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http://johndehlin.com/ boise , idaho , us margi weber dehlin johndehlin.jpg john dehlin
 john dehlin director of the opencourseware consortium brigham young university ; utah state university
john dehlin

john p. dehlin is a psychologist whose research and clinical interests center around the nexus of religion and mental health .
he was the founder of mormon stories podcast , and was an influential early participant in the mormon blogosphere .
he has also created several other mormon-themed podcasts , blogs and web sites .
dehlin is an lgbt rights activist .
dehlin held various positions at microsoft for several years , and served for a few years as the director of the opencourseware consortium for the massachusetts institute of technology .
on august 4 , 2015 dehlin was awarded a ph.d. in clinical and counseling psychology at usu .
he has published articles on scrupulosity and trichotillomania , as well as articles on the experiences of lgbt members of the the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- lds church -rrb- .
he has also conducted research on the topic mormons with faith crises .
in february 2015 , an lds disciplinary council excommunicated dehlin for openly disagreeing with the beliefs of the church .
