Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, Kansas State University College of Technology and Aviation; Editorial Board Chair, Journal of Hate Studies, Gonzaga University's Center for the Study of Hate
2026
Rebecca Barrett-Fox is a scholar of religion, hate, and politics in the United States, with a focus on conservative Christianity, sexuality, immigration, race, and rightwing politics. She is the author of God Hates: Westboro Baptist Church, American Nationalism, and the Religious Right (University Press of Kansas, 2025/2016) as well as many scholarly articles. She is also the editorial board chair of the Journal of Hate Studies. She enjoys talking with people of faith about how they can help their communities become resilient to hate.
The Summit unites the public and private sectors, domestic and international, against hate and extremism. Researchers, activists, lawyers, technology experts, political leaders, and more come together, each bringing their unique tools to the fight. Important relationships that were established at the Summit in 2021 have carried forward into working groups with concrete deliverables for 2022 and beyond.
