Steven M. Vose is an assistant professor in the department of history at the University of Colorado-Denver, where he holds the Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Endowed Chair in Jain Studies. His research examines western Indian Jain communities from the 10th century to the present, focusing on community formation, ritual performance, material culture, intellectual practices, and interactions with political powers. He is currently researching transnational Jain communities from the 19th century to the present.