Deirdre C Neilen, PhD
618 Irving Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-5440
Current Appointments
- Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities
Hospital Campus
- Downtown
Research Programs and Affiliations
- Bioethics and Humanities
Research Interests
- Multicultural Interests
HealthLinkOnAir Radio Interview
5/6/13 Why some physicians turn to creative writing as an outlet3/13/13 The importance of caregivers in healing
12/7/12 The inspiring story behind the latest cover of The Healing Muse
11/23/12 The Healing Muse launches its 12th issue
5/27/12 The Healing Muse Upstates Literary Journal
4/8/12 The Healing Muse
10/30/11 The Healing Muse Upstates Literary Journal
4/10/11 Upstate's literary journal, The Healing Muse
1/30/11 The Healing Muse - 10th anniversary issue
11/7/10 The Healing Muse
5/23/10 The Healing Muse, Upstate's literary journal
2/21/10 Poignant bedside sentiments from The Healing Muse
Research Abstract
Dr. Neilen is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities. She chairs CBH's university-wide Bruce Dearing Writing Award and serves as Editor of Upstate's literary journal, The Healing Muse. Winner of the President's Award for Excellence in Affirmative Action (2000), Dr. Neilen teaches a variety of courses including Medicine in Literature and Film, AIDS in American Literature, and Creative Writing for Clinicians.
Her scholarly interests include cultural diversity and access to health care, creative writing's possible implications for clinical practice as well as studies in contemporary literature. Her own scholarly and creative writings appear in The Encyclopedia for American Literature, Academic Medicine, North Dakota Quarterly, The Rambler, and two anthologies, At Our Core and Out of Line, among others.