Jasmin Figueroa

Jasmin Figueroa (she/her) grew up in New York City, where she was influenced, in one way or another, by different religious and cultural traditions. Her Mennonite, Latinx evangélico, Catholic, and Jewish relatives, her years serving at a mid-sized charismatic church, and her time and internships in seminary instilled in her a deep appreciation for the roles that practical and pastoral theologies play in shaping communities. She is an HTI Scholar and a PhD student in Practical Theology at Boston University School of Theology, where she also serves as the Assistant Director of Contextual Education. Her current research interest focuses on the intersection of systematic oppression and religious trauma that QTPOC millennials of color face and the ways that they are subsequently reclaiming and renegotiating their spiritualities and communities in response.