Subject Formation in Korean Protestant Discourse

Jiae Seo, Seoul National University, Department of Religious Studies (jiae6691@snu.ac.kr)

Rethinking Gender and Authority: Women’s leadership and institutional change in contemporary South African Pentecostal churches

Daniel Clement Unachukwu, University of Pretoria (daniel.unachukwu@tuks.co.za)

How Many Decorative Hair Clips Are Too Many? Are those Jewish Legging-Skirts Actually Modest? And Who's Calling the Shots Anyways? Apostolic Pentecostal Young Women Talk Modesty-Holiness Dress in Focus Groups

Cory Anderson, Pennsylvania State University (dr@coryanderson.org)

Co-Author: Kara McCoy, United Pentecostal Church International

Shared Beliefs, Divergent Practices: How Women Negotiate Modesty Within a Common Moral Framework

Kara S. McCoy, RRA (contact@drkmccoy.com)

Co-Author: Cory Anderson,

Sacred Commitments, Structured (In)equalities: A Law & Economics Analysis of Engagement in Mosaic Law

Nancy Wu, EDLE (University of Hamburg) (nwutp+sssr@icloud.com)

Co-Author: Nancy Wu, EDLE (University of Hamburg)

Paper Session J- (RRA) Indigenous Encounters with the West

Room: Aspen

Neoshamanism: Mushroom Churches in the United States

Kimberly Melgoza, University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology (kimberly.melgoza@du.edu)

Religion, Disease Causation, and Maternal–Child Health among the Igbo of Nigeria: Towards an Integrative Indigenous–Biomedical Healthcare Framework

Emmanuel Anizoba, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA (emmanuel.anizoba@unn.edu.ng)

How Babalú-Ayé Helps Followers Cope with Death and Suffering: A Re-examination of Afro-Caribbean Responses/Alternatives to Hospice Care

Stephen D. Glazier, Yale University (stephen.glazier@yale.edu)

Co-Author: Stephen D. Glazier, Yale University

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Religious Markets, Competition, and Growth

Room: Conifer 3

Religious Competition Revisited: Understanding Pentecostal Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Elizabeth Sperber, University of Denver (elizabeth.sperber@gmail.com)

China is Not the New Rome: An Agent-Based Model Test of the Supply-Side Theory

Ruiqian (Richie) Li, American University (rli@american.edu)

Counting China’s Christians: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Estimation and Projection.

Fenggang Yang, Purdue University (fyang@purdue.edu)

Exclusive religious clubs versus diversified religious portfolios: New tests of an old theory

Laurence Iannaccone, Chapman University (larry.iannaccone@gmail.com)

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Fascinating papers using Pew Research Center's 2024 survey of religion and spirituality around the world

Room: Conifer 1

Organizer/Convener: Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center (chackett@pewresearch.org)

Pervasiveness and Predictors of Religious Incongruence: A Cross-National Comparison

Ryan Cragun, University of Tampa (rcragun@ut.edu)

Co-Author 1: Jesse M. Smith, Western Michigan University

Co-Author 2: Bethany Gull, Utah Tech University

How and Why Does the Religious Residue Effect Vary by Country?

Nadia Beider, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (nadia.beider@mail.huji.ac.il)

Men Leave Religion for a Disenchanted World; Women Don’t: The Materialist Gap in Global Perspective

Landon Schnabel, Cornell University (schnabel@cornell.edu)

Religious Nationalism and Confidence in Authoritarian Leaders: A Cross-National Study

Ibrahim Enes Atac, Pennsylvania State University (ienesatac@gmail.com)

Co-Author: Samuel Perry, University of Oklahoma

Paper Session J- (SSSR) Deep Calls to Deep: Interconnected Influences on Clergy Wellbeing

Room: Cottonwood 2

Organizer/Convener: Logan Tice, Duke University (logan.tice@duke.edu)

What Clergy Bring to Their Calling: Adverse Childhood Experiences and 15-Year Trajectories of Burnout and Occupational Distress

David Eagle, Duke University (david.eagle@duke.edu)

 Navigating Harm: Gendered Workplace Experiences and Clergy Wellbeing 

Elizabeth Johnson, Duke University (eaj12@duke.edu)

An Arranged Marriage”: How UMC Clergy Experience the Itinerant Appointment System and What It Means for Their Wellbeing”

Logan Tice, Duke University (logan.tice@duke.edu)

Co-Author: Erin Johnston, Duke University

Understanding Clergy Work Wellbeing through Burnout Profiles: A Cross-Continental Study of Clergy in the United States, Australia, and Finland

Glen Milstein, City College of New York (gmilstein@ccny.cuny.edu)

Co-Author 1: Jane Bo-Hyeong Lee, Duke University

Co-Author 2: Rae Jean Proescholdbell, Duke University

Paper Session J- (RRA) Findings from the EPIC Attender Survey: Immigration, Rural Contexts, Mental Health, and Flourishing in U.S. Congregations

Room: Larkspur

Organizer: Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)

Second-Generation Faith and First-Generation Roots: Immigrant Presence and Religious Participation in Post-Pandemic Congregations

Allison Norton, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (anorton@hartfordinternational.edu)

Co-Author: Joyce Chang, Hartford Institute for Religion Research

Looking at the Often Overlooked: Understanding the Uniqueness of Rural and Small-Town Faith Communities

Suzanne Macaluso, Siburt Institute for Church Ministry (suzie.macaluso@gmail.com)

Beyond Participation: What Distinguishes Flourishing Individuals in Faith Communities?

Petr Činčala, Andrews University (cincala@andrews.edu)

Co-Author: René Drumm, Andrews University

Understanding the Dynamics of Mental Health Discussions in Congregations

B. Clarvon Jones, Hartford Institute for Religion Research (brwatts@hartfordinternational.edu)

Paper Session J- (SSSR) The Religion News Association: A Platform for Trust-building and Connection with Journalists.

Room: Ponderosa

Paper Session J- Mormon Barrio: Latino Belonging in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Room: Spruce 1

Organizer/Convener: Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)

Author: Sujey Vega, Arizona State University (sujey.vega@asu.edu)

Participants

Katherine Mohrman, University of Colorado, Denver (katherine.mohrman@ucdenver.edu)

Jason Palmer, Independent Scholar (jasoncharlespalmer@hotmail.com)

Elise Boxer, University of South Dakota (elise.boxer@usd.edu)

Daniel Hernandez, Utah Valley University (dh.winaq@gmail.com)

Thomas Murphy, Edmonds College (thomaswmurphy90@gmail.com)

Index

Abernethy-Barkley, Jonathan: Paper Session I-

Abrams, Samuel: Paper Session F-

Adedoyin, Opeyemi: Paper Session G-

Adler, Gary: Paper Session G-, Paper Session I-

Adourian, Armig: Paper Session I-

Agliardo, Michael: Paper Session A-

Aguilar, Amara: Paper Session H-

Alford, Allison: Paper Session F-

Allsop, Dee: Paper Session F-

Alper, Becka: Paper Session I-

Alvarez, Claudia: Paper Session I-

Ammerman, Nancy: Paper Session J-

Amstutz, Jenny: Paper Session H-

Anderson, Cory: Paper Session H-, Paper Session J-

Andre, Nick: Paper Session H-

Anizoba, Emmanuel: Paper Session J-

Apaydin, Fadime: Paper Session G-

Apyewen, Ande: Paper Session G-

Apyewen, Ande Utensati: Paper Session G-

Arandjelovic, Dunja: Paper Session F-

Arcaro, Thomas: Paper Session I-

Aronis, Carolin: Paper Session G-

Aronis, Carolin Aronis: Paper Session G-

Arrowood, Robert: Paper Session F-, Paper Session H-, Paper Session J-

Arroyo, Abigail: Paper Session H-

Arshid, Mohd: Paper Session F-

Arthur, Justice Anquandah: Paper Session H-

Asuming, Joseph Kwadwo: Paper Session H-

Atac, Ibrahim Enes: Paper Session H-, Paper Session J-

Avishai, Orit: Paper Session F-, Paper Session H-

Baca, Angelo: Paper Session F-

Baker, Harley: Paper Session J-

Bankier-Karp, Adina: Paper Session I-

Barker, Eileen: Paper Session H-

Barker, Michelle: Paper Session G-

Bastardi, Maruša: Paper Session G-

Bedell, Ken: Paper Session B-

Beider, Nadia: Paper Session J-

Beyerlein, Kraig: Paper Session G-, Paper Session I-

Bird, Warren: Paper Session C-, Paper Session F-, Paper Session I-

Bissell, Megan: Paper Session A-

Blakemore Briggs, Noah: Paper Session I-

Bowen, Patrick: Paper Session B-

Box, Sarah: Paper Session H-

Boxer, Elise: Paper Session G-, Paper Session J-

Bradley, Karen: Paper Session E-

Brahinsky, Joshua: Paper Session D-

Brodsky, Sahara: Paper Session I-

Bruce, Tricia: Paper Session F-

Burney, Jerrel: Paper Session E-, Paper Session G-

Calahan, Michaela: Paper Session I-

Cantori, Valentina: Paper Session G-

Cao, Vy: Paper Session G-

Carlberg Larsson, Elis: Paper Session G-

Carter, Erik: Paper Session F-

Chang, Joyce: Paper Session J-

CHEN, GUOHUI: Paper Session G-, Paper Session I-

Chesnut, Andrew: Paper Session I-

Chiappari, Chris: Paper Session I-

Chiappari, Christopher: Paper Session I-

Choi, Daniel: Paper Session F-

Christerson, Brad: Paper Session J-

Chun, Haelim: Paper Session F-

Cimino, Richard: Paper Session E-

Cincala, Petr: Paper Session I-

Činčala, Petr: Paper Session J-

Clark-Soles, Jaime: Paper Session J-

Clevano, Mia: Paper Session A-

Clydesdale, Tim: Paper Session A-

Cnaan, Ram: Paper Session F-

Coley, Jonathan: Paper Session H-

Conrad, Matthew: Paper Session J-

Contreras Guzman, Danissa Paz: Paper Session I-

Couper, Donna: Paper Session H-

Cragun, Ryan: Paper Session J-

Cravens, Jaclyn: Paper Session G-

Damaris Parsitau, Damaris Parsitau: Paper Session A-

Daniel, Terri: Paper Session E-

David Hensley, Rebecca: Paper Session C-

Day, Katie: Paper Session J-

Deal, Heather: Paper Session H-

DeHoek, Adam: Paper Session C-

DelRio, Jeremy: Paper Session G-

Dempsey, Brendan: Paper Session F-

Do, Thu: Paper Session A-

Dollhopf, Erica: Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-, Paper Session I-

Dougherty, Kevin: Paper Session D-, Paper Session F-

Dr. Király, István Mihály: Paper Session G-

Drumm, Rene: Paper Session I-

Drumm, René: Paper Session J-

Dulle, Anastasia: Paper Session F-

Duncan, William: Paper Session F-

Duque, Rizaldy: Paper Session B-

Dyer, Justin: Paper Session I-

Eagle, David: Paper Session G-, Paper Session J-

Eames, Ken: Paper Session F-, Paper Session H-

Eliason, Ryan: Paper Session I-

Elmoutassim, Abdelmonim: Paper Session F-

ElZend, Rania: Paper Session G-

Evil, Atticus: Paper Session H-

Fernández Morales, Roberto: Paper Session I-

Fife, Stephen: Paper Session G-

Finnigan, Jessica: Paper Session H-

Fitzgerald, Caitlin: Paper Session F-

Franco de Paula, Tiago: Paper Session I-

Frey, Regina: Paper Session I-

Fry, Sherri: Paper Session B-

Fulton, Brad: Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-

Gao, Mingui: Paper Session H-, Paper Session J-

Gjesfjeld, Erik: Paper Session G-

Glazier, Stephen D.: Paper Session D-, Paper Session J-

Golden, Kristin: Paper Session E-

Golole, Adan Jarso: Paper Session F-

Gooren, Henri: Paper Session I-

Gray, Mark: Paper Session D-

Gull, Bethany: Paper Session J-

Ha, Hyun Jeong: Paper Session I-

Hackett, Conrad: Paper Session F-, Paper Session G-, Paper Session I-, Paper Session J-

Hall, Sara: Paper Session F-

Harris, J. Irene: Paper Session E-

Harris, Matt: Paper Session G-

Harris, Matthew: Paper Session F-

Hawthorne, John: Paper Session J-

Heather, Deal: Paper Session F-

Henderson, Amanda: Paper Session J-

Henderson, W. Matthew: Paper Session H-

Hernandez, Daniel: Paper Session F-, Paper Session J-

Herzog, Patricia Snell: Paper Session B-

Hill, Jonathan: Paper Session H-

Hirono, Tatsushi: Paper Session I-

Hsu, Becky: Paper Session I-

Huamaní Rimachi, Erika Márjory: Paper Session B-

Hupfield, Kelly: Paper Session B-

Iannaccone, Laurence: Paper Session J-

Islam, Md Shihabul: Paper Session H-

James, Molly: Paper Session I-

Janes, Emily: Paper Session G-

Jeon, Eunjin: Paper Session I-

Ji, Chang-Ho: Paper Session F-

Johnson, Elizabeth: Paper Session J-

Johnston, Erin: Paper Session J-

Jones, B. Clarvon: Paper Session J-

Kaplan, Deanna: Paper Session J-

Kheir, Sawsan: Paper Session I-

Kim, Dahjin: Paper Session H-

Kindred, Larissa: Paper Session H-

King, David: Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-

Klee, Anne: Paper Session E-

Knowlton, David: Paper Session I-

Koka, Eric: Paper Session H-

Körs, Anna: Paper Session H-

Krindatch, Alexei: Paper Session I-

Kwak, Yun Ja (Linda): Paper Session I-

Kwan, Jason: Paper Session J-

Laderi, Jennifer: Paper Session G-

Lamoreaux, Isaac: Paper Session I-

Le Shana, Jason: Paper Session F-

Lee, Jane Bo-Hyeong: Paper Session J-

Lee, Saehwan: Paper Session H-

Lesage, Kirsten: Paper Session G-

Lewis, Grace: Paper Session F-

Li, Rebecca S. K.: Paper Session H-

Li, Ruiqian (Richie): Paper Session J-

Liedhegener, Antonius: Paper Session G-

Lim, Chaeyoon: Paper Session G-, Paper Session I-

Lipson, Josh: Paper Session J-

Lipson, Joshua: Paper Session I-

Littrel, Shane: Paper Session J-

Liu, Hui: Paper Session H-

Loretto, Adam: Paper Session H-

Macaluso, Suzanne: Paper Session J-

Manglos-Weber, Nicolette: Paper Session J-

Martí, Gerardo: Paper Session D-

McClure, Paul: Paper Session I-

McCorkle, William: Paper Session C-

McCoy, Kara: Paper Session J-

McCoy, Kara S.: Paper Session J-

McElroy, Elizabeth: Paper Session F-

McFeely, Rebecca: Paper Session H-

McGraw-Rowe, Tori: Paper Session B-

Mehta, Samira: Paper Session F-

Melgoza, Kimberly: Paper Session J-

Meyer, Laura: Paper Session I-

Michaelson, Jay: Paper Session J-

Mikoski, Charissa: Paper Session C-

Milewski, Anna: Paper Session I-

Milstein, Glen: Paper Session J-

Mitei, Hosea Kiprono: Paper Session H-

Mizuno, Yuji: Paper Session H-

mohamed, besheer: Paper Session H-

Mohrman, K.: Paper Session H-

Mohrman, Katherine: Paper Session J-

Mora Duro, Carlos Nazario: Paper Session G-

Moss, William Tay: Paper Session E-

Muhia, Margaret: Paper Session H-

Mukherjee, Chirasree: Paper Session H-

Mulder, Mark: Paper Session D-

Mumbach, Ali: Paper Session A-, Paper Session D-, Paper Session G-

Muniruzzaman, Md: Paper Session H-

Murdock, Rachael: Paper Session F-

Murphy, Thomas: Paper Session F-, Paper Session J-

Namanya, Dan: Paper Session B-

Neitz, Mary Jo: Paper Session E-

Ngunjiri, Kimotho: Paper Session F-

Ngunjiri, Ndirangu: Paper Session F-

Nguyen, Nhan Duc: Paper Session F-

Norton, Allison: Paper Session C-, Paper Session I-, Paper Session J-

Nwobia, Charles: Paper Session G-

Nyhof, Melanie: Paper Session I-

Obomese, Gabriel Odion: Paper Session E-

O'Brien, Timothy: Paper Session H-

Odermatt, Anastas: Paper Session G-

Ogunajo, Busayo: Paper Session E-

Olson, Laura: Paper Session F-, Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-

Ostwald, Connie: Paper Session G-

Packard, Josh: Paper Session A-

Palitsky, Roman: Paper Session J-

Palmer, Jason: Paper Session J-

Park, Crystal: Paper Session J-

Paul, Akanmidu: Paper Session E-

Paul, MacKenzie: Paper Session F-

Payne, Sean: Paper Session G-

Peaslee, Katherine: Paper Session H-

Peña Echevarría, Joseph Hernán: Paper Session B-

Peña-Camprubí, Grego: Paper Session C-

Pennington, Rosemary: Paper Session G-

Perry, Samuel: Paper Session H-, Paper Session J-

Phillips, Bruce: Paper Session I-

Phillips, James: Paper Session H-

Pogorelc, Anthony: Paper Session A-

Porter, Jeremy: Paper Session G-

Proescholdbell, Rae Jean: Paper Session J-

Rabey, Steve: Paper Session J-

Rahebi, Kim: Paper Session A-

Raison, Charles: Paper Session J-

Randan Bua, Piter: Paper Session I-

Rapheal, Ojo: Paper Session E-

Ratliff, Sarah: Paper Session F-

Resweber, Corey: Paper Session J-

Richardson, James: Paper Session H-

Riess, Jana: Paper Session G-

Rinaldo, Rachel: Paper Session J-

Rios, Kimberly: Paper Session J-

Rivera, Bridget Eileen: Paper Session G-

Rivera, Craig: Paper Session A-

Rodriguez, Yasmine: Paper Session E-, Paper Session G-

Rohr, David: Paper Session J-

Roso, Joseph: Paper Session J-

Ross, Nancy: Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-

Royal, Jillian: Paper Session B-

Royston, Jashalund: Paper Session D-

Russell, Beth: Paper Session J-

Sager, Rebecca: Paper Session G-

Sağlam Sarıkaya, Burcu: Paper Session F-

Sakuma, Hiromu: Paper Session I-

Salako, Zainab: Paper Session J-

Salifu, Dahanatu: Paper Session H-

Sarkissian, Ani: Paper Session F-

Schade, Leah: Paper Session A-, Paper Session F-, Paper Session H-, Paper Session I-

Schliebe, Cole: Paper Session G-

Schnabel, Landon: Paper Session G-, Paper Session J-

Seigler, Carolina: Paper Session G-

Seo, Jiae: Paper Session J-

Shahzad, Muhammad: Paper Session H-

Sharick, Jorden: Paper Session F-

Sharma, Lucas: Paper Session G-

Sharma, Yash: Paper Session H-

Sheikh, Christine: Paper Session H-

Sievers, Micki: Paper Session G-

Silk, Mark: Paper Session G-

Silver, Christopher: Paper Session F-, Paper Session J-

Simmons, Tracy: Paper Session J-

Sims, Valerie: Paper Session I-

Sintim Adasi, Grace: Paper Session H-

Six, Rachel: Paper Session F-

Sloan, Abigail: Paper Session H-

Smith, C. Estelle: Paper Session E-

Smith, Jesse: Paper Session F-

Smith, Jesse M.: Paper Session J-

Smith, Paris L: Paper Session D-

Smith, Paris L.: Paper Session F-

Sperber, Elizabeth: Paper Session J-

Stanton, Andrea: Paper Session G-

Stapley, Jonathan: Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-

Starman, Tess: Paper Session I-

Stewart, Evan: Paper Session F-

Stewart, Spencer: Paper Session G-, Paper Session H-

Stonawski, Marcin: Paper Session I-

Stroope, Jessica: Paper Session H-

Stroope, Samuel: Paper Session H-

Sutu, Andreea: Paper Session J-

Takase, Akinori: Paper Session I-

Talbot, Christine: Paper Session H-

Tangirerung, Johana Ruadjanna: Paper Session I-

Tanguay, Chabrian: Paper Session F-

Tanjim, Azmain: Paper Session H-

Tanner, Travis: Paper Session I-

Taylor-Abdulai, Hannah: Paper Session H-

TEJEDO, Carolyn: Paper Session B-

TEJEDO, JOEL: Paper Session B-

Thompson, James: Paper Session F-

Thompson, Wayne: Paper Session I-

Thumma, Scott: Paper Session C-, Paper Session I-, Paper Session J-

Tice, Logan: Paper Session J-

Tidemann, Krieg: Paper Session A-

Tokke, Hans: Paper Session E-, Paper Session G-

Tong, Yunping: Paper Session I-

Toor, Noor: Paper Session G-

Townsend Gilkes, Cheryl: Paper Session J-

Udofia, Indhira: Paper Session G-

Unachukwu, Daniel Clement: Paper Session J-

Upenieks, Laura: Paper Session F-

Usset, Timothy: Paper Session E-

Vaidyanathan, Brandon: Paper Session F-

Van Ens, Jack: Paper Session B-

Vance, Scott: Paper Session F-

Varghese, Thomas Rinu: Paper Session H-

Vega, Sujey: Paper Session F-, Paper Session J-

Vekovic, Marko: Paper Session H-

Voas, David: Paper Session F-

Voss, Isaac: Paper Session H-

Walker, Brooklyn Evann: Paper Session J-

Wa-Mbaleka, Safary: Paper Session B-

Warner, Carolyn: Paper Session G-

Wetzel, Dominic: Paper Session I-

White, Brooklyn: Paper Session H-

Whitehead, Andrew: Paper Session F-

Whitnah, Meredith: Paper Session J-

Whittaker, Kara: Paper Session G-

Wiggins, Jonathon: Paper Session G-

Wildman, Wesley: Paper Session G-, Paper Session J-

Williams, Lisa: Paper Session A-

Williams, Rhys: Paper Session G-

Wilson Harper, Amanda: Paper Session A-, Paper Session F-, Paper Session H-, Paper Session I-

Wollschleger, Jason: Paper Session G-

Wong, Brandon: Paper Session A-

Woodworth, Warner: Paper Session B-

Wray, Meghan: Paper Session F-

Wright, Stuart: Paper Session H-

Wu, Biao: Paper Session A-

Wu, Derek: Paper Session J-

Wu, Nancy: Paper Session J-

Yackel, Anthony: Paper Session G-

Yang, Fenggang: Paper Session J-

Yoon, Sharon: Paper Session H-

Zhuang, Liu: Paper Session I-

Ziegler, Priscilla: Paper Session I-

Zurlo, Gina: Paper Session F-