Tricia C. Bruce, PhD

Sociologist. Author. Researcher. Speaker.

Tricia C. Bruce, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, a 2025-2026 Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Religion & Society at the University of Notre Dame, President-Elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and a five-time marathoner. She served previously as President of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, a papal-appointed consultor to the Synod on Synodality, and a tenured professor. She is the author of numerous award-winning books, articles, and reports in the sociology of religion and U.S. Catholicism.

Happenings

  • National Study of Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics in the United States

    USCCB Secretariat on Cultural Diversity in the Church To Assess the Pastoral Needs of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics in the United States November 20, 2014 WASHINGTON—In the coming months, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on Asian… Continue reading

    National Study of Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics in the United States

  • The Sociology of the Catholic Parish: A Seminar and Call for Papers

    Despite its ubiquity and centrality in American Catholicism, the parish remains understudied by contemporary social scientists. The American Parish Project (TAPP) seeks to bring together scholars whose work intersects with the Catholic parish through diverse themes and methods, advancing a… Continue reading

  • Happy Father’s Day! (& The Changing Role of Dads)

    As we celebrate our fathers on this special day, we can also be mindful of changes and challenges for U.S. families attempting to balance their “home” and “work” roles. WBIR-Knoxville invited me to Live at Five to reflect on recent studies such as those from… Continue reading

  • My Interview with WBIR about LGBT Workplace Rights

    A recent Human Rights Campaign report that found that more than half of gay employees hide their identities while at work. Knoxville’s WBIR-TV Live at Five invited me in-studio to provide some sociological context for understanding LGBT rights in the workplace. Click… Continue reading

  • My Interview in Marginalia Review of Books

    On the occasion of Faithful Revolution’s release in paperback, I sat down with Phillip Sherman of Marginalia Review of Books (a Los Angeles Review of Books Channel). We talked about the emergence and impact of Voice of the Faithful as… Continue reading

  • Cohabitation, Babies, and Diversity in Families

    Knoxville’s WBIR TV invited me into the station to comment on new data revealing a further decline in “shotgun weddings” and increase in cohabitation. Continue reading

  • Visualizing New Research in Religion

    The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion will soon hold its annual meeting in Boston (Nov 8-10). As the 2013 Program Chair, I know well the variety of innovative research on religion that will make this meeting great. Visualized… Continue reading

  • Pope Francis and “Elite” Interviewing in Social Science

    We received today from the Jesuit Catholic magazine America a gift, in the form of a 12,000 word, candid interview with Pope Francis. Read the full article here. Sociologists employ a variety of methods to better understand the social world;… Continue reading

  • Guest TV Appearance on Immigration Reform

    http://www.wbir.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2325327418001 Knoxville’s WBIR/NBC affiliate invited me to share a social science perspective on newly proposed immigration reforms. The live interview also incorporates comments from a student in my Spring 2013 Immigration/Perspectives on the Social Sciences class, which has been quite… Continue reading

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