Sorensen Center Fellows

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Timothy B. Smith teaches counseling psychology at BYU. He works to promote mental health and cultural belonging.  He studies family and social connections. He loves working with BYU students, and he seeks to promote the aims of BYU and the Sorensen Center. Continue

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Anton E. Bowden loves BYU and especially his interactions with students who share his fascination with the engineering design of the human body! His background and research interests are in spinal biomechanics, medical device design, computational biomechanics, and engineering Continue

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Sam Hardy has been a psychology professor at BYU since 2007. He has a PhD in developmental psychology, with an emphasis on adolescent and young adult development. His research focuses on religious development, moral development, and identity formation, as well Continue

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Isaac Smith is an associate professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources at BYU’s Marriott School of Business. His research explores morality, ethics, and character development—particularly in a workplace setting. The driving motivation behind his research Continue

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Katie Paxman is an associate professor in the BYU Philosophy Department. Her research focuses on moral psychology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of emotion, with particular focus on David Hume's theory of human nature. She is a founding member of the LDS Continue

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Ben Ogles is a professor in the Department of Psychology who served in multiple academic leadership roles at two institutions over the past 22 years. Most recently he was the dean of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences from 2011-2021. His scholarship focuses Continue

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Liz Darger is the senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator (SWA) at BYU. She serves as the sport administrator for women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s gymnastics, the spirit squads, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. Continue

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Sarah first graduated from BYU in 1995 with a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology. She took a break from her BYU education to rear five small children until, in 2004, she started methodically taking courses toward a second Bachelor's Degree, this time in Nursing. Continue