She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Harvard University (2006). She has just completed a book on the American pragmatist tradition and is working on a second book on U.S. evangelicals and new media. Her research interests include the work of William James, evangelical Christianity, religion and media, religious rhetoric and communication, religion and popular culture, and gender and religion. She is co-chair of the Women and Religion Section of the American Academy of Religion, steering committee member for the Pragmatism and Empiricism in Religious Thought Group, and editorial board member of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, and was selected as a 2009-2010 participant in the Wabash Workshop for Pre-Tenure Religion Faculty at Colleges and Universities.