Who We Are


  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

  Associate Director:
Patrick Bennett, Ph.D.                                                                                                                                   Assistant Professor of Psychology

Areas of Interest:  Religion and health; psychology of religion; Social psychology of health

        Andrea Craft     
Andrea Craft
Undergraduate Assistant
     

affiliated Faculty

     

  Jean Kristeller

Jean Kristeller, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Areas of Interest: Mind-body health; mindfulness meditation; integrating spirituality into care practice.

 

Michele Boyer

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

  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

      Roy Geib
  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 Moga



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



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



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

 

Virgil Sheets

Virgil Sheets, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Chair, Department of Psychology

Areas of Interest: Evolutionary psychology; Religion, spirituality, and love; Spiritual experiences in nature; Measurement of religiousness and spirituality

 

Advisory Group / Affiliated Community Members

 

      No Photo Available Rev. Jack Diel
Director, ISU United Ministries Center
 
     
      No Photo Available 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

Chandra Reddy, M.D.
Director, HOPE Center, Terre Haute, IN

Areas of Interest: Oncology

     

Kathy Stienstra

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

      No Photo Available Rev. Doddie Stone (retired)
First Unitarian Universalist Congregation

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