Eitan studies Islam, particularly Indonesian and Moroccan Islam. He has studied Hebrew, Arabic, and is currently learning Indonesian to assist his studies. His thesis will focus on comparing and contrasting Indonesian and Moroccan Islamic worldviews. Eitan is also academically interested in Judaism, Christianity, religious conflict, religion and modernity, and Atheism as a form of religion.

Dimple is interested in lived religion in America, specifically with issues of Hinduism, the Indian diaspora and religious media. Her current research is centered around the mediation of the guru-disciple relationship in America through video, images and text. Her broader interests include religious conflict, secularism and pluralism.

Jared is interested in the academic study of Mormonism. His current research interests focus on the history, diffusion, and persistence of Mormonism in the Pacific Islands. He is also particularly interested in the Mormon theological tradition, the life and thought of Joseph Smith, and comparative religion.

Charissa is a graduate student specializing in indigenous religions. She is currently focusing on Hawaiian religion but is also conducting a research project investigating the religious dimension of healing.

Sam studies India, Sanskrit and the thought that shapes South Asian religion. He is especially interested in Hindu tantra and the incorporation of tantric thought into its practices. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010 and did a brief stint in the US Virgin Islands working on boats before relocating to Hawaii.

Nani is studying Hawaiian religions with a special interest in ancient practices and rituals of ka po'e kahiko (the people of old). Aside from rituals and practices, her research focus is in the area of Hawaiian Christianity, the A.B.C.F.M., and the effects of colonization to the practices of ancient Hawai'i. For fun she dabbles in Buddhism and enjoys the mysticism and mystical beliefs of other religions.

Kayla is studying Indian Religions with a focus on Hinduism. Her main interests lie in the different aspects of the Raja Yoga system, particularly that of restricted breathing, healing, and use of mantras in yoga. In her thesis she wishes to trace the development of these practices and highlight where they have changed within different groups. She is currently learning Sanskrit and is also interested in mysticism and the tantric traditions.

Camille is deeply interested in Tantric Buddhism, specifically Japanese Shingon Buddhism. After having spent a year studying in Japan at Taishō University, she plans to further her research on the Chinese origins of Shingon Buddhism, and also investigate the development of the Diamond world and Womb world mandalas. Her thesis focuses on the Shingon monk Kakuban.

Sara is interested in analyzing how non-Protestant religion has impacted American Civil Activist movements throughout American History. In particular, she is studying the integration of Buddhist thoughts into the Civil Rights movement and American society.

Drew is interested in mysticism, esotericism, mythology, and comparative religion. He wishes to pursue research in Hindu and Buddhist Yoga/Tantra. Topics of particular interest to Drew are scriptural hermeneutics, how rituals evolve over time, and the issue of immortality in Asian religion.