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June 2020
CURRICULUM VITAE
Kraig Beyerlein
4044 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
Department of Sociology
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-8517
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT AND POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame, July 2016-present.
Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame, July 2017-
present.
Associate Director, Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame, July
2015-June 2017.
Faculty Fellow, Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame, July
2009-June 2015.
Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Social Movements and Social, University of Notre
Dame, July 2009-present.
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Latino Studies, August 2015-present.
Faculty Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, August 2010-present.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame, July 2009-June 2016.
Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona, July 2009-August 2015.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona, August 2006-June 2009.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 2006.
Dissertation title: Explaining U.S. Civic Action: Dispositions, Networks, Religion, and
September 11.
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EDUCATION (CON’T)
Committee: Kenneth Bollen and Christian Smith (co-chairs), Kenneth Andrews, Barbara
Entwisle, Charles Kurzman, and Andrew Perrin.
Comprehensive exams: Social movements/Collective behavior and Religion (passed both
with High Distinction).
M.A., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002 (began graduate school
Fall 1999).
B.A., Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, Concordia University-Chicago, 1998.
Summa Cum Laude; Senior Honors.
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Sociology of Religion Social Movements Surveys/Statistics
Civic Engagement México-U.S. Border In-Depth Interviews
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
*Beyerlein, Kraig, David Sikkink, and Edwin Hernandez. 2019. “Citizenship, Religion,
and Protest: Explaining Differential Participation of Latinos in the 2006 Immigrant
Rights Marches.” Social Problems 66:163-193.
*Lead article
Beyerlein, Kraig, Peter Ryan, Aliyah Abu-Hazeem, and Amity Pauley. 2018. “The 2017
Women’s March: A National Study of Solidarity Events.” Mobilization 23:425-449.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Peter Barwis, and Bryant Crubaugh. 2018. “A New Picture of Protest:
The National Study of Protest Events.” Sociological Methods and Research 47:384-429.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Peter Ryan. 2018. “Religious Resistance to Trump: Progressive
Faith and the Women’s March on Chicago.” Sociology of Religion 79:196-219.
Martínez, Daniel E., Jeremy Slack, Kraig Beyerlein, Prescott Vandervoet, Kristin Klingman,
Shiras Manning, Paola Molina, Kylie Walzak, Melissa Burham, Kristen Valencia, and
Lorenzo Gamboa. 2017. “The Migrant Border Crossing Study: A Methodological
Overview of Research along the Sonora-Arizona Border. Population Studies 71:249-264.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Jeff Sallaz. 2017. “Faith’s Wager: How Religion Deters
Gambling.” Social Science Research 62:204-218.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Kelly Bergstrand. 2016. “It Takes Two: A Dyadic Model of
Recruitment to Civic Activity.” Social Science Research 60:163-180.
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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (CON’T)
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2016. “The Effect of Religion on Blood Donation in the United
States.” Sociology of Religion 77:408-435.
Andrews, Kenneth, Kraig Beyerlein (Equal First Authors), and Tuneka Tucker. 2016.
“The Legitimacy of Protest: Explaining White Southerners’ Attitudes Toward the Civil
Rights Movement.” Social Forces 94:1021-1044.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Sarah Soule, and Nancy Martin. 2015 “Prayers, Protest, and Police:
How Religion Influences Police Presence at Collective Action Events in the United
States, 1960-1995.” American Sociological Review 80: 1250-1271.
*Beyerlein, Kraig and Christopher J. Eberle. 2014. “Who Violates the Principles of Political
Liberalism? Religion, Restraint, and Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage” Politics and
Religion 7:240-264.
*Lead article
Rory McVeigh, Kraig Beyerlein, Burrel J. Vann, Jr., and Priyamvada Trivedi. 2014.
“Educational Segregation, Tea Party Organizations, and Battles over Distributive
Justice.” American Sociological Review 79:630-652.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Steve Vaisey. 2013 “Individualism Revisited: Moral Worldviews and
Civic Engagement.” Poetics 41: 384-406.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Gary Adler, and Jenny Trinitapoli. 2011. “The Effect of Religious Mission
Trips on Youth Civic Engagement.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 50:780-
795.
*Beyerlein, Kraig and David Sikkink. 2008. “Sorrow and Solidarity: Why Americans
Volunteered for 9/11 Relief Efforts.” Social Problems 55:190-215.
*Summarized in “Discoveries: New and Noteworthy Social Research,” Contexts, Winter, 2009.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Kenneth Andrews. 2008. “Black Voting During the Civil Rights
Movement: A Micro-Level Analysis.” Social Forces 87:65-93.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. 2006. “A Two-Stage Model for a Two-Stage Process:
How Biographical Availability Matters for Social Movement Mobilization.”
Mobilization 11:219-240.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. 2006. “From Pews to Participation: The Effect of
Congregation Activity and Context on Bridging Civic Engagement.” Social Problems
53:97-117
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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (CON’T)
*Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. 2005. “Social Capital, Too Much of a Good Thing?
American Religious Traditions and Community Crime.” Social Forces. 84:991-1009.
*Reprinted in Contemporary Readings in Sociology. 2008. Kathleen Korgen (ed.) Los Angeles:
Pine Forge Press. Chapter 9.
*Beyerlein, Kraig. 2004. “Specifying the Impact of Conservative Protestantism on Educational
Attainment.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 43:505-518.
*Summarized in “Discoveries: New and Noteworthy Social Research,” Contexts, Summer, 2005.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Mark Chaves. 2003. “The Political Activities of Religious
Congregations in the United States.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42: 229-
246.
Chaves, Mark, Mary Ellen Konieczny, Kraig Beyerlein, and Emily Barman. 1999. “The
National Congregations Study: Background, Methods, and Selected Results.” Journal for
the Scientific Study of Religion 38:458-476.
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Snow, David and Kraig Beyerlein. Forthcoming. “Bringing the Study of Religion and Social
Movements Together: Toward an Analytically Productive Intersection.” Wiley Blackwell
Companion to Social Movements. Wiley-Blackwell
Beyerlein, Kraig and Joseph West. 2017. “Explaining Progressive Congregation-Based
Mobilizing in Southern Arizona.” Pp. 76-96 in Progressive Religion and Social Activism,
edited by Ruth Braunstein, Todd Fuist, and Rhys Williams. New York: New York
University Press.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2003. “Educational Elites and the Movement to Secularize Public
Education: The Case of the National Education Association.” Pp. 160-196 in The
Secular Revolution, edited by Christian Smith. Berkeley, CA: University of California
Press.
BOOK REVIEWS AND OTHER WRITINGS
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2018. “Review of Faithful Measures edited by Roger Finke and Christopher D.
Bader.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 57:858-859.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2013. “Review of Patterns of Protest: Trajectories of Participation in
Social Movements by Catherine Corrigall-Brown.” American Journal of Sociology 118:
1456-1458
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BOOK REVIEWS AND OTHER WRITINGS (CON’T)
Beyerlein, Kraig and Kelly Bergstrand. 2013. “Biographical Availability.” Pp. 137-138 in
Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, edited by David A. Snow, Donatella
Della Porta, Bert Klandermans, and Doug McAdam. Willey-Blackwell.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2011. “Review of We Fight to Win by Hava Rachel Gordon.” Social Forces
89:1455-1457.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2011. “Review of Pews, Prayers, and Participation by Corwin E. Smidt,
Kevin R. den Dulk, James M. Penning, Stephen V. Monsma, and Douglas L. Koopman.”
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 40:409-411.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2005. “Review of The Voice of Southern Labor: Radio, Music, and Textile
Strikes, 1929-1934, by Vincent J. Roscigno and William F. Danaher.” Mobilization 10:
191-192.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2003. “Civic Skills,” “Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod,” and “Political
Participation.” Pp.103-104; 262-263; 330-331 in The Encyclopedia of American Religion
and Politics, edited by Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson. New York: Facts on File.
Beyerlein, Kraig. 2002. “Review of Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics: Styles of
Engagement among Grassroots Activists, by Stephen Hart.” Social Forces 81:370-372.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Social Justice in the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives along the
Sonora-Arizona Border.” (book manuscript)
Beyerlein, Kraig and Jason Klock. “What God Has Joined Together: How Religion and Sexual
Orientation Affect Support for U.S. Presidential Candidates (journal article)
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. “Contextual Effects of Congregations on Civic
Engagement.” (journal article)
Beyerlein, Kraig, Catherine Hoegeman, and Laura Hunter. “Who Stays and Who Leaves?
Explaining Disengagement from Faith-Based Social Movement Activism.” (journal
article)
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. “Contextual Effects of State-Dissident Interactions on
Citizens’ Mobilization Potential in Western Democracies.” (journal article)
INVITED LECTURES AND ADDRESSES
“Flooding the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives Along the Sonora-Arizona
Border.” Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, Ohio, March 20, 2019
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INVITED LECTURES AND ADDRESSES (CON’T)
“Flooding the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives Along the Sonora-Arizona
Border.” Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 9, 2016.
“Flooding the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives Along the Sonora-Arizona
Border.” Invited Lecture, College of Arts and Letters, Saturday Scholar Series,
University of Notre Dame, October 15, 2016
“A New Picture of Protest: The National Study of Protest Events.” Invited Lecture, Center for
the Study of Democracy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, October
25, 2015.
“Flooding the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives Along the Sonora-Arizona
Border.” Invited Lecture, Westmont University, Santa Barbara, California, October 24,
2015.
Faith-Based Activism on the Border.” Invited Lecture, Institute for Latino Studies, Church and
Immigration Conference, University of Notre Dame, March 3, 2014
“Flooding the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives Along the Sonora-Arizona
Border.” Invited Lecture, Kenan Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina,
November 26, 2012.
“Explaining Differential Participation in Social Activism: The Case of Humanitarian Aid Efforts
for Migrants along the Sonora-Arizona Border.” Invited Lecture, Human Development
and Family Studies Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, October 14,
2011.
“A 9/11 Discussion: Liberal Arts Forum.” Invited Panelist, Elon University, Elon, North
Carolina, September 8, 2011.
“Explaining Differential Participation in Social Activism: The Case of Humanitarian Aid Efforts
for Migrants along the Sonora-Arizona Border.” Invited Lecture, Human Development
and Family Studies Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, October 14,
2011.
“Understanding the Dynamics of Congregation-Based Mobilization Efforts: The Case of
Humanitarian Aid Efforts for Migrants Along the Sonora-Arizona Border.” Invited
Lecture, McCormick Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, April 2010.
“Understanding the Dynamics of Congregation-Based Mobilization Efforts: The Case of
Humanitarian Aid Efforts for Migrants Along the Sonora-Arizona Border.” Invited
Lecture, Chicago Area Group for the Study of Religious Communities, Loyola
University, Chicago, Illinois, February 2010.
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INVITED LECTURES AND ADDRESSES (CON’T)
“Protesting in a Foreign Land: Why Latinos Participated in the 2006 Immigrant Rights Protests.”
Invited Lecture, Sociology Department, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 2008.
“The Role of Religion in the Humanitarian Aid Movement for Migrants Along the México-
Arizona Border.” Invited Lecture, Sociology Department, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Arizona, November 2007.
“The Mobilization and Consequences of Humanitarian Aid and Advocacy for Migrants Along
the México-U.S. Border: The Role of Religion and Beyond.” Invited Lecture, Sociology
Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, November 2007
RESEARCH AWARDS, FELLOWSHIP, GRANTS, AND HONORS
National Science Foundation, “Collecting a Second National Study of Protest Events Wave to
Study Change Over Time Between Representative Samples.” $290,000, Principal
Investigator, 2019
University of Notre Dame, Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow Research Grant, “How the U.S. Public
View Religious Protesters: A Survey Experiment.” $2,520, Principal Investigator, 2019.
University of Notre Dame, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts Small Research and
Creative Work Grant, “How the U.S. Public View Religious Protesters: A Survey
Experiment.” $1,608, Principal Investigator, 2019.
University of Notre Dame, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts Small Research and
Creative Work Grant, “Continued Work on Religion and the Fight for Women: The Case
of the Women’s March on Chicago.” $2,385, Principal Investigator, 2018.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Jack Shand Research Award, “Religion and the
Fight for Women: The Case of the Women’s March on Chicago.” $4,628, Principal
Investigator, 2017.
University of Notre Dame, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts Small Research and
Creative Work Grant, “Religion and the Fight for Women: The Case of the Women’s
March on Chicago.” $2,492, Principal Investigator, 2017.
John Templeton Foundation, “Science of Generosity: Phase II.” Co-Investigator along with
Heather Price (Christian Smith, Principal Investigator), $396,220, 2012-2015.
Spender Foundation, “Does Civic Action Transform Young Adults?: The Case of Humanitarian
Service Along the U.S.-Mexico Border.” $39,500, Principal Investigator, 2011-2014.
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RESEARCH AWARDS, FELLOWSHIP, GRANTS, AND HONORS (CON’T)
University of Notre Dame, Kroc Institute Faculty Fellow Research Grant, “American Protest:
Improving The National Protest Event Survey.” $4,950, Principal Investigator, 2011.
University of Notre Dame, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts Small Research and
Creative Work Grant, “American Protest: Improving The National Protest Event Survey.”
$2,500, Principal Investigator, 2011.
University of Notre Dame, Center for Social Concerns, Community-Based Course Development
Grant, “Religion and Social Activism, $3,000, 2010.
University of Notre Dame, Office of the Vice President for Research, Faculty Scholarship
Award, “Explaining the Mobilization and Consequences of Young Adults’ Civic Action:
The Case of Humanitarian Aid to Migrants along the United States-México Border.”
$9,870, 2009.
John Templeton Foundation, “Stimulating Innovative Global Research in the Science of
Generosity: RFP and Primary Research Initiative on Origins, Manifestations, and
Consequences.” Co-Investigator along with Jessica Collett, Patricia Snell, and Stephen
Vaisey (Christian Smith, Principal Investigator), $4,999, 360, 2009-2012.
University of Arizona, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy Fellow, 2009.
University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute Research
Professorship Award, 2008.
University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Collaborative Research Grant, “Taking Risks: Following the Migrant Stream, From
Guatemala to the Border to U.S. Communities.” $10,000, Co-Principal Investigator along
with Linda Green (Anthropology) and Elizabeth Oglesby (Geography and Latin
American Studies), 2008.
University of Arizona, Rogers Program on Law in Society, Faculty Research Award, “The
Connection Between the Humanitarian Aid Movement for Migrants Along the Arizona-
México Border and Immigration Laws and Border Enforcement Agents.” $3,000, 2008.
University of Arizona, Magellan Circle Grant for organizing and running Graduate Student
Workshop, “Lives on the Edge: Immigration and Politics along the Arizona-México
Border,” $1,000, 2008 (with Jeff Sallaz).
Louisville Institute, “Working Together: Dissemination of Findings of Church-Based
Humanitarian Aid Efforts for Migrants Along the Arizona-México border.” $8,081,
Principal Investigator, 2008.
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RESEARCH AWARDS, FELLOWSHIP, GRANTS, AND HONORS (CON’T)
University of Arizona, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Unit Research Activity Grant,
“Collaborative Contributions of Anthropology, Mexican-American Studies and Research
Center, and Sociology to the Study of the México-Arizona Border.” $6,000, Co-Principal
Investigator along with Linda Green (Anthropology) and Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith
(Mexican-American Studies and Research Center), 2007.
U.S.-México Border Health Commission Arizona Delegation Office, “Public Opinion on
Immigration and Border Issues in Southern Arizona.” $4,000, Principal Investigator,
2007-2008.
Engaged Scholars Studying the Practices of Faith Communities, Lilly Endowment, Inc., “Saving
Lives: Congregations’ Humanitarian Efforts to Help Migrants Crossing the U.S.-Mexico
Border.” $18,000, Principal Investigator, 2007.
Religious Research Association, Jacquet Research Award, “Mobilizing Religious People to Act
for U.S.-Mexico Border Issues: The Role of BorderLinks’ Immersion Educational
Programs.” $3,000, Principal Investigator, 2007.
Louisville Institute, “Understanding the Dynamics of Church-Based Humanitarian Work to Help
Migrants Trying to Cross the U.S.-Mexico Border.” $39,944, Principal Investigator,
2007.
University of Arizona, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, Small Grant,
“Religious Mobilization of U.S.-Mexico Border Issues.” $1,485, Principal Investigator,
2006.
Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dissertation Completion
Fellowship, 2005-2006.
Co-Winner, Howard W. Odum Award for Excellence (given annually by the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill sociology faculty to the most outstanding senior graduate student
in sociology), 2005.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Research Award, “Religion and Civic Engagement,”
$3,000, 2004.
First Place, Graduate Student Paper Competition, American Sociological
Association Community and Urban Sociology Section, “Bonding or Bridging Social
Capital as an Antidote to Crime: American Religious Traditions as a Test Case (with
John R. Hipp),” 2004.
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RESEARCH AWARDS, FELLOWSHIP, GRANTS, AND HONORS (CON’T)
First Place, Graduate Student Paper Competition, American Sociological
Association Crime, Law, and Deviance Section, “Bonding or Bridging Social Capital as
an Antidote to Crime: American Religious Traditions as a Test Case (with John R.
Hipp),” 2004.
First Place, Graduate Student Paper Competition, Society for the Study of Social Problems Crime
and Juvenile Delinquency Division, “Bonding or Bridging Social Capital as an Antidote
to Crime: American Religious Traditions as a Test Case (with John R. Hipp),” 2004.
Honorable Mention, Graduate Student Paper Competition, American Sociological
Association Collective Behavior and Social Movement Section, “Explaining Variation in
U.S. Religious-Based Activism: Examining Religious Traditions, Politicized Religious
Congregations, Strong-Tie Recruitment, Organizational Skill, and Social Psychological
Variables,” 2003.
Winner of Social Forces Student Editor Award (given annually by the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sociology faculty to the most outstanding junior
graduate student), 2001-2002.
Pew Charitable Trusts, Co-Investigator along with Christian Smith on Morality, Culture, and the
Power of Religion in Social Life, $270,000, 2000-2002 (grant that funded the 2002
Religion and Public Activism Study used for my dissertation).
Pew Younger Scholars, Pew Charitable Trusts, three-year Graduate Student Fellowship, 1999-
2000, 2000-2001, and 2003-2004.
First Place, General Social Survey Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, National Opinion
Research Center at the University of Chicago, “Complexity and Diversity Within
America’s Culture War: The Orthodox Camp and Its Evangelical Members.” 1997.
First Place, Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, Midwest Sociological Society,
“Complexity and Diversity Within America’s Culture War: The Orthodox Camp and Its
Evangelical Members,” 1997.
Honorable Mention, Undergraduate Student Paper Competition, Alpha Kappa Delta,
International Sociology Honor Society, “Complexity and Diversity Within America’s
Culture War: The Orthodox Camp and Its Evangelical Members,” 1997.
ADVISING AND TEACHING GRANTS
Advisor for Cole Carnesecca’s University of Notre Dame Graduate Student Research Award,
“Who Is My Neighbor? Chinese Christians, Collective Identify, and Social Cohesion.”
$500, 2011.
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ADVISING AND TEACHING GRANTS (CON’T)
Advisor for Joseph West’s University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
Institute Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Grant, “Religion in the Public Eye:
Explaining Variation in Media Coverage of Congregations’ Social Activism,” $600,
2010.
Advisor for Gary Adler’s Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship, “Motivating Activism?:
Religious Immersion Trips on the U.S.-Mexico Border,” $18,000, 2009.
Advisor for Matthew Ward’s University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
Institute Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Grant, “Differential Participation in Southern
Arizona Immigration-Based Conservative Activism,” $600, 2009.
Advisor for Gary Adler’s Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Research Award,
“Motivating Activism?: Religious Immersion Trips on the U.S.-Mexico Border,” $3,000,
2008.
Advisor for Daniel Martinez’s University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
Institute Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Grant, “Group Position, Social Capital, and the
Facilitation of Unauthorized Migration,” $600, 2008.
Advisor for Gary Adler’s University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
Institute Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Grant, “Motivating Activism? :Religious
Immersion Trips on the U.S.-Mexico Border,” $600, 2008.
Advisor for Matthew Ward’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
(three-year), $120,000, 2007.
Advisor for Kelly Bergstrand’s University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
Institute Pre-Doctoral Graduate Research Grant, “Behavioral Economics and Social
Movements $500, 2008.
Advisor for Stephanie Cordova’s University of Arizona, Honors College Undergraduate
Research and University of Arizona, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute
Undergraduate Research Initiative Grants “Satisfying and Keeping Members: A Look at
Competing Mega Churches,” $2,000, 2007.
Advisor for Stephanie Cordova’s University of Arizona, Magellan Circle Undergraduate
Scholarship Award, $500, 2007.
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STUDENT MENTORING
Undergraduate Honor/Senior Theses Directed/Directing (12): Matthew Alexander, Kelsey
Colon, Stephanie Cordova, Daniel DeMars, Ethan Johnston, Shannon Lewry, Steven
Jessen-Howard, Sophia Kiernan, Katherine Mack, Erin Madison, Thomas Mann, and
Leah Selmek
Master’s Theses Directed/Directing (13): Paige Ambord, Kelly Bergstrand, Cole Carnesecca,
Nancy Diaz, Deborah Kwak, William Kye, Daniel Martínez, McKenna LeClear, Robert
Mowry, Trina Running, Zachary Schrank, Matthew Ward, and Joseph West
Doctoral Dissertations Directed/Directing (8): Gary Adler (Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania
State University), Laura Andrews (Researcher Student Assessment, University of
Arizona), Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick (Assistant Professor, University of San Diego), Jessica
Hamar Martínez (Research Associate, Pew Research Center), Matt Linford, Daniel
Martínez (Assistant Professor, George Washington University), Peter Ryan (ongoing),
and Matthew Ward (Assistant Professor, Southern Mississippi University)
Master’s Theses Committee Member (18): Katie Comeau, Byrant Crubaugh, Daniel Escher,
Kevin Estep, Justin Farrell, Ethan Fridmanski, William Hamilton, Catherine Hoegeman,
Isaac Kimel, Kristin Klingman, Leslie MacColman, Melissa Moore, Audra Nakas,
Nathan Reed, Ryan Seebruck, Adam Springer, Prescott Vandervoet, and Justin Van Ness
Doctoral Dissertations Committee Member (24): Shawna Anderson, Peter Barwis, Kelly
Bergstrand, Cole Carnesecca, Ellen Childs, Katie Comeau, Bryant Crubaugh, Daniel
Escher, Kevin Estep, David Everson, Justin Farrell, Leo Guardado, Patricia Snell Herzog,
Catherine Hoegeman, Linda Kawentel, Deborah Kwak, Jeff Larson, Peter Mundey,
Steven Nelson, Nicole Perez, Marshal Taylor, Justin Van Ness, Bradley Vermurlen, and
Monika Yadav
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor for undergraduate course Sociology of Religion Research Seminar, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, spring 2019 and fall 2019.
Instructor for undergraduate course México-U.S. Border Immersion Seminar, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, fall 2015/spring 2016, fall 2016/spring 2017, fall
2017/spring 2018, and fall 2018/spring 2019; and fall 2019.
Instructor for undergraduate course Understanding Societies, Department of Sociology,
University of Notre Dame, fall 2013, fall 2014, fall 2015, spring 2016, fall 2016, and
spring 2017.
Instructor for undergraduate course Selflessness and Selfishness, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, spring 2011 and spring 2012.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Instructor for undergraduate course Religion and Social Activism, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, fall 2010.
Instructor for undergraduate course Border Issues Seminar, Center for Social Concerns,
University of Notre Dame, fall 2011, spring 2012, spring 2013, spring 2014, and spring
2015.
Instructor for graduate course Religion and Social Movements, Department of Sociology,
University of Notre Dame, spring 2015.
Instructor for graduate course Social Movements and Politics Training Seminar, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, spring 2010, fall 2010, spring 2011, fall 2011,
spring 2012, fall 2012, spring 2013, fall 2013, spring 2014, fall 2014, spring 2015, fall
2015, spring 2016, and fall 2016.
Instructor for graduate course Research and Analysis in the Sociology of Religion, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, spring 2012, fall 2012, and spring 2013.
Instructor for graduate course Religion, Politics, Economics, and Social Change, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, fall 2009.
Instructor for graduate course Social Movements and Collective Behavior, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, fall 2009, fall 2011, spring 2014, fall 2016, and
fall 2018.
Instructor for graduate course Advanced Social Statistics (second statistic course in the three
course graduate-level statistics sequence), Department of Sociology, University of
Arizona, spring 2008.
Instructor for graduate course Social Movements and Collective Action, Department of
Sociology, University of Arizona, spring 2007.
Instructor for undergraduate course Sociology of Religion, Department of Sociology, University
of Arizona, fall 2006 (two sections) and spring 2008.
Instructor for undergraduate course Religion and Society, Department of Sociology, University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, fall 2001.
Teaching assistant for graduate course Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables,
Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Instructor Kenneth
Bollen, Ph.D., fall 2003.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Beyerlein, Kraig. “National Congregations Study Fourth Wave: Politics.” Paper presented at the
annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, October
2019.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Social Justice in the Desert: Faith-Based Mobilizing to Save Lives Along the
Arizona-Sonora Border.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American
Sociological Association, New York, August 2019.
Beyerlein, Kraig, John Fife, and Randy Mayer. “Role of Religion in the Humanitarian Aid
Movement Along the Along the Sonora-Arizona Border.” Global Service Learning
Summit, University of Notre Dame, April 16, 2018
Beyerlein, Kraig and Peter Ryan. “How Religion Affects Protesters’ Costs, Causes, Targets, and
Recruitment and Participation Sources.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Atlanta, October 2016.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. “Contextual Effects of Congregations on Residents’ Civic
Engagement in the United States.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
American Sociological Association, Seattle, August 2016.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Panelist for Author Meets Critics: A Shared Future: Faith-Based Organizing
for Racial Equality and Ethical Democracy by Richard L. Wood and Brad R. Fulton.”
Response presented at annual meetings of the Association of the Sociology of Religion,
Seattle, August 2016.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. “What Religious Contexts Matter Most for U.S. Civic
Engagement.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion, Irvine, California, October 2015.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Discussant for Conceptualizing and Measuring Religiosity in Adolescence
Session.” Response presented at annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, Irvine, California, October 2015.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “The Effect of Religion and Race on Support for Humanitarian Aid for
Undocumented Migrants Crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border.” Paper presented at the
annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, August 2014.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Takin’ Faith to the Streets: Religion and Protest Events in the United States.”
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2014.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Gary Adler. “Explaining Congregations’ Differential Mobilization of
Action to Border and Immigration Issues.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2014.
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Beyerlein, Kraig, Bryant Crubaugh, Peter Barwis, and Cole Carnesecca. “Protest Making the
Local, State, and National News: New Evidence from a Nationally Representative
Sample of Events.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological
Association, San Francisco, August 2014.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Kieran Healy. “Channeling Solidarity: Social Organization and Blood
Donation in Response to 9/11.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American
Sociological Association, New York, August 2013.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Explaining the Causes for Which Religious People Give, Volunteer, and Take
Political Action.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion, Phoenix, Arizona, November 2012.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Panelist for Author Meets Critics: Claiming Society for God: Religious
Movements and Social Welfare by Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson.” Response
presented at annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Phoenix,
Arizona, November 2012.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Hilary Davidson, and Jennifer Schultz. “Religion and Social Movement Media
Coverage: The Case of Humanitarian Activism along the Sonora-Arizona Border.” Paper
presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Phoenix, Arizona, November 2012.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Sarah Soule, and Nancy Martin. “Prayers, Protest, and Police: The Role of
Religion in Differential State Repression of Collective Action Events in the United
States, 1960-1995.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological
Association, Denver, Colorado, August 2012.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “The Effect of Religion on Blood Donation in the United States.” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Denver,
Colorado, August 2012
Beyerlein, Kraig, Nancy Martin, and Sarah Soule. “The Effect of Religion on Protest Policing.”
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 2011.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Panelist for Author Meets Critics: Faithful Revolution: How Voice of the
Faithful Is Changing the Church by Tricia Bruce.” Response presented at annual
meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
October 2011.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Catherine Hoegeman, and Laura Hunter. “Who Stays and Who Leaves?
Explaining Disengagement from Humanitarian Activism.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2011.
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Andrews, Kenneth, Kraig Beyerlein, and Tuneka Tucker. “The Legitimacy of Protest: White
Southerners’ Attitudes Toward the Civil Rights Movement.” Paper presented at the
annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, August
2011.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Hilary Davidson. “Religion’s Effect on Protest Event Coverage.”
Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Collective Behavior and Social
Movements Section’s mini-conference, University of Nevada—Las Vegas, Las Vegas,
Nevada, August 2011.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Understanding the Dynamics of Congregation-Based Mobilization Efforts:
The Case of Humanitarian Aid Efforts for Migrants Along the Sonora-Arizona Border.”
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Baltimore, Maryland, October 2010.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Gary Adler. “Explaining the Differential Responses of Congregations to
Border and Immigration Issues in Southern Arizona.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Baltimore, Maryland, October
2010.
Adler, Gary, Kraig Beyerlein, and David Sikkink. “Explaining Differences in Congregational
International Travel and Outreach.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2010.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Justin Farrell. “Religion Fought the Law and the Law Won: Religion as a
Barrier to Social Movement Participation.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
American Sociological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2010.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Understanding Congregation-Based Humanitarian Aid Activism.” Paper
presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Denver, Colorado, October 2009.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Jennifer Schultz. “Media Coverage of Religion in the Humanitarian Aid
Movement for Migrants in Southern Arizona.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of
the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Denver, Colorado, October 2009.
Beyerlein, Kraig and David Sikkink. “Friends for Eternity: How Religion Shapes Social Ties in
the U.S.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, Denver, Colorado, October 2009.
Bergstrand, Kelly and Kraig Beyerlein. “Network Configurations and Collective Action.” Paper
presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, San
Francisco, California, August 2009.
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Beyerlein, Kraig and Mark Chaves. “For What Causes Do Congregations Mobilize Politically?:
Evidence from the 2006 National Congregations Study.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, Kentucky, October
2008.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Daniel Martinez. “Religion Among Returned Migrants: Evidence from the
Mexico-U.S. Border.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, Kentucky, October 2008.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Panelist for Author Meets Critics: Vatican II: A Sociological Analysis of
Religious Change by Melissa Wilde” Response presented at annual meetings of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, Kentucky, October 2008.
Beyerlein, Kraig, David Sikkink, and Edwin Hernandez. “Protesting in a Foreign Land: Why
Latinos Participated in the 2006 Spring Immigrant Rights Protests.” Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, August 2008.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Gary Adler, and Jenny Trinitapoli. “Religious Mission Trips as Mobilizers of
Youth Civic Participation.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, Boston, August 2008.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Daniel E. Martinez, Kristin Klingman, Prescott Vandervoet, Kristen Valencia,
Paola Molina, Shiras Manning, Kylie Walzak, and Jeremy Slack. April 2008. “Migrant
Border-Crossing Experiences Along the Mexico-Arizona Border.” Social Justice
Symposium: Local to Global, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Mark Chaves. “Congregations’ Political Activity and Mobilization.” Paper
presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Tampa, Florida, November 2007.
Beyerlein, Kraig, Edwin Hernandez, and David Sikkink. “Latino Religion and Immigrant Rights
Protest Participation.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, Tampa, Florida, November 2007.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Matthew Ward. “The Role of Anger in Differential Activist Participation.”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New
York, August 2007.
Beyerlein, Kraig and David Sikkink. “Parental Religion and Youth Volunteering: Explaining the
Link.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, Portland, Oregon, October 2006.
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Beyerlein, Kraig and Steve Vaisey. “Can Reasons Be Causes? Culture, Moral Languages, and
Civic Engagement.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada, August 2006.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Religion and Civic Engagement: Modeling Mechanisms.” Paper presented at
the annual meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Rochester, New
York, October 2005.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Michael P. Young. “Stirred with Spirit: Enthusiastic Worship,
Collective Emotions, and Congregation-Based Protest.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August
2005.
Beyerlein, Kraig and David Sikkink. “Sorrow and Solidarity: Why Americans Volunteered for
9/11 Relief Efforts.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological
Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 2005.
Beyerlein, Kraig and David Sikkink. “Sorrow and Solidarity: Why Americans Volunteered for
9/11 Relief Efforts.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological
Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 2005.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Kenneth Andrews. “Explaining the Political Participation of
Southern Blacks in the Early Struggle for Civil Rights.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, August
2004.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R Hipp. “One Model Does Not Fit All: Explaining Support for and
Engagement in Various Social Movement Tactics.” Paper presented at the annual
meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, August
2004.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R Hipp. “Civic Activism Among U.S. Religious Traditions: What
They Do and Why They Do It” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for
the Scientific Study of Religion, Norfolk, Virginia, October 2003.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Identifying the Types of Social Networks that Hinder Protest
Participation.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological
Association, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2003.
Beyerlein, Kraig and David Sikkink. “Caring and Responding to 9/11: The Factors
Influencing Volunteering for 9/11 Causes.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2003.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (CON’T)
Beyerlein, Kraig and David Rodgers. “Exploring the Effect of Politicized Religious
Congregations on African Americans’ Participation in Low-Risk/Cost and High
Risk/Cost Activism.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Association for the
Sociology of Religion, Atlanta Georgia, August 2003.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “Explaining Religious Tradition Variation in Protest Participation.”
Paper presented at the American Sociological Association’s mini-conference,
Authority in Contention, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, August 2002.
Beyerlein, Kraig and John R. Hipp. “Bridging or Bonding Social Capital as an Antidote to
Crime: The Case of Religious Traditions.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2001.
Beyerlein, Kraig and Mark Chaves. “The Political Activities of Religious Congregations
in the United States.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, Houston, Texas, October 2000.
Beyerlein, Kraig. “The Secularization of the National Education Association (NEA).”
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,
Boston, Massachusetts, November 1999.
DEPARTMENTAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member of Core Curriculum Committee, Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame,
2017-present.
Member of Executive Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Sociology,
University of Notre Dame, 2018-2019.
Member of Junior Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, University of
Notre Dame, 2018
Chair of Junior Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Notre
Dame, 2017
Member of Data Science Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, University
of Notre Dame, 2017
Member of Graduate Studies Admission Committee, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame,
2017.
Member of Committee on Appointments and Promotions, Department of Sociology, University
of Notre Dame, 2016-2017.
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DEPARTMENTAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Member of Faculty Senate, University of Notre Dame, 2016-2017.
Editorial Board, American Sociological Review, 2017-present.
Editorial Board, Social Science Research, 2016-present.
Editorial Board, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2012-present
Editorial Board, Sociology of Religion, 2014-present.
Elected Council Member, Association for the Sociology of Religion, 2018-present
Chair, American Sociological Association, Altruism, Morality, and Social
Solidarity Section, 2018-2019
Elected Council Member, American Sociological Association, Altruism, Morality, and Social
Solidarity Section, 2014-2016
Elected Council Member, American Sociological Association, Religion Section, 2013-2016
Elected Council Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2013-2016
Deputy Editor, Mobilization, 2010-2015.
Advisory Editor, Social Problems, 2009-2014.
Member of Provost’s Initiative on Building Intellectual Community, Migration and Human
Development, University of Notre Dame, 2011-2012.
Selection Committee for Mellon Foundation Graduate Fellowships, University of Notre Dame,
2012 and 2016.
Selection Committee for Eisch Endowment Undergraduate Research Award, Department of
Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2012.
Selection Committee for ISLA Grants, 2011-2013.
Publications Committee, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2009-2012; 2016-present.
Faculty Recruitment Committee, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame, 2011-2012.
Placement Committee (Chair), Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2009-2012
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DEPARTMENTAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CON’T)
Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2010-
2011
Undergraduate Advisory Committee, Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame, 2010.
Program Chair for annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2009
Advisory Board Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute Grants, 2008-09
Selection Committee for Louisville Institute’s Religious Institutions Grants, 2009
Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, 2007-2009.
Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, 2006-2007.
Information and Technology Advisory Committee, Department of Sociology, University of
Arizona, 2006-2007.
Elected Student Representative of American Sociological Association, Religion Section, 2003-
2004.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Sociological Association (altruism, morality, and social solidarity; social movement/
collective behavior; and religion sections)
Association for the Sociology of Religion
Religious Research Association
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Society for the Study of Social Problems
REFEREE
Administrative Science Quarterly Review of Religious Research
American Journal of Sociology Social Forces
American Sociological Review Social Problems
Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion Social Science Journal
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Social Science Research
Sociological Forum Mobilization