Linda M. Hartling

Linda M. Hartling, Ph.D., "is the HumanDHS Director, and also a Member of the HumanDHS Global Core Team, HumanDHS Global Coordinating Team, HumanDHS Research Team, and HumanDHS Education Team. She is furthermore the Editor of the Journal of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (JHDHS).

"Until November 3, 2008, Linda was the Associate Director of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute (JBMTI) at the Stone Center, which is part of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Dr. Hartling is a member of the JBMTI theory-building group advancing the practice of the Relational-Cultural Theory, which is a new model of psychological development. In addition, Dr. Hartling coordinates and contributes to training programs, publications, and special projects for the JBMTI. She holds a doctoral degree in clinical/community psychology and has published papers on resilience, substance abuse prevention, shame and humiliation, relational practice in the workplace, and Relational-Cultural Theory.

"Dr. Hartling is coeditor of The Complexity of Connection: Writings from the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at the Stone Center (2004) and author of the Humiliation Inventory, a scale to assess the internal experience of derision and degradation."

Select Publications

• Hartling, Linda M. (2007)From Humiliation to Appreciation: Walking Toward Our Talk, Presentation at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.

• Hartling, Linda M. (2006) Anthony Bryk and Barbara Schneider (2002). Trust in Schools: A Core Resource for Improvement. New York, Russell Sage Foundation.