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Emily Nelms Chastain is an Assistant Professor of Christian History & Methodist Studies at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Holding a Ph.D. from Boston University (2025), an M.Div. and M.A. in Religion from Claremont School of Theology (2019), and a B.A. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2007), she specializes in American Religious History, Methodism, World Christianity, and Women's Religious History. Her research explores gender dynamics in Methodist traditions, global Methodist movements, and historical frameworks of religious reform.
- Education: Ph.D. (2025), Boston University; M.Div./M.A. Religion (2019), Claremont School of Theology; B.A. (2007), University of Alabama at Birmingham
Her publications focus on Methodist responses to segregation, women's roles in the United Methodist Church, and global Methodist trends, with a particular emphasis on historiography and feminist methodology. She has presented extensively at academic conferences including the American Academy of Religion and American Society of Church History.
Scientific Awards
- Jeanne Audrey Powers Award (2019), Claremont School of Theology
- Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society (2021), Boston University
- Phi Alpha Theta (2007), University of Alabama at Birmingham
