Cayla Bleoaja

Cayla Bleoaja is reading for a DPhil in Science and Religion as a Harvey Fellow and an LSRI Ecotheology Scholar at Campion Hall. Her research brings theology into dialogue with biomimicry (the practice of drawing design inspiration from natural systems) to explore how the processes of the natural world can inform theological understanding.

 

She previously completed an MSc in Sociology as a Barry Scholar and an MSt in Theology as a Peter Harrison Fellow, receiving the A. H. Halsey Prize for best thesis and the Peacocke Prize for outstanding work in science and religion. Cayla’s recent and forthcoming publications include “Cycles of Life and Blood: A Theology of Menstruation” (Zygon), “After Gunshot: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis on Community Recovery from Mass Violence” (European Review of Applied Sociology), and a chapter on resilience in a Cambridge Scholars edited collection. Her broader work explores the intersections of psychology, sociology, and public health.

 

Cayla spent a year in Romania as a Fulbright research scholar, where she investigated the role of faith in resilience and identity formation. Beyond academia, she is a performing artist and published poet whose creative practice engages themes of ecology and spiritual experience. She has backpacked across fifty countries and is a friend to all trees.