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Theological Perspectives and Practices

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
John P. Falcone
University of St. Francis
2
Christopher E. M. Lloyd
University of Westminster
3
Rafael Vizcaíno
DePaul University
4
Amaryah Shaye Armstrong
Vanderbilt University
5
Madison Natarajan
University of Massachusetts Boston
6
Hunter Bragg
Drew University
7
C. Libby
Unknown
8
Frances M. Howell
University of South Carolina
9
Stephen C. Finley
Rice University
10
Selina R. Stone
New College

Rising Stars Papers

1
Postsecular Philosophy as Metaphoric Theology: On Dussel’s Reading of Marx
Journal of the American Academy of Religion|2024
21 cit.
2
Racism in obstetric care: a psychometric study of the Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale among Global Majority birthing people in obstetric contexts 
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth|2024
10 cit.
3
‘Meeting the Client Where They Are Rather Than Where I'm At’: A Qualitative Survey Exploring <scp>CBT</scp> and Psychodynamic Therapist Perceptions of Psychotherapy Integration
British Journal of Psychotherapy|2024
7 cit.
4
Clinging to Certainty: Mental Health Anthropologies and Dualisms in Post-Pandemic Britain
Journal of Disability & Religion|2025
2 cit.
5
Drinking from our own wells in Ghana: interfaith education, civic engagement, and resisting the anti-LGBT agenda
British Journal of Religious Education|2024
1 cit.
6
Overlooked by the Spirit-filled: Womanist Pentecostalism and the case of the Hellenistic widows
Journal of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity|2024
1 cit.
7
Helpful and unhelpful factors associated with secular psychotherapy amongst Christians: a story-stem study
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health|2025
1 cit.
8
Negotiating Faith in Therapy: A Qualitative Study of Christian Clients in Secular Psychotherapy
Pastoral Psychology|2026
1 cit.
9
Fostering Community Support for Breastfeeding: Implementation of a Neighborhood Level Breastfeeding Initiative in Brooklyn, New York
Journal of Community Health|2025
0 cit.
10
Inconceivable! economic conversion, nonpoor Christians, and how to teach debt-forgiveness more effectively
Practical Theology|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Johanna Sekudu
University of South Africa
2
Annelieke Damen
University of Humanistic Studies
3
Nicholas J. Short
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
4
Amara Esther Chimakonam
University of Fort Hare
5
Natalie Seils
University of Massachusetts Boston
6
Robert M. Waller
University of Edinburgh
7
A. Christson Adedoyin
Samford University
8
Tuwana T. Wingfield
Illinois State University
9
Elizabeth Anokyewaa Sarfo
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
10
Levi McLaughlin
North Carolina State University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Azacitidine, Venetoclax, and Gilteritinib in Newly Diagnosed and Relapsed or Refractory <i>FLT3</i>-Mutated AML
Journal of Clinical Oncology|2024
146 cit.
2
High-sensitivity next-generation sequencing MRD assessment in ALL identifies patients at very low risk of relapse
Blood Advances|2022
112 cit.
3
Ultrasensitive <scp>NGS MRD</scp> assessment in Ph+  <scp>ALL</scp> : Prognostic impact and correlation with <scp>RT‐PCR</scp> for <i>BCR::ABL1</i>
American Journal of Hematology|2023
73 cit.
4
A phase 1/2 study of azacitidine, venetoclax and pevonedistat in newly diagnosed secondary AML and in MDS or CMML after failure of hypomethylating agents
Journal of Hematology & Oncology|2023
50 cit.
5
Examining the logical argument of the problem of evil from an African perspective
Religious Studies|2022
39 cit.
6
A Phase II Study of Azacitidine, Venetoclax, and Trametinib in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia Harboring RAS Pathway-Activating Mutations
Acta Haematologica|2022
38 cit.
7
Updated Results from a Phase I/II Study of the Triplet Combination of Azacitidine, Venetoclax and Gilteritinib for Patients with <i>FLT3</i>-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Blood|2022
38 cit.
8
Decolonizing Purity Culture: Gendered Racism and White Idealization in Evangelical Christianity
Psychology of Women Quarterly|2022
34 cit.
9
A phase 1/2 study of mini-hyper-CVD plus venetoclax in patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Blood Advances|2024
33 cit.
10
Impact of frontline treatment approach on outcomes in patients with secondary AML with prior hypomethylating agent exposure
Journal of Hematology & Oncology|2022
32 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
WinnMed
2
Christopher G. Ellison
The University of Texas at San Antonio
3
Teena Willoughby
Brock University
4
Marie Juul Petersen
Danish Institute for Human Rights
5
Mary Lynn Dell
Hartford Hospital
6
Johan Roeland
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
7
Gail Ironson
University of Miami
8
Annette Mahoney
Bowling Green State University
9
Farr A. Curlin
Duke University
10
Jane E. Sullivan
Northwestern University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Religious Involvement and Subjective Well-Being
Journal of Health and Social Behavior|1991
1.5k cit.
2
Religious Involvement, Social Ties, and Social Support in a Southeastern Community
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion|1994
840 cit.
3
Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality
Demography|1999
839 cit.
4
Construction of a Job in General scale: A comparison of global, composite, and specific measures.
Journal of Applied Psychology|1989
700 cit.
5
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Annual Review of Sociology|1999
690 cit.
6
Religion in Families, 1999–2009: A Relational Spirituality Framework
Journal of Marriage and the Family|2010
542 cit.
7
Religious Involvement, Stress, and Mental Health: Findings from the 1995 Detroit Area Study
Social Forces|2001
526 cit.
8
Inhibition of lipolysis and lipogenesis in isolated rat adipocytes with AICAR, a cell‐permeable activator of AMP‐activated protein kinase
FEBS Letters|1994
487 cit.
9
Interpreting effect sizes when controlling for stability effects in longitudinal autoregressive models: Implications for psychological science
European Journal of Developmental Psychology|2014
442 cit.
10
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss, and Immune Function after Hurricane Andrew
Psychosomatic Medicine|1997
437 cit.

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