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Nathan Carlin

Nathan Steven Carlin (born 1979) is a Scholar of medical humanities with interest in Psychology of religion.[1][2] He is the Samuel Karff Chair and a professor at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where he directs the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics.[3][4]

Carlin is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Humanities.[5] From 2018 to 2019, he served as chair of the faculty senate of McGovern Medical School.

Education

In 2001, Carlin earned his BA in European history from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.[6] Four years later he completed his Master of Divinity Degree at Princeton Theological Seminary.[7] From PTS, he went on to earn his MA (2009) and PhD (2010) in psychology of religion from Rice University[5] in Houston, Texas.

He was influenced by Donald Eric Capps, Thomas R. Cole, and Robert Dykstra.[8][9] Carlin has co-authored and co-edited books and articles with these mentors and other colleagues, focusing on psychological and religious matters that arise in clinical contexts.[10]

Scholarly publications

Carlin has published 10 books and many articles. His work falls into four overlapping themes:

  • psychoanalytic interpretations of culture and life experiences (see The Gift of Sublimation,[11] Pathographies of Mental Illness,[12] and Religious Mourning[13] below)
  • theological and psychological resources for building happiness and living a good life (see Journeys of Life,[14] 100 Years of Happiness,[15] and Living in Limbo[16] below)
  • incorporating religious and psychological resources to improve clinical care (see Pastoral Aesthetics,[17] "The Meaning of Life,"[18] and "Reflections for CPE Students in Psychiatric Settings"[19])
  • teaching health professions students using experiential material from patients, family members, and health professionals (see Contemporary Physician Authors,[20][21] "The Suffering of Physicians,"[22] and "Doctors and Dr. Seuss"[23] below). The latter category has, in recent years, become the focus of Dr. Carlin's writing, which is currently oriented toward developing core texts for medical humanities (see Teaching Health Humanities[24] and Medical Humanities: An Introduction[25] below).

Personal life

Rev. Carlin is married to Keatan King, also a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA).[26] Rev. King is Associate Pastor at St. Philip Presbyterian Church and has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.[27][28] They have two children.

Bibliography

  • Banner, O., Carlin, N., and Cole, T. (eds.). Teaching Health Humanities. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.[24]
  • Capps, D., & Carlin, N. Living in Limbo: Life in the Midst of Uncertainty. Cascade Books, 2010.[16]
  • Carlin, N., & Capps, D. 100 Years of Happiness: Insights and Findings from the Experts. With Donald Capps. Praeger Press, 2012.[15]
  • Carlin, N., & Capps, D. The Gift of Sublimation: A Psychoanalytic Study of Multiple Masculinities. Cascade Books, 2015.[11]
  • Carlin, N. & de Medeiros, K. (eds.) Journeys of Life: Engaging the Work of Thomas R. Cole. Wipf and Stock, 2024.[14]
  • Carlin, N. Contemporary Physician-Authors: Exploring the Insights of Doctors Who Write. London and New York: Routledge, 2022.[20]
    • Review: Jack Coulehan[21]
  • Carlin N. Doctors and Dr. Seuss: Restoring the Patient's Voice. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2015 - cambridge.org[23]
  • Carlin, N. The meaning of life. Pastoral Psychology, 2016 - Springer[18]
  • Carlin, N. Reflections for clinical pastoral education students in psychiatric settings. Journal of religion and health, 2018 - Springer[19]
  • Carlin, N. Religious Mourning: Reversals and Restorations in Contemporary Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders. Wipf and Stock, 2014.[13]
  • Carlin, N. Pastoral Aesthetics: A Theological Perspective on Principlist Bioethics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.[17]
    • Special Book Forum in Pastoral Psychology, December 2021[29][30]
    • Review: Gaia De Vecchi[31]
  • Carlin, N. Pathographies of Mental Illness. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2022.[12]
  • Cole, T., Carlin, N., & Carson, R. Medical Humanities: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2015.[25]
  • Cole T, Carlin N. The suffering of physicians. The Lancet, 2009[22]
  • Flaitz CM, Carlin N. Living in limbo: Ethics and experience in a conversation about persistent oral lesions. Texas dental journal, 2013 - europepmc.org[32]
  • Lomax JW, Carlin N. Utilizing religious and spiritual material in clinical care: Two cases of religious mourning. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org[33]

References

  1. ^ Carlin, Nathan (2024) [October 7, 2024]. "A Personal Introduction". Journal of Medical Humanities. 45 (4). Springer Link: 341–343. doi:10.1007/s10912-024-09902-9. PMID 39373935.
  2. ^ "Nathan Carlin, Ph.D." McGovern Medical School. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Clark, Claire. "Nathan Carlin, Pastoral Aesthetics: A Theological Perspective on Principlist Bioethics" (.mp3). New Books in Medicine (Interview). Interview with Nathan Carlin: 47:00.
  4. ^ "Endowed chair honors Rabbi Samuel Karff, founder of UT-Houston's McGovern Center". Jewish Herald-Voice. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. ^ a b De La Garza, Stefan (June 14, 2024). "Dateline Rice for June 14, 2024". Rice News>Current News.
  6. ^ Zackal, Pamela Marlowe (June 20, 2024). "From Chance to Transformation". Westminster Magazine. p. 37. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Issuu.
  7. ^ "Westminster Alumnus Published". Westminster College. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Clark, Claire D. (2021) [January 12, 2021]. "Introduction to a Book Forum on Pastoral Aesthetics: A Theological Perspective on Principlist Bioethics by Nathan Carlin". Pastoral Psychology. 70 (6). Springer Link: 569–74. doi:10.1007/s11089-021-00984-z. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Robert C. Dykstra".
  10. ^ "OpenAlex". openalex.org. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan; Capps, Donald (2015). The Gift of Sublimation: a Psychoanalytic Study of Multiple Masculinities. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock. ISBN 978-1-4982-0301-2.
  12. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan (2022). Pathographies of Mental Illness. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-00-906486-6.
  13. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan (2014). Religious Mourning: Reversals and Restorations in Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock. ISBN 978-1-62032-648-0.
  14. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan, ed. (2024). Journeys of Life: engaging the work of Thomas R. Cole. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock. ISBN 9798385203642.
  15. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan; Capps, Donald (2012). 100 Years of Happiness: Insights and Findings from the Experts. Westport: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-0363-5.
  16. ^ a b Capps, Donald; Carlin, Nathan (2010). Living in Limbo: Life in the Midst of Uncertainty. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. ISBN 978-1-60899-522-6.
  17. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan (2019). Pastoral Aesthetics: A Theological Perspective on Principlist Bioethics. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-027014-8.
  18. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan (October 1, 2016). "The Meaning of Life". Pastoral Psychology. 65 (5): 611–630. doi:10.1007/s11089-016-0704-6. ISSN 1573-6679.
  19. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan (April 1, 2018). "Reflections for Clinical Pastoral Education Students in Psychiatric Settings". Journal of Religion and Health. 57 (2): 523–537. doi:10.1007/s10943-017-0450-9. ISSN 1573-6571. PMID 28710598.
  20. ^ a b Carlin, Nathan, ed. (2022). Contemporary physician-authors: exploring the insights of doctors who write. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-52880-5.
  21. ^ a b Coulehan, Jack (2022) [January 12, 2022]. "Review of Contemporary Physician-Authors: Exploring the Insights of Doctors Who Write". Journal of Medical Humanities. 43 (4). Springer Link: 663–665. doi:10.1007/s10912-022-09751-4. PMID 36255545.
  22. ^ a b "The suffering of physicians". Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via WorldCat.
  23. ^ a b "Doctors and Dr. Seuss | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  24. ^ a b Banner O, Carlin N, Cole TR, eds. (2019). Teaching health humanities. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-063689-0.
  25. ^ a b Cole, Thomas R.; Carlin, Nathan; Carson, Ronald A. (2015). Medical humanities: an introduction. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-01562-3.
  26. ^ "APCE 2021 Featured Speakers". Association of Partners in Christian Education. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  27. ^ "StPhilipPresbyterianHouston". www.saintphilip.net. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  28. ^ "Home". Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  29. ^ "Pastoral Psychology | Volume 70, issue 6". SpringerLink. 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  30. ^ "Pastoral Aesthetics". Reading Religion. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  31. ^ "Nathan Carlin: Pastoral aesthetics: a theological perspective on principlist bioethics Oxford University Press, New York, 2019, 216 pp, ISBN: 978-0-19-027014-8". Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via WorldCat.
  32. ^ Flaitz, Catherine M; Carlin, Nathan (August 1, 2013). "Living in limbo: Ethics and experience in a conversation about persistent oral lesions". Texas Dental Journal. 130 (8): 692–701. ISSN 0040-4284. PMID 24236390.
  33. ^ "Utilizing religious and spiritual material in clinical care: Two cases of religious mourning". Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via WorldCat.