Tech in Churches

Research Team

Heidi Campbell is a Professor of Communication, affiliate faculty in Religious Studies, and a Presidential Impact Fellow at Texas A&M University, Heidi is also director of the Network for New Media, Religion, and Digital Culture Studies. Her research focuses on intersections between technology, religion and digital culture, with an emphasis on Jewish, Muslim & Christian negotiations with digital media.

Dr. Campbell has recently published a number of e-Books that relate to digital culture, religion, and the COVID-19 pandemic. These include The Distanced Church, Religion in Quarantine, Social Distancing in a World of Memes, and Digital Ecclesiology.

Sophia Osteen graduated from Texas A&M University in 2020 with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Public Health. Currently, she works as a lead researcher on this project, as well as an Editorial Assistant for Dr. Campbell. She has been involved in several projects exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted religious groups in America and beyond through the NMRDC. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Wheaton College.

Sophia has co-authored several articles with Dr. Campbell, including "Moving Towards a Digital Ecclesiology: Key Themes and Questions" in the eBook Digital Ecclesiology (2020) and Lessons from Revisiting The Distanced Church in the eBook Revisiting The Distanced Church (2021).

Meg Boone is a Research Assistant for Dr. Campbell. She is a senior Journalism major with a communications and philosophy minor at Texas A&M University. She is also enrolled in A&M's Masters program for
communications. She wants to work in Public Relations in Dallas after graduating.

Grayson Spark is a Research Assistant for Dr. Campbell. She is a senior honors Telecommunications major and English minor at Texas A&M University. She is also working on becoming a licensed mediator for the state of Texas, and has served as a Teaching Assistant multiple time for the Department of the Communication.