Darrius D. Hills Selected for PRRI Public Fellows Program
Darrius D. Hills, associate professor of religious studies at ƽ, has been named a 2025–26 Public Fellow by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
PRRI’s Public Fellows program is part of its Religion and Protecting Democracy Initiative, which supports scholars and practitioners whose research advances understanding of the complex ways religion intersects with American civic life.
Advancing Research on Religion, Politics, and Masculinity
His work will specifically explore intersections among American evangelicalism, political choices, and constructions of masculinity — with particular attention to White, male demographics.
“This fellowship will give me added hands-on exposure and research experience with qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to trends tied to religion and politics in the American religious landscape,” Hills said. “This includes topics such as Christian nationalism, religious extremism, racism/xenophobia, reproductive rights, and GLBTQ communities and gender. This experience will be of great benefit to my third book project, which addresses elements of masculine gender scripts in popular culture and as expressed and reiterated in American evangelicalism.”
About the Public Religion Research Institute
PRRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to conducting independent research at the intersection of religion, culture, and public policy. Through its programs and initiatives, PRRI provides timely insights into how religion influences civic participation, identity, and democracy in the United States.
For more information on the 2025–26 cohort of PRRI Public Fellows, visit the .