SSRC Staff

Jessica Polebaum

Bio

Jessica Polebaum is an a program assistant for projects on religion and the public sphere and an editorial assistant for the SSRC and The Immanent Frame. She holds a B.A. in religion from Middlebury College, where her undergraduate work culminated in a senior honors thesis on ijtihad, a concept from classical Islamic law, and its use in modern reform movements. She received the Ann and Edward Meyers Religion Prize in 2008 for exceptional ability in the understanding, expression and integration of ideas in the area of religious studies.

Programs and Projects

Religion and the Public Sphere
(Program Assistant)