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Catholicism and Religious Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Armando Guerrero Estrada
Dominican University
2
Edward Brooks
University of Oxford
3
Gordon Maples
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
Michael Burkhimer
National Audubon Society
5
Sachi Edwards
University of Maryland, College Park
6
Tom M. Trinidad
Unknown
7
Ana Laura Bochicchio
National University of Tierra del Fuego
8
Madeline Gambino
Unknown
9
Sławomir Zatwardnicki
Forschungszentrum Energiespeichertechnologien
10
Ethan Sharp
University of South Wales

Rising Stars Papers

1
Implications of white Christian nationalism (and the backlash against it) for religious minorities
The Review of Education Pedagogy & Cultural Studies|2024
6 cit.
2
What Place Does Scripture Have in Thomas Aquinas’s Reasoning?
Collectanea Theologica|2024
5 cit.
3
Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong
Tertiary Education and Management|2024
4 cit.
4
Regula Fidei in the Light of Joseph Ratzinger’s Writings
Verbum Vitae|2024
3 cit.
5
Christian normativity in global higher education policy and practice
Comparative Education|2024
3 cit.
6
Sens dosłowny i duchowy w świetle kwestii quodlibetalnych Tomasza z Akwinu
Collectanea Theologica|2025
3 cit.
7
Teaching virtue literacy: A strategy for character education in the university
Journal of Moral Education|2026
3 cit.
8
Complexities, complications, and change for non‐Christian students
New Directions for Higher Education|2024
2 cit.
9
Character formation in the multiversity: Review of Higgins, C. <i>Undeclared</i>
Journal of Moral Education|2025
2 cit.
10
Ten reasons why colleges and universities should educate character
Journal of Moral Education|2026
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jared L. Peifer
Franklin & Marshall College
2
Jessica Rizk
University of Waterloo
3
Veronika Maricic
University of Edinburgh
4
Erika Hunt
Illinois State University
5
Jonathan R. Crist
Duquesne University
6
Annie Smith
National Catholic Educational Association
7
Leonardo Franchi
University of Notre Dame
8
Benjamin E. Norquist
Azusa Pacific University
9
Emily Fisher
Louisiana State University
10
Augustine Ayaga
Niagara University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Digital technology and increasing engagement among students with disabilities: Interaction rituals and digital capital
Computers and Education Open|2022
62 cit.
2
A Moral Foundations Framing Approach: Retail Investors’ Investment Intention in Ethical Mutual Funds
Business & Society|2022
17 cit.
3
Canadian K-12 Schooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons and Reflections
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy|2023
4 cit.
4
Being open to others in catholic schools
ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)|2025
2 cit.
5
Can Decentralized School Systems Pursue Common Ends? An Analysis of Urban Catholic School and System Leaders’ Perceptions of Reform
Urban Education|2024
2 cit.
6
Evaluations of Organizational Configurations: Does Hybrid Form or Logic Content Matter?
Business & Society|2025
1 cit.
7
Lights for the Path. By JohnSullivan. Dublin: Veritas, 2022. Pp. 257. €24.99
The Heythrop Journal|2023
0 cit.
8
Thomas Shields, Music and Character Formation
˜The œinternational journal of evangelization and catechetics|2023
0 cit.
9
Seneca’s Heraclitus DK 22 B 49a and Parmenides
Peitho Examina Antiqua|2024
0 cit.
10
Can Generative AI Help Stakeholders Identify Ethical Firms? A Study of CSR Reports
Academy of Management Proceedings|2025
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
John T. Noonan
Auburn University
2
Philip Gleason
Mathematica Policy Research
3
Joseph Boyle
Purdue University West Lafayette
4
William E. May
Fiji National University
5
Clyde Wilcox
Georgetown University
6
José Filipe Silva
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
7
Claude S. Fischer
University of California, Berkeley
8
Phil Davignon
Union University
9
Richard T. Hughes
Heartlands Hospital
10
Leslie J. Francis
Bishop Grosseteste University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City.
Social Forces|1984
2k cit.
2
Why More Americans Have No Religious Preference: Politics and Generations
American Sociological Review|2002
740 cit.
3
Toward a Subcultural Theory of Urbanism
American Journal of Sociology|1975
729 cit.
4
Networks and Places: Social Relations in the Urban Setting.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1981
706 cit.
5
America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940
The Journal of Interdisciplinary History|1994
668 cit.
6
The development of an abbreviated form of the revised Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQR-A): Its use among students in England, Canada, the U.S.A. and Australia
Personality and Individual Differences|1992
538 cit.
7
Identifying Identity: A Semantic History
Journal of American History|1983
534 cit.
8
A Procedure for Surveying Personal Networks
Sociological Methods & Research|1978
525 cit.
9
Rediscovering the Religious Factor in American Politics.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1994
453 cit.
10
School Food Environments and Practices Affect Dietary Behaviors of US Public School Children
Journal of the American Dietetic Association|2009
436 cit.

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