Alison Collis Greene

Alison Collis Greene is an Associate Professor of American Religious History at Emory University's Candler School of Theology and an affiliated faculty member in the Department of History at Emory College of Arts and Sciences. She currently serves as Interim Director of the Master of Theological Studies Program. Her research focuses on intersections of religion with politics, wealth/poverty dynamics, race/ethnicity, environmental issues, and the modern rural South.

Education:

• PhD in History, Yale University (2010)
• MA and MPhil, Yale University (2008)
• BA in History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001)

Her book No Depression in Heaven (2016) examines the impact of New Deal policies on religious practices in the Mississippi Delta. Greene is also engaged in public scholarship through media appearances and editorial work, including roles on the Youth Theological Initiative (YTI) Advisory Board and the Journal of Southern Religion editorial board.

Her work bridges academic research with community engagement through initiatives like YTI and theological education programs.