I am a Professor of Religion at Kalamazoo College and chair of the Religion department. I specialize in the study of Early Christianity, biblical studies, Mormonism, and gender studies. I received my ThD and MTS from Harvard Divinity School, and BA in Philosophy and Religion from Pace University. I am the editor-in-chief of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.
My earlier book Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism (UNC 2020) examines the tradition through the lens of the history of sexuality. The book received numerous starred reviews and the “Best Book” in 2020 award from the Mormon History Association. I am the co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Mormonism and Gender (2020).
My most recent book Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos (UNC 2024) reexamines and resignifies Mormon cosmology in the context of queer theory, offering a fresh perspective on divine relationships, gender fluidity, and the concept of kinship itself.