Brishette Mendoza is a PhD student in Claremont Graduate University’s Religion Department and a Margo L. Goldsmith Women’s Studies in Religion fellow. In addition to her doctoral research, Mendoza also engages the world through journalism. She has worked as a full-time producer on the managing editorial team at Wirecutter, the product recommendation service of the New York Times, and has written for both publications, including contributing to the latter’s national news coverage.