Ari Y. Kelman is an assistant professor of American Studies at the University of California at Davis. He is co-author of a number of influential studies of contemporary Jewish identity and culture including "The Continuity of Discontinuity," (2007) "Uncoupled," (2008) and "Jewish Cultural Events and Jewish Identity" (2006). He consults with a number of Jewish foundations and communal organizations on projects ranging from mapping Jewish websites to conducting ethnographies of local Jewish communities. Ari has authored a book on the history of Yiddish radio in the United States, entitled “Station Identification,” and has edited a book on the work of Jewish American cartoonist Milt Gross. Together with Isa Aron, Larry Hoffman and Steven Cohen, he is a co-author of "Sacred Strategies: Transforming Functional Synagogues into Visionary Congregations" (Alban Institute Press, 2010), a national study of synagogue transformation projects. He has spoken and taught to audiences across North America, and has published widely both online and in print.