Nicole Karapanagiotis is Associate Professor of Religion and Department Chair of Philosophy and Religion, at Rutgers University, Camden. Her research areas of specialization include devotional Hinduisms, theistic Vedanta philosophies, religion and digital media, and religion and marketing. She is the author of Branding Bhakti: Krishna Consciousness and the Makeover of a Movement (Indiana University Press, 2021) and has published numerous articles in journals such as the International Journal of Hindu Studies, Novo Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, and others. She is the 2018 recipient of Helen Crovetto Award for Excellence in the Study of New Religious Movements with Ties to South Asia.
