2010 Annual Meeting
Religion & Health:
Interdisciplinary Engagement & Interpretation
Pre-conference Presentations
June 15, 2010
R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center
Durham, NC
The pre-conference presentations will be given by the Investigators who were awarded funding by the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, in response to the call for proposals "Religion, and Health: Effects, Mechanisms, and Interpretation." See schedule and descriptions of the presentations.
2010 Annual Meeting
June 16-18, 2010
R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center
Durham, NC
Brochure
Schedule
Speakers
Call for Papers
Application to present
Frequently Asked Questions
Other information TBA - please check back periodically
Conference Schedule*
*Schedule is subject to change
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
7:30 AM Pre-conference Registration
8:30 AM Opening & Introduction
9:00 AM Research Presentation
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Research Presentation
11:30 AM Research Presentation
12:30 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Research Presentation
3:00 PM Research Presentation
4:00 PM Break
4:30 PM Research Presentation
5:30 PM Research Presentation
6:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
8:30 AM Registration
10:30 AM Opening & Introducation
11:00 AM Plenary
12:30 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Paper Session
2:45 PM Paper Session
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM Keynote Address
5:30 PM Poster Session* & Reception
*Posters will remain available for viewing from Wednesday June 16 at 8:30 AM until Friday June 18 at 3:00 PM.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
8:30 AM Round Table Discussion
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM 8th Annual David B. Larson Memorial Lecture
12:30 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Plenary
3:45 PM Break
4:00 PM Paper Session
4:45 PM Paper Session
5:30 PM Paper Session
6:15 PM Adjourn
Friday, June 18, 2010
8:30 AM Plenary
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Berton H. Kaplan Lecture
12:30 PM Lunch & Discussion Groups
3:00 PM Adjourn
Speakers
Keynote Address
Rabbi Dr. Marc A. Gellman, Ph.D.
Senior Rabbi, Temple Beth Torah
Rabbi Dr. Marc A. Gellman, Ph.D. has been active in the intersection of media and religion ever since he paired up with Monsignor Thomas Hartman and formed "The God Squad" over twenty years ago. They have served as religion consultants to "Good Morning America," co-hosted their own cable interview program, appeared on most cable news programs, and lectured widely. They were awarded the George Foster Peabody Award for their HBO special, "How Do You Spell God?" Rabbi Gellman has worked in the field of medical ethics in various capacities and is presently a consultant on the medical ethics curriculum for the Hofstra Medical School (opening fall 2011). He has been a columnist for Newsweek, and writes a nationally syndicated spiritual advice column for Tribune Media Services. Rabbi Gellman earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University and is the senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, New York.
Berton H. Kaplan Lecture
David O. Moberg, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Marquette University
David O. Moberg, Ph.D., is Sociology Professor Emeritus at Marquette University. His distinguished career includes military service, academic appointments at Bethel College and Marquette University, Fulbright Lectureships in the Netherlands and West Germany, and part-time appointments in schools of nursing, theology and other agencies in the U.S., Europe, and Palestine. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, among other organizations, and has served on editorial boards of several journals. Moberg’s research and consultation is in the sociology of religion, gerontology, and related fields of investigation. He has published widely in professional journals and semi-popular magazines and wrote the influential Spiritual Well-Being: Background and Issues for the 1971 White House Conference on Aging. Among his books related to spirituality, theology and health are The Church and the Older Person (1962); Spiritual Well-Being: Sociological Perspectives (1979); Wholistic Christianity (1985); Aging and Spirituality (2001); and The Great Reversal, 3rd ed. (2007).
8th Annual David B. Larson Memorial Lecture
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tracy Balboni, M.D., M.P.H., holds degrees from Stanford University, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. She currently serves as instructor in radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School and is a core researcher in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Center for Psychooncology and Palliative Care Research. Her primary research interests are located at the intersection of oncology, palliative care, and the role of religion and spirituality in the experience of life-threatening illness. Her research endeavors have included examining religion and spirituality in the experience of advanced cancer as part of the NIH-funded Coping with Cancer study. Dr. Balboni has also received awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supporting a mixed quantitative-qualitative research protocol evaluating religion and spirituality operating among oncology physicians, nurses, and advanced cancer patients. Her work also includes forging improved dialogue between academic theology, religious communities, and the field of medicine.
Plenary Speakers
Veena Das, Ph.D.
Krieger-Eisenhower Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Veena Das, Ph.D. is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology and Professor of Humanities at Johns Hopkins University. She is a founding member of the Institute of Socio-economic Research on Development and Democracy, which conducts research and advocacy on behalf of the urban poor. Author and editor of several books and journal articles, her latest book is Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary, California University Press, 2006. She co-edited, with Arthur Kleinman and others, an influential trilogy on social suffering, violence and recovery. Veena Das is an Honorary Foreign Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Academy of Scientists from Developing Countries. She has received several awards, including the Anders Retzius Gold Medal from the Swedish Society of Anthropology and Geography. Das was awarded an honorary doctorate in Letters Humane from the University of Chicago.
Alvin Dueck, Ph.D.
Evelyn and Frank Reed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology
Fuller Theological Seminary
Alvin Dueck, Ph.D., is the Evelyn and Frank Freed professor of the integration of psychology and theology at Fuller. In addition to teaching courses that focus on the dialogue between theology and psychology, he is engaged in research on the role of religion in therapy and congregational health. He is the principal investigator in a research project on the spiritual experience of Christians, Muslims, and Jews funded by the Templeton Foundation. Most recently he is the recipient of a Templeton grant for the advancement of research in psychology of religion in China. Together with Cameron Lee, he has edited a volume of essays entitled Why Psychology Needs Theology: A Radical-Reformation Perspective (2005). He is co-author with Ann Ulanov of The Living God and the Living Psyche (2008). His most recent publication is with Kevin Reimer: A Peaceable Psychology: Christian Therapy in a World of Many Cultures (2009).
Neal Krause, Ph.D.
Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor of Public Health
Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Gerontology
University of Michigan
Neal Krause, Ph.D., is the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the relationship between religion and health in late life. Dr. Krause conducted the first nationwide longitudinal survey that was devoted solely to the study of religion and health among older whites and older blacks. He recently completed a nationwide survey of religion and health among older Mexican Americans. A good deal of the research that has emerged from these studies focuses on how social relationships in religious institutions promote better physical and mental health among older people. Although a good deal of his research involves the beneficial effects of religious involvement, Dr. Krause has also explored the ways in which involvement in religion may have a deleterious effect on health and well-being. Included among these detrimental factors are negative interaction in the church and religious doubt.
Call for Papers
The Society for Spirituality, Theology and Health is seeking paper and poster presentation submissions for the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology, and Health to be held at the R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and hosted by the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke
Submissions are encouraged for paper and poster presentations related to the theme of the conference: “Religion and Health: Interdisciplinary Engagement and Interpretation.” Presentations should focus on intersections of spirituality and health through the lenses of various cultures, religions and communities. Categories for these presentations are:
Interdisciplinary Research
Mediators & Pathways
Religious Organizations & Public Health
Spirituality & Clinical Care
Theological Considerations
Other
Graduate Students
Graduate students in relevant disciplines are encouraged to submit papers and posters for presentation. Opportunities for student presentations will be provided in accordance with the quality and number of submissions.
Submission Format
Application to Present a Paper or Poster
All applications, including abstracts, for papers and posters should be submitted electronically as downloadable attachments, in Microsoft Word format to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by March 1, 2010. Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 5, 2010. After March 1, applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling acceptance basis until April 1, 2010 or until paper and poster sessions have been filled. Questions may be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by email or staff of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health by phone 919-660-7556.
Submissions not accepted as paper presentations will be considered automatically for poster presentations. If applicable, accepted paper presenters must submit Power Point presentations or other audiovisual presentation materials for their papers by June 9, 2010 so that they may be uploaded to audiovisual equipment prior to the meeting. Presenters will be expected to bring appropriate handouts.
Presentations should be 35 minutes in length, including a period for questions and discussion. Submission of an abstract indicates that the individual listed as the presenting author will complete the registration including fee, attend the meeting, and present if the abstract is accepted.