Jeania Ree Moore is a PhD candidate in African American Studies and Religious Studies at Yale University, where her research draws on theology, ethics, and related disciplines to engage a range of sites in Black history and culture. Inspired by the romance novels she used to steal from her grandmother’s bookshelf, her dissertation examines popular romance fiction as a site for women’s moral agency and theological meaning, focusing on the work of Black historical romance writer Beverly Jenkins. Jeania Ree is dedicated to empowering writers and has worked at The Writing Center at Yale as a Graduate Writing Fellow and Writing Partner supporting undergraduate and graduate peer writers. She is published in public-facing and academic publications, including the Journal of Popular Romance Studies, Concilium: International Journal for Theology, The Anglican Theological Review, The Huffington Post, and Sojourners, where she previously wrote as a columnist. She is an ordained Deacon in The United Methodist Church and holds degrees from the University of Cambridge, Emory University, and Yale University. Prior to returning to Yale for her doctorate, Jeania Ree worked in faith-based legislative advocacy for civil and human rights in Washington, D.C.