Episode 113: Dr Pamela King | From Surviving to Thriving
Asking Why
English - February 02, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Clint talks with Pamela Ebstyne King, Ph.D. Dr. King has worked with the Thrive Center for Human Development since its inception in 2011. In 2021, she was named executive director of the Thrive Center and continues to serve as the Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science in Fuller’s School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy.
Her primary academic interests are applied research at the intersection of human thriving and spiritual development. She is passionate about understanding what individual strengths and environments enable humans to thrive and become all God created them to be. She holds particular interest in understanding the role of faith, spirituality, religion, virtues in this process.
Dr. King’s work combines theology, empirical research, and community engagement to further understand what contexts and settings enable people to thrive. She has conducted research funded by Biologos Foundation and John Templeton Foundation, among others.
Website: https://thethrivecenter.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drpamking
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drpamking/
Podcast: https://thethrivecenter.org/podcast/