PhD Student Instructor of Record I am a Ph.D. student and Instructor of Record in the Department of Religion at The University of Georgia. My research interests include the history of witch trials in Scotland, as well as illegal trials for witchcraft in the Southeastern US. My dissertation topic focuses on why women are leaving Institutional Christianity to practice witchcraft, how they deconstruct their religious upbringing, and how they create new spiritual meaning in their lives. Education Education: BA Religion The University of Georgia, 2009 MDiv Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 2015 Courses Taught Courses Regularly Taught: RELI 1001 Awards, Honors and Recognitions Of note: Researcher for the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Project at the University of Edinburgh, 2022 Participant in the NHC Graduate Student Podcasting Winter Institute, January 2023
