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Corcoran, Katie E., Christopher P. Scheitle, and Bernard D. DiGregorio. “Individual’s Use of Religion in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic as Complementary to Their Use of Medically Recommended Responses.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
 
Rios, Kimberly, Leah R. Halper, and Christopher P. Scheitle. Advanced Online. “Explaining Anti-Atheist Discrimination in the Workplace: The Role of Intergroup Threat.” Psychology of Religion and Spirituality doi: 10.1037/rel0000326


Scheitle, Christopher P., Taylor Remsburg, and Lisa F. Platt. “Science Graduate Students’ Reports of Discrimination Due to Gender, Race, and Religion: Identifying Shared and Unique Predictors.” Socius doi:10.1177/23780231211025183

Scheitle, Christopher P. and Katie E. Corcoran. “COVID-19 Skepticism in Relation to Other Forms of Science Skepticism.” Socius. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211049841


2022

Scheitle, Christopher P. and Katie E. Corcoran. 2022. “Endorsement of Religion-Science Conflict as an Expression of Group Solidarity among Graduate Students in the Sciences.” Sociology of Religion 83(1): 79-101. https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srab003

2021

​Corcoran, Katie E., Christopher P. Scheitle, and Ellory Dabbs. 2021. “Multiple  
(Non)Religious Identities Leads to Undercounting Religious Nones and Asian Religious Identities.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 


Corcoran, Katie E., Christopher P. Scheitle, and Bernard D. DiGregorio. 2021. “Christian Nationalism and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake.” Vaccine 39(45): 6614-6621.

Corcoran, Katie E., Rachel E. Stein, Corey J. Colyer, Annette M. Mackay, and Sara K. Guthrie. 2021. “Global Contexts: How Countries Shape the COVID-19 Experience of Amish and Mennonite Missionaries Abroad.” Religions 12(1): 1-18.

DiGregorio, Bernard D., Katie E. Corcoran, Corey J. Colyer, and Rachel E. Stein. 2021. “‘When the Waves Roll High’: Religious Coping among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Religions 12(9): 1-17.


Scheitle, Christopher P. and Ellory Dabbs. 2021. “Religiosity and Identity Interference among Graduate Students in the Sciences.” Social Science Research.

Scheitle, Christopher P., Brittany M. Kowalski, Erin B. Hudnall, and Ellory Dabbs. 2021. “Religion, Family, and Career among Graduate Students in the Sciences.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 60(1): 131-146.

Scott, Ethan M., Rachel E. Stein, Miraides F. Brown, Jennifer Hershberger, Elizabeth Scott, and Olivia K. Wenger. 2021. “Vaccination Patterns of the Northeast Ohio Amish Revisited.” Vaccine 39(7):1058-1063.

Stein, Rachel E., Katie E. Corcoran, Corey J. Colyer, Annette M. Mackay, and Sara K. Guthrie. 2021. “Closed but Not Protected: Excess Deaths Among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of Religion and Health 60: 3230-3244.

Stein, Rachel E., Katie E. Corcoran, Carina Perrone, and Jeralynn S. Cossman. 2021. “The Influence of Reproductive History on Post-Reproductive Mortality: A Case Study of Amish Women.” The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities 2(1): 62-79.

2020

Scheitle, Christopher P. and Katie E. Corcoran. 2020. “More than Nothing: Examining the Worldview Influences of Nonreligious College Students.” Review of Religious Research 62(2): 249-271.

Ulmer, Jeffery T. and Christopher P. Scheitle. 2020. “Religious Congregations and Crime Incidents: Opportunity and Bias.” Journal of Crime and Justice 43(2): 193-211.

Corcoran, Katie E., Rachel E. Stein, Corey J. Colyer, and Brittany Kowalski. 2020. “Familial Ties, Location of Occupation, and Congregational Exit in Geographically-Based Congregations: A Case Study of the Amish.” Review of Religious Research.

Scheitle, Christopher P., Erin Hudnall, Brittany M. Kowalski, and Ellory Dabbs. 2020. “Religion, Family, and Career among Graduate Students in the Sciences.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
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Wellman, James K. Jr., Katie E. Corcoran, and Kate Stockly. 2020. High on God: How Megachurches Won The Heart of America. New York: Oxford University Press. 


Corcoran, Katie E. “Emotion, Religion, and Civic Engagement: A Multilevel Analysis of U.S. Congregations.” Sociology of Religion 81(1): 20-44. 

Stein, Rachel E., Katie E. Corcoran, Brittany M. Kowalski, and Corey J. Colyer. “Congregational Cohesion, Retention, and the Consequences of Size Reduction: A Longitudinal Network Analysis of an Old Order Amish Church.” Sociology of Religion 

2019

Hudnall, Erin B., Katie E. Corcoran, and Christopher P. Scheitle. “Is West Virginia A Religious Void? An Investigation.” Review of Religious Research 61(2):109–18.

Scheitle, Christopher P., Katie E. Corcoran, and Erin Hudnall. "Adopting a Stigmatized Identity: Social Determinants of Identifying as an Atheist beyond Disbelief." Social Forces. 97(4): 1731-1756.

Mehta, Sharan Kaur, Christopher P. Scheitle, and Elaine Howard Ecklund. “Can Religiosity Be Explained by ‘Brain Wiring’? An Analysis of US Adults’ Opinions.” Religions 10(10):586.

Scheitle, Christopher P. and Katie E. Corcoran. “More than Nothing: Examining the Worldview Influences of Nonreligious College Students.” Review of Religious Research.

Stein, Rachel E., Katie E. Corcoran, and Corey J. Colyer. “Fostering Interaction in a Strict Non-Communal Group: A Case Study of Amish Visiting Practices.” 22.


Woodberry, Robert D., Christian Smith, and Christopher P. Scheitle. “Sociology of Religion.” Pp. 224–49 in The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Corcoran, Katie E. “Religious Capital Specificity: Predicting Member Retention.” Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion 15(1):1–31.

Oberlin, Kathleen C. and Christopher P. Scheitle. “Biblical Literalism Influences Perceptions of History as a Scientific Discipline.” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 5:237802311982642.

Ulmer, Jeffery T. and Christopher P. Scheitle. “Religious Congregations and Crime Incidents: Opportunity and Bias.” Journal of Crime and Justice 1–19.
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Wellman, James K., Katie E. Corcoran, and Kate J. Stockly. “Megachurches as Total Environments.” in Handbook of Megachurches, edited by S. J. Hunt. BRILL.

2018

Wurpts, Bernd, Katie E. Corcoran, and Steven Pfaff. "The Diffusion of Protestantism in Northern Europe: Historical Embeddedness and Complex Contagions in the Adoption of the Reformation." Social Science History 42(2): 213-244.

Corcoran, Katie E., David Pettinicchio, and Blaine Robbins. "A Double-Edged Sword: The Countervailing Effects of Religion on Cross-National Violent Crime." Social Science Quarterly 99(1): 377-89.
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Scheitle, Christopher P., David R. Johnson, and Elaine Howard Ecklund. "Scientists and Religious Leaders Compete for Cultural Authority of Science." Public Understanding of Science 21(1): 59-75.
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Scheitle, Christopher P. "Religious Congregations Experiences with, Fears of, and Preparations for Crime: Results from a National Survey." Review of Religious Research 60(1): 95-113.

Scheitle, Christopher P.  "Profane Concerns in Sacred Spaces: The Challenges and Consequences of Implementing Security Measures in Religious Congregations." Journal of Applied Security Research 13(1): 29-44.


Scheitle, Christopher P. and Julia Kay Wolf. "Religion and Sexual Identity Fluidity in a National Three-Wave Panel of U.S. Adults." Archives of Sexual Behavior 47(4): 1085-94.

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2017

Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Christopher P. Scheitle. Religion vs. Science: What Religious People Really Think. New York: Oxford University Press. 

Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Christopher P. Scheitle, Jared Peifer, and Daniel Bolger. "Examining Links Between Religion, Evolution Views, and Climate Change Skepticism." Environment and Behavior 49(9): 985-1006.

Colyer, Corey J. "Constructing Christianity's 'Clear Voice': The Creation of Christianity Today Magazine." Sociological Focus 50(4): 329-45.

Colyer, Corey, Cory Anderson, Rachel Stein, Joseph Donnermeyer, and Samson Wasao. "Reviving the Demographic Study of the Amish." Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies 5(1): 96-119.

Scheitle, Christopher P., Erica J. Dollhopf, and John D. McCarthy. "Spiritual Districts: The Origins and Dynamics of US Cities with Unusually High Concentrations of Parachurch Organizations." Social Science History 41(3): 505-532.


Scheitle, Christopher P. and Julia Kay Wolf. "The Religious Origins and Destinations of Individuals Identifying as a Sexual Minority." Sexuality & Culture 21(3): 719-40.

Scheitle, Christopher P. and Elaine Howard Ecklund. "Recommending a Child Enter a STEM Career: The Role of Religion." Journal of Career Development 44(3): 251-65.




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  • People
    • Prof. Chris Scheitle
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    • Prof. Rachel Stein
    • Prof. Corey Colyer
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    • Publications
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  • Featured Projects
    • Amish Research Team (ART)
    • Religion, Science, and Enchanted Worldviews
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