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I'm doomscrolling again—relentlessly perusing social media and dwelling in the terribleness of our world. Police Brutality and Protests Once again,...

Lately, I'm thinking about one of my favorite movies, Little Miss Sunshine (2006). Amid this pandemic, I'm reminded of a particular scene, one that...

I've spent the last few months scrolling and clicking. Scrolling through news sites to see the latest information on the COVID‐19 pandemic. Scrolli...

I'm in a seminar room with graduate students from my alma mater. We're talking about sexism and teaching. I brought in candy to soften the blow. On...

In January, I visited the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. One of the things not a lot of people know about me is that, for ...

There's a guitar sitting in the corner of my office. It's been sitting there for months now, actually more than six, but who's keeping count? My fa...

2019 wasn't a good year. The world seemed to be on fire. Multiple reports offered dire warnings about climate change and the fate of our planet. Th...

It's November 2016, the day after Thanksgiving. I'm at an amusement park with my family, and my kids and their cousins are all grins and laughter a...

Last November, I attended an annual conference of religious studies scholars, which I’ve attended on and off for the 17 years I’ve been a member of...

About a month ago, a producer of a new podcast emailed me to ask me to participate in a show on zombies. This isn't as strange of a request as it f...

On my birthday, in August, an essay on sexism in the academy was published in the online version of a prestigious magazine. It appeared again and a...

Recently, I attended Digital Pedagogy Lab (DPL), hosted at the University of Mary Washington, which I'll write more about later. One conversation a...

I'm standing in front of a classroom that's not mine. It's June in Florida. The temperature outside is supposed to be in the 80s, but when you step...

There have been a few articles over the last couple months that captured my attention, but not in a reassuring way. These articles all revolve arou...

When I was in graduate school (and later as a junior scholar and writer), I was absolutely terrified to send out my work for review or editorial ap...

Over a year ago, I was sitting in my primary care doctor's office, trying to not freak out and failing miserably. I had fought for the appointment ...

In January, I decided to implement a few personal policies, not resolutions, for 2019. The first principle—as all of you might remember from my Jan...

Over a month ago, I was speaking to a colleague about a scholarly organization for which we have both volunteered our effort and time. For years, s...

In late 2018, I had to stow away my pink planner in a place I couldn't actually see it. I had to remove it from my office, and it's now lost in my ...

I attended the American Academy of Religion (AAR) annual conference for the first time in 2003, as a grad student. A colleague and I, both young wh...