PhD Candidate @scharschool.bsky.social juliannathomson.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3m73r6ecyuk2a@alenasmith13.bsky.social and I were awarded the 2025 Best Student Paper Award from @sssreligion.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who helped along the way! @apsareligion.bsky.social @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org #polrel #polisky03 Dec 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73r6ecyuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3m5u46icohs2lI'm excited to be co-organizing a Working Group at MPSA 2026 with @alenasmith13.bsky.social and @brooklynwalker.bsky.social. If you’re mapping out your conference schedule, we hope you’ll join us in Chicago to build community and share research on religion & politics. https://www.mpsanet.org/conference/working-groups/17 Nov 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5u46icohs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3m257uo25f22tHappy to share my article with @markjrozell.bsky.social has been published in Ethos - Quarterly of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/ethos/article/view/1908301 Oct 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m257uo25f22thttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3lv6tjc7wn22iMy latest with @alenasmith13.bsky.social on what religious rhetoric might mean for the 2026 midterms. #relpol #USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6tjc7wn22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3ltmlh7kack2iHappy to share that my article with Alena Smith has been published in Politics and Religion by @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org We study how legislators use religious rhetoric and how this usage might be influenced by congressional leadership. Check it out below! https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/politics-and-religion/article/sacred-speech-analyzing-the-influence-of-congressional-leadership-on-religious-rhetoric/4E7571419074A9F222845287A023ADEF10 Jul 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmlh7kack2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3lsjhw7bdtc2aThomas Carty and I’s chapter is now out in Religion and Congress: The Intersection of Faith and Politics! We explore the shifting positions on abortion of Catholic Democrats in the Senate, focusing on how Biden and Kennedy navigated the complex intersection of faith, party, and public policy. https://www.rienner.com/title/Religion_and_Congress_The_Intersection_of_Faith_and_Politics26 Jun 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjhw7bdtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/julthomson.bsky.social/post/3ljq56m7xgc2t@cjobolin.bsky.social and I first connected over religion and politics research, but as former student-athletes, we’re also drawn to studying the civic and political engagement of athletes. So excited about this project! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:u4hmmgpktjeopv4o7ff4oz7v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljq56m7xgc2t