The Revd Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt

Associate Priest

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Joanna served her curacy in the parish from 2006-2009 and has stayed on as an associate priest. She studied experimental psychology and (later) theology at Oxford University, and clinical psychology and (later) Christianity and the Arts at King's College, London (where she is still pursuing doctoral studies). After many years working in the National Health Service as a consultant clinical psychologist, Joanna moved into the field of psychology of religion as director of the MA programme in this subject at Heythrop College and more recently as a lecturer at Oxford University. She continues to be involved in training clergy in Oxford and beyond. Recent books include The psychology of Christian character formation (SCM, 2015), Being mindful being Christian (Monarch, 2016), Thinking of you: A theological and practical resource for the spiritual care of people with dementia (BRF, 2017), When you pray (BRF, 2019), Seriously Messy (BRF, 2019), Neurology and religion (CUP, 2019), So longeth my soul: Classic readings in Christian spirituality (SCM forthcoming).

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St Mary the Virgin Church Green Witney Oxfordshire OX28 4AW 
Holy Trinity Church Woodgreen OX28 1DN 
St John the Baptist,
Curbridge 2 Church Row, Curbridge Witney OX29 7NU
Hailey Church
Middletown Hailey Witney OX29 9UB
St Kenelm’s Church
 Minster Lovell OX29 0RR (updated 23-09-21)

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