CSRS Alumni
Graduate Alumni Placement
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Research Interests: Nonreligion, Religion, Ritual, Culture, Qualitative Methods Sarah is doing a PhD in Liturgical Studies in the Department of Theology and is also affiliated with the Center for the Study of Religion and Society. The focus of her research is the relationship between nonreligion and Christian ritual in North America. Sarah is a Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellow and holds a Doctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. She received an M.A.R. in Liturgical Studies from Yale Divinity School (2010), and an M.T.S. from the University of Waterloo (2008), where she also completed a B.A. in Religious Studies (2007). |
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Research Interests: Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Technology, Quantitative Methods Ethan is in his fourth year of graduate studies at Notre Dame. He hails from Danville Illinois, a smaller city in east central Illinois. During his undergraduate studies at Illinois State University he studied History with minors in Sociology and Philosophy. While he studied History he focused on intellectual history during the enlightenment, communication technology, and 19th century American religious history. His research interests at Notre Dame are much the same. Ethan's areas of interest are the sociology of religion and the sociology of technology with methodological interests in statistics and network analysis. His Master's Thesis (titled: Online Communities: A case study of the nonreligious in the age of the Internet) looks at variation in online political activity among the nonreligious and religious populations of America. After this project he hopes to continue studying communication technology and religion. His dissertation will look at how developments in communication technologies during the 19th and 20th century have affected the American religious population. This project will focus on three main technological developments: the telegraph/telephone, television, and the Internet. |
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Research Interests: Religion, Culture, Cognition, Morality, Linguistics, Emotion, Theory Michael Rotolo is a PhD Candidate and University Presidential Fellow in sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, he received an M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary (2016) and a B.A. in Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013), where he minored in Social and Economic Justice. More information (including CV) can be found on his website: mrotolo.com |
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Shanna Corner ('18) Dissertation: "Tactics and Transcendence: The Struggle to Create Common Understandings about Religion and Women’s Rights within the United Nations" Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Religion Research Initiative, Notre Dame |
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Research Interests: Religion, Social Movements, Theory, Culture Peter graduated from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands in 2002 with an emphasis in Literature and Creative Writing. He has spent the interim decade working in the nonprofit world, helping to set up volunteer programs in Syria and the Palestinian Territories. His areas of interest include social movements, religion, and qualitative methods. |
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Linda Kawentel ('17) Dissertation: "The Intersection of Religion, Gender, and Family among U.S. Catholics: A Quantitative Analysis of the Relation of Religious Orthodoxy to Attitudes and Practices Concerning the Family" Senior Reserach Scientist, Wellbeing at Work Program, Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame |
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Megan Rogers ('17) Dissertation: "Faiths and Fortune: Religion among the Professional Middle Cleass in Urban China" Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Religion Research Initiative, Notre Dame |
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Pete Barwis ('16) Dissertation: "Power and Mobilization: The Problem of All-Volunteer Force Enlistment" Senior Data Scientist, (2016 - Present) |
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Cole Carnesecca ('16) Dissertation: "Fate of the Gods: State Formation and the Emergence of Religious Modernity in China and Japan." Assistant Professor (2016 - Present) |
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Bryant Crubaugh ('16) Dissertation: "Not all Civic Action is Equal: How Place-Based and Identity-Based Civic Associations Differentially Impact Neighborhoods and Cities" Assistant Professor of Sociology, (2016 - Present) |
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Amy Jonason ('16) Dissertation: "Growing the Good Food Revolution: Strategies of Sustainable Community in Two Altruistic Civic Projects" Assistant Professor, (2016 - Present) |
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Peter Mundey ('15) Dissertation: “American Christianity & Consumerism: Understanding the Relationship Between Christian Economic Culture and Secular Consumer Culture.” Research Associate (2017 - Present) |
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Bradley Vermurlen ('16) Dissertation: "Reformed Resurgence: A Field-Theoretic Analysis of Religious Strength (and Weakness) in Advanced Modernity" Director of Social Research (2016 - Present) |
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Meredith Whitnah ('14) Dissertation: "Faith and the Fragility of Justice." Assistant Professor of Sociology (2015 - Present) |
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Justin Farrell ('14) Dissertation: "The Moral Meaning of Environmental Conflicts over Yellowstone." Assistant Professor (2014 - Present) |
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Brandon R. Vaidyanathan ('14) Dissertation: "Living in a Secular Age: Work, Lifestyle, and Religion in Bangalore and Dubai." Associate Professor of Sociology |
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Chris Morrissey ('12) Dissertation: "War, Peace, and Religious Advocacy: the Debate Over the Iraq War." Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology (2014 - Present) |
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Karen Monique Gregg ('12) Dissertation: "The Safe and Sacred Pajama Party: Social Processes in a Religious Youth Ministry for High School Adolescents." Lecturer Recent Publication: |
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Patricia Snell Herzog ('11) Dissertation: "People in Context: Perceptions of Social Dissonance and Community Involvement." |
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Bob Brenneman ('09) Dissertation: “From Homie to Hermano: Conversion and Gang Exit in Central America." |
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Jon Hill ('09) Dissertation: "Religious Pathways During the Transition to Adulthood: A Life Course Approach." Assistant Professor (2009 - Present) |
