Publications

Books

• David, E., MacLeod, C., Xu, N., Kelly, P., Monajed, S., Reading the Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z: From Divine Disillusionment to Simple Faith, Routledge Focus on Religion, January 2026. (Link) 

Conference

• MacLeod, C. ‘Beyond the “Heloïse Complex”: Hannah Arendt, Edith Stein, and Elisabeth Blochmann as Historical Case Studies in Academic Mentorship’. German History Society Annual Conference, 5 September 2025.

• MacLeod, C. ‘Using Story Completion and Participatory Research to Understand Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’. European Academy of Religion Annual Conference, 10 July 2025.

• MacLeod, C. ‘The “First Lady of Academic Pedagogy”: Recovering the Life and Scholarship of Elisabeth Blochmann (1892–1972)’. German History Society Annual Conference, 2024.

• David, E., MacLeod, C., Spatcher, K., Kelly, P., and Monajed, S. ‘Understanding Gen Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models: Initial Findings from a Qualitative Study Using a Story Completion Method’. Durham Early Career and Postgraduate Conference, 2024.

• Marshall-Brown, A., Oancea, A., Scott-Brown, J., Watson, S., and MacLeod, C. ‘Strengthening capacity for responsible knowledge exchange, engagement, and impact’. ARMA Conference, 2022.

• Shi, L., MacLeod, C., and Eynon, R. ‘Building equality through EdTech? The discursive construction of EdTech in British newspapers during COVID-19’. British Sociological Association (BSA) Annual Conference, 2022.

• MacLeod, C. ‘Why Haven’t I Heard of Her? How We Forgot the Women Authors of 17th Century France’. USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades, 2021.

Articles

• MacLeod, C., ‘”Truth or Consequences” How 47 U.S.C. § 509 and the 1950s quiz show scandal shaped American audiences’, University of St Andrews Law Journal, Vol. 1, (2020), pp. 26-31. 

Blog Posts

• MacLeod, C., David, E., ‘The Quiet Revival Retracted: A Reflection from Oxford and King’s Academics’, The Gen Z Role Models Project website, 29 March 2026.

• MacLeod, C., (2022) ‘Not Just Paris? The Development of the 17th Century French Provincial Book World’ The Society for the Study of French History.

• MacLeod, C., (2021) ‘Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, this Book about Tulips is Too Good for You’, Preserving the World’s Rarest Books.

Poster Presentation

• MacLeod, C., ‘“Why Haven’t I Heard of Her?” How We Forget the Women Authors of Seventeenth Century France’. Presented at the 2021 USTC Conference on Gender in the Book Trade.

Other/Creative Writing

• Oancea, A., Marshall-Brown, A., Scott-Barrett, J., Cai, W., Watson, S., Polding, E., Kamphausen, L., and MacLeod, C. The Responsible Knowledge Exchange, Engagement and Impact (RKEEI) Framework and Principles. October 1, 2024.

• MacLeod, C., (2022) ‘Learning Remotely in the Library’ (Received 2nd place for University of Oxford ‘Imagining the Future of Digital Education Writing Competition’.)

• Co-hosted The Vibe Shift, A Podcast of the Gen Z Role Models Project, (Season 1, Ep 2-4, 10; Season 2, Ep 1), 2025.

• Created public website for sharing research on Elisabeth Blochmann, www.elisabethblochmann.com, 2022-Present.