Who We Are


		Director: Thomas J. Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences Areas of Interest: Spirituality and Addiction, Measurement of Religiousness and Spirituality, Positive Psychology, Medical Ethnomusicology.



		Associate Director: Patrick Bennett, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences Areas of Interest: Prayer & Health, Religious Meaning, Religion & The Self, Measurement of Religiousness and Spirituality.








affiliated Faculty

		Jean Kristeller, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Areas of Interest: Mind-body health; mindfulness meditation; integrating spirituality into care practice.




		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



		Betsy Frank, RN, Ph.D., ANEF Professor Emerita Indiana State University College of Nursing, Health and Human Services Department of Baccalaureate Nursing Completion Areas of Interest: Spiritual intervention in oncology patients; Continuous quality improvement; Job satisfaction; qualitative methodologies



		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

		Margaret M. Moga, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine at Terre Haute Areas of Interest: TBA

		Leamor Kahanov, Ed.D., LAT, ATC Professor, Athletic Training and Physical Therapy Faculty Department of Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation Areas of Interest: TBA


		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



		Cham-Nam Shin, Ph.D., RN Assistant Professor of Nursing College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services Areas of Interest: Health Behaviors and Chronic Diseases, Acculturation and Health Disparities, Measurement of Health and Acculturation



		David Polizzi, Ph.D., MA, LCAC Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Department of African-American Studies Editor, Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences Areas of Interest: Humanistic Psychololgy, Phenomenology, Addiction, Critical and Cultural Criminology, Forensic Psychotherapy,Race Theory



		Judith Barad, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy Faculty Affiliation with Women's Studies, The Center for the Study of Health, Religion, & Spirituality, Scular Franciscan and Sister of Providence Associate Areas of Interest: Spirituality, Mysticism, Thomas Aquinas, Compassion



		William Hughes, DMA Professor Emeritus School of Music College of Arts and Sciences Areas of Interest:



		Rosetta Haynes, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies Department of English College of Arts and Sciences Areas of Interest: African American literature, multicultural American literature, women's literature, and spiritual autobiography.



		Virgil Sheets, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences Areas of Interest: Spirituality and environment; attitudes toward atheism & evolution; evolutionary origins of religion; self-expansion; and mortality salience.



Advisory Group / Affiliated Community Members
		Rev. Jack Diel Director, ISU United Ministries Center





		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





		Chandra Reddy, M.D. Director, HOPE Center, Terre Haute, IN Areas of Interest: Oncology



		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



		Rev. Doddie Stone (retired) First Unitarian Universalist Congregation

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