My short story "Pure" is featured in Chaffey Review's Issue Six, hot off the press this week!
Writing, research, and editing: Health * Spirituality * Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Followers
Spirituality & Medicine
The Chaplain's Role in Health Care
Articles and Essays
"It takes more than medication to heal," says Dr. Daniel Aronzon. Read full story about spiritual care at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
Read about the integration of chaplaincy in the U.S. health care system at Inside.
Read my essay, The Cancer Floors, in the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling.
Read about my experience with a hospital chaplain, posted on the on-line International Journal of Healing and Caring.
A network of spiritual care in South Jersey, reported in SJ Magazine
Read about the integration of chaplaincy in the U.S. health care system at Inside.
Read my essay, The Cancer Floors, in the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling.
Read about my experience with a hospital chaplain, posted on the on-line International Journal of Healing and Caring.
A network of spiritual care in South Jersey, reported in SJ Magazine
Narrative Medicine
Cover art by Gregory Colbert
Read my short story
Health Care Advocacy
Medicare Part D
Medicare Drug Program Hurts Most Vulnerable
Full Story in inside Magazine
Far from bringing relief to senior citizens, the new Medicare prescription-drug benefit - Medicare Part D - is quickly proving to be yet another disappointing episode in our nation's incomprehensibly dismal commitment to improving access to health care for our most vulnerable citizens. Read Philadelphia Inquirer commentary.
For more information, visit the Center for Medicare Advocacy.
For information on Patient Assistance Programs, visit Needy Meds.
Far from bringing relief to senior citizens, the new Medicare prescription-drug benefit - Medicare Part D - is quickly proving to be yet another disappointing episode in our nation's incomprehensibly dismal commitment to improving access to health care for our most vulnerable citizens. Read Philadelphia Inquirer commentary.
For more information, visit the Center for Medicare Advocacy.
For information on Patient Assistance Programs, visit Needy Meds.
Blog Archive
"Secret Garden" by Helene Berman
Read Story below
Arts, Home & Garden
To Your Health
Compassionate Care in Medicine
Healing Mind, Body & Soul
Calla Lily
View Related Sites
- Journal of Religion and Society
- Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling
- Lourdes Wellness Center
- Institute on Aging
- Metanexus Institute
- Penn Center for Spirituality and the Mind
- Penn Center for Bioethics
- HUP Department of Pastoral Care
- HealthCare Chaplaincy
- American Association of Pastoral Counselors
- Association of Clinical Pastoral Education
- ACPE Research Net
Links to More of Dina's Publications
- Cultural Competency
- Fighting the Bullet (text only)
- Diabetes: Nature or Nurture
- Fighting the Bullet
- Penn-Sayre Partnership: Better Health for West Philadelphians
- A Balanced Approach to Medicine
- ED Doctor Takes PENN Medicine to "Border" Community
- Making Methodologies Community-Compatible: Translational Medicine for Aging and Aging-Related Diseases
- Studying Hospice Care: Learning to Die Well
- Spirituality in Medicine: Does it Fit?
- The Cancer Floors
- Spirited Medicine
Resume
DINA GREENBERG
dinag206@comcast.net
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Experienced in writing feature articles, newsletter copy, press releases, essays, editorials, and research-based papers for specialized readership, including health care, chaplaincy, and allied health.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Competent researcher with expertise using electronic database sites.
Well versed in conducting interviews and synthesizing complex information.
EDUCATION
M.L.A., Bioethics/Creative Non-Fiction, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2004
B.A., summa cum laude, English, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writer/Research Assistant – Metanexus Institute, Philadelphia, PA October 2005 - August 2007
Researches and writes content for CD ROM pilot: “The Spiritual Care Encyclopedic Database” for the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps
Compiles, edits, and annotates citations in 2,800-item bibliography
Assists project manager in all planning and implementation of database materials
Freelance Writer/Researcher 1997 - Present
Researches and writes press releases, newsletter copy, and feature articles on topics including consumer health, spirituality, complementary and alternative medicine, and the arts
Contributing writer for Inside Magazine (Jewish Exponent), including “To Your Health” column
Publishes in regional publications such as SJ, Chronogram, Philadelphia Inquirer and Upstate House
Editor, PennPulse – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA March 2002-June 2004
Produced and distributed five issues per year of PennPulse, the School of Medicine’s faculty publication
Implemented re-design and transition from black and white to full color.
Contributed articles and assisted in editing for three issues of Penn Medicine, the school’s alumni publication
Wrote or helped develop memos, remarks, speeches, columns, and editorials for the EVP for the Health System, Dean for the School of Medicine, and other senior management
Project Coordinator – Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Philadelphia, PA March – December 2001
Assisted in the development, coordination, and administration of public humanities programs
Assisted in research for grant making programs
Writer/Consultant – Micro Society,Philadelphia, PA December 1998 – December 1999
Wrote and edited TestBlasters® curriculum package and LiveWire® newsletter
Consultant - Camden County Freeholders’, Camden, NJ September – December 1997
Wrote, edited, and produced brochures, letters, press releases, and newsletter copy for public relations program promoting county-wide computer education initiative
Planned and implemented special events and meetings for educators, administrators, Parent-Teacher representatives, and community leaders
Research Assistant, Nancy Bentley Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Summer Sessions 1997
Department of English: Conducted library and on-line research for Dr. Bentley’s course materials
HONORS/AWARDS
Lilly Scholarship in Religion for Journalists, Religion Newswriters Foundation, July 2006
Westerville, Ohio
Completed post-graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Near Eastern Language and Culture as recipient
Association of Alumnae Continuing Education Award, University of Pennsylvania May 2000
Recognized for academic excellence in undergraduate course work
Oxford University, Exeter College July/August 1999
Awarded joint scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania and Oxford University for Summer Programme in English Literature, Oxford, U.K.
Senior Associates Award, University of Pennsylvania 1997-1999
Awarded scholarships to complete undergraduate course work
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Advisory board member, Clinical Pastoral Education Program, September 2006 - Present
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Pennsylvania Writers Conference Philadelphia, PA October 2005
Participated in magazine feature writing and fiction writing workshops
University of Iowa Summer Writers Festival, Iowa City, IA July 1996
Participated in creative writing workshops
Junior Great Books Foundation Leader Training Program, Chicago, IL January 1996
Certification as leader for elementary grade levels
University of Pennsylvania Special Programs, Philadelphia, PA May 1994
Completed 10-week course, “Writing for the Children’s Market”
Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism, Philadelphia, PA May 1980 Diploma in Advertising and Journalism
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficiency in Microsoft WORD, Endnote, and on-line research
REFERENCES/WRITING SAMPLES FURNISHED ON REQUEST
dinag206@comcast.net
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Experienced in writing feature articles, newsletter copy, press releases, essays, editorials, and research-based papers for specialized readership, including health care, chaplaincy, and allied health.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Competent researcher with expertise using electronic database sites.
Well versed in conducting interviews and synthesizing complex information.
EDUCATION
M.L.A., Bioethics/Creative Non-Fiction, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2004
B.A., summa cum laude, English, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor in English Composition - Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
September 2010- Present
Writer/Researcher/Facilitator - Grant-funded project with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pastoral Care and Education
Philadelphia, PA
May 2008-Present
Project funded by Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Eastern Region
Researched and developed curriculum on topic of multiple dimensions of Combat-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among military veterans for hospital-based clinical pastoral education programs
Presents didactic sessions to chaplain residents and community clergy
Writer (Contract Employee) - Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (TJUH), Department of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA
November 2007-August 2008
Participated as working group member with nursing executive committee to develop published documentation for Magnet certification application toward successful granting of Magnet status to TJUH
Wrote and edited documents for publication
Writer/Research Assistant – Metanexus Institute, Philadelphia, PA October 2005 - August 2007
Researches and writes content for CD ROM pilot: “The Spiritual Care Encyclopedic Database” for the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps
Compiles, edits, and annotates citations in 2,800-item bibliography
Assists project manager in all planning and implementation of database materials
Freelance Writer/Researcher 1997 - Present
Researches and writes press releases, newsletter copy, and feature articles on topics including consumer health, spirituality, complementary and alternative medicine, and the arts
Contributing writer for Inside Magazine (Jewish Exponent), including “To Your Health” column
Publishes in regional publications such as SJ, Chronogram, Philadelphia Inquirer and Upstate House
Editor, PennPulse – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA March 2002-June 2004
Produced and distributed five issues per year of PennPulse, the School of Medicine’s faculty publication
Implemented re-design and transition from black and white to full color.
Contributed articles and assisted in editing for three issues of Penn Medicine, the school’s alumni publication
Wrote or helped develop memos, remarks, speeches, columns, and editorials for the EVP for the Health System, Dean for the School of Medicine, and other senior management
Project Coordinator – Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Philadelphia, PA March – December 2001
Assisted in the development, coordination, and administration of public humanities programs
Assisted in research for grant making programs
Writer/Consultant – Micro Society,Philadelphia, PA December 1998 – December 1999
Wrote and edited TestBlasters® curriculum package and LiveWire® newsletter
Consultant - Camden County Freeholders’, Camden, NJ September – December 1997
Wrote, edited, and produced brochures, letters, press releases, and newsletter copy for public relations program promoting county-wide computer education initiative
Planned and implemented special events and meetings for educators, administrators, Parent-Teacher representatives, and community leaders
Research Assistant, Nancy Bentley Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Summer Sessions 1997
Department of English: Conducted library and on-line research for Dr. Bentley’s course materials
HONORS/AWARDS
Lilly Scholarship in Religion for Journalists, Religion Newswriters Foundation, July 2006
Westerville, Ohio
Completed post-graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Near Eastern Language and Culture as recipient
Association of Alumnae Continuing Education Award, University of Pennsylvania May 2000
Recognized for academic excellence in undergraduate course work
Oxford University, Exeter College July/August 1999
Awarded joint scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania and Oxford University for Summer Programme in English Literature, Oxford, U.K.
Senior Associates Award, University of Pennsylvania 1997-1999
Awarded scholarships to complete undergraduate course work
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Advisory board member, Clinical Pastoral Education Program, September 2006 - Present
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Pennsylvania Writers Conference Philadelphia, PA October 2005
Participated in magazine feature writing and fiction writing workshops
University of Iowa Summer Writers Festival, Iowa City, IA July 1996
Participated in creative writing workshops
Junior Great Books Foundation Leader Training Program, Chicago, IL January 1996
Certification as leader for elementary grade levels
University of Pennsylvania Special Programs, Philadelphia, PA May 1994
Completed 10-week course, “Writing for the Children’s Market”
Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism, Philadelphia, PA May 1980 Diploma in Advertising and Journalism
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficiency in Microsoft WORD, Endnote, and on-line research
REFERENCES/WRITING SAMPLES FURNISHED ON REQUEST