Pastoral Self-Care Work Group
Mission Statement: Multidisciplinary experts conducting rigorous, well-informed research intent on better understanding and addressing health-related outcomes among faith leaders.
Founder and Person of Contact:
Brook E. Harmon PhD, RD, FAND, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Healthcare Management, Appalachian State University, email: harmonbe1@appstate.edu
Team Members:
- Nathan T. West PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, email: ntwest@alaska.edu
- Benjamin L. Webb PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Health, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, email: benjweb@siue.edu
- John Nelson PhD, RN, Founder & President, Healthcare Environment, email: john@healthcareenvironment.com
- Karen H. Webster DMin, ACSM-EP, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Healthy Seminarians – Healthy Church, email: karen@hshc.org
- Travis A. Webster ThD, LMFT, Co-Founder & Secretary, Healthy Seminarians – Healthy Church, email: travis@thehshc.org
- Charolette H. Leach DMin, MDiv, Community Health Coordinator, FaithHealth Division, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, email: cleach@wakehealth.edu
- Adam Hege, Department of Public Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, email: hegeba@appstate.edu
Previous Presentations and Publications
Presentation: Clergy Self-Care: How do we measure it? And how does it relate to overall health?
Publication: A Scoping Review of Self-Care Within the Context of Obesity-Related Outcomes Among Faith Leaders. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171231204669
Publication: 10 Ways to Fill Your Cup, a clergy-focused article.