About

I am a PhD student in religious studies at the University of Alberta focusing on medieval and early modern England, particularly women and religious ritual.

My current work is centered around ritual material culture. This year I have been writing and presenting on medieval English women and the use of childbirth rituals while tying this in to ideas of earthly communality as well as the spiritual economy. My upcoming presentation, “My Wife’s Best Wedding Girdle”: Communality and Commerce in English Medieval Childbirth Ritual Goods will be presented at the University of Alberta Consuming Religion conference, April 16-17, 2019.

Blog Posts

    Publications

    My Sister, My Enemy: Using Intersectional Readings of Hagar, Sarah, Leah, and Rachel to Heal Distorted Relationships in Contemporary Reproductive Justice Activism

    Feminist Theology
    2019 | journal-article

    Theology Outside the Clinic

    CrossCurrents
    2017-08-07 | journal-article

    DOI: 10.1111/cros.12213

    Part of ISSN: 0011-1953

    Upcoming Talks and Conferences

    “My Wife’s Best Wedding Girdle”: Communality and Commerce in English Medieval Childbirth Ritual Goods at Consuming Religion: Victuals and Consumption in Religious Traditions, University of Alberta, April 16-17, 2019

    Memberships

    Society for the Study of Early Modern Women

    Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship

    North American Association for the Study of Religion

    American Academy of Religion

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