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Sarah Jean Barton

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery, Occupational Therapy
311 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours Please email me to schedule a time to meet on-campus or virtually.  

Overview


Program Director; Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke Divinity School

I hold a dual appointment in the School of Medicine and Duke Divinity School. My primary areas of scholarship include Christian theology and ethics, disability studies, accessible education, and occupational therapy. I focus on participatory research methodologies in partnership with people experiencing intellectual disabilities as well as educational research on access.

You can order my bookBecoming the Baptized Body: Disability and the Practice of Christian Community, from Baylor University Press or your local bookstore!

Education

Doctor of Theology
Certificate in Reflective and Faithful Teaching
Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC, USA), 2014 - 2019 

Master of Theological Studies
summa cum laude, Certificate in Anglican Studies
Duke Divinity School (Durham, NC, USA), 2012-2014

Master of Science
Occupational Therapy, Pi Theta Epsilon
Boston University (Boston, MA, USA), 2009-2012

Bachelor of Science
magna cum laude, Biology
Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA, USA), 2005-2009

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery · 2021 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedic Surgery

In the News


Published December 6, 2024
Do You Procrastinate When Writing? This Program Helps You Focus.
Published September 27, 2023
A Role for Theology in the Cancer Patient Experience
Published October 4, 2022
Perspectives from disabled Christians enrich our theology

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Recent Publications


Responding Faithfully to Women’s Pain: Practicing the Stations of the Cross

Journal Article Christian Bioethics · December 1, 2023 This essay explores the contemporary experiences of women who live with pain, given the complex responses they encounter within Western medical systems, including pervasive stigma, bias, clinician disbelief, and poor health outcomes. In response to these r ... Full text Cite

“But I Am Afflicted” Attending to Persons in Pain and Modern Health Care

Journal Article Christian Bioethics · December 1, 2023 Over one in five adults in the United States and around the world are estimated to live with chronic pain. How are we to attend well to persons living with pain? This is a difficult, pressing question for both healthcare institutions and Christian communit ... Full text Cite

Re-Membering Methodology in Theologies of Disability

Journal Article Journal of Disability and Religion · January 1, 2022 Writing out of the togetherness of life with his son Adam Brock, Brian Brock’s Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ offers a unique theological methodology that embodies both theoretical argument and Christian praxis. This artic ... Full text Open Access Cite
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