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.

Jenn Daly is a Senior Research Associate for Dr. Campbell. She is currently a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University in the Educational Psychology Developmental-Neuroscience program. As a bilingual, first-generation Latina-American student, she has been passionate about education and holds both a Master's degree in Counseling (MAC) and a Master's degree in Educational Psychology, Developmental Science (MEd). As part of her research, she is working on three projects, Tech in Churches, Risky Play, and Kids in COVID-19. Among her interests are aging, health, neuroscience, and learning.

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).

Andrea Wallace is a junior Telecommunications major at Texas A&M University, with a minor in Journalism and Urban Design. Though she is from San Antonio, she spent the first ten years of her life in Panama City, Panama. This has given her a unique experience as a bilingual student, which she feels enriches her education and life experience overall.