Elena Kravchenko’s research and teaching interests include theory and methods in Religious Studies (including material culture) as well as diasporic religion, trans-Atlantic Christianity, and Orthodox Christianity in the United States.

She teaches the required courses for the Religious Studies major and major “Thinking About Religion,” an introductory course that explores questions such as “what is religion and how can we study it?,” and “Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion,” an advanced course which considers classic and contemporary theories in Religious Studies. She also teaches a variety of courses on religion such as “Religion in the Kitchen,” “Religion, Transnationalism, and Diaspora,” “Global Christianities,” and “Material Religion.”

She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.