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Professor Niki Kasumi Clements

Gregory Han is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Religion at Rice University. Greg earned a BA in American Studies from Georgetown University and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. An ordained Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister, Greg has experience in hospital chaplaincy and in congregational ministry. He also has teaching experience at the secondary school level and the college level, with classes taught at Rice University, the University of Houston Honors College, and Austin Seminary. He is well-versed in teaching courses in comparative religions and religious literacy and is comfortable engaging the public in discussions about religion.   

His doctoral work focuses on the relationship of ethics, self, and care in the development of the modern individual. Specifically, he is interested in investigating pastoral and spiritual care models in hospital chaplaincy as a means of understanding patient care and patient formation. He is committed to exploring new models and modes across medical disciplines that can foster new ways that care ethics can support patients and caregivers.