Stephanie Griswold

Credentials: BA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee / MA, San Diego State University / PhD, Claremont Graduate University (Present)

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Specific Field: History

Biography: 

Stephanie Valeska López Griswold is a historian of religion pursuing an interfield PhD degree. She is the research assistant for the Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies and president of the Mormon Studies Student Association. Being a first-generation college graduate of Mexican and Nicaraguan descent, Griswold plans to move her work on new religious movements in the United States to Latin America, specifically Mexico, and focus on Latin American relationships with new or marginalized religions. Her previous research has focused on Fundamentalist Mormonism in the southwestern United States, which has led her to find instances of Fundamentalist Mormonism in Mexico that does not focus on white Mormon colonies but rather on indigenous and mestizo communities. Aside from her scholarly work in history and religion, Griswold works in archives and museums. She hopes to continue doing preservation and public-facing work as she progresses in her career.