Who We Are
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Co -Director: Jean L. Kristeller, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Areas of Interest: Mind-body health; mindfulness meditation; integrating spirituality into care practice |
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Director: Thomas J. Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Areas of Interest: Religiousness/ spirituality and addictive behaviors; personal goals and well-being; forgiveness, altruism, & aggression; measurement of religiousness and spirituality; health effects of music |
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Associate Director: Patrick Bennett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Areas of Interest: Religion and health; psychology of religion; Social psychology of health |
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Center Staff |
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Melanie Gatton Undergraduate Assistant |
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Michele Boyer, Ph.D. Professor of Counseling Chair of Counseling Department Areas of Interest: Intercultural communication, and ethics in psychology; religion/spirituality in psychology; supervision/training; feminist theory and practice; sports psychology |
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Matthew Draper, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Counseling Areas of Interest: Theory and philosophy of psychotherapy; moral and spiritual dynamics in counseling; personality dynamics in counseling |
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Betsy Frank, RN, Ph.D. Professor of Nursing Para-Rabbinic Fellow, United Hebrew Congregation Areas of Interest: Spiritual intervention in oncology patients; Continuous quality improvement; Job satisfaction; qualitative methodologies |
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Roy Geib, Ph.D. Director and Assistant Dean, Indiana University School of Medicine at Terre Haute Areas of Interest: Virology and Immunology: molecular biology of host-controlled resistance to oncogenic viruses; Psychoneuroimmunology; Tai-chi and diabetes care |
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Rocco Gennaro, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy Areas of Interest: Philosophy of Mind/Cognitive Science; Metaphysics; History of Early Modern Philosophy (including Kant); Applied Ethics; Aesthetics; Philosophy of Science; History of Analytic Philosophy; Logic |
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David Howard, Ph.D., CTRS Assistant Professor of Recreation and Sports Management Areas of Interest: Recreation Therapy; Disability and Ability issues; Oncology (Prostate Cancer), including spirituality and adjustment to cancer; Corrections |
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Margaret Moga, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine at Terre Haute Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Anatomy and Neurobiology: Annexin 7 calcium-binding protein in the rat brain and response to adrenalectomy; Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM); acupuncture |
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Michael Murphy, Ph.D., ABPP
Professor of Psychology Director of Clinical Training Areas of Interest: Consciousness, intentionality & responsibility; Self-care in practitioners; Issues in the Practice of Psychology; Social Interest and Criminal Behavior |
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Virgil Sheets, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Acting Chair, Department of Psychology Areas of Interest: Evolutionary psychology; Religion, spirituality, and love; Spiritual experiences in nature; Measurement of religiousness and spirituality |
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Advisory Group / Affiliated Community Members |
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Rev. Jack Diel Director, ISU United Ministries Center |
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Brother Barry Donaghue, Ph.D.,
cfc Director, Providence Center St. Mary of the Woods |
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Bing Wang Gale, MD Family
Practice, Clinton, IN Board Certified in Family Practice Areas of Interest: Family Practice, Obstetrics, Holistic Health Care, Medical Missionary Work |
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Sister Marie McCarthy, Ph.D.
Sisters of Providence |
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Chandra Reddy, M.D. Director, HOPE Center, Terre Haute, IN Areas of Interest: Oncology |
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Kathy Stienstra, M.D. Maple Center, Terre Haute, IN Board Certified in Acupuncture & Holistic Medicine Areas of Interest: Holistic and Integrative Medicine, Family Practice, Obstetrics |
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Rev. Doddie Stone (retired) First Unitarian Universalist Congregation |
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