Core Researchers

Adam Bremer-McCollum

Research Associate, Texts and Translations of Transcendence and Transformation
Adam Bremer-McCollum completed his PhD in 2009 at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Cincinnati), where he studied Semitic languages and Greek and Latin. His academic research experience includes five years as a cataloger of Syriac and...
Adam Bremer McCollum

Russell Powell

Research Associate, Transcendentalism
Russell C. Powell's research is on the religious, ethical, and political resonances of contemporary environmental issues, particularly the religious dimension of American environmental thought. Prior to joining the CSWR, he taught at Boston College as a...
Russell Powell looking into the camera

Aaron Michael Ullrey

Research Associate, Transcendence and Transformation, Writing and Editing Specialist
Aaron Michael Ullrey is a historian of religions specializing in South Asian rituals, specifically magic rituals in tantra sources. His PhD was awarded by University of California Santa Barbara, supervised by David Gordon White, defending a dissertation...
Aaron Ullrey