Barbara Fleischer , Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology

6363 St. Charles Avenue, Box 67
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)865-3397
Fax: (504)865-2066
Email: fleische@loyno.edu
Office: Stallings 110

Education
Academic/Professional Experience
Research Interests
Publications
Affiliations
Awards
LIMEX Courses
LIM On-Campus Courses
Personal Information

Education

Ph.D., psychology (1978)	St. Louis University
M.P.S., pastoral studies (1990)	Loyola University New Orleans
M.S., psychology (1975)	St. Louis University
A.B., cum laude, mathematics (1970)	St. Louis University
Specializations: social and organizational psychology. Louisiana License No. 428

Academic/Professional Experience

1986-present	Associate Professor (since 1993) Director (1995-2002) Faculty Coordinator of Instructional Design (1988-1995) Assistant Professor (1988-1993) Assistant Director for Training (1986-1988) Loyola University New Orleans, Institute for Ministry
Coordinator of the Pastoral Care and Counseling program; focus courses in Pastoral Life and Administration, Small Christian Community Formation, Marketplace Ministry, and Hispanic Ministry.

1981-1989	Adjunct Faculty (part-time), Psychology Loyola University New Orleans, City College
Courses taught: Organizational Psychology, Personnel Selection, Psychological and Sociological Stress, Organizations in Society, Aspects of Mental Health.

1982-1985	Director of Training Associated Catholic Charities of New Orleans
Designed, implemented, and evaluated supervisory training system for all programs; designed and presented other training as needed; conducted agency research on turnover and job satisfaction; served as in-house consultant for new personnel appraisal system and other organizational issues.

1980-1982	Director, Refugee Health Screening Program Associated Catholic Charities of New Orleans
Directed state-wide health screening project involving outreach to newly arriving Indochinese refugees in the New Orleans area for health screening and follow-up care; monitored health screening of refugees state-wide; assisted with Cuban refugee services.

1979-1980	Organizational Consultant South Mississippi Home Health Agency (Hattiesburg, MS)
Assisted with the development of the Hospice components of care for the terminally ill, including designing and presenting in-service programs on communication skills and psycho-social care of patients; developed Hospice programs manuals, materials, and grant proposals to funding agencies; assisted with the planning and development of a system for recruiting, interviewing, training, and placing Hospice volunteers in 12 regional offices; provided management training to regional supervisors.

1976-1978	Assistant Professor and Administrator of Research Services University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing
Designed, implemented, and evaluated supervisory training system for all programs; designed and presented other training as needed; conducted agency research on turnover and job satisfaction; served as in-house consultant for new personnel appraisal system and other organizational issues.

1974-1975	Evaluation Consultant Change in Liberal Education Project, Washington, D.C.
As part of an evaluation team, designed and conducted evaluation studies on each phase of the Carnegie Foundation funded CLE project.

1972-1975	Part-Time Positions during graduate studies
Research Technician--Washington University Dept. Of Psychiatry Research Assistant--St. Louis University Dept. Of Psychology (Fellowship) Organizational Intern--St. Louis County Government

Research Interests

Practical Theology
Parish Life and Ministry
Small Christian Community and Communications
Spirituality of Work

Publications

Charles Winters, Religious Educator. With K. O’Gorman. In Kevin Lawson (ed.) Christian Educators of the 20th Century (2008). http://www.talbot.edu/ce20/educators/alphabetical.cfm.
Mezirow's Theory of Transformative Learning and Lonergan’s Method in Theology: A Dialogue and Experiment. 2006. Journal of Adult Theological Education, 3(2), 147-162.
The Ministering Community as Context for Religious Education: A Case Study in an African-American Catholic Parish. 2006. Religious Education, 101 (Winter), 104-122.
Pastoral Leadership and Organization. 2004. New Orleans: Loyola Institute for Ministry.
From Individual to Corporate Praxis: A Systemic Re-Imagining of Religious Education. 2004. Religious Education, 333.The Sacramentality of Friendship and Its
Implications for Ministry,” with Jerry Fagin, S.J. in A Sacramental Life: A Festschrift Honoring Bernard Cooke. Michael Barnes and William Roberts (eds.). Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2003.
Practical Theology and Transformative Learning: Partnership for Christian Religious Education. In Forging a Better Religious Education in the Third Millennium. James Michael Lee (ed.). Birmingham, AL: Religious Education Press, 2000.
Professional Ministry Education for the Twenty-First Century. (Winter, 2000), Listening: Journal of Religion and Culture, 35 (1), 25-38.
A Theological Method for Adult Education Rooted in the Works of Tracy and Lonergan. (Winter, 2000) Religious Education, 95 (1).
An Ecumenical Approach: Reaching Across the Countryside. (Fall, 1999) Catholic Rural Life, 42 (1), 14-17.
Cause for Hope: Programs in Ministry and Religious Education. (April, 1996) Momentum, 27(2).
Ministry Leaders of the Future: A Profile of Graduate Ministry Students at Catholic Institutions (June, 1995) Church Personnel Issues.
Ministers of the Future: A study of Graduate Ministry students in Catholic colleges and Universities (1993). Final Report to the Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry and the Lilly Endowment. New Orleans: Loyola Center for Pastoral Life.
Facilitating for Growth (1993). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press.
Participant Guides and Facilitator Guides for the Crossroad Adult Christian Formation Program (1992) With Marcel Dumestre and Reynolds Ekstrom; Marcel Dumestre, General Editor. New York, Crossroad:
- 1992:
  - How to Read the Old Testament, Participant and Facilitator Guide
  - How to Read the New Testament, Participant and Facilitator Guide
  - How to Read Church History, I, Participant and Facilitator Guide
  - How to Read Church History, II, Participant and Facilitator Guide
- 1993:
  - How to Understand the Liturgy, Participant and Facilitator Guide
  - How to Understand the Sacraments, Participant and Facilitator Guide
  - How to Understand the Creed, Participant and Facilitator Guide
The Ignatian Vision for Higher Education: Practical Theology (1993). Religious Education, 88 (2).
The Eucharist as Parable (1991). Irish Theological Quarterly, 57, (1), 26-40.
A Comprehensive Worksite Smoking control, Discouragement, and cessation Program (1991). International Journal of Addictions, 26 (6) 685-696. With H. Dawley, and P. Correa.
A twelve-year comparison of hospitalized veteran’s attitudes toward smoking and smoking cessation (1989). With H. Dawley, J. Williams, and L. Dawley. International Journal of Addictions, 24 (10), 941-949.
A Model for Graduate Education in Ministry by Extension: The Loyola Institute for Ministry Extension Program (1988). With M. Dumestre. Proceedings for the Alliance/American Council on Education Eighth National conference.
Ministry in Contexts: A Methodological Introduction (1987). With C. Winters and B. Ludwig. (Authored chapters entitled: Adult learning and communication skills; The personal context of ministry; The institutional context of ministry.) New Orleans: Loyola Institute for Ministry.
Identification of strategies to reduce turnover among child care workers (1985). Child Care Quarterly, 14 (2), 130-139.
Attitudes toward smoking and smoking rate: Implications for smoking discouragement (1985). With H. Dawley and L. Dawley. International Journal of Addictions, 20 (3), 483-487.
The discouragement of smoking in a hospital setting: An example of worksite smoking discouragement (1985). With H. Dawley and L. Dawley. International Journal of Addictions,20 (5), 783-793.
Smoking cessation with hospital employees: An example of worksite smoking cessation (1984). With H. Dawley and L. Dawley. International Journal of Addictions, 19 (3), 327-334.
Development of an instrument to measure exercise of self-care agency. With B. Kearney (1979). Research in Nursing and Health, 2, 25-34.
Problem-solving: An independent study unit (1977). With M. McDowell. Hattiesburg, MS: USM School of Nursing Publications.
Motivational and personality trait relationships in mate selection (1976). With G. Deyoung. Behavioral Genetics, 6 (1), 1-6.
Project summary evaluation report (1975). With D. Munz, J. Rustemeyer, and M. Brennan. Change in Liberal Education Technical Report No. 4. Washington, D.C.
An assessment of reaction to on-site consultation at finalist institutions (1975). With D. Munz, J. Rustemeyer, and M. Brennan. Change in Liberal Education Technical Report No. 2. Washington, D.C.
An assessment of reaction to the St. Louis meeting with institutional representatives (1975). With D. Munz, J. Rustemeyer, and M. Brennan. Change in Liberal Education Technical Report No. 2. Washington, D.C.

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Stories from Katrina: Lessons in Community, Sacramentality, and Vocation. Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education/Religious Education Association Joint Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2006.
St. Gabriel Parish: A learning Community in Praxis. With d. Doussan, M. Bergeron, and S. Judge. National Association of Lay Ministry Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. May 2005.
Theology of Lay Ministry (keynote address). Archdiocese of New Orleans Notre Dame Seminary Society Conference on the Role and Mission of Lay Ministry. April, 2005.
St. Gabriel’s Parish: A Case Study in Communal Praxis. Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education/Religious Education Association Joint Meeting, Denver, CO. November, 2004.
Bernard Cooke’s Contribution to Theology of Ministry. Catholic Theology Society of America (CTSA), Washington, DC. June, 2004.
From Individual to Corporate Praxis: A Systemic Re-Imagining of Religious Education. Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education/Religious Education Association Joint Meeting, Chicago, IL. November, 2003.
How Good Facilitators Facilitate. Workshop presented at the Small Christian Communities National Convocation, San Antonio, TX. August, 2002.
Adult Education and Communal Praxis. With R. Reynolds Ekstrom. Workshop presented at the National Conference of Catechetical Leadership annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL. April, 2002.
The Art and Practice of Theological Reflection. DePaul University Ministries, Sept. 2001.
The Role of Community in Education for Ministry: Implications for Distance Learning. Colloquium on “Going the Distance: Theology, Religious Education and Interactive Distance Education," University of Dayton, 2000.
Research Methods and Issues. Workshop presented at the National Catholic Educators Scholars program. Washington, DC, June, 1999.
Fostering Holiness in Ordinary Time. Workshop presented at the National Catholic Educators Association. New Orleans, April, 1999.
Emerging Trends in Lay Ministry. Workshop presented at the Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development Annual National Convention, New Orleans, April, 1998.
LIMEX: Diocesan Experiences. Roundtable Presentation at the National Conference of Catechetical Leadership, Milwaukee, WI. April, 1998.
Facilitating for Growth. Workshop presented at the Small Christian Communities National Convocation, New Orleans, LA , August, 1997.
Spirituality in Organizations. Invited paper presented to the Southern Regional Conference on the Commission for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, Baton Rouge, Sept.1996.
LIMEX: A Program Rooted in the Works of Tracy and Lonergan. Association of Professors and Researchers of Religious Education national conference, New Orleans, LA Nov. 1996.
Parishes in Praxis. Religious Education Association National Conference, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 1996.
A Glimpse at Ministers of the Future: A Survey of Graduate Ministry Students in Catholic Institutions of Higher Learning. National Conference of Catechetical Leadership Roundtable Discussion, New Orleans, 1995.
Integrating Adult Education with Strategic Planning,” National Association of Church Personnel Administrators, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 1994.
Ministers of the Future: A Profile of Graduate Ministry Students in Catholic Institutions of Higher Learning, Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry, Boca Raton, FL, Feb. 1994.
The Role of Group Facilitator in Adult Learning Communities, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning International Convention, New Orleans, LA, November, 1993.
Four Factors Measuring Models of Vhurch. Poster Session for the Joint Meeting of the Louisiana and Mississippi Psychological Associations, New Orleans, LA, October, 1993.
Chairperson, Issues in Open Adoptions Workshop. Catholic Charities USA National Convention, New Orleans, LA, September, 1993.
Adult Education and Spirituality. Workshop presented at the Baton Rouge Catechetical Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, March, 1993.
AGPIM Student Survey--Interim Report. Report to the Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry, San Antonio, TX, February, 1993.
The Ignatian Vision for Higher Education: Practical Theology. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Professors and Researchers of Religious Education, Chicago, IL, November, 1991.
Models of Religious Education and CPE Supervision. With Marcel Dumestre and Kathleen O’Gorman. Presented at the Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors, Baton Rouge, LA, April, 1991.
A Model for Graduate Education in Ministry by Extension: The Loyola Institute for Ministry Extension Program. With M. Dumestre. Presented at the Alliance/American Council on Education Eighth National Conference on External and Adult Degree Programs, Washington, D.C., 1988.
An evaluation of behavior modeling training of supervisors in a social service agency. With A. Larson and B. L. Bird. Poster session presented to the special interest group on Behavioral Residential Treatment, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Chicago, 1986.
Career development and training systems for child care workers. With A. Larson and P. Enyart. Workshop presented at the Annual National Catholic Conference of Catholic Charities, San Francisco, CA., 1985
Discouragement of smoking in a hospital setting. With H. H. Dawley and L. T. Dawley. Paper presented to the Louisiana Psychological Association, Baton Rouge, LA., 1983.
The development of a professional self-concept in student nurses. Paper presented to the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Symposium, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS., 1978.
Preparing undergraduates for careers using psychology: Can we and should we? With D. Munz. Seminar presented to the Midwestern Psychosocial Association, Chicago, IL., 1976.
A dependence analysis approach to the study of marital instability. With G. DeYoung and R. B. Cattell. Paper presented to the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL., 1975.

BOOKS PUBLISHED FOR THE LOYOLA INSTITUTE FOR MINISTRY EXTENSION PROGRAM

Pastoral Leadership and Organization (1993). With Daniel Gast. New Orleans: Loyola Institute for Ministry, 2003.
Introduction to Practical Theology: Ministry in Contexts (edited volume). New Orleans: Loyola Institute for Ministry, 1997.

SHORT ARTICLES AND BOOK REVIEWS

Fleischer, B.J. (2007). Communal diakonia. Stepping Stones, 20(1), Summer.
Fleischer, B.J. (2006). Community development: reaching in by reaching out. Stepping Stones, 19(1), Summer.
Fleischer, B.J. (2005). Sharing gifts at the table of conversation. Stepping Stones, 18(1), Summer.What’s Our Stage? Stepping Stones, 16(1), Summer 2004.
Book Review: Practical Catechesis: Visions and Tasks for Catechetical Leaders by Judith Dunlap. In Emmanuel, vol. 109 (4), July/August, 2003.
Book Review: Renewing Catechetical Ministry: A Future Agenda by Richard J. Reichert (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2002). In Emmanuel, vol. 109 (4), July/August, 2003.
Practical theology: A Rhythm for Small Christian Communities. Stepping Stones, 16(1), Summer 2003.
Bible Study Groups: Laboratories for Christian Living. Stepping Stones, 15(1), Summer 2002.

EDUCATIONAL VIDEOTAPES

The Hispanic Experience of Religion and Culture (2003), New Orleans, Loyola Institute for Ministry.
Biblical Methodologies, 2003.
Ministry in the Marketplace (2000)
Theology and Spirituality of Work (1999)
Contemporary Issues in Pastoral Ministry (1998)
Parish Life and Ministry (1997)
Adult Learning and Communication Skills (1988, 1996). New Orleans, Loyola Institute for Ministry. The Personal Context of Ministry (1988, 1996). New Orleans, Loyola Institute for Ministry.
The Institutional Context of Ministry (1988, 1996). New Orleans, Loyola Institute for Ministry.

Master’s Thesis: A causal analysis of marital instability (1975).

Dissertation: The development of a professional self-concept in student nurses (1978).

COURSE MATERIALS FOR THE LOYOLA INSTITUTE FOR MINISTRY

Ministry in Contexts: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1988, 1990, 1992). With F. Ross.
The Jewish Roots of Christian Faith: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1988). With F. Ross.
Christian Origins: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1988). With F. Ross.
Grace and Christ: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1987, 1989, 1991). With F. Ross.
Church, Sacraments, and Ministry: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1989). With F. Ross.
Ethic and Morality: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1990, 1991). With F. Ross.
Cultural Context of Ministry: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1987, 1989). With K. O’Gorman and G. Moscona.
Personal Context of Ministry: Study Guide (1987). With L. Bowman.
Institutional Context of Ministry: Facilitator’s Manual and Syllabus (1987, 1993). With F. Ross.
The Institutional Context of Ministry: Facilitator’s Manual (1986). With F. Ross.

Affiliations

American Psychological Association
American Society for Training and Development
Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education
College Theology Society
Religious Education Association
Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Awards

HONORS

Loyola University City College 1988 Distinguished Teaching Award.
Who’s Who of American Women, 1979 to present
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1982 to present
Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 1990 to present
Who’s Who in the Twenty-First Century, 2001 to present
Pi Mu Epsilon National Honors Mathematics Society
Psi Chi National Honors Psychology Association

GRANTS

ACTA Foundation (1996-98) -- Project Director: Curriculum Development Grant
Lilly Endowment (1991-93) - Principal Researcher: A Survey of Incoming and Graduating Ministry Students of AGPIM-affiliated Institutions
German Protestants Orphan Asylum Foundation (1985) - Development of a training program for child care workers and supervisors. (Project Director, Associated Catholic Charities)
NRTA-AARP Andrus Foundation Research Grant (1977) - A study of the effect of the initial clinical nursing practice setting on the attitude of freshmen nursing students toward the elderly. (Co-investigator)

LIMEX Courses

Introduction to Practical Theology
Pastoral Leadership and Organization
Pariah Life and Ministry
Contemporary Issues in Pastoral Ministry
Hispanic Experience of Faith and Culture
Pastoral Ministry in Hispanic Contexts
Spirituality and Theology of Work
Ministry in the Marketplace
Inner Life of Small Christian Communities
Public Life of Small Christian Communities

LIM On-Campus Courses

Introduction to Practical Theology
Pastoral Leadership and Organization
Pariah Life and Ministry
Contemporary Issues in Pastoral Ministry
Hispanic Experience of Faith and Culture
Pastoral Ministry in Hispanic Contexts
Spirituality and Theology of Work
Ministry in the Marketplace
Inner Life of Small Christian Communities
Public Life of Small Christian Communities

Personal

Born in New York City; resident of New Orleans since 1980.
Fluent in Spanish
Love music and great seafood in New Orleans
Since Hurricane Katrina, much of my energy beyond university activities has been involved in working with colleagues to help strengthen the capacities of grass roots groups and non-profit agencies in responding to community needs.
I am grateful for all the wonderful people I have met through my work with the Loyola Institute for Ministry!