Dr. Heidi A. Campbell is a professor of communication, affiliate faculty in religious studies, and Presidential Impact Fellow at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on how religion is affected and transformed by digital culture, with an emphasis on Jewish, Muslim, and Christian media negotiation. She directs the Network for New Media, Religion & Digital Culture Studies, is co-editor of Routledge’s Religion & Digital Culture book series, and president of the International Society of Media Religion and Culture. She is the author of over 100 articles and 12 books, including When Religion Meets New Media, Digital Religion, and Digital Creatives and the Rethinking of Religious Authority.

Nicolas Lopez is a New York-based behavioural analyst at Canvas8. He holds a degree in political science from Columbia University. His research is driven by the relationship between the political, material, and cultural spheres. Outside of work, he can be found writing fiction and riding his bike with no hands.