The Posttraumatic Growth Research Group is based at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Their website provides background information and the latest research on the theory of posttraumatic growth.

Richard Tedeschi is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina Charlotte specializing in post traumatic growth in survivors of various traumas, including combat. He co-edited and the Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth – Research and Practice (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006). He is part of the Posttraumatic Growth Research Group at UNCC.

Lawrence Calhoun is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina Charlotte specializing in posttraumatic psychological growth. He co-edited and the Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth – Research and Practice (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006). He is part of the Posttraumatic Growth Research Group at UNCC.

In September 2009, two Gordon College professors published research on how students at evangelical colleges use social networking and its impact on them. The study is called “Pulling Off the Mask: The Impact of Social Networking Activities on Evangelical Christian College Students,” and the two researchers, Bryan Auday, professor of psychology, and Sybil Coleman, professor […]

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC.

Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado is an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Her interests include Afro-Cuban studies, feminist theologies and Hispanic religiosity. She wrote Sor Juana: Beauty and Justice in the Americas; Afro-Cuban Theology: Religion, Race, Culture and Identity; and Embracing Latina Spirituality: A Woman’s Perspective.

José Irizarry is a part-time professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa. He can discuss public theology, religious education, ecumenism, intercultural issues and the arts.

Benjamin Valentin teaches theology and culture at Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Centre, Mass., where he directs Latino/a studies. He co-chairs the AAR Latina/o Religion, Culture and Society Group. His expertise includes the intersection between Latinos and African-Americans, liberation theology and Hispanic theology. Valentin authored Mapping Public Theology: Beyond Culture, Identity and Difference (Trinity Press International, 2002); […]

Robert W. Hefner is an anthropology professor and director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University. Since 1991 he has also directed the institute’s program on Islam and society. His many books include (as editor) Shari’a Politics: Islamic Law and Society in the Modern World and (as co-editor) Schooling Islam: The […]