WENDY CADGE
Brandeis University 415 South Street, MS 071 Waltham, MA 02453 Tel: 781-736-2641 [email protected] www.wendycadge.com
Professional Positions
2021-Present Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Brandeis University 2020-Present Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences, Brandeis University 2018-Present Founder and Director, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, Brandeis University 2013-Present Professor, Department of Sociology, Brandeis University Affiliate Faculty, Program in Religious Studies Affiliate Faculty, Health: Science, Society, and Policy Program 2019-2021 Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, School of Arts & Sciences, Brandeis University 2018-2021 Social Science Division Head, School of Arts & Sciences, Brandeis University 2013-2019 Affiliate Researcher, Institute for Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital 2013-2018 Chair, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, Brandeis University 2016-2017 Visiting Scholar, Work & Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management 2009-2013 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Brandeis University 2008-2009 Susan Young Murray Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University 2006-2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Brandeis University 2004-2006 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research, Harvard University 2003-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Bowdoin College 2002-2003 Acting Associate Director, Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University
Education
2002 Princeton University, Ph.D., Sociology 2000 Princeton University, M.A., Sociology, with Distinction 1997 Swarthmore College, B.A. with High Honors in Sociology & Anthropology and Religion, Phi Beta Kappa
Publications
Books
In Press. Introduction to Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care with Shelly Rambo. Edited volume. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
2013. Religion on the Edge: De-Centering and Re-centering the Sociology of Religion with Courtney Bender, Peggy Levitt, and David Smilde. Edited volume. New York: Oxford University Press. Reviews published in Contemporary Sociology, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religion & Theology, Critical Research on Religion
2012. Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Reviews published in American Journal of Sociology, Contemporary Sociology, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Times Higher Education, Society, Christian Century, Religion,
Cadge C.V. · Page 1 International Journal of Palliative Nursing, Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, Journal of Pastoral Theology, Church Health Reader
2005. Heartwood: The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Reviews published in the American Journal of Sociology, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Social Forces, Contemporary Sociology, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Global Buddhism, and Buddhadharma.
Symposium Co-Edited
2017. “Roundtable on Global Reflections on the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Sacred Canopy.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 85(4):1116-1117.
2017. “Religion in Public Institutions: Comparative Perspectives from the U.S., U.K., and Europe,” with Mar Griera, Kristen Lucken, Ines Michalowski. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 56(2).
Refereed Articles (*denotes a student co-author)
Forthcoming. “The Work of Port Chaplains: Views from Seafarers Served” with Helen Sampson, Nelson Turgo, Sophie Gilliat-Ray and Graeme Smith” Journal of Contemporary Religion.
Forthcoming. "Assessing Student Engagement with Campus Chaplains: A Pilot Study from a Residential Liberal Arts College"” Journal of College and Character with Elena van Stee*, Taylor Winfield*, John Schmalzbauer, Tiffany Steinwert, Shelly Rambo and Elizabeth Clifford*. Journal of College and Character.
2021. “Intensive Care Unit Nurses Living Through COVID-19: A Qualitative Study” with Mariah Lewis*, Julia Bandini, Sara Shostak, Vivian Donahue, Sophie Trachtenberg*, Katelyn Grone, Robert Kacmarek, Laura Lux, Cristina Matthews, Mary Elizabeth McAuley, Frederic Romain, Colleen Snyderman, Tara Tehan, Ellen Robinson. Journal of Nursing Management.
2021. “Staff-Care by Chaplains During COVID-19” with Beba Tata, Daniel Nuzum, Karen Murphy, Leila Karimi. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling. 75(IS): 24-29.
2021. “How Do Healthcare Executives Understand and Make Decision about Spiritual Care Provision? A Pilot Study” with Aja Antoine, George Fitchett, Deborah Marin, Vanshdeep Sharma, Andrew Garmen, Trace Haythorn, and Kelsey White. Southern Medical Journal. 114(4): 207-212.
2021. “How Do Colleges and Universities Support Multifaith Chaplaincy? The Causes and Effects of Different Institutional Approaches” Elena van Stee* and Rebecca Barton* Journal of College and Character 22(2):134-155.
2020. “What Organizational and Business Models Underlie Spiritual Care Staffing in Healthcare Organizations? An Initial Description and Analysis” with Aja Antoine, George Fitchett, Deborah Marin, Vanshdeep Sharma, Andrew Garmen, Trace Haythorn, Kelsey White and Amy Greene. Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy.
2020. “The Social Significance of Chaplains: Evidence from a National Survey” with Taylor Winfield*, Michael Skaggs. Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy. 18:1-10.
2020. “Harmony of the Seas?: Work, Faith, and Religious Difference Among Multinational Migrant Workers on Board Cargo Ships” with Helen Sampson, Nelson Turgo, Sophie Gillat-Ray, Graeme Smith. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 43(16):287-305.
2020. “Mapping the Healthcare Chaplaincy Workforce: A Baseline Description” with Kelsey
Cadge C.V. · Page 2 White, Marilyn Barnes and George Fitchett. Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy 13:1-21.
2020. “Education for Professional Chaplaincy in the US: Mapping Current Practice in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)” with Casey Clevenger, Irene Elizabeth Stroud, Patricia K. Palmer, Trace Haythorn, George Fitchett. Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy 7: 1-16.
2020. “Training Chaplains and Spiritual Caregivers? The Emergence and Growth of Chaplaincy Programs in Theological Education” with Irene Elizabeth Stroud, Patricia K. Palmer, George Fitchett, Trace Haythorn, Casey Clevenger. Pastoral Psychology 69: 187-208.
2020. “Caring for the Whole Student: How Do Chaplains Contribute to Campus Life? with Rebecca Barton* and Elena van Stee* Journal of College and Character 21(2):67-85.
2020. “Vraaggerichte geestelijke zorg.Een antwoord op religieus pluralisme en secularisatie. Religie & Samenleving 15(3): 195-203
2019. “Clergy Working Outside of Congregations, 1976-2018” with Cyrus Schleifer. Review of Religious Research 61, 411-429.
2019. “Training Healthcare Chaplains: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” with George Fitchett, Trace Haythorn, Patricia K. Palmer, Shelly Rambo, Casey Clevenger, Irene Elizabeth Stroud. Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling. 73(4):211-221.
2019. “Perspectives from the Edge: Chaplains in Greater Boston, 1945-2015” with Katherine Wang* and Mary Rowe. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 58(6): 269-286.
2019. “The Effects of Chaplaincy Visits in an Elder Care Setting: An Analysis of Existing Data” with Qian Zhang,* Jess Shenkel,* Sara Paasche-Orlow, Margaret Bryan, John Morris. Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy. April (19):1-14.
2019. “Humanizing Agents of Modern Capitalism? The Daily Work of Port Chaplains” with Michael Skaggs. Sociology of Religion 80(1):83-106.
2019. “Interprofessional Spiritual Care Training for Geriatric Care Providers” with Julia Bandini,* Mary Martha Thiel, Elaine Meyer, Sara Paasche-Orlow, Qian Zhang,* Journal of Palliative Medicine. 22: 1-7.
2018. “Healthcare Chaplaincy as a Companion Profession: Historical Developments” Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy. August (13):1-16.
2018. “Translating Spirituality: Universalism and Particularism in the Diffusion of Spiritual Care from the United States to Israel” with Michal Pagis and Orly Tal* Sociological Forum. 33(3):596-618.
2018. “Serving Seafarers in the Boston Harbor: Local Adaptation to Global Economic Change, 1820-2015” with Michael Skaggs. International Journal of Maritime History 30(2).
2017. “The Evolution of American Airport Chapels: Local Negotiations in Religiously Pluralistic Contexts” Religion & American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation. 28(1):135-165.
2017. “God on the Fly? The Professional Mandates of Airport Chaplains” Sociology of Religion. 78(4): 437-455.
2017. “Structure, Operation, and Experience of Clinical Ethics Consultation 2007-2013: A Report from the Massachusetts General Hospital Optimum Care Committee.” with Ellen Robinson, Kimberly Erler, Sharon Brackett, *Julia Bandini, Alexandra Cist, M. Cornelia Cremens, Eric Krakauer, Andrew Courtwright. Journal of Clinical Ethics. 28(2): 137-152.
Cadge C.V. · Page 3 2017. “The Role of Religious Beliefs in Ethics Committee Consultation for Conflict Over Life- Sustaining Treatments” with *Julia Bandini, Ellen Robinson, Andrew Courtwright, Angelika Zollfrank. Journal of Medical Ethics. 43(6):353-358.
2017. “After the DNR: Surrogates who persist in requesting cardiopulmonary resuscitation” with Ellen M. Robinson, Angelika Zollfrank, M. Cornelia Cremens, Andrew M. Courtwright. Hastings Center Report 47(1): 10-19.
2017. “What do Non-clergy Spiritual Care Providers Contribute to End of Life Care in Israel? A Qualitative Study” with Michal Pagis and *Orly Tal. Journal of Religion and Health. 56(2):614- 622.
2016. “Where are you organizationally situated? Views from here” with *Rebecca Barton. Critical Research on Religion. 4(3): 279-285.
2015. “Idiosyncratic Prophets: Personal Style in the Prayers of Congressional Chaplains, 1990- 2010” with Laura Olson and *Margaret Clendenen. Journal of Church and State.
2015. “The Evolution of Spiritual Assessment Tools in Healthcare” with *Julia Bandini. Society 52(5):430-437.
2015. “’Watch Over Us Sweet Angels:’ How Loved Ones Remember Babies in a Hospital Memory Book” with *Nicole Fox and Qiong Lin. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. 73: 287- 207.
2015. “Teaching Healthcare Providers How to Provide Spiritual Care: A Pilot Study” with Angelika Zollfrank, Kelly Trevino, Michael Balboni, Mary Martha Thiel, George Fitchett, Kathleen Gallivan, Tyler VanderWeele, and Tracy Balboni, Journal of Palliative Medicine. 18(5):408-14.
2015. “Assessing Learning in a Sociology Department: What Do Students Say That They Learn?” with *Julia Bandini, David Cunningham and Sara Shostak. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education.
2015. “Experience with a Hospital Policy on Not Offering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation When Believed More Harmful than Beneficial” with Andrew Courtwright, Sharon Brackett, Erik L. Krakauer, Ellen M. Robinson. Journal of Critical Care 30(1):173-7.
2014. “Making ‘Invisible Religion’ Visible: The Significance of Religion and Spirituality in Secular Organizations” with Mary Ellen Konieczny. Sociology of Religion 75(4):551-563.
2014. “Négocier les differences religieuses dans les organisations laïques: l’exemple des chapelles d’hôpitaux.” Social Compass 61(2): 178-194.
2014. “How Do Social Service Providers View Recent Immigrants? Perspectives from Portland, Maine and Olympia, Washington” with *Casey Clevenger, *Amelia Seraphia Derr and Sara Curran. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. 12: 67-86.
2013. “Strategies of Emotion Management: Not Just On, But Off the Job” with *Clare Hammonds. Nursing Inquiry. May 27.
2013. “Negotiating Religious Differences: The Strategies of Interfaith Chaplains in Healthcare” with *Emily Sigalow. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 52(1):146-158.
2013. “Religious Dimensions of Contexts of Reception: Comparing Two New England Cities” with Peggy Levitt, *B. Nadya Jaworsky and *Casey Clevenger. International Migration. 51(3): 84-98.
Cadge C.V. · Page 4 2013. “How Do Organizations Respond to Immigrants? Comparing Two New England Cities” with *Ken Sun. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. 11(2): 157-177.
2013. “Negotiating Health-Related Uncertainties: Biomedical and Religious Sources of Information and Support” with *Meredith Bergey. Journal of Religion and Health. 52(3): 981-990.
2012. “Reconsidering Detached Concern: The Case of Intensive Care Nurses” with *Clare Hammonds. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 55(2): 266-282.
2012. “A Survey of Chaplains’ Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Integral Members of the Team.” With Kathryn Lyndes, George Fitchett, Nancy Berlinger, Jennifer Misasi, and Erin Flanagan. Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy. 18(1-2):74-93.
2012. “Possibilities and Limits of Medical Science: Debates over Double Blind Clinical Trials of Intercessory Prayer.” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. March. 47(1):43-64
2012. “New Perspectives on Immigrant Contexts of Reception: The Cultural Armature of Cities” With B. *Nadya Jaworsky, Peggy Levitt, Jessica Hejtmanek and Sara R. Curran. Nordic Journal of Migration Research. 2(1):78-88.
2012. “Clergy and Controversial Family Issues: Divorce and Homosexuality as Case Studies” with *Madison Lyleroehr and Laura Olson. International Journal of Sociology of the Family 38: 85- 104.
2012. “Uncertainty in Clergy’s Perspectives on Homosexuality: A Research Note” with *Jennifer Girouard, Laura Olson and *Madison Lyleroehr. Review of Religious Research. 54(3):371-387.
2011. “De-Centering and Re-Centering: Rethinking Concepts and Methods in the Sociological Study of Religion” with Peggy Levitt and David Smilde. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 50(3):437-449.
2011. “The Role of Professional Chaplains on Pediatric Palliative Care Teams: Perspectives from Physicians and Chaplains.” With George Fitchett, Kathryn Lyndes, Nancy Berlinger, Erin Flanagan, and Jennifer Misasi. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 14(6): 704-707.
2011. “What Do Chaplains Contribute to Large Academic Hospitals? The Perspectives of Pediatric Physicians and Chaplains” with *Katherine Calle and *Jennifer Dillinger. Journal of Religion and Health. 50(2).
2010. “Negotiating Ambivalence: The Social Power of Muslim Community Based Health Organizations in America” with Lance Laird. Political and Legal Anthropology Review. 33(2):225-244.
2010. “Teaching Graduate and Undergraduate Research Methods: A Multi-Pronged Departmental Initiative” with Sara Shostak, *Jennifer Girouard, and David Cunningham. Teaching Sociology 38(2): 93-105.
2010. “La Ciudad y su Contexto: Organizaciones Religiosas y la Integración de los Migrantes" with Peggy Levitt, *B. Nadya Jaworsky and Sara Curran. Número Monográfico: Religión y Migración; copublicación Les Cahiers Alhim y la Revista Migraciones; Universidad Paris 8 y Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
2009. “Religion and Spirituality: A Barrier and a Bridge in the Everyday Professional Work of Pediatric Physicians” with Elaine Howard Ecklund and *Nicholas Short. Social Problems 56(4): 702-721.
2009. “Prayers in the Clinic: How Pediatricians and Pediatric Oncologists Respond” with Elaine Howard Ecklund. Southern Medical Journal 102(12):1218-1221.
Cadge C.V. · Page 5 2009. “Physicians’ Experiences and Satisfaction With Chaplains: A National Survey” with George Fitchett, Kenneth Rasinski and Farr Curlin. Archives of Internal Medicine 169(19): 1808-1810.
2009. “Saying Your Prayers, Constructing Your Religions: Medical Studies of Intercessory Prayer.” Journal of Religion 89: 299-327
2009. “Constructing American Muslim Identity: Tales of Two Clinics in Southern California” with Lance Laird. Muslim World 99: 270-293. (Reprinted in Adkins, Julie, Laurie Occhipinti, and Tara Hefferan Eds. 2010. Not By Faith Alone: Social Services, Social Justice, and Faith-Based Organizations in the United States. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books).
2008. “Blessings, Strength, and Guidance: Prayer Frames in a Hospital Prayer Book” with M. Daglian. Poetics 36: 358-373.
2008. “The Spiritual and Religious Identities, Beliefs, and Practices of Academic Pediatricians in the United States” with Elizabeth Catlin, Elaine Howard Ecklund, *Elizabeth A. Gage, and Angelika Zollfrank. Academic Medicine. 83(12):1146-1152. Comment: Curlin, F. 2008. “Commentary: A Case for Studying the Relationship Between Religion and the Practice of Medicine.” Academic Medicine 83(12):1118-20.
2008. “De Facto Congregationalism and the Religious Organizations of Post-1965 Immigrants to the United States: A” Revised Approach.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 76(2): 344- 374.
2008. “Hospital Chaplaincy in the United States: A National Overview” with Jeremy Freese and Nicholas Christakis. Southern Medical Journal. 101(6):626-630.
2008. “Facilitators and Advocates: How Mainline Protestant Clergy Respond to Homosexuality” with *Christopher Wildemen. Sociological Perspectives. 51(3):587-603.
2008. “How Denominational Resources Influence Debates about Homosexuality in Mainline Protestant Congregations” with Laura Olson and *Christopher Wildeman. Sociology of Religion. 69(2):187- 207.
2007. “Immigration and Religion” with Elaine Howard Ecklund. Annual Review of Sociology. 33: 17.1- 17.21
2007. “The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of Academic Pediatric Oncologists in the United States” with Elaine Howard Ecklund, *Elizabeth A. Gage, and Elizabeth A. Catlin. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 29(11):736-742. Comment: Walco, GA. 2007. “Religion, Spirituality, and the Practice of Pediatric Oncology.” 29(11): 733-35.
2007. “Reflections on Habits of the Heart, Buddhism in America, and Religious Individualism.” Sociology of Religion. 68(2): 201-205.
2007. “Bridging the Denomination-Congregation Divide: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregations Respond to Homosexuality” with *Heather Day and *Christopher Wildemen. Review of Religious Research. 48(3): 245-259.
2007. “Early Factors Leading to College Graduation for Asians and Non-Asians in the United States” with Thomas Vartanian, *Page Buck, and David Karen. Sociological Quarterly. 48:165-197.
2006. “Constructing Buddhism(s): Interreligious Dialogue and Religious Hybridity” with Courtney Bender. Sociology of Religion. 67(3):229-247.
2006. “2005 SSSR Presidential Address: On Being a Community of Scholars--Practicing the Study of
Cadge C.V. · Page 6 Religion” with Nancy Ammerman, Milagros Pena, Robert D. Woodberry and Omar M. McRoberts. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 45(2): 137-148.
2006. “Religious Service Attendance among Immigrants: Evidence from the New Immigrant Survey Pilot” with Elaine Howard Ecklund. American Behavioral Scientist. 49(11): 1574-1595.
2006. “Religion and Public Opinion about Same-Sex Marriage” with Laura Olson and *James Harrison. Social Science Quarterly. 87(2):340-360. (One of ten most downloaded articles from the SSQ webpage in 2006. Reprinted in Dulio, David, Erin O’Brien, and John S. Klemanski Eds. 2008. American Political Diversity. Longman Pub).
2006. “Ascription, Choice, and the Construction of Religious Identities in the Contemporary United States” with Lynn Davidman. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 45(1): 23-38.
2006. “Making Sense of Suffering and Death: How Healthcare Providers Construct Meanings in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” with Elizabeth A. Catlin. Journal of Religion and Health. 45(2): 248-263.
2005. Thai Buddhism in America: A Historical and Contemporary Overview” with Sidhorn Sangdhanoo Contemporary Buddhism. 6(1): 8-35.
2004. “Buddhists and Buddhism in the United States: The Scope of Influence” with Robert Wuthnow Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 43(3): 361-378.
2004. “Gendered Religious Organizations: The Case of Theravada Buddhism in America.” Gender and Society. 18(6): 777-793.
2004. “Yoga and Rebirth in America: Asian Religions are Here to Stay” with Courtney Bender. Contexts: Understanding People in Their Social Worlds. 3(1): 45-51. (Reprinted in The Contexts Reader, Jeff Goodwin and James Jasper, Eds. 2007, New York: W.W. Norton and Companies).
2004. “Educational Opportunities for Boys and Girls in Thailand” with Sara Curran, Chang Chung, and Anchalee Varangrat. Research in Sociology of Education 14: 59-102.
2003. “Arranged and Love Marriage in Kandy, Sri Lanka: Evidence from 1978 and 1998.” with Kamala Liyanage and Nina Paynter. Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam-e-Niswan. 10(2): 229- 240.
2002. “Talking about Homosexuality: the Views of Mainline Protestant Clergy” with Laura R. Olson. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 41(1): 153-167. (Reprinted in Sociology of Religion: A Reader, Second Edition, Susanne Monahan, William Mirola and Michael Emerson Eds. 2010, Pearson Education).
2002. “Conceptualizing Your Community-Based Learning Project: Decision Points for the Initial Stages of Project Design” with Marion Carter, Estella Rivero, and Sara Curran. Teaching Sociology. 30 (April): 158-173.
Book Chapters
Forthcoming. “Training Spiritual Caregivers? Spirituality in Chaplaincy Programs in Theological Education” with Casey Clevenger, Irene Elizabeth Stroud, Patricia K. Palmer, Trace Haythorn, George Fitchett in Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, Power. Eds. Brian Steensland, Jaime Kucinskas and Anna Sun. New York: Oxford University Press.
Forthcoming. “Religious Literacy, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care” with Carrie Seigler* and Trace Haythorn. The Routledge Handbook on Religious Literacy and Global Engagement. Ed. Chris Seiple
Cadge C.V. · Page 7 Forthcoming. “Chaplains and Spiritual Caregivers in Healthcare Organizations” with Michael Skaggs. In Routledge Handbook of Religion, Medicine and Health. Edited by Pamela Klassen, Philipp Hetzmanczyk, Dorothea Luddeckens and Justin Stein. Routledge Press.
2020. “Re-enchanting the End of Life: Spiritual Care in the Israeli Medical System” with Michal Pagis and Orly Tal. In End of Life: Medicine, Law and Culture in Israel in Face of Death. Edited by Haim Hazan, Shai Lavie, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield and Shai Brill. Tel Aviv: Halibuts Hameuad (in Hebrew).
2018. “Online Teaching of Public Health and Spirituality at University of Illinois: Chaplains for the Twenty-First Century” with Kathryn Lyndes and George Fitchett. In Why Religion and Spirituality Matter for Public Health: Evidence, Implications, and Resources. Edited by Doug Oman. Springer. P. 435-444.
2017. “Teaching Inter-religious Encounters: Perspectives from a Case Study Initiative” with Emily Sigalow. In Teaching Inter-Religious Encounters. Edited by Marc Pugliese and Alexander Hwang. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2013. “Religion on the Edge: An Introduction” and “Conclusion: Working the Edges” with Courtney Bender, Peggy Levitt and David Smilde. In Religion on the Edge: De-Centering and Re-centering the Sociology of Religion with Courtney Bender, Wendy Cadge, Peggy Levitt, and David Smilde. Eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
2013. “Negotiating Religious Differences in Secular Organizations: The Case of Hospital Chapels” In Religion on the Edge: De-Centering and Re-centering the Sociology of Religion with Courtney Bender, Wendy Cadge, Peggy Levitt, and David Smilde. Eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
2011. “American Mainline Protestantism and Deliberation about Homosexuality” with Laura Olson and Paul Djupe. Faith, Politics, and Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States. Edited by David Rayside and Clyde Wilcox. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
2010. “Religion, Spirituality, Health and Medicine: Sociological Intersections” with *Brian Fair. Handbook of Medical Sociology. Chloe Byrd, Allan Fremont, Stefan Timmermans, and Peter Conrad, Eds. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. 341-362.
2009. “Religion, Spirituality, and Health: An Institutional Approach” Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Peter Clarke Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 836-856.
2006. “Religion and the Non-profit Sector” with Robert Wuthnow. Handbook of NonProfits. Walter Powell and Richard Steinberg. Eds. New Haven: Yale University Press. 485-505.
2005. “Religions of Immigrants in the Mid-Atlantic States” Religion in the Middle Atlantic States: Fount of Diversity. Randall Balmer and Mark Silk, Eds. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press. 133-154.
2005. “Reconciling Congregations Bridging Gay and Straight Communities” Gay Religion. Edward R. Gray and Scott Thumma, Eds. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press. 31-46.
2005. “Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Buddhist Practitioners” Gay Religion. Edward R. Gray and Scott Thumma. Eds. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press. 139-152.
2002. “Vital Conflicts: The Mainline Protestant Denominations Debate Homosexuality” The Hand of God: Faith-Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism. Robert Wuthnow and John Evans, Eds. Berkeley: University of California Press. 265-286.
Cadge C.V. · Page 8 2001. “The Role of Religion in Public Conflicts over the Arts in the Philadelphia Area, 1965-1997” with Paul DiMaggio, Lynn Robinson, and Brian Steensland. Crossroads: Art and Religion in American Life. Alberta Arthurs & Glenn Wallach. Eds. New York: The New Press. 103-137.
Reviews, Op-Eds, and Other Writing
Forthcoming. Book review of Prayer as Transgression? The Social Relations of Prayer in Healthcare Settings by Reimer-Kirkham, Sheryl Reimer, Sonya Sharma, Rachel Brown and Melania Calestani. Social Forces
2020. “The Rise of the Chaplains.” The Atlantic. May 17.
2020. “It’s time to address the unprecedented grief surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic” The Hill. April 26.
2020. Book review of Inward: Vipassana Meditation & the Embodiment of the Self. By Michal Pagis. Contemporary Sociology 81(3):348–349.
2019. Book review of The Urban Church Imagined: Religion, Race and Authenticity in the City, by Jessica M. Barron and Rhys H. Williams Contemporary Sociology. vol. 48, 5: pp. 515- 516.
2019. “From Paris to Boston, the crucial role of fire chaplains” with Michael Skaggs. The Conversation. May 1, 2019.
2018. “Chaplaincy? Spiritual Care? Innovation? Case Statement.” Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, White Paper. (http://chaplaincyinnovation.org/)
2018. “From bicycle to social movements, the changing role of chaplains in the US” with Michael Skaggs. The Conversation. November 14, 2018.
2018. “Why does Congress have a chaplain?” with Laura Olson. The Conversation. May 1, 2018.
2018. “As you travel, pause and take a look at airport chapels. The Conversation. January 3, 2018.
2017. “Spiritual Care in Changing Times: Initial Glimpses from Theological Education.” With Beth Stroud. The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. December 18.
2017. Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces. http://www.hiddensacredspaces.org/
2017. “On land or ship, port chaplains offer comfort to seafarers of the world.” The Conversation. July 11.
2017. “Those Who Minister to Everyday Ships Stand Tall, To.” The Huffington Post. June 21.
2017. “Seeing Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces.” The Huffington Post. April 12. Also published in The Patriot Ledger and The Enterprise, Brockton, MA
2016. Book review of Beholden: Religion, Global Health, and Human Rights. By Susan R. Holman. Reading Religion (http://readingreligion.org/).
2016. “Congressional Chaplains: Can They Welcome All Religions and No Religion at All?” Religion & Politics. August 31.
2016. “A Hospital Tradition Remembers the Youngest Patients.” Religion & Politics. April 26
2016. “Along the Edges of Faith: The Many Sectors of American Chaplaincy.” Religion & Politics. January 26.
2015. Book review of Remaking the Heartland: Middle American since the 1950s by Robert
Cadge C.V. · Page 9 Wuthnow. Contemporary Sociology. 44(4): 574-6.
2014. Book review of One Family Under God: Immigration Politics and Progressive Religion in America by Grace Yukich. American Journal of Sociology. 120(3). November
2015. Institutional Change in American Religion” with *Casey Clevenger. Emerging Trends. Wiley.
2013. Book review of Faith and Money: How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty by Lisa Keister. Journal of Religion 93(3):412-413.
2014. Teaching Materials, Jewish-Buddhist Encounters, with *Emily Sigalow, available at www.jewbu.net
2014. Book review of The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work. Edited by Cheryl A. Giles and Willa B. Miller. Journal of Global Buddhism. 15:63-64
2013. “Paging God in Health Care.” The Huffington Post. February 25.
2012. “Sacred Space in a Secular Nation of Believers: A Working Paper.” With Alice Friedman, Karla Johnson and *Margaret Clendenen. Radcliffe Exploratory Seminar. Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, September.
2012. “The Tissue Controversy, Tears in Hospitals.” The Huffington Post and Psychology Today Blogs. November 26.
2012. “Paging God: Working with Chaplains in Healthcare.” Congregations Magazine. 4: 18-20.
2012. “Waiting for a Miracle? Perspectives from Healthcare Providers.” The Huffington Post and Psychology Today Blogs. September 24.
2012. “Speaking Different Languages: Physicians and Chaplains in Healthcare.” The Huffington Post and Psychology Today Blogs. August 23.
2012. “A Religious Hand in the Modern Temple of Science.” Brandeis Magazine. Summer.
2012. “Becoming a Spiritual Generalist? What Physicians Know about Religion and Spirituality.” The Huffington Post and Psychology Today Blogs. July 31.
2012. Book review of Religion and Modern Society: Citizenship, Secularisation and the State by Bryan S. Turner. Contemporary Sociology. 41(3):371-372.
2012. Book review of Helping the Good Shepherd: Pastoral Counselors in a Psychotherapeutic Culture 1925-1975.by Susan Myers-Shirk. Society. 49:203-204.
2010. “Bow Out politics, prayer is personal,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 6. Op-Ed Page Also printed as “A personal day of prayer” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 3. Op-Ed Page.
2010. “Different health care reform: doctors trained to deal with patients about faith,” Christian Science Monitor, January 5. Op-Ed Page.
2010. Book review of Immigration and Religion in America: Comparative and Historical Perspectives edited by Richard Alba, Albert J. Raboteau and Josh DeWind. American Journal of Sociology. 115(5): 1632-34.
2010. “Engaging Emerging Adults” with *Casey Clevenger. Changing Spirituality of Emerging Adults Project. http://www.changingsea.net/essays/Clevenger.pdf
2009. “Where medical, spiritual worlds meet at life’s end” with Heather M. Hinton, Baltimore Sun,
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2009 “Protestant churches shift slowly toward gay equality” with Laura Olson, Boston Globe, September 1. Op-Ed Page.
2009. “The City as Context: Culture and Scale in New Immigrant Destinations” with Sara Curran, Jessica Hejtmanek, *B. Nadya Jaworsky and Peggy Levitt. Willy Brandt Series of Working Papers in International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Malmo Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare, Malmo University.
2009. “A Profession in Process.” Chaplaincy Today 25(2): 26-7.
2009. “Saying Your Prayers, Constructing Your Religions: Medical Studies of Intercessory Prayer.” Religious Studies News, published by the American Academy of Religion. 24(4): 35-36
2009. “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” Religious Studies News, published by the American Academy of Religion. 24(2):24
2008. “What We Pray.” Baltimore Sun. December 14. Op-Ed Page.
2008. "Lost in Translation? Sociological Observations and Reflections on the Practice of Hospital Chaplaincy" with Raymond De Vries and Nancy Berlinger. The Hastings Center Report. 38(6):9- 13.
2008. Book review of Be Not Deceived: The Sacred and Sexual Struggles of Gay and Ex-gay Christian Men by Michelle Wolkomir and Straight to Jesus: Sexual and Christian Conversions in the Ex- Gay Movement by Tanya Erzen. Social Forces. 86(4):1841-1843.
2007. Book Review of A Nation of Religions: The Politics of Pluralism in Multi-religious America. Stephen Prothero, Ed. American Journal of Sociology. 113(3): 912-914.
2007. “Muslim Community-Based Health Organizations” with Lance Laird. Report to the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and the Association of Muslim Health Professionals.
2007. “Religious Leaders Opinions about Social Issues: A Pilot Study” with Laura R. Olson. Report to the Gill Foundation.
2006. “Dialogue Across Differences: Mainline Protestant Congregations Talking about Homosexuality.” Congregations. Alban Institute. Summer: 18-21.
2006. Book review of Congregations in America by Mark Chaves. Journal of Religion. 86(2):326-328.
2005. Book review of Handbook of the Sociology of Religion. Michele Dillon, Ed. Social Forces. 83(4): 1783-1785.
2005. Book review of God, Sex, and Politics: Homosexuality and Everyday Theologies by Dawne Moon. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 44(2):232-233.
2004. “Report: Interviews with Participants of ‘Nuns in the West’” with Courtney Bender. Monastic Inter-religious Dialogue.
2004. Book Review of God in Chinatown: Religion and Survival in New York’s Evolving Immigrant Community by Kenneth J. Guest. Contemporary Sociology. 33(5):564-566.
2003. “Homosexuality and the Natural, Social, and Behavioral Sciences.” Background Paper for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s National Sexuality Study. (Reprinted as “Homosexuality and the Social Sciences” in Encyclopedia of Religion and Homosexuality. Jeffrey Siker Ed. 2006. Greenwood Press).
Cadge C.V. · Page 11 2003. Entries about “Charitable Choice,” “Homosexual Reeducation Programs,” “American Friends Service Committee,” and “Mainline Protestant Pro-Gay Groups.” Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics. Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson. Eds. New York: Facts on File.
2002. “Sex, Sexuality, and Gender Syllabus” with Sara Curran. The Sociology of Gender: Syllabi & Other Instructional Materials. Amy Blackstone and Betsy Lucal, Eds. Washington DC: American Sociological Association.
2001. “Forging Links Between Disciplines and Area Studies” with Angelique Haugerud. Items & Issues. Social Science Research Council. 2:1-2. p. 8-10.
2000. “The Social Sciences and Area Studies: the Social Science Research Council’s International Predissertation Fellowship Program (1991-2000)” with Angelique Haugerud. A Report to the Ford Foundation.
1999. Book Review of Speaking Out: Women’s Economic Empowerment in South Asia. Marilyn Carr, Martha Chen, and Renana Jhabvala, Eds. Ethnic Studies Report. 16 (2).
Grants, Fellowships and Awards
External
2021-2023 Templeton Religion Trust, “Chaplains as Facilitators of Covenantal Pluralism: Building Demand Based Models and Training Programs” ($1,585,278). 2020-2022 Charles H. Revson Foundation. Project title: “Leading Where Life Happens: Mapping and Building the Future of Jewish Chaplaincy” ($402,000). 2021 Russell Berrie Foundation, “Caring for Interfaith Caregivers” Resilience and Support for Spiritual Care Providers in New Jersey” ($50,000). 2021 Outstanding Colleague Award, National Association of Catholic Chaplains 2020-2021 Henry Luce Foundation. Project title: “Building and Supporting Resilience Among Frontline Spiritual Care Providers” ($750,000). 2019-2021 Davis Educational Foundation. Project title, “Exploring Beyond Boundaries: The Brandeis Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program” with Dorothy Hodgson ($104,750). 2019-2021 Henry Luce Foundation. Project title, “Educating Effective Chaplains: Building a Network and a Field” with Shelly Rambo ($500,000). 2019-2020 Lovell Foundation. Project title: “Spiritual Generalist Training for Healthcare Providers” with Carol Damm, Mary Martha Thiel and Sara Paasche-Orlow ($84,955). 2019-2020 E. Rhodes and Leona B/ Carpenter Foundation with matching funds from the Cleveland Clinic, the Association for Professional Chaplains, Mount Sinai New York, and the National Association for Catholic Chaplains ($145,310). 2019-2020 Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts. Project title, “Spiritual Care Disparities in the Culture of Health in Community Clinics in Massachusetts” with Katie Rimer and Mary Martha Thiel. ($50,000). 2017-2020 Economic & Social Research Council, United Kingdom. Project title, “Religion in Multi- Ethnic Contexts: A Multidisciplinary Case Study of Global Seafaring” with Helen Sampson, Sophie Gillat-Ray and Graeme Smith. 2017-2020 Henry Luce Foundation. Project title, “Assessing and Reimagining Chaplaincy Education: the Case of Healthcare Chaplaincy” with Trace Haythorn and George Fitchett. ($275,000). 2017-2020 Henry Luce Foundation, awarded to Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Nancy Fuchs Kreimer (PI). “Campus Chaplaincy for a Multifaith World: Engaging Diversity, Cultivating Connections.” Sub-award to assess impact of programs ($40,724).
Cadge C.V. · Page 12 2019 National Endowment for the Humanities, “Mapping Religious Transformations in Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces.” ($100,000) 2019 Teaching Grant, Global Religion Initiative, University of Notre Dame 2018-2019 The BTS Center. Project title: “Strengthening Spiritual Care in Higher Education: Building Chaplain-Social Scientist Partnerships” with Tiffany Steinwert and Shelly Rambo. ($20,000). 2015-2019 The John Templeton Foundation with George Fitchett. Project title, “Training Research- Literate Chaplains as Ambassadors for Spirituality and Health: Phases I and II.” ($4.5 million) 2018 Medal, COMISS: The Network on Ministry in Specialized Settings 2017-2018 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. “Interprofessional Spiritual Care Training for Senior Care Providers” ($35,000). 2017-2018 Project Grant for Researchers, the Louisville Institute. Project title, “Congregation-Port Connections: Case Studies of Port Chaplaincy in the U.S. and Canada” with Jason Zuidema ($24,352). 2018 Funding Individual Spiritual Health (F.I.S.H) Foundation, Project title, “Chaplaincy Across Sectors” ($25,000) 2018 Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. Project title, “Mapping Chaplain Diversity: An Initial Investigation” with Marilyn Barnes and Kelsey White ($6000). 2017-2018 Jack Shand Research Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Project title: “God Around the Edges? Moral Frameworks in Times of Crisis.” ($4000) 2017 Mass Humanities. Project title, “Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces.” ($3000). 2012-2014 Jack Shand Research Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion with Laura Olson. Project title: “Prayers in the U.S. Senate: A Pilot Study” ($3000) 2013 Distinguished Service Award, Association for Professional Chaplains 2012-2013 Radcliffe Exploratory Seminar Grant. Seminar titled with Alice Friedman and Karla Johnson. Project title, “Sacred Space in a Secular Nation of Believers.” ($18,000) 2010-2013 E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation with Sara Shostak and *Emily Sigalow. Project title “Buddhist-Jewish Encounters: A Case Study for Theological Educators.” ($40,000) 2008-2009 Susan Young Murray Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University 2008-2009 Visiting Scholar, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (declined) 2008-2009 Religious Institutions Grant, Louisville Institute. Project title: “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” ($40,000) 2006-2009 Spiritual Capital Research Program, Metanexus Institute with Peggy Levitt and Sara Curran. Project title: “Comparing Spiritual and Other Forms of Social Capital: Lessons from the Immigrant Experience.” ($150,000) 2009 Changing SEA, Lifecycle Institute at Catholic University of America with *Casey Clevenger. Project title: “What Do We Know about Service and Community Engagement Among Young Adults?” ($3000) 2007-2008 Teaching Enhancement Fund Grant, American Sociological Association with David Cunningham and Sara Shostak. Project title: “Teaching Graduate and Undergraduate Research Methods: A Combined Initiative.” ($1000) 2006-2008 Faculty Fellow, Cognitive and Textual Methods Project, Princeton University Center for the Study of Religion. Project title: “Prayers in Hospitals: A Textual Analysis.” 2007 Gill Foundation. Project title: “Religious Leaders’ Opinions about Social Issues: A Pilot Study.” ($40,000) 2006-2007 Association of Muslim Health Professionals and Institute for Social Policy and Understanding with Lance Laird. Project title: “Muslim Community Health Organizations.” ($6000)
Cadge C.V. · Page 13 2006-2007 American Academy of Religion Individual Research Grant. Project title: “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” ($3000) 2005-2007 General Grant, Louisville Institute with Elizabeth A. Catlin. Project title: “How Religion and Spirituality Influence Vocation and Ethical Decision-making among American Physicians: A Research Study and Broader Conversation.” ($47,238) 2004-2006 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research, Harvard University 2005 John Templeton Foundation (Elaine Howard Ecklund, PI), Sub-contract. Project title: “Religion in the Lives of Pediatricians and Pediatric Oncologists: A Pilot Study.” 2004-2005 Younger Scholar in American Religion, Center for the Study of Religion & American Culture, Indiana University 2004 Research Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion with Courtney Bender. Project title: “Spiritual Sisters: Catholic and Buddhist Nuns in America.” ($1500) 2004 Summer Stipend, Louisville Institute. Project title: “Lessons Learned: Congregations Talking about Homosexuality.” ($8000) 2001-2002 Research Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Project title: “Immigrant and Convert Theravada Buddhists in America.” ($2000) 2001-2002 Teaching Enhancement Fund Grant, American Sociological Association. Project title: “TIPS: Teaching Initiative for Princeton SocGrads.” ($1000) 2001 Best Graduate Student Paper Prize, Midwest American Academy of Religion 1998-1999 Fulbright IIE Fellowship, Sri Lanka 1997-1998 Rotary Foundation Gundaker Scholarship
Internal 2021-2022 Jerome Schiff Undergraduate Fellowship with Zoe Pringle ’23. Project titled, “How hEDS patients and their doctors view their diagnosis experience” 2020-2021 Jerome Schiff Undergraduate Fellowship with Angela Self ’22. Project titled, “Is Christianity in Decline in the United States?” 2020-2021 Center for Teaching and Learning Grant, “Exploring Waltham: Resources for Research, Teaching, and Learning” with Sara Shostak. 2019-2020 Jerome Schiff Undergraduate Fellowship with Ben Katcher ’20. Project titled, “A Deeper Look into Bullying Culture, and its Effects on Incoming College Students.” 2019-2020 Brandeis University, Teaching Innovation Grant, “Developing Pedagogical Materials for Faculty-Undergraduate Research Collaborations” ($12,000). 2006-2020 Brandeis University, Theodore and Jane Fund for Faculty Research and Creative Projects 2018-2019 Jerome Schiff Undergraduate Fellowship with Talia Loeb ’20. Project titled, “The Experiences of Parents with a Child in Pediatric Hospice: An Exploratory Study.” 2018 Brandeis University, Teaching Innovation Grant, “Teaching Introduction to Sociology in a Flipped Classroom? An Experiment to Enhance Student Learning.” 2017 Brandeis University, Senior Faculty Leave. Project title: “God Around the Edges? Moral Frameworks in Times of Crisis.” 2017 Thomas A. King Faculty Award, Brandeis University Gender & Sexuality Center. 2016-2017 Brandeis University, Teaching Innovations Grant. Project title: “Religion at Brandeis: An Interactive (and ongoing) Case Study.” 2015 Brandeis University, Information Literacy Grant with Thomas Bertorelli and Gina Bastone. 2013-2015 Bronfman Brandeis-Israel Collaborative Research Program with Michal Pagis. Project title: “The Institutionalization of Religious-Medical Relations in the Israeli Medical System: A Pilot Study.” ($15,000) 2012-2013 Davis Educational Foundation, Teaching and Learning Fellow 2012 Brandeis University Dean of Art and Sciences Mentoring Award for Outstanding Teaching of Students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Cadge C.V. · Page 14 2010-2011 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to co-teach "Religion in Boston" with Bernadette Brooten at the Mandel Center for the Humanities, Brandeis University. 2009-2010 Brandeis University Lifespan Initiative on Healthy Aging. Project title: “How Does Religion / Spirituality Shape Aging Experiences: A Pilot Study.” ($1500) 2008 Brandeis University, Michael Walzer '56 Award for Excellence in Teaching 2006-2008 Brandeis University, Women’s Studies Research Center, Student-Scholar Partnership 2000-2002 Princeton Society of Fellows of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Graduate Prize Fellowship, Princeton University 2000-2001 Center for the Study of Religion Dissertation Research Award, Princeton University 2000-2001 University Center for Human Values Graduate Prize Fellowship, Princeton University 2001 Marvin Bressler Graduate Student Teaching Award, Sociology Department, Princeton University 2000 Wilson Fellowship Program Summer Stipend, Princeton University 1998 Center for the Study of American Religion Graduate Research Grant, Princeton University 1996 Joel Dean Senior Thesis Field Research Grant, Swarthmore College 1995 Swarthmore Foundation Community Service Grant, Swarthmore College
Select Presentations (last five years)
2021 “Chaplaincy in (Ever) Shifting Religious Contexts.” Army Chaplains Corps (by zoom). 2020 “The Value Added of "Holding the Space." A Case Study of Chaplains in Boston and their Changing Roles over Time,” American Academy of Religion (by zoom). “A Brief History of Chaplaincy in American Hospitals: Looking Back, Thinking Forward,” Georgetown University (by zoom). “Demand Focused Spiritual Care,” ACPE: Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (by zoom). Invited Talks at Virginia Commonwealth University and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (both canceled). “From Education to Employment: The Demand Side of Spiritual Care” with Michael Skaggs. Partners for Professional Excellence in Spiritual Care Conference. (meeting canceled) “Spiritual Care and Healthcare Executives: Priorities in Decision-Making” Aja Antoine, George Fitchett, Deb Marin, Vansh Sharma, Andrew Garman, Kelsey White, Amy Greene, Trace Haythorn, Partners for Professional Excellence in Spiritual Care Conference (meeting canceled) 2019 James Sawers, Jr. Interfaith Speakers Series, Charlestown Interreligious Council (Invited Presentations). “Training Spiritual Caregivers? Spirituality in Chaplaincy Programs in Theological Education” with Beth Stroud, Patricia K. Palmer, George Fitchett, Trace Haythorn, Casey Clevenger. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion “Flipping the Classroom in Introductory Sociology: Lessons from One Attempt,” with Ann Ward and Aja Antoine. American Sociological Association “Training Chaplains and Spiritual Caregivers? The Emergence and Growth of Chaplaincy Programs in Theological Education” with Irene Elizabeth Stroud, Patricia K. Palmer, George Fitchett, Trace Haythorn, Casey Clevenger” ACPE, APC and Society for Pastoral Theology Annual Meetings “Brokers Without Authority: the Work of Chaplains in Boston” University of California-San Diego (Invited Presentation) “Spirituality, Innovation, Chaplaincy.” Social Dimensions of Spirituality Conference, Indiana University (Invited Presentation) “Mapping Chaplaincy in Higher Education: Using Data to Tell Your Story” with Shelly Rambo, Tiffany
Cadge C.V. · Page 15 Steinwert and John Schmalzbauer” Association for College and University Religious Affairs and National Association of College and University Chaplains joint meeting “The Actual and Potential Benefits of Healthcare Chaplaincy: An Overview and Invitation” RAND Boston Office (Invited Presentation) 2018 “Chaplaincy Innovation Lab,” American Academy of Religion, Exploratory Session. “God Around the Edges: Moral Frames in Times of Crisis” University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Invited Presentation) “Interprofessional Spiritual Care Training for Geriatric Care Providers” with Julia Bandini, Mary Martha Thiel, Elaine Meyer, Sara Paasche-Orlow, and Qiang Zhang” Poster Presentation at Gerontological Association of America Annual Meeting. “Clergy Working Outside Congregations, 1976-2017” with Cyrus Schleifer, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. “Emerging Best Practices in Chaplaincy Education” with Beth Stroud and Trace Haythorn. Association of Theological Schools Workshop (Invited Presentation) “The Future of Healthcare Chaplaincy,” COMISS Network on Chaplaincy in Specialized Settings (Invited Presentation). “The Evolution of American Airport Chapels: Local Negotiations in Religiously Pluralistic Contexts,” International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains (Invited Presentation). “Congregation-Port Connections: Case Studies of Port Chaplaincy in the U.S. and Canada” North American Maritime Ministry Association.
2017 “Chaplaincy in Transitional Times,” Pew Research Center “Serving Seafarers in the Boston Harbor: Local Adaptation to Global Economic Change, 1820-2015” Social Science History Association “Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces” Talks at Sherrill House, Harvard Divinity School, Newbury Court, Hebrew Senior Life, United Parish Church, St. Matthew’s Church, Wellesley-Weston Lifetime Learning, Brookline Senior Center, Wellesley College, etc. (http://www.hiddensacredspaces.org/events/) “What is at Stake? The Diffusion of Spiritual Care from the United States to Israel” with Michal Pagis. American Sociological Association. “The Role of Religious Beliefs in Ethics Committee Consultations for Conflict Over Life-Sustaining Treatment” with Julia Bandini, Andrew Courtwright, Angelika Zollfrank and Ellen Robinson. American Sociological Association. “Applying for and receiving grants: a workshop” Association for the Sociology of Religion “Spirituality and Recovery from Burns, American Burn Association (Invited Presentation). "What does a Chaplain do? Assessing Impact Studies and Best Practice from Chaplaincy in Diverse Contexts" North American Maritime Ministry Association (Invited Presentation). “God Around the Edges? Moral Frameworks in Times of Crisis” Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University (Invited Presentation). “Thinking about Religion-Health Connections,” Missouri State University (Invited Presentation). “God Around the Edges? Moral Frameworks in Times of Crisis” Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, IUPUI (Invited Presentation). “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine” IU Health (Invited Presentation).
2016 “Respondent, Chaplains: On the Front Lines of Faith,” American Academy of Religion. “Respondent, Book Panel on The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity, American Academy of Religion “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” Georgia Association of Chaplains (Invited Presentation).
Cadge C.V. · Page 16 “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” Spaulding Rehabilitation Center (Invited Presentation) “Thinking about Religion Today: Views from Chaplains on the Edge” Harvard Divinity School, Ministry Colloquium “The Head and The Heart in Spiritual Care: Finding a Balance.” Pacific Region, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (Invited Presentation). “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” Lancaster General Hospital (Invited Presentation) “Hospital Chaplains in Houston: A Tour,” Conference on Medicine and Religion (Invited Presentation). “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” Chaplaincy Department, Houston Methodist Hospital (Invited Presentation). “Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine.” Chaplaincy Department, Mount Sinai Hospital (Invited Presentation).
Teaching Experience
Brandeis University
Graduate Approaches to Social Research Field Methods Mellon Interdisciplinary Prospectus Seminar Sociology of Religion Undergraduate Living and Dying in America: the Sociology of Birth and Death Observing the Social World: Doing Qualitative Sociology Order and Change in Society: An Introduction to Sociology Praying for a Cure: Religion, Health and Healing in America Religion in American Life: A Sociological Approach Religion in Greater Boston Research Methods / Methods of Social Inquiry Issues in Sexuality
Bowdoin College
Undergraduate Introduction to Sociology Sociology of Gender Introduction to Social Research Religion in American Life: A Sociological Approach
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
Graduate The Church and Sexuality in the 21st Century
Other Relevant Teaching Experience
1998-2003. Writing Tutor, Princeton University Writing Center. 2000-2002. Founder and Organizer of TIPS (Teaching Initiative for Princeton Sociology Graduate Students). 1994-1997. Writing Associate, Swarthmore College Writing Center.
Professional Activities
Association Memberships and Positions
Cadge C.V. · Page 17 American Sociological Association Committee on Professional Ethics 2013-2015, Chair 2015 Committee on Nominations 2014-2015 Committee on Committees 2010-2012 Sociology of Religion Section, Chair, 2017-2018 Sociology of Religion Section, Program Committee, 2008, 2012-2013 Sociology of Religion Section Treasurer / Secretary 2010-2013 Sociology of Religion Section Executive Council Member 2007-2010 Sociology of Religion Section Nominating Committee 2005, 2006 Sociology of Religion Section Best Paper Selection Chair 2005, Committee 2004 Sociology of Culture Section Best Paper Selection Committee Chair, 2009-2010 American Academy of Religion Sociology of Religion Steering Committee 2021- Innovations in Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Unit, Founder and Co-Chair, 2019- Initiative to Foster Religious Literacy College-Wide, Respondent 2016-2018 North American Religions Steering Committee 2012-2016 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Finance Committee 2013-2015 Executive Officer Search Committee 2014-2015 Executive Council 2011-2013 Publications Committee 2007-2009, Chair 2009 Secretary 2006-2009 Student Paper Award Committee Chair 2006, Committee 2005 Travel Awards Committee 2003 Association for the Sociology of Religion McNamara Student Paper Award Committee 2008-2010 Nominations Committee 2008-2009 Association for Professional Chaplains Task Force on Research 2012-2013
Editorial Consulting Editor, American Journal of Sociology, 2018-2020 Associate Editor, Sociology of Religion, 2008-present Associate Editor, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2015-17 Advisory Editor, 2011-2014 Social Problems Editorial Board, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Qualitative Sociology, Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy Journal Reviewer: American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Social Problems, Social Forces, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Review of Religious Research, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Sociological Focus, Gender and Society, Sociological Forum, Social Science Quarterly, Social Psychology Quarterly, Teaching Sociology, Demography, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Southern Medical Journal, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, Rural Sociology, Symbolic Interaction Monograph Reviewer: Oxford University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of California Press, University of North Carolina Press, New York University Press, AltaMira Press, McGraw Hill Competitive Grant Program Reviewer: National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Israel Science Foundation, Templeton Foundation
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Brandeis University Service (selected) Brandeis University Faculty Representative, Board of Trustees, 2014-2017, 2017-2019 (Executive Committee 2015-2018) Co-Chair, Faculty Governance Task Force, 2017-2019 Director of Advancement Search Committee, 2017 COO Search Committee, 2016 Presidential Search Committee, 2015 Brandeis University, School of Arts and Sciences Dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, 2021-Present Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, 2019-2021 Social Science Division Head, 2018-2021 First Year Student Advising, 2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2013-2014, 2018-2021 Social Science Summer Lab Organizer, 2018-2021 Social Science Forum Organizer 2012-2016 Student Assessment Committee, 2010-2015 Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, 2009-2015 Lerman-Neubauer Fellowship Program Advising, 2010-2013 Fulbright Selection Committee, 2009-2014 Richman Award Committee, 2012-2015 Strategic Planning Task Force, Facilities and Campus Evolution, 2012 Bold Ideas Group, 2009-2010 Committee for the Support of Teaching 2007-2010 Walzer Teaching Award Selection Committee 2009 Alumni College Speaker 2010 Kindness Day Founder and Organizer 2010 Brandeis University, Sociology Department Director of Graduate Studies, 2010-2013 Graduate Program Committee 2006-2018 Graduate Admissions Committee 2006-2008, 2013-2015 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2009-2010 Undergraduate Program Committee, 2009-2010 Colloquium Committee 2006-2013 Brandeis University, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Chair, 2013-2018 Chair-Elect, 2012-2013 Admissions Committee, 2013-2018 Faculty Executive Committee, 2012-present Postdoctoral Section Committee, 2012-2018 Core Faculty, 2012-present Affiliated Faculty 2006-2011 Brandeis University, Program in Religious Studies
Cadge C.V. · Page 19 Interim Chair, Spring 2015 Steering Committee 2006-present Brandeis University, Health: Science, Society and Policy Program Affiliated Faculty 2006-present
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