CRCC Affiliates
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Megan Sweas: sweas@usc.edu | 213-764-3464
Quaiser Abdullah is a professor of communications interested in identity, conflict, leadership and religion.
Christopher Baker is a public theologian in the UK who studies the role and impact of religion and belief on public life.
Tobin Belzer is an applied sociologist who develops research and program evaluations to support the work of non-profit organizations and philanthropists.
Daniel Bennett is an economist whose research focuses on economic development and global health in South Asia and Southern Africa.
Dr. Stephanie Boddie is an interdisciplinary scholar who combines traditional social science methods with storytelling, music and other cultural forms to explore how congregations and faith-based organizations advance community resilience and flourishing. She works on CRCC's Stories of Change in American Religion Initiative.
Joyce C. Chang is a sociologist whose research examines race and religion among Asian Americans, alongside broader questions of congregational life and vitality. She works on CRCC's Stories of Change in American Religion Initiative.
Ken Chitwood's work specializes in global Islam, the Americas and Christian-Muslim relations. He works on CRCC's Stories of Change in American Religion Initiative.
Brad Christerson is a sociologist who has written extensively in the areas of religion, race, ethnicity and globalization. He works on CRCC's Stories of Change in American Religion Initiative.
Maureen Day is a sociologist and theologian who studies the influence of religious beliefs on public life, especially among Catholics.
Dr. Vanessa Gomez Brake (she/her/siya) is the Senior Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.
Rev. Dr. Brandon Harris is a faith leader and scholar whose research focuses on gentrification, urban religion and Black Church history.
Tarra McNally is an anthropologist specializing in evaluation and global health.
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