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I hold a PhD in the study of religions. My doctoral dissertation examined organizational storytelling in the Swedish Anthroposophical movement. I also hold a master’s degree in education and am a qualified teacher of religion, English as a second language, and English as a first language. I am currently pursuing a doctorate in comparative literature, focusing on early Mormon speculative fiction.

More broadly, my research interests include new religious movements, organization theory, religion and literature, and alternative accounts of the past. I am particularly interested in how religious movements function as organizations and in the role narratives play in shaping identity, authority, and understandings of history.

I have taught courses in the study of religions (theories of religion; religion, politics and radicalization; religion and media; new religious movements; the aesthetics of religion; Hinduism; Buddhism; religion in China; religion for preschool and primary school teachers) within teacher education programs at several Swedish universities, as well as courses in academic writing for police students and in didactics and linguistics for students training to become English teachers. I have also supervised undergraduate theses in a variety of subjects, including religion, social studies, history, police work, and career guidance.

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