diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/EducationEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/EducationEntry.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d9c570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/EducationEntry.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+\begin{cvsubsection}{<<entry.location>>}{<<entry.institution>>}{<<entry.date_string>>}
+    \begin{itemize}
+        \item <<entry.degree>> in <<entry.area>>
+((* for item in entry.highlights *))
+        \item <<item>>
+((* endfor *))
+    \end{itemize}
+\end{cvsubsection}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/ExperienceEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/ExperienceEntry.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f518f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/ExperienceEntry.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\begin{cvsubsection}{<<entry.position>>}{<<entry.company>>}{<<entry.date_string>>}	
+((* for item in entry.highlights *))
+    ((* if loop.first *))
+    \begin{itemize}
+    ((* endif *))
+        \item <<item>>
+    ((* if loop.last *))
+    \end{itemize}
+    ((* endif *))
+((* endfor *))
+\end{cvsubsection}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/Header.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/Header.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa1fd8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/Header.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+\makeheader
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/LICENSE b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d349e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015 Daniil Belyakov
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/NormalEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/NormalEntry.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..274de1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/NormalEntry.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\begin{cvpublicationsubsection}[1]{<<entry.name>>}{}{<<entry.date_string>>}
+((* for item in entry.highlights *))
+    ((* if loop.first *))
+    \begin{itemize}
+    ((* endif *))
+        \item <<item>>
+    ((* if loop.last *))
+    \end{itemize}
+    ((* endif *))
+((* endfor *))
+\end{cvpublicationsubsection}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/OneLineEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/OneLineEntry.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4473964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/OneLineEntry.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+\begin{cvonelinesubsection}{}{}{}	
+        \textbullet\hspace{0.1cm} \textbf{Instructor (2003 – 2005):} Taught two full-credit Computer Science courses; average ratings of 4.8 out of 5.0.
+\end{cvonelinesubsection}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/Preamble.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/Preamble.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961ec55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/Preamble.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+%% The MIT License (MIT)
+%%
+%% Copyright (c) 2015 Daniil Belyakov
+%%
+%% Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+%% of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+%% in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+%% to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+%% copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+%% furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+%%
+%% The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+%% copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+%%
+%% THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+%% IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+%% FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+%% AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+%% LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+%% OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+%% SOFTWARE.
+
+% The font could be set to Windows-specific Calibri by using the 'calibri' option
+\documentclass[]{mcdowellcv}
+
+% For mathematical symbols
+\usepackage{amsmath}
+
+% For links
+\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
+\usepackage{xcolor}
+
+% for icons
+\usepackage{fontawesome5}
+
+% save the original href command in a new command:
+\let\hrefWithoutArrow\href
+ % new command for external links:
+\renewcommand{\href}[2]{\textnormal{\hrefWithoutArrow{#1}{\color{blue}\mbox{#2 \raisebox{.15ex}{\scriptsize \faExternalLink*}}}}}
+
+% Set applicant's personal data for header
+\name{<<cv.name>>}
+\address{<<cv.location>>}
+\contacts{((* if cv.phone *))<<cv.phone|replace("tel:", "")|replace("-"," ")>> \linebreak((* endif *)) <<cv.email>>}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/PublicationEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0834136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/PublicationEntry.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+\begin{cvpublicationsubsection}[2]{<<entry.title>> (\href{<<entry.doi_url>>}{<<entry.doi>>})}{}{<<entry.date_string>>}	
+<<entry.authors|map("abbreviate_name")|map("make_it_nolinebreak")|join(", ")|make_it_bold(cv.name|abbreviate_name)|make_it_italic(cv.name|abbreviate_name)>>
+\end{cvpublicationsubsection}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/SectionBeginning.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e73c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+\begin{cvsection}{<<section_title>>}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/SectionEnding.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/SectionEnding.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f37fb4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/SectionEnding.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+\end{cvsection}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/TextEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/TextEntry.j2.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f40ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/TextEntry.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+((* if not is_first_entry *))
+\vspace{<<design.margins.entry_area.vertical_between>>}
+((* endif *))
+{
+((* if design.text_alignment == "left-aligned" *))
+\raggedright
+((* endif *))
+\setlength{\leftskip}{<<design.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>}
+\setlength{\rightskip}{<<design.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>>}
+
+<<entry>>
+
+\setlength{\leftskip}{0cm}
+\setlength{\rightskip}{0cm}
+}
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/__init__.py b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3565000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from typing import Literal, Annotated
+
+import pydantic
+
+LaTeXDimension = Annotated[
+    str,
+    pydantic.Field(
+        pattern=r"\d+\.?\d* *(cm|in|pt|mm|ex|em)",
+    ),
+]
+
+
+class McdowellThemeOptions(pydantic.BaseModel):
+    """ """
+
+    theme: Literal["mcdowell"]
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/mcdowellcv.cls b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/mcdowellcv.cls
index 2b4450f..a1c6669 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/mcdowellcv.cls
+++ b/rendercv/themes/mcdowell/mcdowellcv.cls
@@ -245,6 +245,33 @@ Ligatures={TeX, NoCommon, NoDiscretionary}]{\mainfontface}
   \vspace*{\aftersubsectionspace}
 }
 
+\newenvironment{cvpublicationsubsection}[4][2]{
+  \notblank{#2}{\toggletrue{lefttitledefined}}{}
+  \notblank{#3}{\toggletrue{centertitledefined}}{}
+  \notblank{#4}{\toggletrue{righttitledefined}}{}
+  \ifboolexpr{togl {lefttitledefined} or togl {centertitledefined} or togl {righttitledefined}}{
+    \begin{tabu} to 1\textwidth { X[3.5,p] X[r,p] }
+      \textbf{#2} & \textbf{#4} \\
+    \end{tabu}
+    % Add space according to the specidied number of lines
+    \ifnumcomp{#1}{=}{1}{\vspace*{\aftersinglelinesubsectionheaderspace}}{
+      \ifnumcomp{#1}{=}{2}{\vspace*{\afterdoublelinesubsectionheaderspace}}{
+        \vspace*{\aftermultilinesubsectionheaderspace}
+      }
+    }
+  }{
+    \vspace*{\afteremptysubsectionheaderspace}
+  }
+  \togglefalse{lefttitledefined}
+  \togglefalse{centertitledefined}
+  \togglefalse{righttitledefined}
+  \begin{adjustwidth}{\subsectionmargin}{\subsectionmargin}
+}
+{
+  \end{adjustwidth}
+  \vspace*{\aftersubsectionspace}
+}
+
 \newenvironment{cvonelinesubsection}[4][1]{
   \notblank{#2}{\toggletrue{lefttitledefined}}{}
   \notblank{#3}{\toggletrue{centertitledefined}}{}