I am a Research Fellow at the Religion, Politics, and Globalization Program at the University of California, Berkeley. I received my Ph.D. in Sociology from UC Berkeley in December 2011.

My research focuses on the intersection of religion, politics, and history. I am centrally concerned with better understanding the role religion plays in public life, and why that role differs from country to country and over time. Among other projects, I am currently working on a book manuscript examining patterns of secularization in American and Australian education.

Beginning Fall 2012, I will take up a position as Assistant Professor of Comparative Sociology at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.