Brian Clites

Dr. Brian Clites is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University and Associate Director of the CWRU Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. His research focuses on clergy sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, survivor activism, and progressive Catholic lay movements.

• Expertise: Clergy sexual abuse, trauma studies, feminist movements
• Key Organizations: Call to Action, Voice of the Faithful
• Methodologies: History, cultural anthropology, gender studies

He is completing his book Surviving Soul Murder, which examines survivor narratives and institutional reforms across six U.S. states. His interdisciplinary approach integrates narrative medicine and critical theory to analyze gender, power, and suffering in religious communities.