Graduate Student
Email: jreader1@ufl.edu
Education
- PhD, Anthropology, University of Florida, In Progress
- M.A., Rutgers University- Major: Religion (2022)
- B.A., Rutgers University- Major: Religion, Minors: Philosophy/Psychology (2012)
Subfield
Cultural Anthropology
Chair
Dr. Christopher McCarty
Research Interests
Anthropology of religion, gender and sexuality, embodiment practices, devotional traditions, critical theory
Selected Publications
Reader, J. “Conversations with Foucault on Topics of Power,” New Florida Journal of Anthropology, Spring 2025.
Reader, J. “Sacred Femininity in the Bhāgavata’s Tenth Canto,”. Journal of Vaishnava Studies, Fall 2025.
Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
WISLI Language Scholarship Summer 2025, Hindi
