Education

1985-1991         United Theological Seminary       Dayton, OH.
D.Mn.
Dissertation: "Imaging God and Object Relations Theory: An Integrated Approach for Pastoral Counselors"

 1968-1970        The Divinity School, University of Chicago,
M.Th.                                                               Chicago, IL.

 1964-1968        Haverford College,                      Haverford, PA
B.A. , History

Continuing Education and Clinical Training

 1970-1979        Association for Clinical Pastoral                                              Education
Two units Basic CPE, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, IL.
Four units Advanced CPE, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, IL.Four units Supervisory CPE, Bethesda Hospital, Cinti, OH.

 1977-1989        American Association of Pastoral                                Counselors
450 hours of individual supervision, done by one psychiatrist, two psychologists, and three pastoral counselors. 175 hours of group supervision, didactic and case conference work on counseling cases related to counseling theory.

 1999                International School for Holocaust                              Studies
180 hours of intensive holocaust education and field trips. Program in Holocaust Studies for Educators from Abroad, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.

Professional Experience

1991--   Dept. of Religious and Pastoral Studies, College of                       Mt. St. Joseph                                       Cinti, OH
Assistant Professor
Teach graduate and undergraduate students:"Introduction to Religion", "Suffering and Hope", "Faith, Crisis, and Adult Development", "Exploring the Sacred", "Introduction to Pastoral Counseling", "Religion and Human Development"; co-teach Introductory Honors Seminar.

 1992-1993        Dept. of Religious and Pastoral Studies, College of                         Mt. St. Joseph                                       Cinti, OH
ProRata Faculty
Taught graduate and undergraduate courses

 1991-1992        Dept. of Religious and Pastoral Studies, College of                         Mt. St. Joseph                                       Cinti, OH
Adjunct Faculty
Taught graduate and undergraduate courses.

 1990-1993        Therapeutic Services, Inc.           Fairfield, OH.
Pastoral Psychotherapist
Pastoral psychotherapy with diverse client population.

1986-1992         The Athenaeum of Ohio                          Cinti, OH
Lecturer in Pastoral Psychology
Taught courses: "Introduction to Pastoral Counseling", and "Object Relations Theory and the Image of God."

 1991 Xavier University                            Cinti, OH
Adjunct Faculty

1983-1990         Pastoral Psychotherapy Institute             Cinti, OH
Director of Education and Pastoral Psychotherapist
Responsibilities included: 30 counseling sessions/week, functioning as one of three co-directors with shared responsibility for administration, including budgetary and personnel matters, developing branch offices, teaching educational programs in pastoral care and counseling.

1978-1983         Pastoral Counseling Service, Bethesda Hospital
Staff Pastoral Counselor                                              Cinti, OH
Responsibilities included outpatient counseling 20-25 clients a week, teaching and supervision of pastoral counselors; 1982-83, running the counseling center’s intake conference; teaching and supervision of Basic Level CPE students.

1977-1978         Pastoral Counseling Service, Bethesda Hospital
Pastoral Counseling Resident                          Cinti, OH
Saw 20 clients a week and supervised and taught CPE students.

1974-1977         United Campus Ministry at Miami University
Campus Minister                                              Oxford, OH
Responsibilities included religious programming for University students and faculty, worship services, and counseling. Programs on "Death and Dying", "Grief and Loss", and "Sexuality" were among those I helped develop and lead. I was involved in administering the campus ministry programs, dealing with funding organizations, and coordinating activities with other campus ministers and local clergy persons.

 1972-1974        The Western College                  Oxford, OH
Chaplain
Responsibilities included religious programming for students and faculty, a weekly service of contemporary, worship, counseling, supervising students interns, and teaching a course on "Death an Dying".

1971-1972         University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics
Advanced Chaplain Intern                               Chicago,IL
General patient care with primary responsibilities for developing a ministry to staff, patients, and families involved in hemodialysis and kidney transplant program. I interviewed and evaluated potential donors, sat on a committee that made decisions regarding recipients and donors, and helped develop a procedure for working with doctors to secure kidney donations. "On-call" coverage of emergency rooms and intensive care units.

Professional Consultation or Professional Practice

1995- 1997        Contract Pastoral Counselor with Polanka Psychiatric Services, Inc. Fairfield, OH.

 1987- cont.       Parish Assistant at the Oxford Presbyterian Church, Oxford, OH.

Professional Memberships

1998--               Member, International Alliance of Teacher                                    Scholars

 1971--              Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ.                                  Ministerial standing held through the SW Ohio                              Association, UCC.

 1980-1998        Member, American Association of Pastoral                                  Counselors

 1996--              Member, College Theology Society

 1995--              Member, Society for Pastoral Theology

 1973-1995        Member, Association for Clinical Pastoral                                    Education

 
Committee Memberships

 1999 --             Chair of Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly

1999 --              Faculty Representative to the Educational                                    Committee of the Board of Trustees

 1998--              Member, Graduate Committee

 1995-1998        Chair, Graduate Committee

 1998                Search Committee, Dept, of Religious                                          Studies

 1996-1999        Faculty Transformation Task Force

1996-1999         Master’s of Science in Management Task             Force   

1996                 Transformation Task Force

1994-1995         Ad-Hoc Salary Task Force

1994-1995         Member, Graduate Committee

1994-1995         Member, Committee on Curriculum and             Educational Policy

1993-1994         Faculty Representative to Student             Government Association

 Service to College and Community

College

1999                 Facilitator in student evaluation of liberal arts and             science curriculum

 1999                Facilitate development of new Master’s in Pastoral                         Family Studies curriculum

 1998                Speaker at "Rite of Welcome" Chapel Service

 1998                Co-facilitate discussion of "Etiquette in the                                   Classroom" at Enrichment Days

 1998                Faculty in Mount Alumni College

 1997--              Work in Honors Program; co-teach beginning                               Honors Course

 1996                Participant in group discussions on Catholic                                 Identity

 1995                Participant in Pew Roundtable

 1995-1996        Facilitated departmental process for selecting chair

 1994                Small group leader for Student Orientation

 Community

 1987--              Parish Assistant, Oxford Presbyterian                                         Church

 1994                Member, Regional Committee for Theological and                         Social Concerns, American Association of Pastoral                         Counselors

 1994                Member, Personnel Committee of the SW Ohio                            Association, United Church of Christ

 1993-1994        Member, Board of Directors of Oxford Skating Club

 1992-1993        Member, Regional Ethics Committee, American                           Association of Pastoral Counselors

Publications

"From Clinic to Classroom: The Power of Experiential Teaching". College Teaching, Fall, 1998.

 "A Declaration of Interdependence: Theory and Practice of Interdisciplinary Teaching (co-authored)

The Journal of Excellence in College Teaching. Fall, 1999.

 "Student Writing as Sacred Journey" (co-authored). Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, Fall 1999.

 "Education as Connection: Interactive Learning Through an Interdisciplinary Team-Taught Course" (co-authored) The National Honors Report, Fall, 1999.

 Invited Lectures, Addresses, and Professional Paper Presentations

Refereed

 "Education as Connection: Interactive Learning Through an Interdisciplinary Team-Taught Course" (co-authored). Workshop and paper presented at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching-South, Athens, Georgia. 1999

 "The Living Human Document as Thou: Encountering ‘Otherness’ in the Religious Studies Classroom." Paper presented at the National Conference of the College Theology Society, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 1998

 "Student Writing as Sacred Journey" (co-authored). Paper presented at the Festival of Faith and Writing, Calvin College, Grand Rapids. MI, 1998.

 "It Takes Two to Tangle: Theory and Practice of Interdisciplinary Teaching" (co-authored). Paper presented at the 17^th Annual Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1997

 "From Clinic to Classroom". Paper presented at the 16^th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1996

Non-refereed

 "Understanding Relationships: A Dynamic Systems Perspective". Workshop presented at the North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 1996

 "The Work-Family Conflict: A Dynamic Systems Perspective"" Presented to the Strategic Leadership Forum, Cinti., OH 1995

 "The Cloister Walk" and "Life Through Death"; Workshops in Adult Education Class, Oxford Presbyterian Church, Oxford, OH.

 "Grief, Loss, and the Bible". Talk given to the Evergreen Community, Cinti, OH.

 "It Takes Two to Tangle". Presented at "Ways of Knowing", College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cinti, OH.

 "The Theology of Forgiveness". Inservice education workshop given for Faculty at Roger Bacon High School, Cinti., OH 1995

 "Understanding Family Systems". Presented to the St. Louis Catholic Education Meeting, Batesville, IN 1995

 Grants

Summer Grant for Instructional Development, awarded for "The Holocaust: Suffering and Hope" by the College of Mount St. Joseph, Cinti., OH 1999

 Scholarship grant from the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education at Seton Hill to Study at Yad Vashem , Jerusalem

 Summer grant for Instructional Development awarded for "Dialogue at the Core", by the College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cinti, OH

 Pew/Mount Interdisciplinary Grant awarded for development of course, "Exploring the Sacred", 1996.

 Lilly mini-grant awarded for "Theology and Story", 1995.