WSRP

The Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2026-27 research associates and visiting faculty.

Research Associate Jordan R. Katz discusses the dynamic role of the early modern European Jewish midwife.

Dr. Kinitra Brooks specializes in the study of black women, genre fiction, and popular culture.

Rahina Muazu (Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin) delivers her 2021-22 WSRP lecture.

As part of the 2021-22 WSRP Lecture Series, Swasti Bhattacharyya, gave the lecture, "Simple Living and High Thinking: A Definition of Spirituality."

As part of the 2021-22 WSRP Lecture Series, Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel (University of Barcelona), delivered the lecture, "Tangled Souls, Hidden Voices: Women and Dissident Networks in the Late Middle Ages."

Swasti Bhattacharyya, Nurhaizatul Jamil, Rahina Muazu, Delfi I. Nieto-Isabel, and Heather White join the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at HDS to work on book-length projects during the 2021–22 academic year.

Georgette Ledgister (Agnes Scott College), Visiting Lecturer on Women's Studies and African Religions, gave the lecture, “Gods, Guns, and Girls: Gender, Agency, and Spirituality in a Congolese Rebel Movement.”

Wylin D. Wilson, 2018–19 WSRP Visiting Associate Professor, delivers the lecture "'Bioethics on the Margins: Vulnerable Populations and Health Outcomes."

S. Zahra Moballegh, 2018-19 WSRP Visiting Associate Professor, delivers the lecture "Veiled Women Unveiling God: Understanding the Qur’an Through Its Women Characters."