Together with sociologist Wendy Cadge, I conducted a survey of 300 doctors (those in the fields of pediatric oncology and pediatrics) who teach at research hospitals, as well as 30 in-depth interviews with physicians at these institutions. This research examines the categories that doctors develop for understanding the connection between medicine and religion in the context of their work and personal lives. Findings from this study will be used to build a larger study that examines approaches to religion and spirituality among physicians in different fields of medicine.

Cadge, Wendy, Elaine Howard Ecklund, and Nicholas Short. "Constructions of Religion and Spirituality in the Daily Boundary Work of Pediatric Physicians," Social Problems,56(4):702-721. (News Release)

Cadge, Wendy, and Elaine Howard Ecklund. "Prayers in the Clinic: How do Pediatric Physicians Respond?" Southern Medical Journal, 102(12): 1218-1221. (Article)

Catlin, Elizabeth A., Wendy Cadge, Elaine Howard Ecklund. "The Religious Beliefs, Identities, and Practices of Academic Pediatricians in the U.S.," Academic Medicine, 83: 1146-1152. (Article)

Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Wendy Cadge, Elizabeth A. Gage, Elizabeth A. Catlin."The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of Academic Pediatric Oncologists in the U.S.,"Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 29(11): 746-742.
(Reply Commentary, "Religion, Spirituality, and the Practice of Pediatric Oncology," by Gary A. Walco, 29(11): 733-735).