NSRN Online Team

The NSRN Online team are responsible for everything that appears on this website and the NSRN Blog. Each member of the team is at various stages of their research, and all have distinct roles within NSRN Online. For information on those involved in the day-to-day running and overall vision of the NSRN as a whole, please see the NSRN Advisory Board page.

Press queries should be directed to Lois or to any of the NSRN advisory board members.

Managing Editors

Bethany Gull

Sociology, Utah Tech University

Bethany Gull holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Utah. Her dissertation, “Becoming Exvangelical: The faith journeys, identity work, and activism of former evangelicals in the digital age,” reflects her primary research focus on religious exiting and post-exit worldview construction. She currently teaches at Utah Tech University in the beautiful red rock country of Southern Utah where she also serves as director of UT’s Institute for Social Research. Bethany’s additional research interests and publications include issues related to gender, sexuality, and health.

Alexandr Zamușinski

Instructor, Defense Language Institute, Monterey CA

Alex holds a PhD in the Study of Religion from the University of California, Riverside.
Alex’s current research focuses on the experiences of nonbelieving clergy, particularly those involved in The Clergy Project, an online support forum for religious professionals who have lost their religious commitments. His work broadly examines the process of secularization and the social impact of the increasing number of people who identify as nonreligious. Additionally, he explores how technology and emerging trends, such as transhumanism, are reshaping our understanding of religion.

Espen Gilsvik

Lecturer, Oslo Metropolitan University

Espen is currently working as a university lecturer at Oslo Metropolitan University while finishing up his PhD thesis at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society. His research is within the Sociology of Religion, investigating disaffiliation experiences among a group of Norwegian Ex-Charismatic Christians. He is particularly interested in the liminal and ambivalent spaces, identities and categories between the religious and the non-religious. Furthermore, he is interested in theories on hybridization, language negotiations and how metaphors can help us understand the non/religious.

Former Team Members

We are very grateful for the service of our former team members:

  • Katie Aston (Anthropology, University of London, UK)
  • Anna Hennessey (Philosophy, California State University, Fresno, USA)
  • Bethany Tamara Heywood (Psychology, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK)
  • Lorna Mumford (Anthropology, University College London, UK)
  • Amanda Schutz (Sociology, University of Arizona, USA)
  • Per Smith (Religious Studies, Boston University, USA)
  • Katie Sissons (Anthropology, University of Oxford, UK)
  • Yutaka Osakabe (Divinity, University of Aberdeen, UK)
  • Evelina Lundmark (Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden)
  • Galen Watts (Cultural Studies, Queens University, Canada)
  • Fernande Pool (Anthropology, London School of Economics and Politics, UK)
  • Ron Dart (Political Science, University of Fraser Valley, Canada)
  • Janet Eccles (Independent Researcher, UK)
  • Jonathan Jong (Anthropology, University of Oxford, UK)
  • Emilio Di Somma (Divinity, University of Aberdeen, UK)
  • Josh Bullock (Sociology, Kingston University, UK)
  • Jacqui Frost (Sociology, University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Nathan Alexander (History, University of St. Andrews, UK)
  • Ryszard Bobrowicz (Center for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, Sweden)
  • Ernils Larsson (Sociology, Uppsala University, Sweden)
  • Scott Midson (Theology, University of Manchester, UK)
  • Jesper Petersen (Religious Studies and Teacher Education, NTNU, Norway)
  • Timothy Stacey (Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK)
  • Suvi Karila (Cultural History, University of Turku, Finland)
  • Joanna Malone (University of Kent, UK)
  • Stefania Palmisano (University of Turin, Italy and Lancaster University, UK)
  • Laurie Petty (University of Kansas, US)
  • Zach Munro (University of Waterloo, Canada)
  • Cory Steele (University of Ottawa, Canada)
  • Guadalupe Allione Riba (University of Córdoba, Argentina)
  • Sharday Mosurinjohn (Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada)
  • Katja Strehle (Western Sydney University, Australia)
  • Nadia Beider (University College London, UK)
  • Nic Frame (Purdue University, US)
  • Chris Miller (University of Waterloo, Canada)
  • Lauren Strumos (University of Ottawa, Canada)

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