Haines co-directs the Center of Muslim Experience in the U.S. As assoc. prof. of religious studies and cultural anthropologist, he studies marginal communities, Islamic values of peace, community well-being and lived ethics.

Gharavi specializes in leading transdisciplinary teams of artists, scientists, designers, and engineers to advance research, tell stories, and create compelling experiences.

Woodward is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University. His research focuses on Islam, religion-state-society relations and religion and conflict in Southeast Asia.

Daughtre'ys primary research interests have been in religion in the Americas, religious hybridity, religion and gender, and religion and popular culture.

Vega's research ethnographically explores the every day lived experiences of Latina/os in the U.S. with an emphasis on gender and religion.

Moore has taught American and African American religious history at William and Mary; the University of Missouri-Columbia; and Arizona State University.

Talebi's research interests include Islam and nation-state, violence and memory, language and metaphor, prison and incarceration in contemporary Iran.

Park teaches religious traditions of Korea. Her research has focused on the interplay among Buddhism, modernity, gender, and globalization.

Cady is the founding director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University.

Terry Shoemaker is leading scholar of religion and sport and Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies.