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Jennifer Scheper Hughes is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Riverside, specializing in the history of religion with a focus on Mexican and Mexican American Catholic communities. She combines historical analysis with material culture studies to explore devotional practices and religious transformation in the Americas.
- MDiv, Harvard Divinity School (1996)
- PhD, Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley)
Research Interests: Hughes examines the intersection of spirituality, materiality, and cultural-historical change. Her work spans lived religion, religious demography, and ritual practice, particularly in colonial and modern Latin American contexts. Current projects investigate the religious dimensions of 16th-century epidemics and their impact on Christianization efforts.
Scientific Awards & Grants:
- University of California President’s Faculty Research Fellow in the Humanities (2010–2011)
- Research grants from the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism (University of Notre Dame) and the Henry Luce Foundation
Publications: Her scholarship engages themes of material religion, colonial Christianity, and epidemic-induced cultural shifts, blending theoretical and theological reflections with archival rigor.
