Research Team
The Research team is comprised of ERLC staff members and our senior fellows, and the Research Institute, whose fellows are subject-matter experts and advisors for the ERLC. The Research Institute provides collaborati
Research Team
Miles Mullin
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Director of Research
Miles S. Mullin II, Ph.D., serves as vice president and chief of staff for the ERLC, having previously served at the Missouri Baptist Convention, Hannibal-LaGrange University,…
Alex Ward
Research Associate and Project Manager
Alex Ward serves as the research associate and project manager for the ERLC’s research initiatives. He manages long term research projects for the organization under the…
Senior fellows
Jason Thacker
Senior Fellow and Director of the Research Institute
Jason Thacker serves as senior fellow focused on pro-life and other bioethical issues including abortion, reproductive technologies, medical care, euthanasia, and end-of-life decision making. He also…
Nathan Finn
Senior Fellow
Nathan A. Finn serves as senior fellow focused on issues of religious liberty. He is an professor of faith and culture at North Greenville University, where…
Gregg Allison
Senior Fellow
Gregg R. Allison serves as senior fellow focused on issues of marriage and family. He received his Doctorate of Philosophy from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and…
RaShan Frost
Senior Fellow
RaShan Frost serves as senior fellow focused on issues of human dignity. He is the lead pastor of The Bridge Church in North Charleston, South Carolina,…
Fellows
Hunter Baker
Research Fellow
Hunter Baker, J.D., Ph.D., serves as provost and dean of the faculty of North Greenville University. He is the author of three books (The End of…
Bart Barber
Research Fellow
Bart Barber has served as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, since 1999. Bart has a B.A. from Baylor University in their University…
Rafael Bello
Research Fellow
Rafael Bello is an assistant professor of Religious Studies and the Ida Elizabeth and J.W. Hollums Chair of Bible at Oklahoma Baptist University. Bello earned his…
J. Alan Branch
Research Fellow
James Alan Branch is a professor of Christian Ethics at Midwestern Seminary where he has served since 2001. He earned his undergraduate degree from Kennesaw State…
Dustin Bruce
Research Fellow
Dustin Bruce is the dean of Boyce College and assistant professor of Christian Theology and Church History. Formerly, Bruce was associate vice president for spiritual formation…
Don Buckley
Emeritus Fellow
Don Buckley is a Family Medicine Specialist and founding member of the ERLC’s Research Institute.
Denny Burk
Research Fellow
Denny Burk is professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College, which is the undergraduate school of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He also…
Barry Creamer
Barry Creamer serves as president of Criswell College and professor of humanities. A trained philosopher and historian, Barry holds a B.A. in English from Baylor University,…
Daniel Darling
Dan Darling is the director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a columnist for World Magazine and a…
Jason Duesing
Research Fellow
Jason Duesing serves as the provost, senior vice president for Academic Administration, and professor of Historical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served for more…
Barrett Duke
Barrett Duke is an emeritus fellow at the ERLC. He is the executive director-treasurer for the Montana Southern Baptist Convention and the founding director of the…
Kristen Ferguson
Research Fellow
Kristen Ferguson is associate dean of Education Effectiveness, director of Online Education, and associate professor of Educational Leadership at Gateway Seminary. She received her Ed.D. and…
Adam Groza
Research Fellow
Adam Groza (Ph.D.) is the president of Gateway Seminary and associate professor of Philosophy of Religion. He is a contributing author, along with Ben Arbour, to…
Scott James
Research Fellow
Scott James is an associate professor & program director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an author. He…
Thomas Kidd
Research Fellow
Thomas S. Kidd serves as research professor of Church History at Midwestern & the John and Sharon Yeats Endowed Chair of Baptist Studies. Kidd completed a…
Richard Land
Emeritus Fellow
Richard Land, D. Phil, is the executive editor of the Christian Post, having previously served as president of the ERLC (1988-2013) and president of Southern Evangelical…
Steve Lemke
Emeritus Fellow
Steve Lemke is professor of Philosophy and Ethics and provost emeritus at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a founding member of the ERLC’s Research…
Evan Lenow
Research Fellow
Evan Lenow serves as director of Church and Minister Relations and associate professor of Christian Studies at Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. He is also the…
Mark Liederbach
Research Fellow
Mark Liederbach is the senior professor of Ethics, Theology, and Culture, Dean of Students, & vice president for Student Services at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He…
Ken Magnuson
Research Fellow
Ken Magnuson serves as the executive director of the Evangelical Theological Society. He also serves as professor of Christian ethics at Southwestern Seminary. He previously taught…
Matthew Martens
Research Fellow
Matthew T. Martens (J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law; M.A.B.S., Dallas Theological Seminary) is an author, trial lawyer, a former federal prosecutor, and a…
Lauren McAfee
Research Fellow
Lauren McAfee serves as corporate ambassador for Hobby Lobby, the country’s largest arts and crafts retailer. She also works on special projects for Museum of the…
Katie McCoy
Research Fellow
Katie McCoy serves as the director of Women’s Ministry for Baptist General Convention of Texas. She holds a Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where she…
Brooke Medina
Research Fellow
Brooke Medina is an ERLC research fellow and serves as vice president of Communications for the John Locke Foundation where she manages a team of talented…
Paul D. Miller
Research Fellow
Paul D. Miller is a professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University and a research fellow with the ERLC. He is also a…
Lilly Park
Research Fellow
Lilly Park serves as the associate professor of Biblical Counseling at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She has contributed to Trained in the…
Stephen Presley
Research Fellow
Stephen Presley serves as Senior Fellow for Religion and Public Life at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, an initiative of First Liberty Institute, and…
Benjamin Quinn
Research Fellow
Dr. Benjamin Quinn is an Associate Professor of Theology and History of Ideas at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as the Director of the…
Jeffrey B. Riley
Research Fellow
Jeffrey B. Riley is a professor of Ethics and associate dean of Graduate Studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a research fellow…
Jacob Shatzer
Research Fellow
Jacob Shatzer is provost of Union University. He is also an associate professor of Theological Studies and dean of Instruction. He received his Ph.D. from Marquette…
Andrew Spencer
Research Fellow
Andrew Spencer (Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as associate editor for books at The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of Hope for God’s Creation:…
Luke Stamps
Research Fellow
Lucas Stamps serves as professor of Christian Theology at Anderson University and the Clamp Divinity School. Stamps is a graduate of Auburn University (B.S. in history)…
Ryan Tucker
Research Fellow
Ryan Tucker serves as senior counsel and director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom. He oversees all litigation efforts to maintain and…
Andrew Walker
Andrew Walker is associate dean of the School of Theology, associate professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology, and director of the Carl F. H. Henry…
John Wilsey
Research Fellow
John Wilsey is chair of the Church History Department at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and book review editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology,…
Malcolm Yarnell
Research Fellow
Malcolm B. Yarnell III is research professor of Systematic Theology in Fort Worth, Texas, where he enjoys exploring theology with his students. He is the author…