Since the Pluralism Project began in 1991, its work has been shaped by the staff, student researchers, and affiliates who spent countless hours visiting religious houses of worship, conducting interviews, and capturing images. Below you can find the current staff and student researchers, but you can also learn more about our past contributors—including former affiliates and student researchers—on our archive site.
Director, The Pluralism Project at Harvard University Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, and Member of the Faculty of Divinity, Harvard University Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Diana L. Eck is founder and director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. She serves on the Committee on the Study of Religion in the Faculty...
Elinor (Ellie) Pierce is the Research Director at the Pluralism Project. From her first involvement as a student researcher in San Francisco, Ellie has...
Ryan received his Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard University in 2010 and his A.B. in Classics & Sanskrit and Religious Studies from Brown... Read more about Ryan R. Overbey
Jennifer Howe Peace is a senior advisor for the Pluralism Project. In addition to chairing the advisory board, she supports the ongoing educational priorities... Read more about Jennifer Howe Peace
2021-2022 Research Associate 2020-2021 Research Associate
Nadia is a first-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on African and African American Religious Studies.... Read more about Nadia Milad Issa
Khadija is a second-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School focusing on Islamic Studies. Specifically, she is interested in... Read more about Khadija Ali Amghaiab
Emily is a second-year Master of Theological Studies student, focusing on Religions in the Americas. She is especially interested in the religious history of... Read more about Emily Farnsworth
2020-2021 Research Associate 2019-2020 Research Associate
Margaret Hamm is a second-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School focusing on Religions of the Americas.... Read more about Margaret Hamm
Kate is a second-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School focusing on Gender and Sexuality. She is interested in the intersections... Read more about Kate Hoeting
Laura is a first-year Master of Theological studies student at Harvard Divinity School concentrating in Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Religion. She is... Read more about Laura Mucha
2020-2021 Research Associate 2019-2020 Research Associate
Jimmy O’Leary is a second-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on Religion, Ethics, and Politics. Specifically... Read more about Jimmy O'Leary
Bilal is a first-year Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on Religion, Ethics, and Politics. Specifically, he is... Read more about Bilal Rehman
Virginia is a first-year Master of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, focusing on Christianity with public service/social justice work as her... Read more about Virginia Schilder
