Catherine Lowman Wessinger (/ˈwɛsɪŋər/, born 1952) is an American religion scholar.
She served as a consultant to federal law enforcement during the Montana Freemen standoff and has been cited for her expertise concerning the Branch Davidians and other apocalyptic groups.
She earned her Ph.D in History of Religion from the University of Iowa in 1985.
Wessinger is co-general editor of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions.
[2] She served as a consultant to federal law enforcement during the Montana Freemen standoff[3] and has been cited for her expertise concerning the Branch Davidians and other apocalyptic groups.