Professor Dr. Alyshea Cummins

Biography

Alyshea Cummins is a Contract Instructor in the Religion and Sociology and Anthropology departments at Carleton University. Her teaching and research interests encompass contemporary Islam, the sociology of religion, anthropology of religion, migration, religious identity, religion and society, religion and politics, religious literacy, and social change. Alyshea has been involved in various significant research projects, including her role as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Nonreligion Complex Future project at the University of Ottawa, where she studied nonreligious identities among immigrant populations. Additionally, she completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focusing on the transmission of religion across generations. Cummins is also active in the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion, serving on the book prize committee. Her publications reflect her areas of expertise, contributing to significant discussions on religious identity and diversity in contemporary Canada.

Research Interests