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Laura Mucha

2020-2021 Research Associate

Laura is a first-year Master of Theological studies student at Harvard Divinity School concentrating in Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion. She is particularly focused on female participation in Christian religious practice, both in the contemporary...

Jimmy O'Leary

2020-2021 Research Associate

2019-2020 Research Associate

Jimmy O’Leary is a second-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on Religion, Ethics, and Politics. Specifically, he is interested in promoting religious literacy, and exploring formations and interactions of the...

Ryan R. Overbey

Webmaster

Ryan received his Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard University in 2010 and his A.B. in Classics & Sanskrit and Religious Studies from Brown University in 2001. He has served as a web assistant and web developer for the Pluralism Project since...

Elinor J. Pierce

epierce@fas.harvard.edu

Research Director

Elinor (Ellie) Pierce is the Research Director at the Pluralism Project. From her first involvement as a student researcher in San Francisco, Ellie has been actively engaged in field research and multimedia content development for the Pluralism Project...

Tahamina Prity

Project Assistant 2025-2026

Tahamina (Taha) Prity (she/her) is an undergraduate student at Harvard College, concentrating in the Comparative Study of Religion. A rising junior, she has a particular interest in Islamic studies, with an emphasis on Islam in the modern West. Beyond her...

Bilal Rehman

2020-2021 Research Associate

Bilal is a first-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on Religion, Ethics, and Politics. Specifically, he is interested in critical theory and the social and material constructions of poverty, race, and gender...

Ashley Rodriguez Lantigua

Research Associate 2025-2026

Ashley Rodriguez Lantigua (she/her/ella) is a Master’s of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School. She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States at the age of eleven. Ashley has been a part of community...

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Virginia Schilder

2020-2021 Research Associate

Virginia is a first-year Master of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on Christianity with public service/social justice work as her ministry. Specifically, she is interested in the intersection of faith and socioeconomic and ecological...

Rachael Schremp

Research Associate 2025-2026

Rachael Schremp (she/her) is a Master of Theological Studies candidate at Harvard Divinity School, concentrating in Religion, Literature, and Culture. Her research explores medieval devotional literature and Christian monasticism through the lenses of...

Nevia Selmon

2024-2025 Research Associate

Nevia Selmon (She/Her) is a Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School pursuing a degree in Religion, Ethics, and Politics. Within this, she focuses on Interfaith Advocacy, Ethical Governance, and Pluralistic Education. She also...

Jaxon Washburn

2022-2023 Research Associate

Jaxon is a second-year Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in History of Christianity. His academic interests include Armenian religious history, Mormon studies, and lived religion. He received two Bachelors of Arts degrees in History and...

Karina Yum

2024-2025 Research Associate

2023-2024 Research Associate

Karina Yum (she/they) is an MDiv student who studies identity formation, particularly in the contexts of evangelical conversion and deconversion. In 2023, she graduated from Carleton College as a religion major with a cross-cultural studies minor. They...