Career
Early in her career she wrote a widely used text on contemporary sociological theory before shifting her research focus to the sociology of religion. Through the use of both qualitative and quantitative measures to explore the experiential dimension of religion, Poloma was able to mine research nuggets that suggested religious experience does indeed impact human behavior. Major findings from this research are found in Matthew T. Lee, Poloma, and Stephen G. Post, The Heart of Religion (Oxford University Press, 2013).
