Centre for the Study of Religion
Isabelle Cochelin
Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science
Associate Professor, Department of Centre for Medieval Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science

- Campus
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- History of medieval childhood
- History of monasticism
- History of Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800)
- History of Poverty (1000-1500)
- History of servants and service (1000-1700)
- Medieval history
- Medieval social history
- Old age in the medieval period
- Youth in the medieval period
Office: 416-978-7414
Languages: French
Email: isabelle.cochelin@utoronto.ca
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Mark McGowan
Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science,
Interim Principal of the University of St. Michael’s College for the 2020-2022 academic years.

- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Catholic Church (Canada and the world)
- Catholic education in Canada
- History of Christianity
- History of Ireland and its Diaspora
- Immigration and Canada
- Religion and Communications
- The Irish in Canada
- The Vatican
Office: 416-926-1300 ext. 3253
Mobile: 647-771-1865
Email: mark.mcgowan@utoronto.ca
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Nicholas Everett
Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science
Professor, Centre for Medieval Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science
Fellow, Trinity College

- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Ancient and Medieval History
- History of Italy
- History of medicine
- History of pharmacy
- Italian churches
- Medieval manuscripts and Latin philology
- Ojibwe and Native North American Medicine
Office: 647-988-8370
Languages: Italian Latin Ancient Greek
Email: n.everett@utoronto.ca
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Ruth Marshall
Associate Professor, Department of the Study of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Science
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Campus
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Citizenship state politics and violence in Nigeria & Cote d’Ivoire
- Continental philosophy of religion
- Continental political philosophy
- Pentecostalism radical reformist Islam and religious revival in the Global South
- Post-colonial theory African Studies
- Religion and Politics
- Religious conflict and violence
- Secularism and democratic theory
- United States Politics - the Religious Right since the 1970s; the rise of the alt-right; the MAGA movement; QAnon; the Trump years and party politics
- United States Religion - evangelicals and race; White Christian nationalism; theocracy; dominionism; reconstructionism; Christian cults; QAnon and its Christian roots and networks
Office: 416-978-0241
Email: ruth.marshall@utoronto.ca
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