Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program

MHHS Staff

Program Director: William H. Schneider

Research Associate, Lead Student Advisor: Judi Izuka-Campbell
Office: Cavanaugh Hall Room 406
Fax: (317) 278-2525
Phone: (317) 274-4740
E-mail: jizukac@iupui.edu

Assistant Scholar: Emily Beckman
Office: Cavanaugh Hall Room 406
Phone: (317) 274-4740
E-mail: embeckma@iupui.edu

Program Assistant: Becky Cervenka
Office: Cavanaugh Hall Room 406
Phone: (317) 278-1669
E-mail: rcervenk@iupui.edu

General Inquiries
E-mail:medhum@iupui.edu

MHHS Faculty

The faculty in the Medical Humanities/Health Studies Program include professors in a wide range of fields, including Anthropology, Communication Studies, Dentistry, Economics, History, Law, Medical genetics, Medicine, Nursing, Philosophy, Radiology, and Sociology. These scholars represent researchers, teachers, ethicists, and practioners in health care professions.

Emily Beckman
David Bell
David Craig
Carol Brooks Gardner
Kimberly A. Quaid Decordon
Jeanette Dickerson-Putman
Jason Eberl
Betsy L. Fife
Carrie E. Foote-Ardah

Margaret G. Gaffney
Bill Gronfein
Richard Gunderman
Eleanor D. Kinney
Tamara G.J. Leech
Peter Marcus
Eric M. Meslin
Gwendolyn Morrison
David Orentlicher

Sandra Petronio
Lynn Blinn Pike
William H. Schneider
Jane E. Schultz
Rebecca Sloan
Richard Ward
Jeremy J. Wilson
Eric R. Wright


	Emily Beckman, DMH, received her Doctorate in Medical Humanities at Drew University in 2006. Her teaching and research interests in Medical Humanities include literature and medicine, end-of-life communication, and empathy in medicine. She has a special interest in using literature and film to develop empathy among medical students and residents. Office: Medical Humanities, Cavanaugh Hall Room 406 Phone: (317) 274-4740 E-mail: embeckma@iupui.edu

	David Bell, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at IUPUI. His primary research interests are in HIV/AIDS, in social networks and relationships, and in the intersection of networks and disease. Secondary research interests are in family systems over time. He has a particular interest in the emotional motivations behind HIV risk behaviors and the emotional motivations that form the uniqueness of families. Office: Sociology, Cavanaugh Hall Phone: (317) 278-1336 E-mail: dcbell@iupui.edu
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	David Craig, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at IUPUI and adjunct faculty at the IU Center on Philanthropy. His teaching interests in medical humanities include biomedical ethics, and his current research project on religious nonprofit hospitals focuses on issues of healthcare distribution. Office: Religious Studies, Cavanaugh Hall Room 335 A Phone: (317) 274-3689 E-mail: cadavid@iupui.edu
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	Carol Brooks Gardner, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology. Her specialties within Medical Humanities include the sociology of gender and chronic illness, disability and everyday interaction, and illness and disability as stigma. Office: Sociology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 303B Phone: (317) 274-2703 E-mail: cgardne@iupui.edu
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	Jeanette Dickerson-Putman Office: Anthropology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 433 Phone: (317) 274-2995 E-mail: jdickere@iupui.edu
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	Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and co-directs the Philosophy department's master's program, which offers a concentration in bioethics. He is also an affiliate faculty member of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics. His primary research interests in bioethics concern issues at the beginning and end of human life and the examination of such issues from the metaphysical and ethical perspective of Thomas Aquinas. He has published in the journals Bioethics, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, and The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, and has authored a book, entitled Thomistic Principles and Bioethics, which will be published by Routledge Press as part of their Annals of Bioethics series. Office: Philosophy, Cavanaugh Hall Room 333 Phone: (317) 274-9239 E-mail: jeberl@iupui.edu
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	Betsy L. Fife, R.N., Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, IU School of Nursing and IU Cancer Center. She is a sociologist, and received her Ph. D. from IU, Bloomington. She also is a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric/mental health nursing. She is the recipient of research grants from the American Cancer Society to study the impact of bone marrow transplantation on family life and the National Cancer Institute to evaluate an intervention designed to help women recently diagnosed with cancer and their partners cope effectively with the threat the disease and its treatments pose to intimacy and their relationship. She is interested in the meaning of illness for persons with life-threatening disease and has published a scale to be used in measuring this concept. Her publications are found in diverse journals such as Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Cancer Nursing, Social Science and Medicine, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. She teaches courses for senior undergraduate nursing students in bio-medical ethics and Ph.D. students in research ethics. Office: School of Nursing, Nursing Building Room 464 Phone: (317) 274-8788 E-mail: bfife@iupui.edu bfife@iupui.edu
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	Carrie E. Foote-Ardah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology at IUPUI. She is a medical sociologist with research interests in the areas of complementary and alternative medicine, reproductive health and HIV. Office: Sociology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 306A Phone: (317) 278-8454 E-mail: foote@iupui.edu
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	Margaret G. Gaffney, M.D., is the competency director for Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment at IUSM, director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine I course, and works with other ethics faculty to develop curriculum and teach bioethics throughout the School of Medicine. She is a core faculty member of the IU Center for Bioethics and director of the IU Conscience Project. She also practices dermatology part time at Forest Manor Neighborhood Health Center. Office: Medicine-Wishard, OPW-M200 Phone: (317) 630-6721 E-mail: mgaffney@iupui.edu
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	Bill Gronfein, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at IUPUI. He has published in several areas, including the sociology of mental illness, mental health policy, the theoretical works of Erving Goffman, and Medical malpractice. He is a regular reviewer for several journals focussed on health policy, and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, the official journal for medical sociology of the American Sociological Association. Office: Sociology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 303D Phone: (317) 274-3669 E-mail: iyjf100@iupui.edu
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	Richard Gunderman, M.D., Ph.D., received his medical and doctoral degree in Social Thought from the University of Chicago. He is Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology and Director of Pediatric Radiology at Riley Hospital for Children, as well as Associate Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy. His teaching and research interests in medical humanities include medicine and philosophy, biomedical ethics, science and ethics, and science and religion. Office: Radiology, Riley Hospital Room 1053 Phone: (317) 278-6307 E-mail: rbgunder@iupui.edu
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	Eleanor D. Kinney, J.D., M.P.H., Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law, is the Co-Director of the Center for Law and Health. She is also Adjunct Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Adjunct Professor of Public Health. Before joining the law school's faculty in 1984, she was Assistant General Counsel of the American Hospital Association in Chicago, a policy analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and a lawyer in private practice. Professor Kinney writes in the area of administrative law and health care, medical malpractice, and international human rights among other issues. Office: Law, IH 126 Phone: (317) 274-4091 E-mail: ekinney@iupui.edu
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	Tamara G.J. Leech, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department. She is currently the Chair of an interdisciplinary Study Group on Trauma and Violence in Diverse Populations and a consultant for the MidNorth Public Safety Committee. She received her doctorate from the University of Michigan. Her current academic interests focus on adolescent health risk behavior, urban communities and neighborhoods, and racial and gender contexts of health. Office: Cavanaugh Hall CA 303 Phone: (317) 278-5204 E-mail: tleech@iupui.edu
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	Peter Marcus, M.D., M.A., Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has also received a master's degree in the History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University. He is interested in medical education, especially how it evolved in the United States. Office: Medicine, Ob/Gyn, University Hospital 2440 Phone: (317) 274-1646 E-mail: pmarcus@iupui.edu
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	Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D., is Director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Professor of Medicine, and of Medical and Molecular Genetics in the Indiana University School of Medicine, and Professor of Philosophy in the School of Liberal Arts. He is also Assistant Dean for Bioethics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. His interests include research ethics, health policy, international health and genetics. Office: IU Center for Bioethics, HITS 200 Phone (317) 278-4034 Fax: (317) 278-4040 E-mail: emeslin@iupui.edu
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	Gwendolyn Morrison, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Economics at IUPUI and an Investigator at the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Her research to date has focused on methods of economic evaluation both from a theoretical and applied perspective, with particular attention to the economic evaluation of health care. Office: Economics, Cavanaugh Hall 516 Phone: (317) 278-7212 E-mail: gcmorris@iupui.edu
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	David Orentlicher, M.D., J.D., is Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Law and Health at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. He is also a member of the core faculty of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. He received degrees in law and medicine from Harvard and he has written most recently about ethical standards for medical research, human cloning, end-of-life decisions, and conflicts of interest. His book, Matters of Life and Death, was published by Princeton University Press in December 2001. Office: Law & Center for Bioethics, HITS 136 Phone: (317) 274-4993 E-mail: dorentli@iupui.edu
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	Sandra Petronio, Ph.D. Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, IUPUI, and Center for Bioethics, IUSM, Adjunct faculty in the IU School of Nursing and the IU School of Informatics. Her area of research is in privacy, disclosure, and confidentiality. She has expertise in health communication, interpersonal relations, and family communication. Professor Petronio has published five books, numerous articles in scholarly journals and books, served as a journal editor for the Western Journal of Communication. She most recently she published "Boundaries of Privacy: Dialectics of Disclosure" with SUNY Press and a book with LEA Press on HIV/AIDS and disclosure with co-authors, Kathryn Greene, Val Derlega, and Gust Yep. She is currently First Vice President of the International Association of Relationship Research. Office: IU Center for Bioethics Phone: (317) 274-8655 E-mail: petronio@iupui.edu
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	Lynn Blinn Pike, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at IUPUI. Her specialties include adolescent health issues, visual sociology, and research methods. She teaches Sociology R327 on death and dying. With funding from federal, state and corporate sources, she has studied the prevention of high risk sexual behaviors among adolescents. She is the author of several publications and book chapters on mentoring as a strategy to improve the health of high risk youth. Office: Sociology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 309 Phone: (317) 274-2804 E-mail: pikel@iupui.edu
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	Kimberly A. Quaid Decordon, Ph.D., is Clinical Associate Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics and Psychiatry. She is Director of the Predictive Testing Program and teaches a campus-wide course in research ethics. She has written extensively on ethical issues in genetic testing and its implications. Office: Medical and Molecular Genetics, IB 159 Phone: (317) 274-2390 E-mail: kquaid@iupui.edu
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	William H. Schneider, Ph.D., is a Professor of History, Baker-Ort Chair of International Healthcare Philanthropy in the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and Director the Medical Humanities Program, based in the School of Liberal Arts. He is a Core Faculty member of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics with an adjunct appointment in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics in the School of Medicine. He has authored many articles, edited volumes and two monographs on modern French history and the history of science and medicine. He has received Fulbright and National Science Foundation fellowships, plus research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Institutes of Health. He teaches classes in the history of medicine, science and technology, as well as modern European history. See Dr. Schneider's full profile See the Baker-Ort Chair in International Healthcare Philanthropy web page Office: History, Medical Humanities - Health Studies, Cavanaugh Hall Room 406 Phone: (317) 274-7220 E-mail: whschnei@iupui.edu
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	Jane E. Schultz, Ph.D., is a Professor of English with adjunct appointments in American Studies and Women's Studies. Her interests lie in the representation of the medical in 19th and 20th C. American literature, professionalization of medicine and nursing, the psychology of the caregiver/patient relationship. She has published extensively on social interaction in American Civil War military hospitals. Office: English, Cavanaugh Hall Room 502P Phone: (317) 274-0082 E-mail: jschult@iupui.edu
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	Rebecca Sloan Office: Nursing, Nursing Building Room 317A Phnoe: (317) 278-1413 E-mail: rsloan@iupui.edu
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	Richard Ward Office: Anthropology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 413B Phone: (317) 274-0419 E-mail: reward@iupui.edu
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	Dr. Jeremy J. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at IUPUI, is a biological anthropologist by training with expertise in the analysis of human skeletal remains and quantitative modeling. His undergraduate degree in anthropology is from Iowa State University, while his master's and doctorate degrees are from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Wilson's research is focused on the population dynamics of late Pre-Columbian societies of the Midwest. Office: Anthropology, Cavanaugh Hall Room 413D Phone: (317) 274-8176 E-mail: wilsojer@iupui.edu
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	Eric R. Wright, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Director for the Center for Health Policy. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Indiana University School of Nursing and the Indiana University School of Medicine's Department of Public Health. He received his doctorate in medical sociology from Indiana University Bloomington. His current research focuses on serious mental illness and HIV/AIDS and applying social network models to understand the illness experience and health behavior and the effectiveness of mental health and health services. Office: Business/SPEA BS 3025A Phone: (317) 274-2016 E-mail: ewright@iupui.edu

Contact Information
Medical Humanities - Health Studies Program
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
425 University Boulevard, Cavanaugh Hall Room 406
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140
(317) 274-4740

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MHHS Staff

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