His courses at William and Mary include ‘Introduction to Hinduism,’ ‘Modern Hinduism,’ ‘Hindu Sacred Texts,’ and ‘Temples, Tombs, and Topography: An Exploration of Sacred Space in India.’ Before coming to William and Mary, McLaughlin taught at Denison University as a Visiting Instructor of Asian and Comparative Religions where his courses included ‘Hinduism,’ ‘Buddhism,’ ‘Islam in South Asia,’ ‘Sacred Space in India,’ and ‘World Religions.’ McLaughlin holds a PhD in South Asian religions from the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is an American Institute of Indian Studies Junior Research Fellow, and a recipient of the Professor Raimundo Panikkar Memorial Award for academic achievement in the study of Comparative Religions in South Asia.