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Sarah Jean Barton

Assistant professor

Sarah Jean Barton is an assistant professor of occupational therapy and theological ethics at Duke University with a dual appointment in the Divinity School and the School of Medicine. In addition to practicing as an occupational therapist, she writes, researches and teaches at the intersections of disability with religious identity and practices, education, and theology.

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