Sarah E. K. Lentz Email & Phone Number

Chantilly, Virginia

scienceofconnectedness.com

In March 2016, I started the blog, Science of Connectedness. The blog is based on my published research about spirituality as a feeling of Connectedness. Each blog post features a different spiritual tool based on current academic research and contemporary books on spirituality. Topics include conscious breathing, gratitude, and religious (and spiritual).

Cambridge, MA

Conversations on Connectedness: A Qualitative Research Project Envisioned and conducted all aspects of a qualitative study based on my previously published definition of spirituality: generated interview guide; coordinated and conducted 15 one-hour interviews; coded and analyzed data. This was a paid field education placement that ended with the academic.

Psychosocial, Oncology & Palliative Care Lab

Harvard's Initiative on Health, Religion, and Spirituality and the National Clergy Project on End-of-Life CareCompleted a summer field education placement with Rev. Michael Balboni, MDiv, PhD, and Dr. Tracy Balboni, MD, MPH on the National Clergy Project on End-of-Life Care. Work included: analyzing quantitative data in STATA; analyzing, creating a coding.

UBC Okanagan Health, Ethics And Diversity Lab

Worked for Dr. Barbara Pesut (UBC Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health, Ethics and Diversity), whose research focuses on the role of spirituality within healthcare and the improvement of end-of-life care. Role included: analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, writing briefs on current health-, spirituality- and religion-related.

Master’S Degree, Divinity/Ministry

Learned to think critically and creatively about what it means to be human; conducted quantitative and qualitative research. Focus.

Bachelor’S Degree, Honours Psychology

Learned to understand human behavior and well-being, and apply advanced research methods and statistics in social science. Focus: Positive.

Health Science Honours Program