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William D. Roozeboom

Part-Time Faculty

Profile

Dr. Roozeboom is Affiliate Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at Loyola Marymount University. He also teaches periodically at md传媒国产剧 College School of Theology and Ministry as serves as a theological content advisor on BCSTM鈥檚, 鈥淪cience for Seminaries: Neuroscience Education for Theology Training鈥 project with the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Dialogue on Science, Religion, and Ethics (AAAS/DoSER). Additionally, he serves as the Executive Director and Pastoral Counselor at the Avery Centre Counseling Services, overseeing and providing neurotherapy services, as well as pastoral counseling services.

Dr. Roozeboom鈥檚 research explores the intersections of neuroscience and pastoral and practical theology. His most recent publication, 鈥淲ired for Fear: Recognizing and Countering Implicit Bias in the Brain鈥 (Journal of Pastoral Theology, 2021), explores the connections between fear, implicit bias, and injustice, and illustrates how the brain鈥檚 categorization processes collude with bias to favor 鈥榠n-group鈥 members and 鈥榦ther鈥 鈥榦ut-group鈥 members. His book, Neuroplasticity, Performativity, and Clergy Wellness: Neighbor Love as Self-Care (Lexington Books, 2017) presents a clergy wellness model and outlines specific practices to induce life-giving changes to the structure and function of the brain.

Selected Courses

Pastoral Care in Communities of Faith

Selected Publications

Books
Neuroplasticity, Performativity, and Clergy Wellness: Neighbor love as self-care.听Lexington Books (January 2017)

Articles

Wired for Fear: Recognizing and Countering Implicit Bias in the Brain (Journal of Pastoral Theology, 2021)

Performativity and Plasticity: Storying 鈥渟elf鈥 bi-directionally in the embodied brain ecosystem. In
Sacred Spaces: The E-Journal of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors听(Volume 7,
2015), 56-86.听听

Book Reviews

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I鈥檝e Loved, by Kate Bowler, Journal of Pastoral Theology (forthcoming)

The Power of Neuroplasticity for Pastoral and Spiritual Care, by Kirk Bingaman,听Journal of
Pastoral Theology
听(Vol. 24, No. 2, 2014).