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King’s Impact Fellowship
I’m delighted to share that I’ve been selected as an Impact Fellow in the third cohort of KCL’s Humanities Impact Fellowship programme. It’s a six-month programme that helps researchers deepen and extend the public impact of their work — I’ll be using the opportunity to focus on the Gen Z Role Models project. If you’ve…
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Reflecting on Blackfriars: Then and Now
I am delighted to share that I have been appointed a Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford. This new and non-stipendiary role—which I’ll hold in addition to my full-time role at King’s—is very much a homecoming. Blackfriars has had a tremendous impact on my academic and personal life, and I am honoured to continue my…
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Transitioning to King’s
They say that while change can happen instantly, transitions can take ages. Moving to King’s was, for me, a big change. Eleven years in Oxford—first as a postgraduate, then as a postdoc—meant that the rhythms of that place had become second nature. I arrived expecting to be there for just nine months, a brief academic…
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Reflections on 2024: A Year of Growth and Opportunity
As I pause to look back on 2024, I marvel at how transformative this year has been. It’s been a journey of new opportunities, significant milestones, and meaningful transitions—all setting the stage for what lies ahead. From Oxford to King’s College London 2024 was marked with an intensive focus on developing and launching the Gen…
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Gen Z Phase 2: Participatory Research
Last month, my collaborators and I launched Phase 2 of our Gen Z study. Generously supported by Oxford’s John Fell Fund, Phase 2 makes good on our study’s participatory ethos. Through an online form, we give participants an overview of our analysis. They then comment on our analysis. Finally, they tell us about their ideal…
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Big update: I’m going to King’s College London!
This month, I accepted an offer to join the faculty at King’s College London. Deo gratias. I’ve copied my LinkedIn announcement below. In the months ahead, I’ll post updates either here or on social media about the transition. See you in London, folks! 📣 Delighted to announce that I’m joining King’s College London as Lecturer…
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Gen Z, Part 3: Research funding success
I’m delighted to share that the John Fell Fund, a research fund of Oxford University Press, has agreed in principle to support phase two of the ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’ project with a £13,960 funding commitment. I’m so grateful to the Faculty of Theology and Religion and to the Humanities Division…
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Understanding Gen Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models: Part 1
A big project is on the horizon. A colleague and I are getting ready to launch a study that will explore Gen Z’s religious and spiritual role models, amidst rapidly changing religious demographics and digitally mediated social contexts. I’ll share some milestones and reflections as the project unfolds. Ethics approval. Check. First things first. We…
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