Marla Frederick
Theology
African American religious experience, interplay of religion, race, gender, media, politics, and economics, sustainability of Black institutions
Marla Frederick, PhD, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Religion and Culture, is an ethnographer who examines the overlapping spheres of religion, race, gender, media, politics, and economics. Her research focuses on the study of religion and media, religion and social engagement, and the sustainability of Black institutions such as Black churches and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).