Overview
Liam Greenwell is a PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology. His research focuses on evangelical Christianity in the US South, specifically Western Kentucky. He is interested in the intersections between religious, social, and political life as well as racial identity formation, which he traces through the community leadership role of pastors, Christian charitable organizations, and Christian nationalist movements.
Prior to his time at Cornell, Liam worked as a bilingual educator and writer in Mexico City and Chicago. He graduated from Brown University with a dual degree in History and South Asian Studies. For the latter, he completed anthropological research in Manipur, India, with the support of the Center for Contemporary South Asia at the Watson Institute.