Deirdre Neilen, PhD, is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities and Editor-in-Chief of The Healing Muse, Upstate's journal of literary and visual arts. She received her doctorate in literature from Syracuse University.

Dr. Neilen is a lecturer and small group instructor for medical students and for health professions students. She teaches Patients to Populations: Ethics, Law, and Population Health and medical creative writing workshops for medical students.

Dr. Neilen also chairs the Bruce Dearing Writing Awards Committee. She received the President's Award for Excellence in Affirmative Action (2000) for her service to the Minority Medical Students Academic Achievement Program, and received the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1991).

Her research and publishing interests include cultural diversity in health care, attitudes toward and treatment of patients with sickle cell anemia, patient narratives in contemporary literature, and creative writing. Her scholarly and creative writings have appeared in The Examined Life Journal, Blood & Thunder, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, World Literature Today, Academic Medicine, American Way, New Letters, and Northeast Magazine.

Dr. Neilen may be reached at 315.464.5404 or at [email protected].

Dr. Neilen's current cv.

Selected Publications

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Neilen D. Special Delivery. The Examined Life Journal (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine). Fall 2013.;3(1):13-24.

Neilen D. Informed Consent: An On-Going Conversation. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. 2013;3(1):E10-2.

Neilen D. Interpersonal Relationships: The Hospital. Book chapter. In: Colt H, Quadrelli S, and Friedman L, editors. The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies. New York: Oxford University Press; 2011. 163-6.

Neilen D. An Interview with Deirdre Neilen. Seminary Ridge Review. Spring 2011;13(2): 113-18.

Neilen D. Lighthouse by Kay Ryan. Commentary. Academic Medicine. 2011;86(12):1557.

Neilen D. Family Planning. (story) Out of Time. In: Longmire S, editor. Garden House Press. 2007. 72-9.

Neilen D. Oncologist Lost by B. A. St. Andrews. Commentary. Acad Med. 2006;81(10):902-3.

Neilen D. Mourning. (review) Tar River Poetry. 2005 Fall.

Neilen D. Kitchen Dancing. (story) Paper Street Press. 2005 Fall.

Neilen D. Mona Van Duyn. (review) In: Serafin S, editor. Encyclopedia for American Literature. New York: Continuum; 1999. 1174.

Neilen D. The Repairman. (short story) Liguorian Magazine, 1999 Sep:31-3.

Neilen D. Telling My Father. (short story) In: S. Martz, editor. At Our Core: Women Writing About Power. Papier-Mache Press. 1998. 129-34.

Neilen D. The Story Man. (short story) American Way. 1993;26(6):88-91.

Neilen D. Call It Nineveh. (short story) New Letters, 1989 Winter;55(6):113-31.

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