Professor of Practical Theology and Psychology
Year Started at PTS: 2025

Contact Info


412-924-1416

Education

  • Ph.D., Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary / Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture (clinical track)
  • M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School / Christian Studies
  • M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School / Urban Ministry
  • M.B.A, DePaul University
  • B.A., Morehouse College / Business Administration

Certificates and Licensing

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Michigan
  • Advanced Certificate in Self-Psychology and Religion, Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago

 

Church Association

Licensed Minister: Church of God in Christ

Ordination: Non-denominational

Professional Competencies

  • Practical Theology
  • Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
  • Psychobiography | Psychohistory
  • Cultural Trauma | Group Trauma
  • Community and Systems Analysis
  • Grief and Loss

Professional Service

  • American Academy of Religion, member
  • Society for Pastoral Theology, member
  • Society for the Study of Black Religion, member

Awards/Fellowships/Distinctions

  • ATS Luce Pilot Project, The Association for Theological Schools, 2022-2023
  • Church Management Research Fellowship, Villanova University, 2021-2022
  • Church Management Research Fellowship, Villanova University, 2018-2019
  • Wabash Center Research Fellowship, Wabash Center, 2018

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