Senior Clinical Administrative Chaplain
Outpatient Spiritual Care
MDiv, BCC
Katherine is passionate about expanding spiritual care beyond the hospital walls. To this end, she partners with healthcare colleagues to integrate chaplain services into high-need outpatient clinics in the Duke Health system. In providing this care, Katherine integrates her training and commitments in trauma-informed care, bereavement support, palliative care and social justice. Her primary clinical home is the Duke Outpatient Clinic, a "safety net" adult primary care practice in north Durham. Katherine and her colleagues have published peer-reviewed research on topics in outpatient chaplaincy, narrative medicine and Advanced Care Planning. Katherine's preparation for this role included chaplaincy studies at Chicago Theological Seminary and clinical chaplaincy training at the Durham VA and Duke University Hospital. She is a board-certified chaplain with the Association for Professional Chaplains.