Sarah Jean Barton

Developing a Novel Approach to Professional Identity Formation in OT - Poster Presentation · March 2024 National Scientific Meeting American Occupational Therapy Association, Orlando, FL

Beyond Compliance: Disability and Theological Education · March 2024 Invited Talk Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC

Beyond Intercession: A Disabled Theology of Prayer - H. Orton Wiley Lecture Series · February 2024 Keynote/Named Lecture Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA

Attending to Disability: Honoring the Religious Lives and Practices of People with Intellectual Disabilities - Healthcare and Religion Lecture Series · December 2023 Lecture University of Pittsburgh,

Theology and Ethnography Workshop: The Work of Our Hands - Invited Panelist for Ecclesial Practices Pre-Conference Institute · November 2023 International Meeting or Conference American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX

Disabled Discernment: Baptism and Christian Ministry - Pyne Lecture · November 2023 Keynote/Named Lecture Boston College, Boston, MA

The Good Life panel participant · September 2023 Other Duke Alumni Forever Learning Institute, Durham, NC

Becoming the Baptized Body: Disability and Vocation - Center for Disability and Ministry Annual Symposium · July 2023 Invited Talk Western Theological Seminary,

Disability Centering Worship and Prayer as Spiritual Practice · June 2023 International Meeting or Conference Institute on Theology and Disability, Waco, TX

The Personal is the Professional: A Curricular Approach to Professional Identity Formation in Occupational Therapy · April 2023 Other American Occupational Therapy Association,

Compassionate Communication for Connection: Approaches for Occupational Therapy Education and Practice - Fall Conference · November 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association, Raleigh, NC

Book panel on Spurrier’s The Disabled Church and Barton’s Becoming the Baptized Body · November 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium American Academy of Religion, Denver, CO

Formation for Service: A Novel Approach to Professional Identity Formation in Occupational Therapy Education - Education Summit · November 2022 National Scientific Meeting American Occupational Therapy Association,

Poetry in Narrative Medicine - Narrative Medicine Workshop · September 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & the History of Medicine,

What Does it Mean to be Healed? - Practice and Presence · September 2022 Invited Talk Duke Divinity School,

“Knowing That You Are Connected:” Religious Participation and Occupational Identity Among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities · August 2022 International Meeting or Conference World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Paris, France

Disability, Baptism, and Justice · July 2022 Invited Talk Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,

Disability Justice: Cultivating Anti-Ableist Practices in Church and Community · May 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Center for Reconciliation, Duke Divinity School

Universal Design for Learning in Theological and Religious Education · March 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium American Academy of Religion,

Co-Constructing the Sacred: Why Research Methodology Matters - Conference on Medicine and Religion · March 2022 International Meeting or Conference Portland, OR

Imagining the Disabled Body in Clinical Practice - Arete · March 2022 Invited Talk AnMed,

“Who’s In the Room?” Bioethical Reflections on Disability in Health Professions Education - OHSU Center for Ethics and Health Care · February 2022 Invited Talk

Disabling Christian Formation - FORMA Conference · January 2022 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium

Disabling Theological Education - Virtual roundtable discussion · November 2021 International Meeting or Conference American Academy of Religion,

“Becoming Who I Truly Am”: Religious Practice and Occupational Identity Among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities · October 2021 International Meeting or Conference The Society for the Study of Occupation,

Inclusive Teaching and Learning for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions in Healthcare Professions Education: A Pilot Study - Duke AHEAD Showcase · June 2021 Other

“Narrow Is the Way”: Clinical Practice, Scholarship, and Christian Discipleship · March 2021 International Meeting or Conference The Conference on Medicine and Religion,

Disability in Christian Thought · March 2021 International Meeting or Conference The Conference on Medicine and Religion,

Re-Membering Methodologies in Theologies of Disability · November 2020 International Meeting or Conference The American Academy of Religion,

Spirituality and Disability in Patient Care: Where We Are Now and Hopes for the Future - Theology, Medicine, and Culture Seminar Series · October 2020 Invited Talk Duke Divinity School,

Considering Disability: Religion and Human Limitation in Medical Contexts - Woll Family Speaker Series on Health, Spirituality, and Religion · February 2020 Keynote/Named Lecture The University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Religion, and Spirituality Leadership, Ann Arbor, MI

Christian Perspectives on Disability Identity - The Society of Christian Ethics · January 2020 International Meeting or Conference Washington, DC

From Longing to Belonging: Theological Education - The Summer Institute on Theology and Disability · May 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Hope College, Holland, MI

Becoming the Baptized Body - The Summer Institute on Theology and Disability · May 2019 Invited Talk Hope College, Holland, MI

Reexamining Healing from Christian Theology and Disability Studies - The Summer Institute on Theology and Disability · May 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Hope College, Holland, MI

“Ask Me About My Uterus:” Theological Responses to Women’s Pain in Contemporary Western Medicine - Conference on Medicine and Religion · March 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Durham, NC

“Do ye hear the children weeping?” Responding to Childhood Suffering at the Intersection of Clinical Practice and Christian Theology - Conference on Medicine and Religion · March 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Durham, NC

Intellectual Disability and Theological Anthropology: Reimagining the Conversation with St. Paul. - Day of Study · February 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium St. Benedict Institute, Hope College, Holland, MI

Coaching on Universal Design for Worship - Calvin Symposium on Worship · January 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Calvin Institute on Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI

Baptism, Personhood, and Universal Design: Learning from Disability - Calvin Symposium on Worship · January 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Calvin Institute on Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI

Rethinking the Theological Classroom: Engaging People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as Scholars - American Academy of Religion · November 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Denver, CO

Engaging People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as Scholars and Leaders · June 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, Raleigh, NC

Documenting Disability: Ableism, Electronic Medical Records, and the Challenge of Christian Identity - Theology, Medicine, and Culture Seminar · February 2018 Invited Talk Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine,

Supports and Barriers to Community-Based Care for Children with Disabilities in Uganda · 2018 National Scientific Meeting American Occupational Therapy Association, Salt Lake City, UT

Challenging Ableist Foundations of Modern Medical Practice: The Power of Liturgy. · 2018 National Scientific Meeting Conference on Medicine and Religion, St. Louis, MO

Disability and Dependency · 2018 Lecture Duke Divinity School,

Discipleship and Disability: A Baptismal Approach · 2018 Visiting Professorship Lecture Western Theological Seminary,

Disability and the Healing Arts · September 2017 Lecture Duke Divinity School,

Introduction to Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible · February 2017 Lecture Duke Divinity School

Pediatric Post-Surgical Community Resource Geospatial Mapping in Uganda - Annual Research Meeting · 2017 National Scientific Meeting Academy Health, New Orleans, LA

How to Not Be in Control: What the Gospel Teaches Us About Being Human - Practice & Presence Conference · May 2016 Keynote/Named Lecture Duke Divinity School,

Welcoming People with Disabilities: How the Church Can Help and How the Church Can Hurt - Reimagining Health Conference · July 2015 Invited Talk Duke Divinity School,

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Trauma-Informed Care Consultant · October 2021 Consulting Reality Ministries

Board of Directors · January 2021 Community Development L'Arche North Carolina

Founding Member · November 2020 Consulting Access in Medicine Group (AIM)

The Disabled God: A Theology of Disability · October 2019 Other Christ Church Cranbrook

Webinar Guest - The Church and Disability · May 2018 Professional Development Duke Divinity School: The Reimagining Health Collaborative

Executive Planning Committee - Practice and Presence: A Gathering for Christians in Healthcare · 2016 Event/Organization Administration Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative , Duke Divinity School

Curriculum Developer - The Reimagining Health Collaborative · 2016 Editorial Activities Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative , Duke Divinity School

Collaborator and Educator - The Reimagining Health Initiative · 2015 - 2019 Consulting Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative , Duke Divinity School

Service to the Profession

Journal Peer Reviewer · June 2024 Editorial Activities The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy,

Journal Peer Reviewer · May 2024 Editorial Activities Practical Theology,

Co-Chair - Religion and Disability Studies Program Unit · November 2023 Event/Organization Administration American Academy of Religion,

Chair of the Underrepresented Scholars Mentorship Program Subcommittee · April 2022 Committee Service American Academy of Religion,

Manuscript Reviewer - Annual Conference · 2022 Editorial Activities Society for the Study of Occupation,

Journal Peer Reviewer · September 2021 Editorial Activities Disability & Rehabilitation,

Status of People with Disabilities in the Profession Committee, Appointed Member · January 2021 - December 2024 Committee Service The American Academy of Religion,

Award Committee Reviewer/Member · 2021 Committee Service American Society for Bioethics and Humanities,

Review Board Member · December 2020 Editorial Activities American Journal of Occupational Therapy,

Journal Peer Reviewer · November 2020 Editorial Activities Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation,

Journal Peer Reviewer · October 2020 Editorial Activities Horizons, The Journal of the College Theology Society,

Center Associate · June 2020 Consulting The Center for Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary,

Editorial Advisory Board Member · May 2020 Editorial Activities The Journal of Disability & Religion,

Book Manuscript Peer Reviewer · April 2020 Editorial Activities Baylor University Press,

Co-Convener for Christian Ethics and Disability Inclusion Interest Group · January 2020 Committee Service The Society of Christian Ethics,

Award Committee Reviewer/Member · 2020 Committee Service American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,

Founding Member - Access in Medicine (AIM) · 2020 Committee Service Docs with Disabilities,

Religious Studies and Disability Unit, Steering Committee Member · November 2019 Committee Service The American Academy of Religion,

Manuscript Reviewer - 2018 International Congress · 2017 Editorial Activities World Federation of Occupational Therapists,

Cooperative Resource Exhibit Co-Coordinator - The Summer Institute on Theology and Disability · 2013 Event/Organization Administration

Manuscript Reviewer - 2014 International Congress · 2013 Editorial Activities World Federation of Occupational Therapists,

Service to Duke

Award Selection Committee (Program) · 2024 Committee Service Bass Connections,

Consultant . Chaplain Services and Education · 2024 Consulting Duke University Health System,

Professional Advisory Group (Program) · 2024 Committee Service Duke Regional Hospital CPE Program, Durham, NC

Award Committee (Association) · 2024 Committee Service Duke AHEAD,

Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (Department) · 2023 Committee Service Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Duke OTD Curriculum Committee (Division) · January 2022 Committee Service

Duke Disability and Access Initiative (University) · August 2017 Committee Service

Duke Graduate Conference in Theology Executive Planning Committee (Program) · 2015 - 2016 Committee Service Duke Divinity School,

Academic & Administrative Activities

Program Director, Duke Occupational Therapy Doctorate (July 2024 - Present)

Clinical Activities

I worked from June 2013-June 2018 and June 2020 - June 2022 as a pediatric occupational therapist at Duke University Health System. I am one of ten occupational therapists in the state of North Carolina with a board certification in pediatrics.

The following represent some of my recent presentations as a clinician in occupational therapy and other interdisciplinary settings:

Barton, S. J., Hall, A., and Newton, R. Supporting Function and Participation Across the Lifespan with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Poster presentation delivered at the American Occupational Therapy Association's Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, April, 2019.
Barton, S. J., Hall, A., and Newton, R. Supporting Function and Participation Across the Lifespan with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Short course delivered at the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Raleigh, NC, November, 2017.
Barton, S. J. Collaborating with Chaplains to Address Client Spirituality. Poster presentation delivered at The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April, 2016.
Barton, S. J. Expanding the Scope of Interprofessional Dialogue in Occupational Therapy. Short course presentation delivered at The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, April, 2015
Barton, S. J. Engaging Theological Perspectives in Occupational Therapy. Poster presentation delivered at The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, April, 2014.
Barton, S. J. Integrating Spirituality and Clinical Practice: Occupational Therapy and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Poster presentation delivered at The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2013.
Barton, S. J., Porcello, D. R., and Wilske, G. C. The Collaborative Fieldwork Model: Student and Supervisory Perspectives. Poster presentation delivered at The American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April, 2013.
Alaniz, A. E., Barton, S. J., and Sachs, L. Occupational Therapy and Sexuality: The Role of the Therapist in the Sexual Health and Sexual Expression of Clients. Session presentation delivered at Boston University’s annual Lead the Way Symposium, Boston, MA, May, 2011.

I hold the following professional clinical affiliations:

Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (2020-Present)

North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association (2012-Present)

World Federation of Occupational Therapists (2010-Present)

American Occupational Therapy Association (2009-Present)

Michigan Occupational Therapy Association (2018 - 2020)