Whether you’ve worked your way through our starter materials and next-steps articles or simply want to get in touch with other educators, the Transforming Chaplaincy community is ready to help. The experts below have graciously volunteered to discuss chaplaincy with educators interested in research literacy. They’re leaders in their fields and their service is one of Transforming Chaplaincy’s greatest strengths. We encourage you to reach out, get acquainted, and see how they can help you work toward research literacy and improve patient outcomes.

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Dr. Farr Curlin

Co-Director, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative
Duke Divinity School
farr.curlin@dm.duke.edu

The Rev. David Fleenor, STM, BCC, ACPE

Director of Education, The Center for Spirituality and Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
+1 (347) 949-2434
david.fleenor@mountsinai.org

Rev. Beth Jackson-Jordan, EdD, ACPE Certified Educator, BCC

Director, Spiritual Care and Education
Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast
+1 (704) 403-3335
beth.jackson-jordan@carolinashealthcare.org

Allison Kestenbaum, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator (Formerly ACPE Supervisor)

Palliative Care Chaplain – Doris A. Howell Palliative Care Service
UC San Diego Health
(858) 657-6832
akestenbaum@ucsd.edu

Dr. Judith Ragsdale

Sr. Director, Pastoral Care
Associate Professor, Division of General & Community Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
+1 (513) 636-8913
judy.ragsdale@cchmc.org

Heather Tan, PhD

Manager, Education & Research
Spiritual Health Victoria
+61 03 8415 1144
research_edu@spiritualhealthvictoria.org.au

Alexander (Lex) Tartaglia, D.Min.

Senior Associate Dean, School of Allied Health Professionals
Katherine I. Lantz Professor and ACPE Supervisor
Virginia Commonwealth University
+1 (804) 828-7247
aftartag@vcu.edu

Rev. Mary Martha Thiel

Director of Clinical Pastoral Education
Hebrew SeniorLife/Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
+1 (617) 964-1100
MaryMarthaThiel@hsl.harvard.edu