I currently serve as the Joan Marshall Associate Professor of Pastoral Care at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I am especially interested in the topic of conflict and reconciliation in faith communities (the subjects of my first and second books, respectively), which places my work on the border between pastoral theology, leadership studies, and congregational studies. I am also interested in topics related to death, dying, and grief, and the issue of clergy self-care. I love British mysteries and enjoy doing puzzles in my spare time.