CURRICULUM VITAE
Joseph T. Kelley, Ph.D., D.Min.
Vice President for Mission and Advancement
Merrimack College
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
AUSTIN HALL
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01844
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EDUCATION
GRADUATE
1988-1996 BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. in the Psychology of Religion, May 1996
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Division of Religious and Theological Studies
Dissertation: Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and Religious Ritual
1979-1981 ANDOVER-NEWTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
D.Min. in Clinical Pastoral Psychology, May 1981
Department of Psychology
Thesis: Grace, Growth and Symbol
1970-1974 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
M.A. in Liturgical Studies, School of Theology, May 1974
S.T.B. in Catholic Theology, December 1972
UNDERGRADUATE
1966-1970 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
B.A. in Philosophy, summa cum laude, May 1970
CONTINUING
1994 HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Institute for Educational Management Summer Program
Graduate School of Education
1993 ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
Collegium: A Colloquy on Faith and the Intellectual Life
Summer program for Leadership in Catholic Higher Education
Since 1986 AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Biannual Continuing Education Credits for Psychology License
1983 JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY (Krakow, Poland)
Summer program in Polish Language and Culture
HONORARY
2006 RIVIER COLLEGE
Nashua, New Hampshire
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa
ADMINISTRATION
1974 - MERRIMACK COLLEGE
2007- Vice President for Mission and Advancement
(Chief Development Officer)
2004-2007 Provost (Chief Academic Officer)
1998-2007 Vice President for Mission Effectiveness
1998-2004 Founding Director of the Center for Augustinian Study and Legacy
1993-1998 Vice President for Student Life
1988-1992 Director of Campus Ministry
1984-1988 Campus Minister for Liturgy and Sacraments
1975-1978 Campus Minister for Social Justice Education
1974-1976 Resident Hall Counselor
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1974 MERRIMACK COLLEGE
1974-2004 Lecturer in Religious Studies
2005- Associate Professor in Religious Studies
1991-1993 CASTLE COLLEGE, Windham, New Hampshire
Visiting Professor in Developmental Psychology
1975, 1976 ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, Rensselaer, Indiana
Visiting Professor in Liturgy and Liturgical Theology
(graduate studies program)
BOARD SERVICE
2006- MASSACHUSETTS BIBLE SOCIETY
www.massbible.org/
Boston, Massachusetts
2004- DOMINICAN CENTER
www.ohiodominican.edu/about/dominicanstudies/programs.asp
Ohio Dominican University, Board member
2001-2008 BLESSED STEPHEN BELLESINI, OSA ACADEMY
www.bellesiniacademy.org/
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Board member and Secretary-Treasurer
2000- AUGUSTINIAN HERITAGE INSTITUTE, INC.
www.augustinianheritage.org/
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Corporate board member for translation and publication projects
1991-1993 CASTLE COLLEGE, Windham, New Hampshire
Member of Advisory Board for continuing education and curriculum
CLINICAL WORK
1983 - 1986 DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL, St. Luke's Chapel
1983-1986 Unit Chaplain and psychology intern
Department of Mental Health, Commonwealth of MA
1986-1992 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE
Andover, Massachusetts (MA License #4246 current)
GRANTS ADMINISTERED
GREVE FOUNDATION
2008-2011
To establish Center for the Study of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Relations
DAVIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
2005-2008
For faculty development in experiential learning
ORDER OF ST. AUGUSTINE
1998
To establish the Center for Augustinian Study and Legacy at Merrimack College
FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education)
1992-1996
To establish position of Health Educator
Title VIII
1994-1999
To expand Cooperative Education into all Liberal Arts and Sciences.
PUBLICATIONS
Areas: Pastoral Psychology, Spirituality, and Augustinian Studies
BOOKS Faith in Exile: Finding Hope in Times of Doubt
Paulist Press, June 2003
101 Questions and Answers on the Four Last Things
Paulist Press, January 2006
Reprinted by St. Paul Press for distribution in India, August 2008
101 Questions and Answers on Prayer
Paulist Press, September 2008
What Are They Saying About Augustine
Paulist Press, forthcoming in 2009-2010
CHAPTER IN BOOK
Augustinian Spirituality for the Intellectual Life in As Leaven for the World:
Catholic Reflections on Faith, Vocation, and the Intellectual Life, Thomas Landy, Editor
Franklin, WI: Sheed and Ward, 2001
EDITORIAL WORK
Contributing Editor for The New Catholic Encyclopedia, Second Edition, 2002
The Catholic University of America Press, Washington, D.C.
Editor of 100 entries relating to St. Augustine, Augustinian, Augustinianism,
Augustinian Saints and Blesseds, and Order of St. Augustine
TRANSLATION
In Answer to the Jews
English Translation of St. Augustine s Adversus Judaeos
for The Complete Works of St. Augustine, New City Press (2008-2009)
ARTICLES IN JURIED JOURNALS AND ENCYCLOPEDIC ENTRIES
Prayer
The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (forthcoming 2008),
George Thomas Kurian, Editor
http://www.christiancivilizationencyclopedia.com/
Theology for Citizenship: How a Catholic College in the Augustinian
Tradition Prepares Citizens to Transform Society
Forum on Public Policy Online
http://www.forumonpublicpolicy.com/papers.htm
Oxford Round Table (2007)
Donning Masks and Joining the Dance: Religious Ritual and
Contemporary Psychoanalysis
Worship 72:2 March 1998, St. John s University Press, Collegeville.
Five Group Dynamics for Team Ministry
The Journal of Pastoral Care, 48:2 Summer 1994
"Some Implications of Lonergan's View of Conversion for Pastoral Counseling"
The Journal of Pastoral Care 40:4 Winter 1986
"Votive Masses
New Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 17 1974
The Latin Mass
New Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 17 1974
PASTORAL WRITINGS
Pastoral Implications of the Lectionary Readings for Four Sundays in the Easter
Season Lectionary Homiletics 7:5 April 1996
Group Dynamics in Team Ministry
Church Personnel Issues December 1994
Nat l Assn of Church Personnel Administrators, Cincinnati, OH
COURSES TAUGHT
Religious Studies
Introduction to Religious Studies The Phenomenon of Religion
Religion and Psychology Readings in Exile and Redemption
Symbol, Myth and Ritual
Theology
Introduction to Hebrew Scriptures Introduction to New Testament
Sacramental Theology Christian Marriage and Family
Trinity and Human Experience Eucharist
St. Augustine Seminar
Psychology
Adolescent Psychology Developmental Psychology
Graduate Courses in Theology:
History and Theology of Liturgy Sacraments of Initiation
Sacraments of Reconciliation
and Healing
EXAMPLES OF RECENT COMMITTEE SERVICE
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
2004-2007 (ex officio)
Strategic Planning Steering Committee
1993-
Academic Strategic Planning Committee
2002-2007
Co-chair, Information Technology Planning Committee
2003-2004, 2002-2003
Member, Presidential and Faculty Committee for Update on Governance
2003
Member, Augustinian Provincial Committee on Augustinian Spirituality
2003-2005
Member, College Budget Committee
Annually since 1993
Member, Mission Self Study Committee for 2002 Accreditation Visit by
New England Association of Colleges and Universities
2001-2002, 2000-2001
Site visitor for Ohio Board of Regents, for review of graduate program in theology at
Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio Fall 2001
Member, Search Committee for Academic Vice President
2000
Member, Educational Strategic Planning Committee (for Student Life)
1995-1996
Member, Search Committee for President
1994-1995
Chair, Ethics and Publications Self Study Committee for 1992 Accreditation Visit by
New England Association of Colleges and Universities
1990-1991, 1991-1992
EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
-Lenten Reflections on Prayer
St. Augustine s Parish, Andover, MA, March 2008
St. Michael s Parish, North Andover, MA, February 2008
-Lecture on book 101 Questions and Answers on the Four Last Things
St. Augustine s Parish, Andover, MA, October 2006
-Presentation to Massachusetts Bible Society on Faith in Exile: Seeking Hope in Times
of Doubt, April 2006, November 2005
-Lecture on the historical origins of the Catholic Mass, St. Michael Parish, N. Andover
March 2005
-Presenter at Christ Church, Andover, on topics related to Faith In Exile: Seeking Hope
in Times of Doubt Fall 2004, Spring 2005
-Featured speaker for faculty in-service day, Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell, MA.
November 2003
-Featured speaker for Annual Ministry Day, Holy Family Hospital, Methuen, MA.
October 2003
-Retreat Director for the annual gathering of Augustinian Friars of the
Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, Villanova, PA, June 2003
-Paper for the Boston College series The Church for the 21st Century
at the Peter Lynch School for Education, April 2003.
-Featured speaker at Voice of the Faithful Chapters in North Andover, Chelmsford
West Concord, Andover, Canton, Massachusetts, Fall 2002-Spring 2003
-Featured speaker for Annual Ministry Day, Holy Family Hospital, Methuen, MA.
October 2002
-Retreat Director for Augustinian Retreat, Living Waters Retreat Center, Maggie Valley,
North Carolina, Summer 2001.
-Featured speaker for Leadership Day: Principals and Directors of Religious Education,
Diocese of Fall River, MA., October 2000
-Presentation to campus ministers in the Archdiocese of Boston on
Ex Corde Ecclesiae, October 1999
-Presentation on spirituality: North Andover Senior Citizens Center, MA
September 1999.
-Presentation to Confirmation Candidates, St. Augustine Parish, Andover, MA
April 1999
-Christian Parenting Series: six talks for St. Augustine Parish, Andover, MA
Spring 1996, repeated 1997, 1998.
-Designed and presented adult education series for St. Michael Parish,
North Andover, MA, for 1997-1998.
-Retreat Day for Liturgical Ministries: St. Augustine Parish, Andover, MA
October 1996, November 1995
-Talk to Senior Citizens: On Faith and Healing, Andover, MA
October 10, 1995
-An Introduction to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: St. Augustine Parish
Spring, 1994
-Presentation on Christian Morality, St. Augustine Parish, Andover, MA
Spring, 1985
-Keynote Address Charism and Need: The Growth of Presence at annual
Diocesan Workshop, Ogdensburg, NY, October 1, 1977
Repeated for Diocese of DesMoines, IA, Spring 1978
EXAMPLES OF RECENT WORK WITH MEDIA OUTLETS
Chronicle of Higher Education
Phone interview as administrator responsible for forthcoming article on
Merrimack College s new curriculum, Fall 2008.
Archbishop O Malley s Elevation to Cardinal, February/March 2006
Associated Press (February 22, 2006)
(AP article picked up by: Berkshire Eagle, Portsmouth herald, Norwich Bulletin, Attleboro
Sun Chronicle, Daily News Transcript, Malden Evening News, Daily Collegian, The Call
(RI), Greenfield Recorder, WHDH.com)
CBS4 TV- Morning Show (March 20, 2006)
CBS4 TV- Morning Show (March 24, 2006)
CBS4 TV- Morning Show (March 25, 2006)
UPN 38 TV (March 25, 2006)
Death of Pope John Paul II, April 2005
CBS 4 TV (11-11:35 a.m.) April 2, 2005
Sunday Eagle-Tribune (Wife s Experiences w/ Pope) April 3, 2005
North Andover Citizen (Pope s passing) April 8, 2005
Bishop Sean O Malley s Appointment to Archdiocese of Boston, July 2003
WBZ AM Radio (Between 5-7 a.m.) July 1, 2003
UPN 38 TV -- 7:00 a.m. (July 1, 2003)
CBS4 TV 12 noon (July 1, 2003)
Eagle-Tribune Newspaper (O Malley/Ousts McCormack) July 25, 2003
Eagle-Tribune Newspaper (O Malley Installation) July 27, 2003
FAMILY
Married since 1983 to Alina Rudnicka of Krakow, Poland.
Two children: Kasia, 24; Patryk, 19.
Musician: piano, organ, voice.
Born in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Lay affiliate, together with my wife, of the Order of St. Augustine