Maria Cecilia Ulrickson

Maria Cecilia Ulrickson serves as Assistant Professor of Church History at The Catholic University of America. She earned her PhD from the University of Notre Dame in 2018.

Education

• PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2018

Her research investigates freedom, religious practices, gender, and race in the independence-era Americas, with a focus on Santo Domingo under Haitian rule. She is authoring the book manuscript "Freed Four Times in Santo Domingo", which analyzes the four sequential Haitian emancipations. Additional scholarly interests include the role of religion in shaping social identities during the 19th century in the Caribbean, examining how religious institutions influenced emancipation processes and social hierarchies.

Dr. Ulrickson's work has been published in The Americas and American Religion, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach bridging historical, religious, and sociological perspectives. Regarding advising and grant activities, the available text does not provide specific details about current students or funded research projects.