She holds a doctorate in Religious Studies in the area of South Asian religious traditions. She has taught in a variety of academic settings on world religions, women in religion, health and spirituality, the intersection of East and West, and religion and the environment. Alongside her work in academia, Gillian has partnered with Gitte Bechsgaard at Vidya Institute on various scholarly and educational projects. Gillian’s book, Vanguard of the New Age: The Toronto Theosophical Society 1891-1945 was published in May, 2012.