Kristy Nabhan-Warren, AVP of research and professor and Figge Chair in Catholic Studies, discussed how the state of the world is driving an increase in Catholic Church membership with more than a dozen Iowa news outlets over the last week. Nabhan-Warren was elected as the 2027 President of the American Catholic Historical Association. Her research focuses on the intersections of religion, work, and migration in the Midwestern United States. She has authored five books, edits the book series Where Religion Lives, and has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles.