Laura Stein

Laura Stein, LCSW, is a Ph.D. student in Practical Theology at Boston University and a research assistant at the Danielsen Institute. Her doctoral research is in the area of the psychology of religion, with special inquiry into Jewish clergy spiritual formation and virtue development. Laura received her master’s degree of sacred music, as well as ordination as a Reform Cantor, from Hebrew Union College-Institute of Religion. She also earned a master’s degree in social work from New York University and holds a clinical social work license in the state of New York. As a researcher, Laura brings experiences in pastoral and clinical settings and a passion for exploring the role of Jewish virtues in clergy’s everyday social behavior, aligning DEI & justice beliefs with lived experience, and ways of turning religious trauma into healing and thriving.