Victoria Houser researches and writes about Evangelical purity culture, a passion that grew from her experiences being raised within a religious cult that was a part of the purity movement. Her co-edited collection (with Dr. Mari Ramler), Bodies and Beliefs: Purity Culture and the Rhetoric of Religious Trauma, will be coming out with Pennsylvania State University Press in summer 2026. This book focuses on embodied experiences of religious trauma and the many paths available for healing.