Kristian Petersen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Old Dominion University. He specializes on two main areas of research, including  Muslims in Cinema. He is the editor of the edited volumes Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology (2021) and New Approaches to Islam in Film (2021), in the series Routledge Studies in Religion and Film. He is currently working on a monograph entitled The Cinematic Lives of Muslims.